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Donate cotton and linen fabric to be processed and made into sheets of paper. This community-wide rag collection mimics the papermaking process in 1770s when rag collectors circulated the city to collect the base material for making paper pulp.

Bring your donations our table at A Man Full of Trouble on Friday, 9/19 from 4 to 6 p.m. at 127 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19106. You can grab a delicious beverage  while you do, and enjoy the atmosphere of the oldest tavern in Philadelphia. "Built in 1759, aMFoT is the only pre-revolutionary war tavern remaining in the city of Philadelphia"


We will also have a donation table at following:

 

Open Studio Sessions at Common Press.
(If you don't have a PennCard, you will need to bring a photo ID and sign in at the security desk at Fisher Fine Arts for access. See University access guidelines here.)

- Friday, 9/5, 12 to 2 p.m.

- Friday, 10/3 12 to 2 p.m.

- Friday, 11/7 , 12 to 2 p.m.

- Wednesday, 12/3, 12 to 2 p.m.

 

 

A Man Full of Trouble

- Friday, 9/19 from 4 to 6 p.m.

127 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19106

 

Sunday Open Streets at Rittenhouse Square

- Sunday, 9/28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

With Friends of Rittenhouse Square,  Historic Rittenhouse Town and Common Press

                                                                                                           

Philly Zine Fest                                                                                 

- Saturday 11/1, 11 am to 5 pm

Mitten Hall at Temple University, 1913 N. Broad Street, Philadelphia PA

 

                                                                                                                                                                 

Historic Rittenhouse Town with PA Flax Project

- Sunday, 11/2

208 Lincoln Dr, Philadelphia, PA 19144

 

         

The Soapbox

- Wednesday, 12/3                                                                                                                                                          

- Saturday, 12/20       

4700 Kingsessing Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19143

 


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This program is part of Common Press’s The Typography of Independence program. Check here for the full calendar of events.

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Date:
Friday, September 19, 2025
Time:
4:00pm - 6:00pm
Audiences:
Open to All
Campus:
Fisher Fine Arts Library
More information:

The Typography of Independence

Join the University of Pennsylvania’s Common Press for The Typography of Independence, a year-long program celebrating Revolutionary era papermaking and printing techniques that made the first edition of the Declaration of Independence. Through free, public hands-on workshops and live demonstrations, we invite the Penn community and all Philadelphians to explore the production of this locally-made document that announced the colonies' independence to the world.

Attachments:

Event Organizer

Jessica Peterson
Rag Collection at A Man Full of Trouble