Library Company of Philadelphia
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The Library Company of Philadelphia is an early American subscription library and learned society that became a center of intellectual life in colonial and early national Philadelphia.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
learned society
→
research library → subscription library → |
| collectionType |
books
→
ephemera → manuscripts → maps → prints → |
| country |
United States of America
→
surface form: "United States"
|
| foundedAs | subscription library → |
| foundedBy | Benjamin Franklin → |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
American studies
→
art history → book history → history → literature → |
| hasCollection |
African American history materials
→
early American imprints → history of the book materials → visual culture materials → women’s history materials → |
| hasEducationalProgram |
conferences
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exhibitions → fellowship programs → public lectures → seminars → |
| hasLegalForm | nonprofit organization → |
| hasMotto | “Founded by Benjamin Franklin 1731” → |
| hasPart |
print department
→
reading rooms → special collections department → |
| hasUse |
historical scholarship
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public education → research → |
| hasWebsite | https://www.librarycompany.org → |
| inception | 1731 → |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
→
Philadelphia → |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest subscription libraries in America
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extensive collections on early American history → role in the intellectual life of colonial and early national Philadelphia → |
| operatedBy | Board of Trustees → |
| originalLanguageOfName | English → |
| serviceArea |
general public
→
scholars → students → |
| significantEvent |
became a center of intellectual life in colonial Philadelphia
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served as a de facto Library of Congress before 1800 → |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.