The Committee of 1926, organized at the time of the Sesquicentennial Celebration of the Declaration of Independence, is an historic women’s organization that has acted as the administrative trust of Historic Strawberry Mansion since the Mansion was opened to the public as a house museum in 1931. The Committee has had a lease from the City of Philadelphia since that date to care for the Mansion and its collection, as well as to interpret both to the public at large.