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Listed here are the major components of the numerous collections held by the Urban Archives. Please note that many linked files of inventories and lists have been split into units of approximately 20 to 30 screens (10-15 pages) to allow researchers to easily review the contents of a file. * All Urban Archives files are copyrighted by Temple University.
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Urban Archives Overview
Book and Pamphlet Collections
Civil Rights in a Northern City Website
Newspaper Clippings Collections
Manuscript Collections
Oral History Collections
Photographic Collections
Video Collection
Book and Pamphlet Collections
Civil Rights in a Northern City Website
Newspaper Clippings Collections
Manuscript Collections
Oral History Collections
Photographic Collections
Video Collection
Television Audiovisual Collections
Philadelphia Jewish Archives Collection
* Directory of African American Collections
* PACSCL Photograph Directory
Philadelphia Jewish Archives Collection
* Directory of African American Collections
* PACSCL Photograph Directory
* The PACSCL Photograph Directory and the Directory of African American Collections are guides produced by the Urban Archives as grant projects. These guides contain descriptions of photographic and African American collections which are mostly located at institutions other than the Urban Archives.
Inquiries concerning the collections should be directed to: the Urban Archives.

