About

Found­ed in 1961, the Library and Archives of the Organ His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety is America’s pre­em­i­nent research insti­tu­tion devot­ed exclu­sive­ly to the study of pipe organs, their his­to­ry and con­struc­tion, as well as those who play them and com­pose for them.

Guidelines for Use of Collections

Guide­lines in PDF Format

Hours

Hours are by appoint­ment only, and may be made by con­tact­ing the OHS archivist at mail@​organhistoricalsociety.​org.

Holdings

• 12,000 books about organs, organ build­ing, organ­ists, and organ music
• 450 peri­od­i­cal titles, includ­ing the largest body of organ seri­als anywhere
• 400 dis­ser­ta­tions about organs, organ builders, organ­ists, and organ music
• 20,000 organ sto­plists, pho­tographs, and ded­i­ca­tion programs
• 1,500 sales brochures, cat­a­logs, and pro­mo­tion­al pub­li­ca­tions from hun­dreds of organ builders and firms
• 500 name­plates from var­i­ous organ builders and firms
• 5,000 Organ Postcards
• 15,000 Organ Photographs
• Records of the Amer­i­can Insti­tute of Organ builders, as well as busi­ness records, tools, and cor­re­spon­dence of Amer­i­can organ build­ing firms such as the Möller organ com­pa­ny, among many others