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American Economic Association records, 1886-2010

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Summary

Creator:
American Economic Association
Abstract:
The American Economic Association (AEA) is the primary professional association for economists in the US. This collection documents the activities of the organization, especially their journals, and including the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession. It forms part of the Economists' Papers Archive.
Extent:
1,706 Linear Feet
1,460 boxes and one oversize folder.
0.2 Gigabytes
One set.
Language:
Material in English.
Collection ID:
RL.00033

Background

Scope and Content:

Primarily records of the American Economic Review (AER), and to a lesser extent, the Journal of Economic Literature (JEL) and the Journal of Economic Perspectives, including correspondence, referee reports/peer reviews, accepted and rejected manuscripts, book reviews, and proposals. There are also administrative files of the AEA and its subgroups, particularly the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP). There are 50 black-and-white photographs of former AEA presidents, a 39x10 inch black-and-white group photograph taken at an unidentified meeting, 48 rolls of microfilm from various journals (mostly AER), 63 microfiche of JEL correspondence ([1968]-1980), seven reel-to-reel audiotapes, 16 floppy disks (most from CSWEP), and three optical discs and one logical file folder with membership directories.

Biographical / Historical:

The American Economic Association (AEA), founded in 1885, is the primary professional organization for economists in the US. It publishes the American Economic Review, the Journal of Economic Literature, and the Journal of Economic Perspectives.

Acquisition Information:
The American Economic Association records were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book and Manuscript Library as gifts between 2001-2022.
Processing information:

Processed by Ruth E. Bryan, Ming Guo, Eric Hanson, Alice Poffinberger, and Michael Shumate, August 2001; Joshua Kaiser and Danielle McGregor, unknown; Leah Tams, March 2022.

Encoded by Ruth E. Bryan, Meghan Lyon, and Alice Poffinberger.

Electronic records processed by Zachary Tumlin, June 2023.

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2001-0082, 2001-0118, 2002-0215, 2003-0250, 2004-0007, 2004-0039, 2004-0092, 2004-0132, 2004-0316, 2005-0069, 2006-0053, 2006-0066, 2007-0084, 2007-0085, 2007-0089, 2007-0090, 2009-0204, 2010-0044, 2011-0083, 2012-0077, 2015-0107, and 2022-0026.

Rules or Conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

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American Economic Association records, 1886-2010
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Collection ID RL.00033
EAD ID americaneconomicassociation
ARK ark:/87924/m1kk59
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Total components 728
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https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/m1kk59
Last indexed 2023-09-06

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