Special Collections
Explore collection guides, finding aids, and records to locate material in the Organ Historical Society Archive.
Printed materials are housed in climate controlled rooms at Stoneleigh, the former estate of the Haas Family in Villanova, Pennsylvania, as well as our off-site repository in Warminster. Special Collections primarily consists of the archives and business records of numerous American organ builders.
Processed Special Collections may be consulted by appointment in the OHS Library at Stoneleigh. Scans of processed materials may also be requested by interlibrary loan or by contacting the archivist directly via phone or email. Access to unprocessed Special Collections is restricted. The staff prioritizes processing of collections based on user interest, instructional and programming demand, and resource and staffing availability.
Library Database
The Organ Historical Society lending library holds an extensive collection of books, periodicals, microform, dissertations and many other items about organs, organ building, organists, and organ music. Most items may be accessed either in person or through your own local library through interlibrary loan (ILL). The Librarian may be able to provide scanned material via email upon request. For questions about this process or other inquiries, please reach out to the OHS Librarian by phone or the email listed on the webpage.
To search our library database of books, periodicals, archival items, collections and more, please visit our Online Catalog (OPAC).
OHS Library and Archives
330 North Spring Mill Road
Villanova, PA 19085 – 1737
(484) 488-PIPE (7473)
archives@organhistoricalsociety.org
Contact
The OHS Mission Statement
The Organ Historical Society celebrates, preserves, and studies the pipe organ in America in all its historic styles, through research, education, advocacy, and music.
The Organ Historical Society
330 North Spring Mill Road
Villanova, PA 19085 – 1737
(484) 488-PIPE (7473)
mail@organhistoricalsociety.org