The Historical Society of Pennsylvania ?
THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF PENNSYLVANIA President, Boyd Lee Spahr Vice-Presidents Boies Penrose William C. Tuttle Ernest C. Savage Roy F. Nichols Charles Stewart Wurts Isaac H. Clothier, Jr. Secretary, Richmond P. Miller Treasurer, Frederic R. Kirkland Councilors Thomas C. Cochran Henry S. Jeanes, Jr. Harold D. Saylor William Logan Fox A. Atwater Kent, Jr. Grant M. Simon J. Welles Henderson Sydney E. Martin Frederick B. Tolles Penrose R. Hoopes Henry R. Pemberton H. Justice Williams Counsel, R. Sturgis Ingersoll ? Director, R. N. Williams, 2nd DEPARTMENT HEADS: Nicholas B. Wainwright, Research; Lois V. Given, Publications; J. Harcourt Givens, Manuscripts; Raymond L. Sutcliffe, Library; Sara B. Pomerantz, Assistant to the Treasurer; Howard T. Mitchell, Photo-reproduction; David T. McKee, Building Superintendent. * ¥ ¥ <*> Founded in 1824, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania has long been a center of research in Pennsylvania and American history. It has accumulated an important historical collection, chiefly through contributions of family, political, and business manuscripts, as well as letters, diaries, newspapers, magazines, maps, prints, paintings, photographs, and rare books. Additional contributions of such a nature are urgently solicited for preservation in the Society's fireproof building where they may be consulted by scholars. Membership. There are various classes of membership: general, $10.00; associate, $25.00; patron, $100.00; life, $250.00; benefactor, $1,000. Members receive certain privileges in the use of books, are invited to the Society's historical addresses and receptions, and receive The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography. Those interested in joining the Society are invited to submit their names. Hours. The Society is open to the public Monday, 1 P.M.
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