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Grand Army of the Republic Civil War Museum and Library

Philadelphia.

Masonic Library & Museum of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia.

McNeil Center for Early American Studies

Philadelphia.

Mennonite Heritage Center - Historical Library and Archives

Harleysville, Pennsylvania. Covering Montgomery, Bucks, Chester, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton and Philadelphia counties.

Philadelphia Archdiocesan Historical Research Center (PAHRC)

The PAHRC contains marriage and baptismal registers before the year 1900 for parishes presently within the Archdiocese of Philadelphia (Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties).

Philadelphia Area Archives

This Philadelphia Area Archives site, formerly the Philadelphia Area Archives Research Portal (PAARP) and PACSCL Finding Aids Site, provides access to descriptions of more than 5,000 collections from over 200 regional institutions documenting the region's vital role in our collective history, from colonization to the present day, from the everyday citizen to some of America's best known thinkers and celebrated citizens. On this site, researchers will find catalog descriptions, or "finding aids," to collections relating to local, national, and world history; the natural and social sciences; medicine; literature; religion; art and architecture; business and industry; the performing arts; and other topics.

Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL)

The collections of the thirty six member libraries and archives of PACSCL include a total of more than 4,000,000 rare books, 260,000 linear feet of manuscripts and archival materials, and 9,000,000 photographs, maps, and more.

Philadelphia Information Locator System

A cooperative initiative between the Philadelphia Department of Records and the Free Library of Philadelphia. Helps users of government information determine what information is available on a particular topic or from a particular source, where that information is located, and how to access the information.

The Philadelphia City Archives