Private company
American Irish Historical Society
Logo: aihsny.org4
Established in 1897, largest curation of Irish identity outside of Ireland
The American Irish Historical Society (AIHS) is a historical society devoted to Irish American history that was founded in Boston in the late 19th century. Non-partisan and non-sectarian since its inception in 1897, it maintains the most complete private collection of Irish and Irish-American literature and history in the United States, and it publishes a journal entitled The Recorder. The society also holds various cultural events at its headquarters at 991 Fifth Avenue in New York City.2 Its revenue was $755,696 in 2023.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- HeadquartersNew York City1
- Websiteaihsny.org
- Legal formNew York Business Corporation1
- LEITV64RZ94C3QNTVGCD6723
- StatusActive3
- LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)3
- Registered address991 5th Avenue, 10028 New York, United States3
- Registered withCorporation and Business Entity Database (Division of Corporations, State Records and UCC, Department of State), 409843
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The American Irish Historical Society (AIHS) is a historical society devoted to Irish American history that was founded in Boston in the late 19th century. Non-partisan and non-sectarian since its inception in 1897, it maintains the most complete private collection of Irish and Irish-American literature and history in the United States, and it publishes a journal entitled The Recorder. The society also holds various cultural events at its headquarters at 991 Fifth Avenue in New York City.2
Leadership
Who has led American Irish Historical Society, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- FounderThomas Bonaventure Lawler1
Products and brands
Founded in Boston, Massachusetts, in the late 19th century and in continuous operation since 1897, the society has been non-partisan and non-sectarian since its inception. It was founded as a response to the establishment of the Scotch-Irish Society, which was founded in 1889. The society was relocated to New York City in 1904 by T. H. Murray, then serving as the society's Secretary-General. Perhaps the most notable member of the society at the time was President Theodore Roosevelt.
The society's formal purpose is "to place permanently on record the story of the Irish in America from the earliest settlement to the present day, justly, impartially, fully, and sympathetically correcting neglect and misrepresentation by certain historians of the part taken in the founding, upbuilding and safeguarding of the Nation by persons of Irish birth and descent." Notable members through the years have included politician William Bourke Cockran, tenor John McCormack, New York Governor Hugh Carey, and performer/composer George M. Cohan.
In 1939, the society bought a Beaux-Arts townhouse on Fifth Avenue in New York City, which it still occupies. The society's headquarters is at 991 Fifth Avenue, opposite the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
From Wikipedia’s article on American Irish Historical Society, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
Timeline
- 1897Founded Founded1
Links
- Websiteaihsny.org1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/AmericanIrishHS1
- WikipediaAmerican Irish Historical Society
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ4744202
Sources
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- 4Company websiteAmerican Irish Historical Society logo
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- 6Wikimedia CommonsAmerican Irish Historical Society photo by Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0