Primary Philadelphia Studies E-Books

Connections: The Regional Plan for a Sustainable Future: Administrative Version
The Connections plan sets regional policy and agenda for the nine-county Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission region....   [more]
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Green2015: An Action Plan for the First 500 Acres
"The goal of Green2015 is to unite city government and neighborhood residents to transform 500 acres of empty or underused land in Philadelphia into parks for neighbors to enjoy by 2015." -- Green2015...   [more]
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Philadelphia 2035 Comprehensive Plan
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Important Philadelphia Studies E-Books

Access Pennsylvania Digital Repository
Digital books, periodicals, and other materials from Pennsylvania libraries, archives, government agencies, and other organizations....   [more]
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Ancestry Library Edition
Genealogical collection covering the United States and the United Kingdom, including census, vital, church, court, and immigration records, as well as record collections from Canada and other areas. T...   [more]

Black Mafia Family FBI File
FBI investigation of the Philadelphia based "Black Mafia" group during the early 1970s....   [more]
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Civic Vision for the Central Delaware
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Entrepreneur's guide: starting and growing a business in Pennsylvania
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Fairman Rogers Collection
An ongoing digitization project. The collection comprises 1,054 rare volumes on horses and horsemanship including medical guides, stud books, books on shoeing, harnessing, training, riding, driving, r...   [more]
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Genealogy of Philadelphia County Subdivisions
Reproduction of map book showing changes in Philadelphia city and county boundaries, including ward changes....   [more]
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History of the School of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania, 1884-1934
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Index of economic material in documents of the states of the United States: Pennsylvania, 1790-1904 / Adelaide Hasse
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McElroy's Philadelphia City Directory, 1785-1867
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Philadelphia Code and Charter
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Philadelphia Row House Manual: A Practical Guide for Homeowners
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Workshop of the World
Online version, updated, of the survey of Philadelphia industrial archaeology sites prepared by the Oliver Evans chapter of the Society for Industrial Archaeology....   [more]
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