Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography
Scope and Content
Contributing Institution:
William Andrews Clark Memorial Library
Title: Records of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies
Identifier/Call Number: MS.1997.003
Physical Description:
49 Linear Feet
49 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1969-2021
Abstract: This collection contains papers and other items related to the organization and running of the American Society for Eighteenth-Century
Studies (ASECS).
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection.
Language of Material:
English
.
Access
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.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA. All requests for permission to publish
or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Clark Librarian. Permission for publication is given on behalf
of the William Andrews Clark Memorial Library, UCLA as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
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.
Acquisition Information
Boxes 1-36, Deposit of ASECS (accession MS.1997.003).
Boxes 37-49, Gift of ASECS (accession MS.2021.030).
Biography
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).
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
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Learned institutions and societies -- America -- 20th century
Civilization, Modern -- 18th century -- Societies, etc.
History -- 18th century -- Societies, etc.