LC control no. | mm 82048322 |
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Type of material | Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection) |
Corporate name | American Studies Association. |
Main title | American Studies Association records, 1946-2005 (bulk 1965-2005). |
Description | 123,000 items. 351 containers. 140.4 linear feet. |
Organized/Arranged | Arranged in 2 parts. Part I arranged in 2 series. Series 1: Administrative File, 1946-2003; and Series 2: American Quarterly, 1950-2003. Part II arranged in 2 series. Series 1: 2006 Addition, 1951-2005; and Series 2: 2007 Addition, 1972-1991. |
Access advisory | Restrictions apply. |
Biography/History note | Academic association organized in 1951 to encourage the interdisciplinary study of American culture and history. |
Summary | Correspondence, minutes and notes of meetings, committee material, financial records, program information, and printed matter relating to the organization, the definition of American studies, and the organization's publication, the American Quarterly. Includes files concerning the Radical Caucus of the ASA and the National American Studies Faculty. |
Notes | Collection material in English. MSS48322 |
Finding aids | Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008048> |
Acquisition source | Gift, American Studies Association, the office of the American Quarterly, Arthur Dudden, Robert H. Walker, and Edward N. Waters, 1971-2009. Gift, Allen F. Davis, 2006-2009. |
Additional formats | In part, positive photocopies and typewritten transcripts. [S.l.]. |
Subjects | American Studies Association. Radical Caucus. National American Studies Faculty. United States--Civilization--Study and teaching. United States--History--Study and teaching. |
Local shelving no. | 0820Y Small backlog (Unprocessed ac. 23,948) |
Repository | Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home> |
Links | Finding aid: <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008048> Finding aid (PDF): <http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008048.3> Archived Web site : Official Web site of the American Studies Association.: <http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/lcwa/mrva0012.0013/> |