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The Pennsylvania state government incorporated the University of Pennsylvania Press on the 26th of March 1890. This legal act created one of the earliest university press imprints in America.
One of the very first books released by the University of Pennsylvania Press arrived in 1899 and was titled The Philadelphia Negro: A Social Study. W. E. B. Du Bois wrote it while serving as a black reformer, scholar, and social critic at that time.
University of Pennsylvania Press operates from 3905 Spruce Street in Philadelphia within the former Potts House building. Wilson Brothers & Company architecture firm built the house in 1876 as a mid-nineteenth century villa.
The University of Pennsylvania Press produces upward of 120 new books each year under a focused editorial program. Their work concentrates heavily on publishing works related to American history and culture along with other key areas like anthropology and political science.
A single entity owns this organization completely and that owner is the University of Pennsylvania itself. The university maintains nonprofit tax status under Section 501(c)(3) of the United States Code which governs how the press operates financially and legally today.