Philadelphia Athenaeum
219 S. Sixth St.
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-925-2688

The Athenæum is open Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The building is closed on national holidays as well as Good Friday, the day following Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve day, and New Years Eve day. Appointments for research or tours of the building are required and may be made in writing or by telephone. Valid photo identification is required when registering.

Philadelphia Historical Society
1300 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Phone: 215-732-6200
Fax: 215-732-2680
Hours:
Monday Closed
Tuesday 12:30-5:30 (no admittance after 4:45 p.m.)
Wednesday 12:30-8:30 (no admittance after 7:45 p.m.)
Thursday 12:30-5:30 (no admittance after 4:45 p.m.)
Friday 10:00-5:30 (no admittance after 4:45 p.m.)

The Library Company
1314 Locust Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
General Information: (215) 546-3181
Reading Room: (215) 546-2465
Print Room: (215) 546-8229
Fax: (215) 546-5167
E-mail: refdept@librarycompany.org

Hours:
Reading Room and Exhibition Gallery: 9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. weekdays
Print Room: by appointment only
The Library is closed on national holidays
Telephone Numbers and E-Mail

The Philadelphia City Archives
Suite 150
3101 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104

Telephone: 215-685-9401
Fax: 215-685-9409
e-mail: archives@phila.gov

Philadelphia Department of Records
Department of Records: City Hall
Philadelphia, PA 19107

For recorded documents: Room 154
For tax maps: Room 163
For accident/incident reports: Room 167

Public rooms are open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

General Information: 215-686-2260
Customer Service-Document Recording-Room 111: 215-686-2290
Financial Disclosure Statements: 215-686-2263
Historical City Records: 215-685-9400(archives@phila.gov)
Police/Fire Reports: 215-686-2266
Reading Room: 215-686-2292
Recorder of Deeds: 215-686-1483
Tax Maps: 215-686-1487
Public Notices/Rules and Regulations issued within the last 30 days: 215-686-2267
Public Notices/Rules and Regulations issued more than 30 days ago: 215-685-9400 (archives@phila.gov)
Vital Statistics prior to 1915: 215-685-9400 (archives@phila.gov)
Vital Statistics after 1915: Contact the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at 215-560-3054

Free Library of Philadelphia
1901 Vine Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
(215) 686-5322

Hourse:
Monday - Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday - Saturday 9am - 5pm