David Library of the American Revolution
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[edit] Address and Contact Info
Address: 1201 River Rd. (Rte. 32), P.O. Box 748, Washington Crossing, PA 18977
Phone: (215) 493-6776
Fax: (215) 493-9276
E-mail: dlar@dlar.org
Web page: http://www.dlar.org/
Online Finding Aid: http://www.dlar.org/#Online_Guides_to_Microfilm
Archivists (principal contacts for advice on the collection):
[edit] Hours and usage restrictions
The David Library, a specialized research institution, is open to the public upon completion of a simple registration form. Admission is free. The Library is open Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 am to 5 pm. It is closed Sundays, Mondays, and holidays. The Library’s street address is 1201 River Road, Washington Crossing, PA.
[edit] Collection Summary
The David Library is primarily a microfilm archive of approximately 10,000 reels that is supported by a reference collection of 40,000 books and pamphlets. Although the main focus is on the American Revolution, in recent years the library has been augmenting its materials on the French and Indian War and the early national periods. Microfilm holdings currently include over 200 collections from domestic and foreign repositories, which are listed in a guide that is distributed free. The library is particularly strong in collections from British sources, some of which are not available elsewhere in this country. It has underwritten the microfilming of significant collections that are relatively inaccessible. The American, British, French, German, and Loyalist perspectives on the American Revolution are well represented in official and personal papers of major and minor figures, in the complete Loyalist claims series, and in military service records such as revolutionary veterans’ pension applications and muster rolls of American, British, and Loyalist regiments.
In keeping with its expanded chronological emphasis, the library is also acquiring collections that relate to the Confederation and Federalist periods, such as Records of the States of the United States (executive, legislative, and constitutions) and papers of major political figures. Also available are records of the Moravian church and the Anglican Society for the Propagation of the Gospel and the General James Grant Papers. The library is implementing its goal of acquiring every American newspaper available on microfilm that relates to its period of specialization, which are listed in a separate guide. Many doctoral dissertations from American and British universities are also on file, which are also listed in a separate guide. In addition, the library has the Early American Imprints of Charles Evans’s American Bibliography, as well as American periodicals, 1741–1800. The library’s own Sol Feinstone manuscript collection of approximately 2,500 items, which are significant in content, contains information pertinent to many research projects. A comprehensive indexed guide to the latter is available.
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