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Did you know March 23 was #WorldBearDay? Follow the link in our bio to read about Charles Willson Peale's ill-fated attempts to keep live grizzly bears in his Philadelphia Museum, once located in the Society's Philosophical Hall. www.amphilsoc.org/blog/philoso...

Philosophical Hall’s Bear Situationwww.amphilsoc.org The Philadelphia Museum Admission Ticket, signed by Charles Willson Peale and Rubens Peale, 1814. APS.Since its construction in 1787, Philosophical Hall has been both home to the APS and a meeting pla...

Join the APS on April 17th for a special virtual discussion about the second volume of the Franz Boas Papers—Franz Boas, James Teit and Early Twentieth Century Ethnography. www.amphilsoc.org/events/virtu...

Virtual Discussion – Launching Boas Papers Volume 2 onwww.amphilsoc.org Through the letters exchanged by James Teit, Franz Boas and Edward Sapir, Franz Boas, James Teit and Early Twentieth Century Ethnography (University of Nebraska Press, 2024), brings forward critical i...

On March 21, Jennifer Komorowski and Nyssa Komorowski will discuss how Ukwehuwe developed a philosophy of being in the world specific to Turtle Island by sharing stories, and then demonstrated these philosophies in art, design, and political action. Online forum: www.amphilsoc.org/events/indig...

Indigenous Learning Forum: "Ukwehuwe Stories: A Philosophy and History of Being in the World" with Jennifer Komorowski and Nyssa Komorowskiwww.amphilsoc.org The fifth 2023-2024 Indigenous Learning Forum will take place March 21, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ET on Zoom.

Join us on March 13 for a lunch lecture with Brooke Bauer: Becoming Catawba: Catawba Indian Women and Nation-Building, 1540–1840. Register for lunch or join us virtually! www.amphilsoc.org/events/lunch...

Lunch at the Library: "Becoming Catawba: Catawba Indian Women and Nation-Building, 1540–1840" with Brooke M. Bauerwww.amphilsoc.org Join us for a Lunch at the Library presentation from Brooke M. Bauer, who will be discussing her new book, Becoming Catawba: Catawba Indian Women and Nation-Building, 1540–1840 (The University of Ala...

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Thanks to @amphilsociety.bsky.social, I started the research for my next book project—a labor history of Mexican archaeology (📜🗃️of🏺in 🇲🇽)—early! In case you're curious:

Archaeological Labor and Transnationalism in Early 20th-Century Central Americawww.amphilsoc.org Telegraph from John Ross to anthropologist John Alden Mason, 1932 October 1. John Alden Mason Collection, Box 34, Folder Ross, John. APS

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Very excited to talk about Sir Henry Moore, connections between Jamaica and New York, and the coming of the American Revolution at the David Library Seminar @amphilsociety.bsky.social www.amphilsoc.org/events/david...

David Center for the American Revolution Seminar: "From Jamaica with Reform: Sir Henry Moore’s “Reformation” and the Coming of the Revolution in New York, 1765-1775" with Dillion Streifenederwww.amphilsoc.org The sixth 2023-2024 David Center for the American Revolution Seminar will take place March 6, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ET on Zoom.The speaker will be Dillon Streifeneder. Dillion is a historian of colonial A...

Applications to the Phillips Fund for Native American Research are due this Friday, March 1. Grants support research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans in the continental United States and Canada: www.amphilsoc.org/grants/phill...

Phillips Fund for Native American Researchwww.amphilsoc.org The Phillips Fund of the American Philosophical Society provides grants for research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans, in the continental Un...

On February 15 at 3 p.m. ET, the Indigenous Learning Forum will feature Jacqueline Campo's discussion of Quechua indigenous people's migration from the Peruvian Andes to Lima. Spanish interpretation will be available. Register for the virtual discussion: www.amphilsoc.org/events/indig...

Indigenous Learning Forum: "From the Andes to Lima: Narratives of indigenous Quechua migrants and their internal migration trajectory." with Jacqueline S. Campowww.amphilsoc.org The fourth 2023-2024 Indigenous Learning Forum will take place February 15, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ET on Zoom. Spanish interpretation will be provided.

Application to the Phllips Fund for Native American Research are open until March 1. Grants support research in Native American linguistics, ethnohistory, and the history of studies of Native Americans in the continental United States and Canada. www.amphilsoc.org/grants/phill...

On February 15th, the Indigenous Learning Forum will feature Jacqueline S. Campo's study exploring the trajectory of Quechua indigenous people "From the Andes to Lima," in order to get access to social, educational, and/or economic resources. www.amphilsoc.org/events/indig...

Indigenous Learning Forum: "From the Andes to Lima: Narratives of indigenous Quechua migrants and th...www.amphilsoc.org The fourth 2023-2024 Indigenous Learning Forum will take place February 15, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. ET on Zoom.

Audio recordings need special attention in the cataloging process, especially when they're a fragile medium like recording wire. Paul Sutherland writes about untangling and organizing audio from Indigenous languages to some "nonsense" at a house party. www.amphilsoc.org/blog/rehousi...

Rehousing Wire Recordingswww.amphilsoc.org Most of the wire recordings held at the American Philosophical Society today are in the Floyd Lounsbury Papers—there are 56 in all. These were popular for about a decade starting in the mid-1940s. P...

The APS Press is hiring an Associate Editor to manage internal APS publications, overseeing the production of the Society’s annual Yearbook and Newsletter, and serving as a key member of the Press team. Apply by February 5: apply.interfolio.com/139594

To mark the 250th anniv of the Fairfax Resolves, George Mason’s Gunston Hall, the David Center at the APS, and the George Washington Presidential Library are co-organizing a conference that exploring the origins of the American Revolution. Proposals due Jan 30: www.amphilsoc.org/blog/cfp-ori...

British intelligence-gathering during the American Revolution was aided by both Loyalists and enslaved people of African descent. Kieran O'Keefe explores what a memorandum book can tell us about how the British operated its information campaign in 1778. www.amphilsoc.org/blog/british...

British Intelligence-Gathering during the Revolutionary Warwww.amphilsoc.org In the David Center for the American Revolution’s microfilm holdings at the American Philosophical Society, there is a memorandum book of military intelligence gathered by the British Army in 1778. ...

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Linked on the Octo: The Revolutionary City project brings the world of Revolutionary-Era Philadelphia to a wider audience. @amphilsociety.bsky.social blog, Jesse Hutchison shares insights from her work digitizing the John Dickinson Papers. blog.oieahc.wm.edu/the_octo/ #VastEarlyAmerica #RevCity

#CFP: "The Origins of Revolution". Gunston Hall, the David Center at the APS, and the Washington Presidential Library are co-organizing a conference exploring the origins of the American Revolution with particular attention to the Fairfax Resolves. www.amphilsoc.org/blog/cfp-ori...

CFP: "The Origins of Revolution," July 24-25, 2024 at George Washington’s Mount Vernonwww.amphilsoc.org To mark the 250th anniversary of the Fairfax Resolves, a central document in the coming of the American Revolution co-authored by George Mason and George Washington, George Mason’s Gunston Hall, the...

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As folks begin to wind down for the year, a reminder that @amphilsociety.bsky.social is currently accepting applications for 2024-2025 fellowships. The deadline for our long-term predoc opportunities is January 19. Details about all of our fellowships are here: www.amphilsoc.org/grants/fello...

Research Fellowships at the Library & Museum of the American Philosophical Societywww.amphilsoc.org The APS's Library & Museum invites applications for fellowships supporting research in the collections. Fellowships are offered for short-term and long-term opportunities, for subject-specific researc...

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This looks great. Natural History & Image Making. Such an important topic. 📗🗃️📜🧪🌱🐞🐒🦜🐙🦘🐢🐅🐌🐼🦙🦎🐚🐛🐟🫎🐦🪸🪱🦉😁

The APS is organizing a daylong conference inspired by its upcoming exhibition Sketching Splendor: Natural History in America, 1750-1850. Proposals that explore the ways humans have imagined, depicted, and constructed ideas about the natural world are due Feb 15. www.amphilsoc.org/blog/cfp-mak...

CFP: "Making Nature: The Labor of Natural History." June 6–7, 2024www.amphilsoc.org Inspired by the APS Museum’s upcoming exhibition Sketching Splendor: Natural History in America, 1750-1850 the American Philosophical Society is organizing a daylong conference that will explore the...

The APS is hiring a Digital Projects Specialist to join a growing collaborative team at the Center for Digital Scholarship (CDS). This position will support outreach and use of APS collections through digital project development. Apply by Jan 22: apply.interfolio.com/138073

What do doctors and conservators have in common? They both vow to "do no harm" to their patients, whether that be a person or a book. Read about the work last summer's conservation intern performed on the binding of Aphorismi Hippocratis Graece et Latine. www.amphilsoc.org/blog/first-d...

First Do No Harm: Restoring Hippocrates’ Aphorismswww.amphilsoc.org Header Image: 2023 Willman Spawn Conservation Intern Charlotte “Charly” Starnes puts the finishing touches on her treatment of a 1549 French copy of Aphorismi Hippocratis Graece et Latine.

The American Philosophical Society is seeking a Director of Meetings to lead the Society's twice-annual Members' Meetings. Apply by January 15: apply.interfolio.com/137250

At tomorrow's Indigenous Learning Forum, Hali Dardar will discuss the use of archival materials in art, specifically the 2023 biennial New Media art project the Indigenous Gulf Stream. Register for this virtual discussion: www.amphilsoc.org/events/indig...

Indigenous Learning Forum: Archival Material in Media Art - The 2023 Indigenous Gulf Stream with Hal...www.amphilsoc.org The second 2023-2024 Indigenous Learning Forum will take place November 30, 2023 at 3:00 p.m. ET on Zoom.

This Wednesday, Maura Sullivan joins us for Lunch at the Library to discuss access to archives as a Chumash linguist. Register to attend in person or virtually: www.amphilsoc.org/events/lunch...

Lunch at the Library: "Ethical returns, access and complicating the archive” with Maura Sullivanwww.amphilsoc.org Join us for a Lunch at the Library presentation from Andrew W. Mellon Native American Scholars Initiative CNAIR Fellow Maura Sullivan, who will be sharing an abstract from her current project.

Join us Nov 29th for lunch and a lecture from Maura Sullivan about the logistics of accessing physical or digital copies of archives as an Indigenous researcher. Free in person and virtual registration: amphilsoc.org/events/lunch...

Lunch at the Library: "Ethical Returns, Access and Complicating the Archive" with Maura Sullivanamphilsoc.org This talk will explore the issue of access to archives. As a Chumash linguist researching archival materials the idea of access comes up a lot and I hope to detail the different ways that it takes sha...

The Franklin Research Grant program supports postdoctoral scholars in defraying the cost of research including travel to archives, fieldwork, laboratory expenses, and more. Applications are due December 1. www.amphilsoc.org/grants/frank...

Franklin Research Grantswww.amphilsoc.org Since 1933 the APS has awarded small grants to scholars in order to support the cost of research leading to publication in all areas of knowledge. In 2022–2023 the Franklin Research Grants program a...

The Center for Native American and Indigenous Research honored to host three young Indigenous researchers this summer through our NASI Internship program. Check out this zine memorializing their experience at the APS! heyzine.com/flip-book/a7... #nativeamericanheritagemonth #indigenous

If you missed yesterday's launch presentation from the Center for Digital Scholarship, take some time to explore a rich new resource, THE FRANKLINS' SHOP BOOKS, 1730-1748. This interactive project documents transactions at Benjamin and Deborah Franklins' shop. diglib.amphilsoc.org/franklindata...

The Franklins' Shop Booksdiglib.amphilsoc.org The American Philosophical Society has transcribed and digitized all of Benjamin Franklin's account books from 1730 to 1748. Learn here about what these financial records from colonial Philadelphia co...

Applications are open for the Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Research. Funding supports doctoral students engaged in exploratory field studies for the collection of specimens and data. Apply by November 15: www.amphilsoc.org/grants/lewis...

Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field Researchwww.amphilsoc.org The Lewis and Clark Fund encourages exploratory field studies for the collection of specimens and data and to provide the imaginative stimulus that accompanies direct observation.

Who was the young Franklin? How did he accumulate so much wealth so rapidly? What social contacts did he have that enabled this? The new digital project Franklins’ Shop Books, 1730-1748, provides tools to explore these questions. Online tomorrow at 1 pm: www.amphilsoc.org/events/frank...

The Franklins’ Shop Books, 1730-1748 -- A Virtual Discussion with the APS's Center for Digital Sch...www.amphilsoc.org Join Bayard Miller and David Nelson for the online launch of The Franklins’ Shop Books, 1730-1748--a new project created by the APS's Center for Digital Scholarship. Before he became a scientist an...