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  • Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project
    Architectural and historical information and images for over 35,000 structures, mostly in Philadelphia, Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery Counties. Includes local buildings represented in the Athenæum and the University of Pennsylvania architectural collections, as well as the original architectural holdings of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania and the Library Company of Philadelphia. Contains a web-based library of approxomately 25,000 images, as well as biographies of about 2,500 architects and project information for over 8,000 additional architects, engineers and contractors.
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  • Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries (PACSCL)
    A consortium of 28 libraries whose collections total approximately 3,000,000 rare books, 200,000 linear feet of manuscripts and archival materials, and 9,000,000 photographs, maps, architectural drawings, and works of art on paper. Collections include national, regional, and local history; the natural and social sciences; world history, literature and religion; art and architecture; and business and industry. Formed in 1985. Site includes member library directory, map of member libraries, online public access catalogs, collections-at-a-glance, and links to special collections library resources.
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