Records of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, 1969-2021

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Summary

Abstract:
This collection contains papers and other items related to the organization and running of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS).
Extent:
49 Linear Feet 49 boxes
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Records of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, MS.1997.003, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection primarily contains papers and other items related to the organization and running of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS). Items include general correspondence, ASECS publications, financial records, and membership and affiliate information. Materials are primarily paper, but also include some bound items and photographs. Not all items are dated, but may range from 1969 to 2001.

The collection is organized into the following series:

  • Series 1. Correspondence
  • Series 2. Meetings
  • Series 3. ECS
  • Series 4. Membership
  • Series 5. ACLS
  • Series 6. NEH/NHA
  • Series 7. ISECS
  • Series 8. Financial Records
  • Series 9. Bound Materials
  • Series 10. Miscellany

Biographical / historical:

The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ASECS) is a scholarly group established in 1969 focused on studying the late seventeenth to early nineteenth centuries. The society holds annual meetings around the United States and Canada.

ASECS offers fellowships as well as travel grants, and encourages the development of research and college courses in the area of eighteenth-century studies. The society publishes two scholarly works, the 'Eighteenth-Century Studies' journal (ECS), and 'Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture' (SECC).

Acquisition information:

Boxes 1-36, Deposit of ASECS (accession MS.1997.003).

Boxes 37-49, Gift of ASECS (accession MS.2021.030).

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is restricted. Permission to consult the collection must be obtained in writing from the current secretary of ASECS. The Clark Library will forward requests to the appropriate person for his/her approval.

Terms of access:

The Clark Library owns the property rights to its collections but does not hold the copyright to these materials and therefore cannot grant or deny permission to use them. Researchers are responsible for determining the copyright status of any materials they may wish to use, investigating the owner of the copyright, and obtaining permission for their intended publication or other use. In all cases, you must cite the Clark Library as the source with the following credit line: The William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Records of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, MS.1997.003, William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
2520 Cimarron Street
Los Angeles, CA 90018, US
Contact:
(310) 794-5155
clark@humnet.ucla.edu
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