With over 10,000 objects, 100,000 documents (The Wyck Papers) and 2,000 books, Wyck's collections and papers offer an important resource to students and researchers in the fields of:

American decorative arts
Material culture
Garden history
Farming history
Quaker history and family life
Childhood
Women's roles
The abolition movement
Native Americans
Natural history and science

Nearly 300 years of accumulated possessions, letters, diaries, account ledgers, bills of sale, and the family's library at Wyck offer a wealth of material in its original context.

Four master's thesis have been completed on different time periods or individuals at Wyck; several doctoral dissertations have drawn heavily on our collections and papers. Numerous authors have found original material for their books or exhibit catalogs.

For collectors, Wyck offers well-documented objects and furnishings in their original setting, often in an unrestored condition.

To query about collection items or for an appointment to see specific Wyck pieces please e-mail:

Wyck's Curator, Laura Keim at:
lkeim@wyck.org
or call 215-848-1690.

The Wyck Papers are on deposit at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia at 5th and Chestnut Sts. across from Independence Hall.
For a research appointment, please call 215-440-3400 and ask for the Manuscript Librarian.