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American Antiquarian Society Genre Headings List

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Genre and Physical Characteristic Headings. Name and Subject Browse. Academic exercises - [state] - [city]. Accordion fold format (Binding). A method of folding a sheet of paper, first to the right and then to the left, so that the sheet opens and closes in the manner of a concertina."- Roberts and Etherington. Bookbinding and the Conservation of Books. Double leaf format (Binding). Use for printed labels affixed to individual serials which give name and address of recipents. A method of securing loose l...

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Newspapers | American Antiquarian Society

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Skip to main content. The collection contains newspapers from all fifty states and the District of Columbia, the Canadian provinces, the West Indies, and Great Britain. British newspapers are retained through the Revolutionary War period. The Newspaper Cataloging Manual. Wallpaper newspapers form an unusual group in the Society's holdings. ( Le courrier des opelousas. Cambridge, Mass., 1924). Because the collections of the Society are shelved in areas closed to the public, researchers gain access to them...

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CHAViC 2015 conference | American Antiquarian Society

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Skip to main content. Submissions for this form are closed. Fall Conference November 20 and 21, 2015. Moving Pictures: Images Across Media in American Visual and Material Culture to 1900. Wendy Bellion, associate professor of art history at the University of Delaware, will deliver the keynote address. Bellion is the author of Citizen Spectator: Art, Illusion, and Visual Perception in Early National America. Friday, November 20. Antiquarian Hall, AAS. Session 1: Four Images and Their Travels. Clay Zuba, P...

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Road Trips by Curators Yield Invaluable Collections | American Antiquarian Society

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Skip to main content. Road Trips by Curators Yield Invaluable Collections. I love hearing that we were sitting on the only known copies. I love even more that you are able to recognize the value in what we had always looked at as a big pile of mess! One man’s trash truly is another man’s treasure. From Washington, Penn., which date back to 1808, and those of the Centralia Sentinel. Kayla Hopper, Outreach Coordinator. This article first appeared in the September 2014 issue of. On the Road for AAS. This pa...

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Planning Your Visit | American Antiquarian Society

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Skip to main content. The library is open, free of charge, to readers over the age of 18 with projects that our collections support. No appointment is necessary. High school students who need to use the collection must be accompanied by an parent or guardian. All new readers are required to register. New readers then meet with a staff member to discuss their research interests and to review AAS's reading room procedures, including how to use My Web AAS. Our online request system. Wed: 10 am - 8 pm.

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Fellowships | American Antiquarian Society

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Skip to main content. The American Antiquarian Society offers three broad categories of visiting research fellowships,. With tenures ranging from one to twelve months. All of the fellowships are designed to enable academic and independent scholars and advanced. Graduate students to spend an uninterrupted block of time doing research in the AAS library. Discussing this work with staff and other readers is a hallmark of an AAS fellowship. Long-term Visiting Academic Research Fellowships. Wed: 10 am - 8 pm.

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Public Program, "Mild Melodious Maze’: Songs and Instrumental Music from Early America (1770-1830)” " | American Antiquarian Society

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Skip to main content. Public Program, Mild Melodious Maze’: Songs and Instrumental Music from Early America (1770-1830). Thursday, May 21, 2015 - 7:00pm. Songs and Instrumental Music from Early America (1770-1830). With Anne D. M. Harley, Olav Chris Henriksen, and Na’ama Lion. Seating at public program lectures and performances. Is first-come, first-served. Doors open at 6:30 pm, and we encourage you to arrive early to claim a seat. Programs start at 7:00 pm unless otherwise noted. Wed: 10 am - 8 pm.

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Using the Library | American Antiquarian Society

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Skip to main content. Librarians at the American Antiquarian Society have been working since 1812 to acquire materials important for the study of American history. Because many of these materials are fragile and irreplaceable, we have established policies and procedures to ensure that they will be available for scholarly research for future generations. Or by contacting the appropriate staff. Member. No appointment is necessary to use the library. Search the General Catalog. Mon, Tu, Th, Fri: 9 am - 5 pm.