About the Online Museum Collection
This site is a work in progress and these records represent a small fraction of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) collection. We are constantly working to expand public access. This site will be updated as we research our objects and improve our records.
The online musum collection is comprised of objects from historic sites and museums administered by the PHMC. The Pennsylvania State Archives, while part of the PHMC, maintains a separate database. Browse records from the State Archives.
Please contact us at ra-phmccollections@pa.gov to share additional information, request more information, or report any errors. To help us better respond to your inquiry, include the Object ID of the record to which you are referring.
If you are interested in donating an object, please contact us at ra-phmccollections@pa.gov.
Image Requests
These collections are made available online for private research and personal use. The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission must be credited in all uses of this information. Example: Courtesy of The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
If you wish to use the images on this site for purposes other than private research or personal use, you must obtain written permission from the PHMC. Please contact us at ra-phmccollections@pa.gov. Fees may apply.
Rights to Works and Information Published
PHMC and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania are owners of the compilation of content posted on all PHMC websites including images, text, and other intellectual property published on this site. PHMC publishes and reproduces this content on its websites by right of its ownership of copyright, the presence of a work in the public domain, or as an archive according to statute (17 U.S.C. § 108). PHMC will not indicate the ownership of copyright to individual works reproduced on this site. PHMC offers no guarantee that the information it provides regarding individual works is correct or sufficient for a user to determine the user’s responsibilities under US copyright law. It is the user’s responsibility to determine what permissions are needed to use content and to obtain such permissions.