Association of Social Anthropologists
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0097 ASA |
Held at | : British Library of Political and Economic Science Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.lse.ac.uk/library › |
Full title | : Association of Social Anthropologists |
Date(s) | : 1946-2006 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 64 boxes, 2 volumes |
Name of creator(s) | : ASA | Association of Social Anthropologists |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
The Association of Social Anthropologists (ASA) was founded in 1946 with the following objectives: to promote the study and teaching of social anthropology; to hold periodical meetings; to present the interests of social anthropology and to maintain its professional status; to assist in any possible in planning research; and to collate and, if possible, publish information on social anthropology and a register of social anthropologists. The founder members were Alfred Reginald Radcliffe-Brown as President, Professor Sir Edward Evan Evans-Pritchard as Chair, and Professor Sir Raymond William Firth as Secretary.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Records of the Association of Social Anthropologists, 1946-1999, comprising:
Files created by the Chair, 1975-1999, including minutes and committee papers; material relating to conferences and the Radcliffe-Brown Memorial Fund; correspondence with the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC); copies of the annals of the ASA and other publications.
Files created by the Secretary, 1946-1997, including AGM and committee minutes; papers relating to conferences, membership, the Radcliffe-Brown Memorial Fund and publications; correspondence with the ESRC and othe anthropological organisations.
Files created by the Treasurer, 1960-1998, including accounts and bank statements; papers relating to membership, tax, royalties, the Radcliffe-Brown Memorial Fund and conferences; minutes and committee papers.
Copies of the Annals of the ASA, ASA newsletters and other publications.
Photographs and papers relating to conferences.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
English
System of arrangement:
Currently arranged in the following sections: Chair's files, Secretary's files and Treasurer's files; additional deposit M3280; additional deposit M3354
Conditions governing access:
Open, though some confidential files remain closed. Apply to the Archivist for details.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Copyright retained by the depositor and their heirs.
Finding aids:
Draft catalogue available in Archives Reading Room
Archival Information
Archival history:
Deposited by the ASA in Feb and Aug 2000, with additional deposits in 2005 and 2006
Immediate source of acquisition:
Allied Materials
Related material:
LSE Archives also holds the papers of Sir Raymond William Firth (Ref: Firth).
National Register of Archives: Click here to view NRA record
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Sources | British Library of Political and Economic Science catalogue. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Updated Apr 2008 by Anna Towlson
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Sep 2000; updated Apr 2008
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