Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Title
Date(s)
- 1975-2008, undated (Creation)
Extent
2.83 linear feet (3 boxes, 5 photo folders, 7 binders)
Name of creator
Biographical history
Founded in 1975, the Asian Art Society (AAS) aims to cultivate greater interest in the IMA through the Museum
Name of creator
Administrative history
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
The IMA Asian Art Society (AAS) Records document the efforts of the AAS to help grow the IMA’s Asian art collection through donations and funding acquisitions. It also details the Society’s efforts to interest and educate members and the public about Asian art through lectures, speakers, and trips.
System of arrangement
This collection has been arranged into five series.
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
The first two series of this collection are open for research. Series 3 through 5 are open to IMA staff and members of the Asian Art Society, and will be made available to non-IMA staff or AAS researchers at the discretion of the archivist.
Physical access
Technical access
Conditions governing reproduction
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder. Please contact the Archivist for more information.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Immediate source of acquisition
Transferred by John Teramoto, Curator, on January 23, 2014.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
Unprocessed accrual received in 2020.
Related materials elements
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related archival materials
Related descriptions
Notes element
Specialized notes
- Citation: [Item title], [date], [Container information], IMA Asian Art Society Records (AFF002), Archives, Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields, Indianapolis, IN.
Alternative identifier(s)
Description control element
Rules or conventions
Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)
Sources used
- Material in the collection.
- Indianapolis Museum of Art,
Archivist's note
Processed by Meaghan Jarnecke
Access points
Subject access points
Place access points
Name access points
- Indianapolis Museum of Art (Subject)