American Institute of Graphic Arts Collection, ca. 1923-1977, bulk (bulk 1971-1977)

Summary

Extent:

.8 linear feet (2 document boes)

Language:

English.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains correspondence, flyers, invitations, memoranda, notices, and other mailings, mainly relating to the American Institute of Graphic Arts [AIGA] Fifty Books of the Year Show and other organization activities. These mainly are items sent to Hobart Skofield, who was an AIGA member from 1932.

Publications of AIGA have been cataloged separately and can be searched on Pegasus, the UCSB Libraries online catalog. These include Journal of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and its predecessor, the AIGA Journal, which include exhibition catalogs for the AIGA Fifty Books of the Year Show and others.

More information about AIGA, which was founded in 1914 and continues to be active today, can be found on the organization's website (www.aiga.org).

Acquisition information:

Gift of Hobart Skofield.

Physical location:

Del Sur

Location of this collection:

UC Santa Barbara, Special Research Collections

UC Santa Barbara Library

Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US

Contact:

(805) 893-3062

special@library.ucsb.edu

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