Description

The Library Company of Philadelphia Innovation Award honors contemporary scholarly projects that creatively expand the possibilities of humanistic scholarship on the history and culture of the United States or the Atlantic World from the 17th to the late 19th century. The award is intended for projects that bridge conventional disciplines, engage new partners or audiences, make effective use of technologies, or otherwise extend the reach of humanities scholarship in creative ways. The award particularly emphasizes areas where the Library Company’s collections are strong, including African American history, American visual culture, the history of popular medicine, early American economy, the history of books and printing, and the history of women and gender.