AMS--MAA Joint Archives Committee

The Joint Archives Committee of the American Mathematical Society and the Mathematical Association of America was established in 1991 with the following charge:

• To stimulate the preservation of the papers of mathematicians and mathematical institutions, as well as other mathematical papers of interest, at appropriate archives locally or nationally.
• To serve as a contact between archivists and mathematicians (or their heirs) in evaluating materials proposed for preservation.
• To serve as liaison among the MAA, the AMS, and their designated archivists at the University of Texas at Austin and Brown University respectively.

The current members are:

Email address for the committee as a whole: archives@ams.org

Resources

The committee maintains a listing of archival collections in North America and makes available a guide for potential donors of mathematical papers. Two articles of possible interest are: "Why Archive?" by Albert C. Lewis in The Notices of the AMS, 40(1993): 847--9 and "The Value of Mathematical Archives" by Steve Batterson , et al in The Notices of the AMS, 50 (2003): 1409-1415.

We would especially welcome hearing about papers that ought to be considered for preservation. The committee is prepared to assist by giving advice or by making contact with a suitable repository.

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