Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Pen & Pencil Club is an association of journalists based in Philadelphia. It is the oldest continuously operating press club in America, and the second oldest in the world.,It was founded in 1892, by reporters and editors at the city's seven morning and six evening newspapers by combining the Stylus Club, the Journalist Club of Philadelphia and the Reporters Club. Under its bylaws, the club is controlled by the working press.