Physical Rowing Collections
Many rowing books and records are available for in-person viewing in such Philadelphia institutions as the Library Company of Philadelphia, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the library of the Independence Seaport Museum (J. Welles Henderson Archives and Library), University of Pennsylvania and other area universities.
- University of Pennsylvania Libraries Finding AidsLocate some of these records.
- Free Library of Philadelphia
- Historical Society of PennsylvaniaHas minute books, photographs and other records of Philadelphia Girls Rowing Club, Malta Boat Club, Undine Barge Club, Vesper Boat Club, among others.
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Independence Seaport MuseumHas archives of several clubs on Boathouse Row and the Schuylkill Navy. These are now housed in its J. Welles Henderson Research Center. A digital index to its physical holdings is under construction.
- Temple University Special Collections Research CenterHolds physical copies of historic news articles about rowers and rowing in newspaper clips from the Philadelphia Bulletin and Philadelphia Inquirer.
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University Rowing ArchivesNumerous collegiate rowing programs have their own pages.