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The Heinz History Center seen from the Strip District in Pittsburgh in July 2007. In 1879, a club called Old Residents of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania was founded. In 1884, leaders changed the organization's name to the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania (HSWP); it has been operating continuously since then and is the Pittsburgh region's oldest cultural organization.
The History Center includes the Library & Archives, which preserves hundreds of thousands of books, manuscripts, photographs, maps, atlases, newspapers, films and recordings documenting over 250 years of life in the region; and the Western Pennsylvania Sports Museum, a museum-within-a-museum documenting Pittsburgh's extensive sports legacy.
The Heinz Foundations are several charitable foundations founded by members of the Pittsburgh-based Heinz Foods dynasty. The Heinz Family Philanthropies are based in Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., and include:
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The Heinz Endowments "seeks to help [its] region thrive as a whole and just community, and through that work to model solutions to major national and global challenges," and concentrates "on advancing a sustainable future for our community and planet, successful learning outcomes for young people and their families, and a culture of engaged creativity for all our citizens."
Heinz Memorial Chapel is a Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmark [1] and a contributing property to the Schenley Farms National Historic District [3] [4] on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.
The Dr. Rita Hazen Education Foundation and her legacy continues to play an important role in the overall education of children in the area.