Robert Mara Adger (1837-1910)

Philadelphia County · dedicated 1993 · 823 South St. (at S Darien St.), Philadelphia

Businessman, activist, bibliophile lived here. Director, Philadelphia Building & Loan Assn., pioneering Black firm. Amassed and donated a major collection of rare books, pamphlets on Blacks, antislavery. Founded Afro-American Historical Society.

Penn State University Libraries

Marker data: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission via data.pa.gov

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