 It was largely through his efforts that the Library was established, the Music Hall was built, and the Harvard Orchestra was organized.He served as president of the association from 1873 until his death in 1893, at which time he was a resident in the new house of the association.Other significant figures in the association's affairs include Henry Ware Jr., first president; Henry White Pickering, president from 1852 to 1873; Arthur Foote, the celebrated composer, who importantly reorganized the library during his membership from 1875 to 1937; and Charles R. Nutter, historian of the association and an active member from 1893 to 1965.