Answer: The Print Club

Since its founding in 1915, The Print Club (now The Print Center) has achieved a national and international reputation and membership. Originally, its purpose was to establish in Philadelphia a medium for the dissemination, study, production and collection of works by printmakers, American and foreign. Today, its mission has expanded to include appreciation and encouragement of the printed image in all forms, including photography. The membership has always included both collectors and artists; many of the former from the Philadelphia area, the latter from across the United States and Canada. Since its incorporation in 1921 it has been governed by a Board of Governors, from which the officers are chosen, and has been administered by a full-time Director. The organization is located at 1614 Latimer Street, Philadelphia, a building it has occupied since 1918 and owned since 1927.

The Print Club archives at HSP (#2065) consist of a variety of files covering its administrative, financial, exhibition, and general history, from the club's founding in 1915 to 1993. There are also bound volumes, photographs, prints, proof sheets, negatives, and A-V items.