Finding Aid to the American Astronomical Society miscellaneous publications, 1955-2010Publisher:American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives Encoding Information:Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Amanda Nelson in 2011. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process. Finding aid is written in English. Description of the CollectionRepository:American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. Title and dates of collection:American Astronomical Society miscellaneous publications, 1955-2010 Papers created by:American Astronomical Society. Size of collection:2.75 linear feet Short description of collection:Publications from the American Astronomical Society (AAS) that include membership directories, American Astronomical Society and Historical Astronomy Division newsletters, pamphlets, brochures and meeting programs. Language(s) of material:English Selected Search TermsThese papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms. Historical NoteThe American Astronomical Society was founded in 1899 as the Astronomical and Astrophysical Society of America. The name was changed in 1914. Its purpose is the advancement of astronomy and closely related branches of science. The Society became an Associate Member of the American Institute of Physics in 1958 and has been a full Member Society since 1966. It is also affiliated with the International Astronomical Union. Scope and Contents of CollectionThe collection contains miscellaneous publications printed by the American Astronomical Society (AAS) for their members, and include membership directories, American Astronomical Society and Historical Astronomy Division newsletters, pamphlets, brochures and meeting programs. Organization and Arrangement of CollectionThe collection is organized by type beginning with membership directories, then followed by reports or brochures, meeting materials, and newsletters. The membership directories, meeting materials, and newsletters are in chronological order; reports are arrranged alphabetically, as are the various newsletters from different divisions of AAS. Access to CollectionResearchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html. Provenance and Acquisition InformationCollection is added to on an annual basis as new publications are received. Processing InformationThis collection was processed by Amanda Nelson in 2011. Preferred Citation of CollectionBox [number], Folder [number], American Astronomical Society miscellaneous publications. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA. Container List
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