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1	Author:	Peale, Franklin,1795-1870.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Songs, 1822-1823, for guitar and piano
	Dates:	1822-1823
	Abstract:	These two volumes contain musical scores compiled by Franklin Peale, son of Charles Willson Peale, and his wife in 1823. The lyrics of the songs may be of interest to folklorists and cultural historians. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.787.61.P312a
	Extent:	2 volume(s)
	Topics:	Literature, Arts, and Culture
	Genre:	Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Music.

2	Author:	Leacock, John,1729-1802.	Requires cookie*
	Title:	John Leacock commonplace book
	Dates:	1768-1781
	Abstract:	This is the commonplace book of John Leacock, a prominent Philadelphian. Its MOLE description is very detailed and complete. The entries touch on a wide range of subjects and topics, including medicine, politics, poetry, literature, social life, and food and drink. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.L463
	Extent:	1 volume(s)
	Topics:	Literature, Arts, and Culture
	Genre:	Commonplace Book \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Agriculture -- Pennsylvania \| Grapes \| Silversmiths -- Pennsylvania \| Stamp Act, 1765 \| United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 \| Viticulture -- Pennsylvania \| Yellow fever

3	Author:	Sparks, Jared (1789-1866)	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Selected papers, [ca. 1819-1863], relating to Benjamin Franklin
	Dates:	Circa 1819-1963
	Abstract:	The Jared Sparks Collection contains duplicates of Sparks' notes on his biography of Benjamin Franklin. The seven volumes contain passages from Franklin's writings, Sparks' outlines for the biography, and various letters written about Sparks' work. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.Sp25
	Extent:	9 volume(s)
	Topics:	Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Printing and Publishing
	Genre:	Literature \| Miscellaneous

4	Author:	Philological Society (Philadelphia, Pa.)	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Philological Society (Philadelphia, Pa.) papers, 1809-1811
	Dates:	1809-1811
	Abstract:	This collection contains various records from Philadelphia's Philological Society. Its contents lends insight into the literary culture of Philadelphia's polite society in the early nineteenth century (1809-1811). The collection contains many essays that discuss city life and problems. Other essays deal with issues such as ambition, avarice, literature, history, and the like. There is a detailed index with the title and topic of each essay. The Society's records also contain correspondence (often short) that documents its workings. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.405.P5o
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Philadelphia History \| Social Life and Custom
	Genre:	Institutional Records \| Manuscript Essays \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Learned institutions and societies -- Pennsylvania. \| Philology.

5	Author:	Brillon de Jouy, Anne Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt, 1744-1824	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Musical compositions, late 18th century
	Dates:	Circa 1775-1800
	Abstract:	This collection contains a number of musical compositions by Madame Anne Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Juoy, a prominent Parisian salon hostess and musician. Her most famous composition, Le Marche des Insurgents, which was inspired by the American victory at Saratoga, is included in this collection. Many of these compositions are handwritten and appear to be from the eighteenth century, although it is unclear when they were written and who wrote them. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.781.508.B762
	Extent:	26 item(s)
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Women's History
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Literature \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Marches. \| Music - France - 18th century \| Sonatas. \| Songs, French.

6	Author:	Brillon de Jouy, Anne Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt, 1744-1824	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Plays, late 18th century
	Dates:	Circa late 18th century
	Abstract:	This collection includes a number of plays apparently written by Madame Anne Louise Boyvin d'Hardancourt Brillon de Juoy, a prominent Parisian salon hostess and musician. The authorship of some of the plays is not entirely clear. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.842.5.B76
	Extent:	0.25 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Beyond Early America \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Women's History
	Genre:	Foreign Language \| Literature \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	French drama -- 18th century. \| French literature -- 18th century.

7	Author:	Wyck Association	Requires cookie*
	Title:	Wyck Association Collection
	Dates:	1663-1972
	Abstract:	The Wyck Collection is a massive collection that touches upon a number of early American themes. MOLE contains an extensive inventory of the collection. There are also binders with the collection that contain item level descriptions of the contents. The collection is particularly notable for its family correspondence, business records, and information on the operations of some Philadelphia institutions, such as the Academy of Natural Sciences. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.Ms.Coll.52
	Extent:	151.5 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Business and Skilled Trades \| Early National Politics \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Marriage and Family Life \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology \| Trade
	Genre:	Business Records and Accounts \| Family Correspondence \| Institutional Records \| Miscellaneous
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Agriculture \| Culture, community, organizations \| Home economics -- United States -- Accounting \| Horticulture \| Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Social life and customs \| Quakers \| Race, race relations, racism \| Reconstruction \| Religion, religious organizations \| Slaves, slavery, slave trade \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| Social problems.

8	Author:	Foulke, William Parker, 1816-1865	Requires cookie*
	Title:	William Parker Foulke Papers, 1840-1865
	Dates:	1840-1865
	Abstract:	The William Parker Foulke Collection is one of the largest and richest collections at the APS. The collection, described and inventories in depth in MOLE, reflects the wide and varied interests of one of Philadelphia's most prominent 19th century citizens. View finding aid for a full description
	Call #:	Mss.B.F826
	Extent:	3.75 Linear Feet
	Topics:	Law \| Literature, Arts, and Culture \| Native America \| Pennsylvania History \| Philadelphia History \| Science and technology
	Genre:	General Correspondence \| Legal Records \| Literature \| Manuscript Essays \| Miscellaneous \| Political Correspondence
	Subjects:	Abolition, emancipation, freedom \| Advance (Brig) \| Africa, West -- Description and travel \| American Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.) \| American Colonization Society \| Antislavery movements -- Pennsylvania \| Archaeology -- Pennsylvania \| Arctic Regions -- Discovery and exploration \| Colonization, repatriation \| Dinosaurs -- New Jersey \| Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia, Pa.) \| Freemasons -- Pennsylvania \| Geological Survey of Pennsylvania \| Geology -- Pennsylvania \| Haviland, John, 1792-1852 \| Hayes, I. I. (Isaac Israel), 1832-1881 \| Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 \| Lancaster (Penn.) County Prison \| Lyceums -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia \| Mesmerism \| New York Prison Association \| Pennsylvania -- Description and travel -- 19th century \| Philadelphia -- History -- 19th century \| Philadelphia Society For Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons \| Prison reformers -- Pennsylvania \| Prisons -- Design and construction \| Prisons -- New York (State) \| Prisons -- Pennsylvania \| Reformers -- Pennsylvania \| Slavery -- United States. \| Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform \| United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 \| Wilson, John Wall