Research Guides: ARTH 029: Architecture and Urbanism of Philadelphia (SC) Fall 2018: Print Sources

Reference Sources

Invisible Philadelphia: Community through Voluntary Organizations
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Offers a historical look at the growth of Philadelphia and the diversity of its population.
Encyclopedia of Philadelphia
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Provides an overview of important historical people, places and organizations in the city.

Philadelphia: A 300-year History
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Philadelphia: a Chronological and Documentary History, 1615-1970
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The Private City: Philadelphia in three periods of its growth
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Philadelphia, its founding and development
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For an early history of the city.
Philadelphia: a history of the city and its people
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Four extensive volumes.

Philadelphia divided: race & politics in the City of Brotherly Love
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Includes an extensive bibliography
First city: Philadelphia and the forging of historical memory
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Pays special focus to Philadelphia's role in the Revolutionary War.
Philadelphia and the Civil War: arsenal of the Union
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The Philadelphia riots of 1844: a study of ethnic conflict
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Includes a bibliography of primary and secondary sources
Imagining Philadelphia
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Draws on the experiences of observers and travelers to the city since 1800.

Bryn Mawr
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Haverford
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Swarthmore
librarian@swarthmore.edu
(610) 328-8493