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General Information
Headquarters
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Philadelphia, PA 19106
Phone: 215.925.2222
Email: info@sciencehistory.org
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Phone: 617.500.8668
Email: bostoncambridge@sciencehistory.org
Europe
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28, Rue Saint-Dominique
75007 Paris, France
Email: europe@sciencehistory.org
West Coast
Phone: 415.798.2104
Email: westcoast@sciencehistory.org
Department Information
Awards
Center for Oral History
- 215.873.8236 or oralhistory@sciencehistory.org
Conference Center
- 215.629.5158 or facilityrental@sciencehistory.org
Collections
- Archives, photographs, born-digital materials: reference@sciencehistory.org
- Art, artifacts, scientific instruments, objects: artifacts@sciencehistory.org
- Books (modern and rare), journals: reference@sciencehistory.org
- Digital collections: digital@sciencehistory.org
- Oral histories: oralhistory@sciencehistory.org
- Rights and reproductions: reproductions@sciencehistory.org
Distillations
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- Podcast and video queries: podcast@sciencehistory.org
Donations and Gifts
Please see our Support page for information on supporting the Institute or to make an online gift.
- Individual donations, gifts, bequests: 215.873.8204 or philanthropy@sciencehistory.org
- Corporate donations: 215.873.8207 or philanthropy@sciencehistory.org
- Donations of art and objects: artifacts@sciencehistory.org or download the form
- Donations of books, archival materials, and photographs: acquisitions@sciencehistory.org
Events
- Event information and registrations: rsvp@sciencehistory.org
Fellowship Program
- Fellowships: 215.873.8205 or fellowships@sciencehistory.org
- Travel grants: 215.873.8289 or travelgrants@sciencehistory.org
Othmer Library
- Reference questions: 215.629.5146 or reference@sciencehistory.org or ask a reference question
- Make an appointment to visit: 215.629.5146 or reference@sciencehistory.org or schedule a visit
- Donations: acquisitions@sciencehistory.org
- Interlibrary loan: documents@sciencehistory.org
- OPAC (Online Public Access Catalog): othmerlib.sciencehistory.org
- Rights and reproductions: reproductions@sciencehistory.org
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- Public relations: pr@sciencehistory.org
Museum
- Museum information: museum@sciencehistory.org
- Group or school tours: 215.873.8237 or book a tour
Website
Featured image: Detail of Here’s a Plastic to Talk Over!, Dow Ethylcellulose advertisement, ca. 1946.
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