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The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia <\/em>makes its institutional home at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities at Rutgers-Camden<\/a>, and print volumes are to be published by the University of Pennsylvania Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Civic partners assist the editors in assuring that the Encyclopedia yields practical benefits and meets expressed civic and community needs. Partners also assist the editors in\u00a0identifying collaborative projects and events that add to the impact of the Encyclopedia project.<\/p>\n

Organizations represented (cumulative list, originating with Civic Planning Workshop, April 2009)
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

African American Museum in Philadelphia<\/a>
\nAmerican Philosophical Society<\/a>
\nAssociation of Philadelphia Tourguides
\n<\/a>Athenaeum of Philadelphia<\/a>
\nAvenging the Ancestors Coalition
\nCamden County Historical Society
\n<\/a>City of Philadelphia Department of Records
\nCity of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program<\/a>
\nEastern State Penitentiary Historic Site<\/a>
\nEconomy League of Greater Philadelphia<\/a>
\nFels Institute of Government<\/a>
\nFoundations of the Union League<\/a>
\nFree Library of Philadelphia<\/a>
\nFriends of Laurel Hill Cemetery<\/a>
\nGlobal Philadelphia Association<\/a>
\nGreater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Corporation<\/a>
\nHistoric Germantown<\/a>
\nHistorical Society of Pennsylvania <\/a>\/ PhilaPlace<\/a>
\nIndependence Hall Association \/ ushistory.org<\/a>
\nIndependence National Historical Park<\/a>
\nIndependence Seaport Museum<\/a>
\nInternational Visitors Council<\/a>
\nLibrary Company of Philadelphia<\/a>
\nNational Archives – Mid-Atlantic Region<\/a>
\nNational Constitution Center
\n<\/a>National Museum of American Jewish History<\/a>
\nPhiladelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries<\/a>
\nPhiladelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent<\/a>
\nPhiladelphia Museum of Art<\/a>
\nPreservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia<\/a>
\nTemple University Libraries, Special Collections Research Center<\/a>
\nYoung Involved Philadelphia<\/a><\/p>\n

Education Consortium
\n<\/strong>Led by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the Education Consortium planned workshops to assist teachers in using The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia <\/em>and other historical resources in the classroom. Organizations represented:
\nHistorical Society of Pennsylvania
\nIndependence National Historical Park
\nNational Archives, Mid-Atlantic Region
\nNational Constitution Center
\nPhiladelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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