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Collection material in English
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
The records of the American Council of Learned Societies were given to the Library of Congress in 1949 by its first permanent secretary, Waldo Gifford Leland. This gift and additions received from the organization between 1958 and 1979 were processed as Part I of the collection. Part II consists of material given from 1983 to 1998. Part III consists of material given in 2014. Part IV consists of material given in 2020 and one earlier item acquired in 1987. Other material was received by gift and transfer between 1954 and 1982.
Part I of the records of the American Council of Learned Societies was processed from 1968 to 1979. The finding aid was revised and Parts II and III were processed from 2013 to 2015 by Morgan Sawicki and Caroline Muglia. Part IV was arranged and described at the ACLS by Leslie Albamonte from 2019 to 2020. The finding aid was revised and the digital media in Part IV was processed in 2022 by Katherine Madison.
Digital files were received as part of the American Council of Learned Societies records in Part III on a variety of storage media, each of which were assigned a unique digital ID number. A single USB flash drive received with Part IV was split into two parts, each assigned a unique digital ID number, for ease of use. Use the digital ID number to request access copies of the files associated with each media. A description of the standard processes taken on all born digital records can be found in the Processing History Note: Born Digital Collection Material at https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.digital.
Parts II and III are minimally processed and organized as received from the ACLS and most of the original folders have been retained. Because the physical order for Parts II and III is not in sequence with series and file descriptions, an Excel spreadsheet was created listing the intellectual contents of material together with its container location and the container list was generated from that. Readers should be aware that because a controlled vocabulary was used to create the spreadsheet and finding guide, the labels on the original folders do not always conform to their description in the listing of the material. An electronic copy of the spreadsheet is available from the Manuscript Reading Room.
Audiocassettes and videocassettes have been transferred to the Library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of the American Council of Learned Societies Records. Patrons are encouraged to contact the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division in advance of a research visit.
Other records of the American Council of Learned Societies can be found in the Hoover Institution Archives of Stanford University, Stanford, California. These records pertain to the East European Constitutionalism Teacher-Training Project.
Related collections in the Manuscript Division include the American Studies Association Records (see https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008048), the American Historical Association Records (see https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms014082), the International Research and Exchange Board Records (see https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms016004), and the Waldo Gifford Leland Papers (see https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms013140).
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of the American Council of Learned Societies is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
The records of the American Council of Learned Societies are open to research. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Access to digital content is available onsite only in the Manuscript Reading Room and requires advanced notice. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting.
Digital files in Part III were received on 3.5" floppy disks. The content contains files in Microsoft Word 97-2003 (.doc), plain text (.txt), Lotus 1-2-3 Worksheet (.wk1), and backup file (.bak) formats.
Digital files in Part IV were received on a single USB flash drive. The files were created on a Windows operating system, version unknown. The content is primarily text files in Microsoft Word 97-2003 and 2007 (.doc, .docx); Acrobat Portable Document Format v. 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, and 1.7 (.pdf); plain text (.txt); and rich text (.rtf) formats. Additional file types present include Microsoft Excel 97 and 2007 (.xls, .xlsx) and Microsoft PowerPoint 97-2003 (.ppt), Microsoft Outlook 97-2003 (.msg) email files, and MPEG-4 Media (.mp4) files. Files are accessible with modern software or standard file viewer software.
Microfilm on thirteen reels was received as part of the records of the American Council of Learned Societies and is listed and described in this finding aid. This microfilm is not available for interlibrary loan.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Roman numeral designating the Part followed by a colon and container, reel, or digital ID number, American Council of Learned Societies Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The records of the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) span the years
1910-2019. The records include correspondence, project and program files, fellowship and
grant files, reports, committee files, memoranda, meeting minutes and agendas,
constituent society files, notes, surveys and questionnaires, newspaper clippings,
photographs, foundation and organization files, fundraising files, publication files,
articles, newsletters, speeches and testimonies, administrative files, financial
material, and trip files. There are four parts which overlap in type of material and
chronology and are differentiated by their receipt by the Library and their processing
history. All parts are arranged by series according to office of origin or type of
records included. The container lists for Part II and Part III exist in two forms: a
spreadsheet, with a listing of the contents to the subfolder level, and an index
providing an alphabetical listing of the contents. Although there are separate parts and
series, many of them contain very similar types of materials, often related to the same
projects and committees. As such, it is important to do a key word search for any
subjects of particular interest. For example, although there is an entire series for the
The records are comprehensive, showing the changing priorities of the organization and how it has functioned over time. They cover the administration of the ACLS, and as such are replete with the records of presidents and vice presidents as well as general office files and reading files, which consist of outgoing correspondence and memoranda.
Major topics of interest represented are American studies, history, the humanities, international and area studies, libraries and archives, education, linguistics, musicology and fine arts, constitutionalism, and religious studies. The ACLS aided in the development of many projects related to these topics, including bibliographies, dictionaries, encyclopedias, linguistic atlases, translation projects, indexes, and directories. Because the ACLS focuses heavily on fellowships and grants, there are many records related to foundations and granting organizations. Highlighted are the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the Ford Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, and the Rockefeller Foundation. The international focus of the ACLS is also highlighted with the inclusion of projects involving Chinese and East Asian studies, Slavic and Eastern European studies, Latin American studies, Indic and Iranian studies, South and Southeast Asian studies, and African studies. Finally, these files show collaboration between the ACLS and the United States government, especially in relation to the National Endowment for the Humanities, which the ACLS helped establish in 1964.
Part I of the collection, which has materials dating from 1910 to 1976, features the
earliest ACLS records. It is organized into eleven series in the following order: Formative Period , General Office
File I ,
The Formative Period files feature records from the beginning of the organization, including materials related to its creation and incorporation. This series also details the council's early relations with other organizations, including the Medieval Academy of America and the Social Science Research Council. The ACLS was created specifically to represent the United States in the Union Académique Internationale (UAI), which is featured heavily in this series. These records also include the earliest ACLS materials related to the Conference of Secretaries (yearly meetings with representatives of constituent societies and head ACLS staff, termed Conference of Administrative Officers in 1988).
The general office files in Part I focus heavily on committees and projects. Organizations and committees featured prominently are the American Historical Association, Medieval Academy of America, and Committee on the History of Religions. World War II and the postwar years are emphasized through committee records that link to the Monuments Men (particularly the Committee on the Protection of Cultural Treasures in War Areas), as well as records related to the Works Progress Administration. American Indian studies are highlighted, as this was one of the main early focus areas of the organization. Also featured is the Commission on the Humanities, which the ACLS developed together with the Council of Graduate Schools in America and the United Chapters of Phi Beta Kappa and which eventually led to the establishment of the National Endowment for the Humanities. The files of Waldo Gifford Leland are included throughout the general office series, as well as materials related to the Executive Committee, Advisory Board, and Board of Directors.
Some series are differentiated according to their office of origin. The President's Office Files focus on the presidency of Frederick Burkhardt. Highlighted are the Corning Conference, language programs, Latin American studies, Council for the Study of Mankind, and the Committee on Secondary Schools. Gordon B. Turner is featured in the Vice President's Files . This series covers Turner's work on many international projects and conferences, focusing on projects devoted to Slavic, Russian, and Eastern European studies. Many of the files in this series focus on translation programs, secondary education, and libraries. The files of the Executive Assistant include files from D. H. Daugherty (through 1966) and James N. Settle (after 1966). Summer institutes and the Union Académique Internationale are both featured prominently in this series. More files related to Frederick Burkhardt, Gordon B. Turner, and James N. Settle can be found in Part II.
Other series in Part I are differentiated by type of material. The largest series
focuses on the
Part II, which has materials dating from 1946 to 1997, is organized into the following series: President's Office Files , Vice President's Office Files , General Office Files , Dictionaries , and Reading Files . Subjects that are especially prominent in this part of the collection include American studies, international and area studies, literature and linguistics, libraries and archives, comparative communist studies, comparative constitutionalism, education, and the travel grant program. The Ford Foundation, International Research and Exchanges Board, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Rockefeller Foundation, and Social Science Research Council are also heavily present. During the time period represented in this part of the collection, the ACLS developed the National Enquiry into Scholarly Communication, Office of Scholarly Communication and Technology, and Universities Service Centre in Hong Kong. The general office files also contain a collection of historical materials for the ACLS, with records dated from 1920 to 1961.
The President's Office Files in Part II also contain materials from the office of Frederick Burkhardt, as well as numerous other ACLS presidents. The Frederick Burkhardt files show a focus on international congresses and the Universities Service Centre in Hong Kong. The Stanley N. Katz files, which make up the bulk of this series, are especially strong in terms of articles, speeches, and testimonies by the president. There are numerous trip files, especially documenting travel to Eastern Europe and Asia. This subseries also holds files related to a project on the writings of Waldo Gifford Leland, and is heavy on correspondence as well as materials related to American studies, the International Research and Exchanges Board, and the Organization of American Historians. R. M. Lumiansky and John William Ward's records both include a number of materials related to the National Endowment for the Humanities. The general subseries consists of material found together covering numerous presidencies, indicating shared custody.
The Vice President's Office Files cover the vice presidencies of Douglas Greenberg and Gordon B. Turner. Douglas Greenberg's files in Part II have a strong focus on the comparative constitutionalism project, education projects, libraries, the National Humanities Alliance, and materials related to New Jersey commissions. Materials related to the National Endowment for the Humanities congressional hearings for reauthorization in the late 1980s can also be found in Greenberg's files. In Part II, Gordon B. Turner's files include materials related to international projects and conferences with an emphasis on Chinese, Eastern European, Slavic, Soviet, and Latin American studies. These files also show a focus on education, comparative communist studies, and the travel grant program. There are many trip files included.
Particularly notable in the General Office Files are the files of Jason H. Parker and James N. Settle , executive assistant and executive associate. Jason H. Parker was involved with many projects and committees related to Chinese, Slavic, Russian, Soviet, and Eastern European studies. His files also include numerous materials related to Unesco. Featured prominently in James N. Settle's files are materials related to the Conference of Secretaries, constituent societies, fellowship and grant programs, and religious studies. The General Office Files in Part II also contain materials related to constituent societies.
The Dictionaries files are related to numerous ACLS publication projects:
Part III, which has materials dating from 1942 to 2011, is organized into the following series: President's Office Files , Vice President's Office Files , General Office Files , Reading Files , and Digital Files . Subjects that are especially prominent in this part of the collection include American studies, international and area studies, copyright law and free speech, libraries, philanthropy, technology, constitutionalism, and education. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Ford Foundation, Henry Luce Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, Rockefeller Foundation, and Social Science Research Council are also heavily present.
The President's Office Files in Part III feature files from John H. D'Arms , Stanley N. Katz , Francis Oakley , and John William Ward , as well as their staff. The Stanley N. Katz files make up the bulk of this series, and highlight a number of subjects including arts, constitutionalism, copyright law and fair use, education, history, law, libraries, and philanthropy. This subseries is heavy on correspondence as well as materials related to state humanities councils, university presses, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Humanities Alliance. The John H. D'Arms subseries contains files from several conversations he held regarding the future of the humanities and the ACLS, many with recently tenured university faculty. Other files related to these conversations can be found in the Steven C. Wheatley subseries within the Vice President's Office Files . The General subseries consists partially of material found together covering numerous presidencies, indicating shared custody. It also contains the files of presidents' assistants, which consist largely of materials related to the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Conference of Administrative officers, as well as meeting files.
The Vice President's Office Files in Part III cover the vice presidencies of Steven C. Wheatley , Douglas Bennett , and Douglas Greenberg . Steven C. Wheatley's files make up the vast majority of this series. Before he was vice president, Wheatley served as the director of the American Studies Department at the ACLS, and kept many of the files from that department in his custody when he became vice president. Other subjects, projects, and programs that feature heavily in this subseries include constitutionalism, historical documents, Chinese studies, electronic publishing, and various Vietnam program files including those from the Vietnam Fulbright program. There are also many files related to donors and organizations. Both the Douglas Greenberg and Steven C. Wheatley subseries include materials related to
The General Office Files primarily contain materials related to constituent societies, projects and programs, and committees. The Constituent Societies subseries features materials from the Conference of Administrative Officers, developed in 1988 as a way to maintain relationships amongst the constituent societies and ACLS, partially through semi-annual meetings that were previously referred to as Conference of Secretaries meetings. Also included are materials related to book and journal donations to Africa and Eastern Europe during the 1980s and 1990s. The Education Department subseries features projects related to primary and secondary schools as well as higher education. The Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China subseries contains some Chinese language materials. Along with the Fellowship and Grant Programs Office files, this subseries highlights fellowship recipients' reports, correspondence, and project descriptions, including firsthand accounts of American scholars studying in China during the Tiananmen Square Incident of 1989.
The Digital Files series contains files from vice president Steven C. Wheatley, primarily related to American studies and the Vietnam Fulbright program. Most files are in Microsoft Word (.doc) format.
Part IV spans the years 1927-2019, with the bulk of the material dating from 2002 to 2019. It documents the tenure and office of ACLS president Pauline Yu, who led the organization from 2003 to 2019. As with the other parts of this collection, Part IV contains material covering the administration of the ACLS organization, coordination of fellowships and grants, development of projects and programs, and collaboration with various foundations. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Henry Luce Foundation, Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange, Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation, and Teagle Foundation are all notably represented. Prominent subjects in this part include Chinese and East Asian studies, international programs, the future of the humanities, and the centennial celebrations of ACLS in 2019. Part IV is arranged into three series: President's Office Files, Digital Files, and Historical Material.
The President's Office Files and Digital Files series contain overlapping and complementary material covering organizational planning, fellowship and funding administration, and external foundation collaboration, as well as meetings and events organized by and participated in by Yu. Part IV also includes a 1927 copy of the survey of American learned societies in draft manuscript form and sent from the office of ACLS president Waldo Gifford Leland to the Carnegie Corporation of New York.
This collection is arranged in four parts composed of twenty-four series:
Part I:
Part II:
Part III:
Part IV:
Parts II and III are minimally processed and organized as received from the ACLS and most of the original folders have been retained. Because the physical order for Parts II and III is not in sequence with series and file descriptions, an Excel spreadsheet was created listing the intellectual contents of material together with its container location and the container list was generated from that. Readers should be aware that because a controlled vocabulary was used to create the spreadsheet and finding guide, the labels on the original folders do not always conform to their description in the listing of the material. An electronic copy of the spreadsheet is available from the Manuscript Reading Room.
Catalog Record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm80054288
Correspondence, reports, meeting minutes and agendas, articles, circulars, project and program files, newsletters, financial material, applications, surveys and questionnaires. Contains records relating to the founding, incorporation, and early administration of the ACLS.
Arranged by type of material or subject.
Correspondence, project and program files, constituent society files, meeting agendas and minutes, committee files, conference files, publication files, trip files, reports, circulars, publicity, fellowship and grant files, notes, newsletters, memoranda, speeches, financial material, and administrative files. Contains materials related primarily to ACLS projects and activities, and includes Waldo Gifford Leland's files.
Arranged alphabetically by name of individual, organization, committee, or subject.
Article drafts and proofs, rejected articles, correspondence, financial material, administrative files, reports, memoranda, meeting minutes, printed matter, errata, and consultant lists. Contains materials related to the
Arranged alphabetically by name of author, subject of article, or subject.
Correspondence, memoranda, project files, committee files, constituent society files, conference files, reports, meeting minutes and agendas, publicity, project and program files, fellowship and grant files, notes, and printed matter. Contains materials related primarily to ACLS projects and activities, and includes Waldo Gifford Leland's files.
Arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by the ACLS, including by name of individual, organization, project, or subject.
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes and agendas, project and program files, committee files, constituent society files, fellowship and grant files, conference files, trip files, legislative files, newsletters, articles, proposals, surveys and questionnaires, future plans, announcements and publicity, administrative files, notes, and printed matter. Contains materials related primarily to ACLS projects and activities.
Arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by the ACLS, including by name of individual, organization, program, project, or subject.
Copies of outgoing correspondence and memoranda.
Arranged chronologically.
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes and agendas, committee files, conference files, project and program files, notes, and printed matter. Contains material kept in the files of ACLS president Frederick Burkhardt.
Arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by the ACLS, including by name of individual, organization, program, project, or subject.
Correspondence, memoranda, reports, meeting minutes and agendas, project and program files, conference files, committee files, constituent society files, trip files, financial material, background materials, notes, and printed matter. Contains material kept in the files of ACLS vice president Gordon B. Turner.
Arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by the ACLS, including by name of individual, organization, program, project, or subject.
Correspondence, memoranda, administrative files, reports, meeting minutes and agendas, committee files, project and program files, conference files, notes, newsletters, and printed matter. Contains material kept in the files of ACLS executive associates D. H. Daugherty and James Settle.
Arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by the ACLS, including by name of individual, organization, program, project, or subject.
Correspondence, administrative files, fellowship and grant files, and project and program files.
Arranged alphabetically by name of foundation, program, or project.
Financial material, reports, and statements.
Arranged chronologically.
Published and unpublished manuscripts and typescripts, card files, and printed matter, including some ACLS publications.
Arranged by type of material and alphabetically by title, author, or subject within each material type.
Correspondence, announcements and publicity, conference files, project and program files, committee files, financial material, notes, newspaper clippings, requests for support, reports, trip files, and bylaws.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Correspondence, administrative files, meeting minutes and agendas, reports, conference files, fellowship and grant files, committee files, project and program files, financial material, and notes. Contains materials covering numerous presidencies, indicating shared custody.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Correspondence, reports, newsletters, application forms and procedures, conference files, trip files, project and program files, conference files, committee files, fellowship and grant files, personal files, subject files, future plans, meeting minutes and agendas, financial material, administrative files, memoranda, notes, calendars, bylaws, interviews, articles, speeches and testimonies, and newspaper clippings.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Correspondence, notes, project and program files, committee files, and files related to other organizations.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Correspondence, committee files, future plans, fellowship and grant files, project and program files, trip files, notes, and evaluations.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, announcements and publicity, committee files, project and program files, reports, working papers, conference files, fellowship and grant files, constituent society files, financial material, speeches and testimonies, notes, and future plans.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Correspondence, conference files, committee files, meeting minutes and agendas, reports, project and program files, announcements and publicity, contracts with the U.S. Office of Education, financial material, notes, fellowship and grant files, and trip files.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Correspondence, committee files, project and program files, application summaries, lists of candidates and awards, meeting minutes and agendas, reports, announcements and publicity, application forms and procedures, calendars, conference files, newspaper clippings, memoranda, notes, financial material, fellowship and grant files, future plans, newsletters, notes, background materials, articles and essays, photographs and slides, surveys and xxquestionnaires, proposals, administrative files, speeches and lectures, trip files, fundraising files, evaluations, and legal documents.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Financial material, correspondence, applications, fellowship and grant files, notes, reports, statements, and printed matter related to various foundations and granting organizations.
Arranged alphabetically by name of foundation, followed by a section of government contracts and miscellany.
Correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, notes, secretary and delegate lists, printed matter, memoranda, and reports.
Arranged chronologically, and therein alphabetically by name of constituent society.
Correspondence, announcements and publicity, administrative files, reports, files related to the Conference of Secretaries and Conference of Administrative Officers, future plans, lists of contributions to the ACLS, historical materials, meeting minutes and agendas, notes, memoranda, invitations, and requests for information. Includes files not typically related to specific projects or committees.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual or organization.
Includes files of Executive Assistant Jason H. Parker, who focused primarily on projects related to China and Eastern Europe. Correspondence, project and program files, committee files, financial material, fellowship and grant files, conference files, meeting minutes and agendas, notes, reports, announcements and publicity, future plans, applications, speeches and lectures, and trip files.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Correspondence, Conference of Secretaries files, constituent society files, project and program files, fellowship and grant files, evaluations, meeting minutes and agendas, reports, committee files, and conference files.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Correspondence, notes, financial material, applications, fellowship and grant files, advisory committee files, reports, administrative files, announcements and publicity, meeting minutes and agendas, rejected articles, proposals, and memoranda. Consists of materials related to various ACLS publication projects.
Arranged alphabetically by name of publication.
Copies of outgoing correspondence and memoranda.
Arranged chronologically.
Committee files, conference files, chronological files, correspondence, fellowship and grant files, financial material, meeting minutes and agendas, project and program files, and organization files.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
ACLS affiliates and associates files, administrative files, Board of Directors files, constituent society files, correspondence, Executive Committee files, foundation and organization files, fundraising files, historical files, meeting minutes and agendas, project and program files, publication files, reports, and surveys and questionnaires. Contains materials covering numerous presidencies, indicating shared custody, as well as materials produced by presidents' assistants.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Correspondence, advisory board files, Board of Directors files, alphabetical files, foundation and organization files, committee files, project and program files, amici curiae, subject files, chronological files, conference files, fellowship and grant files, meeting minutes and agendas, miscellaneous files, speeches and testimonies, articles, book reviews, photographs, reports, surveys and questionnaires, and trip files.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Chronological files.
Arranged by date.
Brochures, speeches and lectures, and trip files.
Arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Administrative files, announcements and publicity, Board of Directors files, commission and committee files, constituent society files, constitutions and by-laws, correspondence, fellowship and grant files, foundation and organization files, meeting minutes and agendas, project and program files, publication files, reports, and subject files.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Announcements and publicity, committee files, correspondence, fellowship and grant files, foundation and organization files, project and program files, and reports. Contains materials covering numerous vice presidencies, indicating shared custody, as well as materials produced by vice presidents' assistants.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Administrative files, announcements and publicity, committee files, correspondence, fellowship and grant files, foundation and organization files, meeting minutes and agendas, project and program files, proposals, publication files, reports, and subject files.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
ACLS affiliates files, administrative files, Board of Directors files, chronological files, committee files, constituent society files, correspondence, donor files, fellowship and grant files, financial material, foundation and organization files, fundraising files, historical files, meeting minutes and agendas, newsletters, presidential files, project and program files, publication files, reports, selection committee files, subject files, and trip files.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Announcements and publicity, application forms and procedures, chronological files, committee files, correspondence, fellowship and grant files, financial materials, foundation and organization files, fundraising files, meeting minutes and agendas, notes, project and program files, proposals, publication files, reports, and subject files.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
ACLS affiliates files, constitutions and by-laws, correspondence, Executive Committee files, financial materials, meeting minutes and agendas, project and program files, publication files, and surveys and questionnaires.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of program, project, organization, or committee.
Correspondence, foundation and organization files, meeting minutes and agendas, project and program files, and publication files.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Announcements and publicity, application forms and procedures, Board of Directors files, correspondence, fellowship and grant files, financial materials, foundation and organization files, lists of awards, meeting minutes and agendas, project and program files, fellowship recipient files, program guidelines, reports, sample letters and forms, statistics and analysis, selection committee files, and subject files.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of program, project, organization, or committee.
Administrative files, Board of Directors files, correspondence, Executive Committee files, financial materials, fundraising files, future plans, memorial materials, newsletters, organization files, and reports. Includes files not typically related to specific programs, projects or committees.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of organization.
Chronological files, committee files, conference files, correspondence, fellowship and grant files, financial material, foundation and organization files, fundraising files, future plans, lists of awards, meeting minutes and agendas, project and program files, reports, surveys and questionnaires, and trip files.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, organization, or committee.
Administrative files, announcements and publicity, application forms and materials, background research, conference files, correspondence, fellowship and grant files, fellowship recipient files, foundation and organization files, fundraising files, lists of awards, language exams, meeting minutes and agendas, memoranda, project and program files, program guidelines, proposals, publication lists, reports, selection committee files, statistics and analysis, and trip files.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, type of material, or name of individual, program, project, or organization.
Copies of outgoing correspondence and memoranda.
Arranged chronologically.
Advisory committee files, application forms and procedures, correspondence, financial material, foundation and organization files, future plans, listserv subscription files, lists of awards, notes, project and program files, publication files, reports, sample letters and forms, and thank you letters.
Arranged and described according to the series, container, and folder(s) to which the item is related. The series is comprised of 118 digital files in Microsoft Word (.doc), plain text (.txt), Lotus Worksheet (.wk1), and backup file (.bak) formats, and 1.27 MB of data.
The President's Office Files in Part IV document the tenure of Pauline Yu, who served as ACLS president from 2003 to 2019. It contains overlapping and complementary material with Part IV: Digital Files, covering organizational planning and administration, fellowship and grant administration, project and program coordination, and conferences and lectures attended by Yu in her capacities as ACLS president and a scholar of Chinese poetry. It includes files related to the Board of Directors, Conference of Administrative Officers, Conference of Executive Officers, and Executive Committee of the Delegates of ACLS.
Material types include committee files, correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, reports, speeches and speech drafts, and project files.
Arranged largely alphabetically by subject, as received by ACLS.
The Digital Files in Part IV complement and overlap with the material in Part IV: President’s Office Files, documenting the tenure of ACLS president Pauline Yu and the administration of ACLS. This series contains predominantly president’s reports, meeting agendas, development and fundraising material, and speeches and speech drafts for conferences and other events. Prominent in the digital files, and not present in the paper office files, are copies of Yu’s academic publications spanning the years 1978-2016. The series is comprised of 379 files and 0.53 GB of data.
Arranged and described alphabetically by folder title, as received.
The Historical Material series consists of draft reports from a survey of thirty-two American learned societies, photocopied and sent from the office of ACLS executive secretary Waldo Gifford Leland to Frederick P. Keppel at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.