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Constituent-Based Preservation Planning

Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Jitish Kallat, Public Notice 3, installation at The Art Institute of Chicago, 2010-2011. Image courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Jitish Kallat, Public Notice 3, installation at The Art Institute of Chicago, 2010-2011. Image courtesy of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania.

The Historical Society of Pennsylvania engaged in a process to determine how its physical spaces could better serve its four primary constituent groups: scholars, educators, family/community historians, and other historical organizations. The organization engaged stakeholder and community groups in discussions to determine their needs and how their building, originally constructed in the 1830s as a home for Philadelphia agriculturist, land agent and politician John Hare Powel, could be adapted to better serve them. The project involved a team of experts who considered ways in which technology could be integrated into the space to make the organization's holdings accessible and compelling to constituents.

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Founded in 1824 in Philadelphia, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) is home to over 600,000 printed items and more than 21 million manuscripts and graphic items. Its collections encompass more than 350 years of America’s history. A 2010 Center grant supported HSP’s efforts to plan for improved physical and technological access to its records by rethinking its historic building, constructed in the 1830s. 

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