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Urban Archives

Collected by: Temple University Special Collections

Archived since: Mar, 2014

Description:

Established in 1967, the Urban Archives at the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, document the social, economic, political, and physical development of the greater Philadelphia region throughout the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Resources housed in the Urban Archives include a wide variety of organization records, photographs, news clippings, local TV newsreel footage, pamphlets and reports, city directories, Philadelphia atlases, and Sanborn fire insurance maps. The Urban Archives web archives captures web sites related to the Urban Archives.

Subject:   Politics & Elections Society & Culture African Americans Education -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Housing -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Immigrants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Social service -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Social Settlements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Urban renewal

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Title: Community Legal Services of Philadelphia

URL: http://clsphila.org/

Description: Community Legal Services of Philadelphia provides free legal services to low income Philadelphia residents. Website content changes over time, but the CLS website has included information about the organization and its mission, services, news, events, and fundraising.

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Subject:   Poor--Services for Legal assistance--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Title: Gray Panthers

URL: http://www.graypanthers.org/

Description: The Gray Panthers were founded by Maggie Kuhn in 1970 to "work for social and economic justice and peace for all people” regardless of age. Website content changes over time, but the Gray Panthers website has included information about the history and mission of the organization, local chapters, current projects, and local, national, and international activist efforts.

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Subject:   Human rights Older people--Services for Social action--United States Ageism Women in charitable work Housing

Title: American Anti-Vivisection Society

URL: https://aavs.org/

Description: The American Anti-Vivisection Society is a non-profit animal advocacy and educational organization with the mission of "ending experimentation on animals in research, testing, and education." Website content changes over time, but the American Anti-Vivisection Society website has included information about how animals are used in research and the alternatives, the mission of the organization, and their work.

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Subject:   Animal welfare

Title: American Planning Association. Pennsylvania Chapter

URL: https://planningpa.org/

Description: The Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Planning Association "provides leadership in the development of vital communities by advocating excellence in community planning through education, empowerment, partnership, and public policy." Website content changes over time, but the APA Pennsylvania Chapter website has included information about their missing, leadership, events, advocacy, publications, and external resources.

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Subject:   City planning--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Title: Settlement Music School

URL: https://settlementmusic.org/

Description: The Settlement Music School is "the largest community school of the arts in the United States." Website content changes over time, but the Settlement Music School website has included information about the school, its branches and programs, news, and calendar.

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Subject:   Arts--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia Performing arts Education -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

Title: Committee of Seventy

URL: https://seventy.org/

Description: The Committee of Seventy is committed to "combating corruption in Philadelphia." Website content changes over time, but the Committee of Seventy website has included information about the organization, on elected officials, candidates, and polling places, news about political issues, and links to publications by the organization.

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Subject:   Political participation--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia

Title: American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania

URL: https://www.aclupa.org/

Description: The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Pennsylvania is a nonprofit membership organization dedicated to defending individual rights in Pennsylvania. Website content changes over time, but the ACLU of Pennsylvania website has included information about the history and mission of the organization, its current issues, news, resources, information about other chapters, and about how to become involved with the chapter.

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Subject:   Human rights Civil rights

Title: Tasty Baking Company

URL: https://www.tastykake.com/

Description: The Tasty Baking Company is a Philadelphia-based baking company, makers of "Tasty Kakes" and other pastries. Website content changes over time, but the Tasy Baking Company website has included information about the company, products, a historical timeline, and recipes.

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Subject:   Commerce -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia Bakers and bakeries -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia

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