The Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia makes its institutional home at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, and the print volume is to be published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.
The Civic Advisory Board assists the editors in assuring that the Encyclopedia yields practical benefits and meets expressed civic and community needs. The board also assists the editors in identifying collaborative projects and events that add to the impact of the Encyclopedia project.
Organizations represented
African American Museum of Philadelphia
American Philosophical Society
Athenaeum of Philadelphia
Avenging the Ancestors Coalition
Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site
Economy League of Greater Philadelphia
Fels Institute of Government
Foundations of the Union League
Free Library of Philadelphia
Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Corporation
Historic Germantown
Historical Society of Pennsylvania / PhilaPlace
Independence Hall Association / ushistory.org
Independence National Historical Park
International Visitors Council
Library Company of Philadelphia
Mid-Atlantic Regional Center for the Humanities
Mural Arts Program
National Archives – Mid-Atlantic Region
National Constitution Center
National Museum of American Jewish History
Philadelphia Area Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
Philadelphia Department of Records
Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent
Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia
Young Involved Philadelphia