American Institute of Graphic Arts Collection, ca. 1923-1977, bulk (bulk 1971-1977)
Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- American Institute of Graphic Arts Collection,
- Dates:
- ca. 1923-1977, bulk (bulk 1971-1977)
- Extent:
- .8 linear feet (2 document boes)
- Language:
- English.
- Preferred citation:
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American Institute of Graphic Arts Collection. Printers Mss 3. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
Background
- Scope and content:
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The collection contains correspondence, flyers, invitations, memoranda, notices, and other mailings, mainly relating to the American Institute of Graphic Arts [AIGA] Fifty Books of the Year Show and other organization activities. These mainly are items sent to Hobart Skofield, who was an AIGA member from 1932.
Publications of AIGA have been cataloged separately and can be searched on Pegasus, the UCSB Libraries online catalog. These include Journal of the American Institute of Graphic Arts and its predecessor, the AIGA Journal, which include exhibition catalogs for the AIGA Fifty Books of the Year Show and others.
More information about AIGA, which was founded in 1914 and continues to be active today, can be found on the organization's website (www.aiga.org).
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Hobart Skofield.
- Physical location:
- Del Sur
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2003
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid in EAD v. 1.0 derived from MS Word 2000 file by David C. Gartrell. Date of source: 16 October 2003 .
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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None.
- Terms of access:
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Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained.
- Preferred citation:
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American Institute of Graphic Arts Collection. Printers Mss 3. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Location of this collection:
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UC Santa Barbara LibrarySanta Barbara, CA 93106-9010, US
- Contact:
- (805) 893-3062