In a historic partnership, The Philadelphia Orchestra and the University of Pennsylvania have teamed up to provide public access to an extraordinary historical collection. The University of Pennsylvania Libraries has acquired the archives of The Philadelphia Orchestra and the Academy of Music in an agreement that will facilitate research and access to more than 150 years of Philadelphia’s rich musical history.

  The materials document the early history of both institutions with records that include everything from early stock certificates and by-laws to conductor’s files, photographs, programs, sound recordings, administrative and financial documents, daily logbooks and journals of concerts and events, correspondence, and clippings, starting with the time leading up to the Academy of Music’s opening in 1857 and The Philadelphia Orchestra’s founding in 1900, and trace the development of both organizations through the early 21st century.

  The archives will become part of the Penn Libraries’ Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, where they will be made accessible to the public after being processed and catalogued.

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