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:Documents the history of the Society of Friends (Quakers) from the 17th century to the present; 45,000 books, 60,000 photos, and 9,000 volumes of original Quaker meeting records, plus local history of the Mid-Atlantic states, and social reform movements.<ref>[http://www.swarthmore.edu/academics/friends-historical-library.xml Friends Historical Library] in ''Swarthmore College'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
:Documents the history of the Society of Friends (Quakers) from the 17th century to the present; 45,000 books, 60,000 photos, and 9,000 volumes of original Quaker meeting records, plus local history of the Mid-Atlantic states, and social reform movements.<ref>[http://www.swarthmore.edu/academics/friends-historical-library.xml Friends Historical Library] in ''Swarthmore College'' (accessed 24 December 2013).</ref>
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[[Image:Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central.jpg|right|250px|Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central.jpg]]'''Free Library of Philadelphia'''<br>1901 Vine Street<br> Philadelphia, PA 19103-1157<br> (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)<br> Telephone: 215-686-5322<br> E-mail: [http://libwww.freelibrary.org/faq/eref.cfm E-mail a Librarian] form<br> Internet: http://libwww.freelibrary.org/branches/branch.cfm?loc=cen <br><br>  
[[Image:Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central.jpg|right|250px|Free Library of Philadelphia Parkway Central.jpg]]'''Free Library of Philadelphia'''<br>1901 Vine Street<br> Philadelphia, PA 19103-1157<br> (between 19th and 20th Streets on the Parkway)<br> Telephone: 215-686-5322<br> E-mail: [http://libwww.freelibrary.org/faq/eref.cfm E-mail a Librarian] form<br> Internet: http://libwww.freelibrary.org/branches/branch.cfm?loc=cen <br><br>  


:Very large book collection, periodicals and indexes, genealogies, city directories, maps, family folders, local newspapers since 1719, naturalizations, vertical files, manuscripts, photos, government publications, and histories for all of Pennsylvania.<ref name="DB95" /> <ref>[http://libwww.freelibrary.org/explore/shell.cfm?topicTitle=Genealogy&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;template=genealogyhand.cfm Genealogy 101] in ''Free Library of Philadelphia (accessed 28 December 2013).</ref><br><br>
:Very large book collection, periodicals and indexes, genealogies, city directories, maps, family folders, local newspapers since 1719, naturalizations, vertical files, manuscripts, photos, government publications, and histories for all of Pennsylvania.<ref name="DB95" /> <ref>[http://libwww.freelibrary.org/explore/shell.cfm?topicTitle=Genealogy&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;template=genealogyhand.cfm Genealogy 101] in ''Free Library of Philadelphia (accessed 28 December 2013).</ref><br><br>


[[Image:Hist Soc of Western PA.JPG|right|250px|Hist Soc of Western PA.JPG]]'''Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania''' <br> Senator John Heinz History Center, Library and Archives<br>1212 Smallman Street<br> Pittsburgh, PA 15222<br> Telephone: 412-454-6364<br> E-mail: [mailto:library@heinzhistorycenter.org library@heinzhistorycenter.org]<br> Internet: http://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/libraryArchives.aspx <br><br>  
[[Image:Hist Soc of Western PA.JPG|right|250px|Hist Soc of Western PA.JPG]]'''Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania''' <br> Senator John Heinz History Center, Library and Archives<br>1212 Smallman Street<br> Pittsburgh, PA 15222<br> Telephone: 412-454-6364<br> E-mail: [mailto:library@heinzhistorycenter.org library@heinzhistorycenter.org]<br> Internet: http://www.heinzhistorycenter.org/libraryArchives.aspx <br><br>  
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