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Transactions of the American Philosophical Society

Transactions of the American Philosophical Society is a serial published by the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia, the oldest scientific society in the United States.

Publication History

The first volume of Transactions of the American Philosophical Society was published in 1771, reflecting papers and reports from 1769 to 1771. The first series ended in 1809 after 6 volumes, and a second series began in 1818. No issue or contribution copyright renewals were found for this serial. (More details) It is still published today.

Persistent Archives of Complete Issues

• 1769-1925: JSTOR has all issues through volume 22 of the second series freely readable online, some in reprint editions. Access to later issues may require subscription or payment.
• 1786-1925, 1958, 1963: HathiTrust has the 1789 second edition of the original first volume, old series volumes 2-6, new series volumes 1-22, volume 48 numbers 4-6, and volume 53 numbers 5-10. Access to some issues may be restricted outside the United States. Some other volumes may be searchble but not readable online here.
• 1942: We have a listing for volume 33, part 1, "Diary of a Journey Through the Carolinas, Georgia and Florida, From July 1, 1765 to April 10, 1766" by John Bartram, edited by Francis Harper.
• 1943: We have a listing for volume 33, part 2, "Travels in Georgia and Florida, 1773-74: A Report to Dr. John Fothergill" by William Bartram, edited by Francis Harper.
• 1954: We have a listing for volume 44, part 5, "An Early Archaeological Site Near Panuco, Vera Cruz" by Richard S. MacNeish.

Official Site / Current Material

• The publisher's home page for the journal has more information on it, and provides access to recent issue for subscription or payment.

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