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Van Pelt-Dietrich Library Center
3420 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6206
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Our Mission and History
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An English class taught by Whitney Trettien allows students to explore a range of texts at the Penn Libraries to learn the history of how humans have recorded and shared knowledge.
Spady’s prolific archive highlights figures in African-American history, including scholars, musicians, and architects, and documents Philadelphia’s place in the Civil Rights Movement and hip-hop. Read more about James G. Spady Papers and access them here.
Unique at Penn post by Kelin Baldridge Smallwood remembers the joy of Walter Lear's relationship with his boyfriend Werner in the 1960s.
Walter Lear (1923-2010) was an American physician, public health official, and activist for healthcare reform, LGBTQ+ rights, and numerous other causes.
The accessible entrance of Van pelt-Dietrich Library Center opens into the Goldstein Undergraduate Study Center. This entrance is on the ground floor of the building facing Blanche P. Levy Park and College Hall. A wheelchair accessible doorbell is located on the railing leading toward the door.