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The American Antiquarian Society (AAS), located in Worcester, Massachusetts, is both a learned society and a national research library of pre-twentieth-century American history and culture. Founded in 1812, it is the oldest historical society in the United States with a national focus.
Librarian, director and president American Antiquarian Society; Chief Rare Book Librarian, Dartmouth College;author [72] [73] [74] G. Thomas Tanselle [75] 1985-1988 Professor University of Wisconsin; vice president of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, scholar, bibliographer, and book collector. [76] [77] Ruth Mortimer [78] [79 ...
Benjamin Russell (September 13, 1761 – January 4, 1845) was an American journalist, born in Boston. He established the Columbian Centinel and was one of the founding members of the American Antiquarian Society .
A list of antiquarian societies. An antiquarian society is a learned society or professional association for antiquarians , people who study history with particular attention to ancient artifacts , archaeological and historic sites , and/or historic archives and manuscripts.
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Pages in category "American Antiquarian Society members" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Amy Bess Williams was born on May 4, 1912, in El Paso, Texas to Dr. Frederick R. Williams and Elizabeth Avery Taft Williams. At the age of five, her family relocated to Worcester, Massachusetts. During the 1920s, Williams gained a reputation as a socialite, [1] and often visited events held by the American Antiquarian Society. [2]
Rosenbach was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1927 and the American Philosophical Society in 1928. [17] For the Antiquarian Society, he wrote and read two papers. The first in 1934 was titled "The Libraries of the Presidents of the United States" and the second 1938 named "The First Theatrical Company in America".