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Société antiquaire américaine (AAS) - WORCESTER
Société antiquaire américaine (AAS) - WORCESTER
American Antiquarian Society
Année de création : 1812American Antiquarian Society
Domaines d'activité: protection et valorisation du patrimoine, sociétés et académies généralistes
Domaines géographiques: Amérique du nord, Etranger
Périodes chronologiques: Préhistoire-Protohistoire, Antiquité, Moyen Âge, Moderne, Contemporain-Temps présent
Présentation de la société :
Since its founding in 1812 by Revolutionary War patriot and printer Isaiah Thomas, AAS has assembled what is today the world’s largest and most accessible collection of books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, periodicals, children's literature, music, and graphic arts material printed before the twentieth century in what is now the United States. The library of over four million items also includes a substantial collection of secondary texts, bibliographies, digital resources, and reference works. AAS is also a learned society with over 1,200 members, who are elected based on distinctive achievement in academic or public life. The Society was presented with the 2013 National Humanities Medal by President Obama in a White House ceremony.