Commons:American Philosophical Society Library & Museum

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American Philosophical Society Library & Museum

	Native name	American Philosophical Society Library & Museum
	Parent institution	American Philosophical Society
	Location	Philadelphia
	Website	American Philosophical Society
	Authority file	: Q105589776

Context

The American Philosophical Society, the oldest learned society in the United States, was founded in 1743 by Benjamin Franklin for the purpose of “promoting useful knowledge.” In the 21st century we sustain this mission in three principal ways. We honor and engage leading scholars, scientists, and professionals through elected membership and opportunities for interdisciplinary, intellectual fellowship, particularly in our semi-annual Meetings. We support research and discovery through grants and fellowships, lectures, publications, prizes, exhibitions, and public education. We serve scholars through a research library of manuscripts and other collections internationally recognized for their enduring historic value. The American Philosophical Society’s current activities reflect the founder’s spirit of inquiry, provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas, and convey our conviction that intellectual inquiry and critical thought are inherently in the best interest of the public.

The APS Library

The American Philosophical Society Library is a major national center for research in the history of the sciences, early American history, and Native American ethnography and linguistics.

The APS Museum

At the American Philosophical Society Museum, visitors will see exhibitions drawn from the Society’s renowned collections that trace American history and science from the Founding Fathers to the digital age.

Presentation

The APS Library & Museum will begin a pilot project to evaluate the feasibility of upload of select institutional assets into Wikimedia Commons in 2021. Stay tuned for details as to this developing project.

Protagonists

User:Cinemacynthia, project lead from the APS Museum & Library