Description
Founded by local citizens in 1893, CCHS’s early years were occupied with collecting items of historical value, dedicating historical markers and searching for a permanent home. Those years created the nucleus of today’s extensive library collections, which today include over 500,000 manuscripts, 20,000 volumes, and what one author in National Genealogical Society Quarterly called “one of the state’s best collections of newspaper clippings.” The library collections are complemented by permanent and changing museum exhibits, as well as 100,000 historic photographs preserved in the Photo Archives.
Alternative Title
Chester County Historical Society Library, West Chester, PA