The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is a historic research facility headquartered on Locust Street in Center City Philadelphia. It is a repository for millions of historic items ranging across rare books, scholarly monographs, family chronicles, maps, press reports and varied ephemera, reaching back almost 300 years, and accessible on the society's website.
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is a historical society founded in 1824. Membership was regulated by the statutory of the association. Article IV of the statute states that, "the members of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania shall be deemed qualified voters at the meetings and elections, who have subscribed to the Constitution, and who have paid all their dues to the Society".[2][3]
The society houses some 600,000 printed items and over 19 million manuscript and graphic items. It maintains printed collections on Pennsylvania and regional history and manuscript collections covering 17th, 18th, and 19th-century history. The holdings of the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies were added in 2002, and those of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania in 2006.
The society has recently undertaken efforts to appeal to a younger demographic through its Young Friends programming. [4]
Buildingedit
The society's building on the southwest corner of 13th and Locust Streets was formerly the site of the Patterson Mansion. General Robert Patterson, a general of the Mexican-American and Civil Wars, purchased the mansion from John Hare Powel, the founder of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society. After Patterson's death in 1881, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania purchased the mansion as its permanent home. The mansion was demolished between 1905 and 1909 and the main block of a new fireproof building, again designed by Addison Hutton, was constructed on site. The totally fireproof building was dedicated in 1910. The building is listed on Philadelphia's Register of Historical Places.
Collectionsedit
The Society's collections include a number of different types of materials:
Books and pamphlets: ranging from limited-edition and out-of-print volumes to current reference works and scholarly monographs. The Society's pre-1820 imprints are housed next door at The Library Company of Philadelphia.
Serials and newspapers: spanning almost 300 years, in either original format or microfilm copy.
Manuscripts: materials such as letters, diaries, account books, deeds, minutes, and scrapbooks. Manuscript collections include personal papers created by individuals and families, and records created by organizations and businesses.
Graphics: prints, watercolors, and other works of art on paper, architectural drawings, photographs, broadsides, maps, posters, and other images.
Printed ephemera: such as event programs, brochures, invitations, advertisements, trade cards, certificates, and menus.
Microforms: microfilm and microfiche reproductions of newspapers, genealogical resources, manuscript collections, and other materials.
To help researchers find the materials they need, all of these resources are available through the "Online Catalogs and Research Tools" of the society's web site.[5]
In May 2016, a play by Ain Gordon, 217 Boxes of Dr. Henry Anonymous, based on Gordon's research as an embedded artist at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, where John E. Fryer's papers are archived, premiered at the Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia. The play explores Fryer and the circumstances around his disguised appearance at the American Psychiatric Association's 1972 convention in Dallas, where he participated as "Dr. Henry Anonymous" in a debate called "Psychiatry: Friend or Foe to the Homosexual?" in a successful attempt to have homosexuality removed from the APA's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, where it was listed as a mental disease. The play uses monologues by three people who knew him: Alfred A. Gross, the New York City-based head of the George W. Henry Foundation, a social charity which helped homosexual men who encountered legal difficulties; Katherine Luder, Fryer's long-time secretary; and Fryer's father, Ercel Ray Fryer.[6][7][8][9]
Referencesedit
^"Staff – Historical Society of Pennsylvania". hsp.org.
^Garrard, Lewis Hector (1856). The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. p. 84. Retrieved Sep 16, 2018.
^The Historical Society of Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania. Historical Society. 15 May 2018. p. 17. ISBN978-0-365-69159-4. Retrieved Sep 16, 2018.
^"Young Friends – Historical Society of Pennsylvania". hsp.org. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
^"Online Catalogs & Research Tools : Historical Society of Pennsylvania". Retrieved 2019-01-30.
^"An Artist Embedded" Historical Society of Pennsylvania website
^Staff (April 25, 2016) "Ain Gordon World Premiere Set for Painted Bride Arts Center" Broadway World Philadelphia
^Derakhshani, Tirdad (May 5, 2016) "'217 Boxes' at the Painted Bride: A courageous mystery man who changed history" Philadelphia Inquirer
^Crimmins, Peter (May 4, 2016) "Raising the curtain on life of Dr. Anonymous, Philly gay rights pioneer" 2016-05-11 at the Wayback MachineNewsworks
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The Historical Society of Pennsylvania is a historic research facility headquartered on Locust Street in Center City Philadelphia It is a repository for millions of historic items ranging across rare books scholarly monographs family chronicles maps press reports and varied ephemera reaching back almost 300 years and accessible on the society s website Historical Society of PennsylvaniaThe Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Center City PhiladelphiaFormation1824TypeHistorical SocietyHeadquarters1300 Locust Street Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S 19107President and CEODavid R Brigham 1 Websitehsp wbr org A historical marker for the Historical Society at 1300 Locust Street in Center City Philadelphia Contents 1 Mission 2 Building 3 Collections 4 Publications 5 In popular culture 6 References 7 External linksMission editThe Historical Society of Pennsylvania is a historical society founded in 1824 Membership was regulated by the statutory of the association Article IV of the statute states that the members of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania shall be deemed qualified voters at the meetings and elections who have subscribed to the Constitution and who have paid all their dues to the Society 2 3 The society houses some 600 000 printed items and over 19 million manuscript and graphic items It maintains printed collections on Pennsylvania and regional history and manuscript collections covering 17th 18th and 19th century history The holdings of the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies were added in 2002 and those of the Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania in 2006 The society has recently undertaken efforts to appeal to a younger demographic through its Young Friends programming 4 Building editThe society s building on the southwest corner of 13th and Locust Streets was formerly the site of the Patterson Mansion General Robert Patterson a general of the Mexican American and Civil Wars purchased the mansion from John Hare Powel the founder of the Pennsylvania Agricultural Society After Patterson s death in 1881 the Historical Society of Pennsylvania purchased the mansion as its permanent home The mansion was demolished between 1905 and 1909 and the main block of a new fireproof building again designed by Addison Hutton was constructed on site The totally fireproof building was dedicated in 1910 The building is listed on Philadelphia s Register of Historical Places Collections editThe Society s collections include a number of different types of materials Books and pamphlets ranging from limited edition and out of print volumes to current reference works and scholarly monographs The Society s pre 1820 imprints are housed next door at The Library Company of Philadelphia Serials and newspapers spanning almost 300 years in either original format or microfilm copy Manuscripts materials such as letters diaries account books deeds minutes and scrapbooks Manuscript collections include personal papers created by individuals and families and records created by organizations and businesses Graphics prints watercolors and other works of art on paper architectural drawings photographs broadsides maps posters and other images Printed ephemera such as event programs brochures invitations advertisements trade cards certificates and menus Microforms microfilm and microfiche reproductions of newspapers genealogical resources manuscript collections and other materials To help researchers find the materials they need all of these resources are available through the Online Catalogs and Research Tools of the society s web site 5 Publications editThe society publishes Sidelights a semi annual newsletter Pennsylvania Legacies a semi annual illustrated history magazine and the Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography a quarterly scholarly journal published since 1877 In popular culture editIn May 2016 a play by Ain Gordon 217 Boxes of Dr Henry Anonymous based on Gordon s research as an embedded artist at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania where John E Fryer s papers are archived premiered at the Painted Bride Art Center in Philadelphia The play explores Fryer and the circumstances around his disguised appearance at the American Psychiatric Association s 1972 convention in Dallas where he participated as Dr Henry Anonymous in a debate called Psychiatry Friend or Foe to the Homosexual in a successful attempt to have homosexuality removed from the APA s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders where it was listed as a mental disease The play uses monologues by three people who knew him Alfred A Gross the New York City based head of the George W Henry Foundation a social charity which helped homosexual men who encountered legal difficulties Katherine Luder Fryer s long time secretary and Fryer s father Ercel Ray Fryer 6 7 8 9 References edit Staff Historical Society of Pennsylvania hsp org Garrard Lewis Hector 1856 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania p 84 Retrieved Sep 16 2018 The Historical Society of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Historical Society 15 May 2018 p 17 ISBN 978 0 365 69159 4 Retrieved Sep 16 2018 Young Friends Historical Society of Pennsylvania hsp org Retrieved 8 April 2018 Online Catalogs amp Research Tools Historical Society of Pennsylvania Retrieved 2019 01 30 An Artist Embedded Historical Society of Pennsylvania website Staff April 25 2016 Ain Gordon World Premiere Set for Painted Bride Arts Center Broadway World Philadelphia Derakhshani Tirdad May 5 2016 217 Boxes at the Painted Bride A courageous mystery man who changed history Philadelphia Inquirer Crimmins Peter May 4 2016 Raising the curtain on life of Dr Anonymous Philly gay rights pioneer Archived 2016 05 11 at the Wayback Machine NewsworksExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Historical Society of Pennsylvania nbsp Wikisource has the text of a 1905 New International Encyclopedia article about Historical Society of Pennsylvania Official website Collections Historical Society of 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