Overview of the Collection
Historical Note:
Access Terms
Administrative Information
Scope and Contents
Overview of the Collection
Collection Title: American Society for Aesthetics Records
Dates: 1935-1995
Identification: MS-0064
Creator:
American Society for Aesthetics
Physical Description: 5.00 linear ft
Language of Materials:
English
Repository:
Special Collections & University Archives
5500 Campanile Dr. MC 8050
San Diego, CA, 92182-8050
URL: http://library.sdsu.edu/scua
Email: scref@rohan.sdsu.edu
Phone: 619-594-6791
Historical Note:
The American Society for Aesthetics was organized in 1942 for the promotion of study, research, discussion, and publication
in aesthetics and related fields. The Society furthers the study of the arts and related types of experience from a philosophical,
historical, critical, and educational point of view.
The society holds an annual meeting, at which papers are read and discussed. Regional divisions of the Society hold local
meetings in various cities. The Society also publishes "The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism."
Access Terms
This collection is indexed under the following controlled access subject terms.
Corporate Name:
American Society for Aesthetics -- Archives
American Society for Aesthetics -- History -- Sources
Genre/Form of Material:
Organizational Records
Title:
Journal of aesthetics and art criticism
Topical Term:
Aesthetics -- United States -- Societies, etc
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use:
The copyright interests in some of these materials have been transferred to or belong to San Diego State University. The nature
of historical archival and manuscript collections means that copyright status may be difficult or even impossible to determine.
Copyright resides with the creators of materials contained in the collection or their heirs. Requests for permission to publish
must be submitted to the Head of Special Collections, San Diego State University, Library and Information Access. When granted,
permission is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder(s), which must also be obtained in order to publish. Materials from our collections are
made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the
materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.
Conditions Governing Access:
This collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation:
Identification of item, folder title, box number, American Society for Aesthetics Records, Special Collections and University
Archives, Library and Information Access, San Diego State University.
Scope and Contents
The collection includes correspondence, meeting minutes, reports, conference information, and election information. It is
arranged chronologically.