Library Company of Philadelphia

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Library_Company_of_Philadelphia
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:library
gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:address 1314 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107
gptkbp:archiveType gptkb:archives
rare books library
gptkbp:collectionSize over 500,000 volumes
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:digitizedBy yes
gptkbp:focus African American history
American history
women's history
early American literature
gptkbp:foundedBy gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkbp:foundedYear 1731
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:Board_of_Trustees
gptkbp:hasEvent exhibitions
lectures
workshops
gptkbp:hasExhibit yes
gptkbp:hasFellowships yes
gptkbp:hasReadingRoom yes
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first successful lending library in America
oldest cultural institution in the United States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Library Company of Philadelphia
gptkbp:location gptkb:Philadelphia
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Independent_Research_Libraries_Association
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin's_personal_library
manuscripts
maps
prints
rare books
early American imprints
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:publicTransit gptkb:SEPTA_Broad_Street_Line
gptkbp:serves gptkb:scholar
general public
students
gptkbp:type research
gptkbp:website https://librarycompany.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3