Finding Aid to the Acoustical Society of America miscellaneous publications, 1934-2012Publisher: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:Acoustical Society of America miscellaneous publications, 1934-2012 Size of collection:3.5 linear feet Short description of collection:Publications from the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) that include newsletters, membership directories, meeting materials, Standards, and brochures. 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 NoteA professional society of physicists and engineers in all fields of acoustics: electroacoustics, ultrasonics, architectural acoustics, physiological and psychological acoustics, musical acoustics, noise, vibration control, underwater acoustics, biological response to vibration, and speech communication. Founded in 1929, its purpose is to increase and diffuse the knowledge of acoustics and promote its practical applications. The Society was a founding Member Society of the American Institute of Physics. Scope and Contents of CollectionThe collection contains miscellaneous publications printed by the Acoustical Society of America (ASA) for their members, and include newsletters, membership directories, meeting materials, and brochures. Includes ECHOES, 1993-2012, ACOUSTICS TODAY, 2005-2012, and STANDARDS, 1975-2001. Organization and Arrangement of CollectionThe collection is organized by type beginning with membership directories, then followed by brochures, Standards of the Acoustical Society of America (ASA), meeting materials, and newsletters. The membership directories, Standards, meeting materials, and newsletters are in chronological order; brochures are arranged 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], Acoustical Society of America miscellaneous publications. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA. Container List
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