Administrative Information
Provenance
The records of the American Council of Learned Societies were given to the Library of Congress in 1949 by its first permanent secretary, Waldo Gifford Leland. This gift and additions received from the organization between 1958 and 1979 were processed as Part I of the collection. Part II consists of material given from 1983 to 1998. Part III consists of material given in 2014.
Processing History
Part I records of the American Council of Learned Societies were processed from 1968 to 1979. The finding aid was revised and Parts II and III were processed from 2013 to 2015.
Transfers
Audiocassettes and videocassettes have been transferred to the Library's Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of these records.
Other Repositories
Other records of the American Council of Learned Societies can be found in the Hoover Institution Archives of Stanford University, Stanford, California. These records pertain to the East European Constitutionalism Teacher-Training Project.
Related Material
Related collections in the Manuscript Division include the American Studies Association Records , the American Historical Association Records , the International Research and Exchange Board Records , and the Waldo Gifford Leland Papers .
Digital Format
Digital files were received as part of the records of the American Council of Learned Societies. Reference copies were created from the original digital media. Advance notice is required for access to digital content; consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for more information.
Microfilm
Microfilm on thirteen reels was received as part of the records of the American Council of Learned Societies and is listed and described in this finding aid. This microfilm is not available for interlibrary loan.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Roman numeral designating the Part followed by a colon and container, reel, or digital ID number, American Council of Learned Societies Records, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.