Records of the Bibliographical Society of America, 1904-2017

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Records of the Bibliographical Society of America, 1904-2017

1904-2017

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This collection consists largely of business correspondence, financial reports, publications and monographs produced by the Bibliographical Society of America. Collection contains minutes from annual and council meetings; general correspondence, e.g., letters, telegrams, and email among BSA officers including presidents, secretaries, and the Council; financial papers include statements, check stubs, bills, receipts, financial statements, income tax returns and budgets; membership lists and membership correspondence from late 1940s-late 1990s; minutes of many sub-committees of the BSA, the largest being the Publications Committee; materials from the Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America (PBSA) and monograph projects, including authors' drafts, correspondence with the editors, and galley proofs; papers of the Fellowship Committee, including successful fellowship applications and related correspondence; and correspondence and other material related to printing and advertising. Also included are photographs, digital media (hard disk and CD-ROM) and ephemera. Access is restricted. This collection may be used only with written permission of the BSA President.

103 boxes ; ca. 113.5 linear ft.

eng, Latn

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Bibliographical Society of America (New York, N.Y.)

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The Bibliographical Society of America (BSA) began as the Bibliographical Society of Chicago (BSC) in 1899. The idea of a national bibliographical society was discussed at the 1901 meeting of the American Library Association (ALA). At the suggestion of the ALA, the BSC appointed a committee and began discussing the possibilities of a national organization. The proceedings of the committee were slow until, in June 1903, it was decided that the time for a national society had come. In 1903 and 190...