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American Society for Aesthetics Records
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  • Scope and Contents
  • Conditions Governing Access
  • Conditions Governing Use
  • Source of Acquisition
  • Preferred Citation
  • Historical Note
  • Accruals

  • Contributing Institution: Special Collections & University Archives
    Title: American Society for Aesthetics Records
    Creator: American Society for Aesthetics
    Identifier/Call Number: MS-0064
    Physical Description: 5.00 Linear Feet
    Date (inclusive): 1935-1995
    Language of Material: English .

    Scope and Contents

    The collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, conference information, and election information. It is arranged chronologically.

    Conditions Governing Access

    This collection is open for research.

    Conditions Governing Use

    The copyright interests in some of these materials have been transferred to or belong to San Diego State University. The nature of historical archival and manuscript collections means that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine. Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. Requests for permission to publish must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted, permission is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish.  Materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.

    Source of Acquisition

    American Society for Aesthetics

    Preferred Citation

    Identification of item, folder title, box number, American Society for Aesthetics Records, Special Collections and University Archives, San Diego State University Library.

    Historical Note

    The American Society for Aesthetics was organized in 1942 for the promotion of study, research, discussion, and publication in aesthetics and related fields. The Society furthers the study of the arts and related types of experience from a philosophical, historical, critical, and educational point of view.
    The society holds an annual meeting, at which papers are read and discussed. Regional divisions of the Society hold local meetings in various cities. The Society also publishes "The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism."

    Accruals

    1983-001

    Subjects and Indexing Terms

    Organizational Records
    Aesthetics--United States--Societies, etc
    Journal of aesthetics and art criticism
    American Society for Aesthetics--Archives
    American Society for Aesthetics--History--Sources