American printing history association

The American Printing History Association (APHA) was founded as the result of a proposal published by Walter Kubelius in his column, "The Printing Whirl," in the 1971 issue of "Printing Impressions".

Kubelius proposed that an American Printing Historical Society should be founded to foster scholarship and to serve as a forum for the exchange of knowledge. At the time, it was thought that the society should be developed as an American chapter of the Printing Historical Society, which represents all aspects of the printing arts and industry worldwide. Although J. Ben Lieberman pursued this objective, it was ultimately decided that it would be too difficult to fit the new society's aims within those of the larger organization, and APHA was founded as a independent organization in May 1974.

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