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:
- Gert Almkvist (AMS)
gert@maths.lth.se
- Victor Katz (MAA)
vkatz@math.maa.org
- Albert C. Lewis (MAA)
lewisac@mcmail.mcmaster.ca
- Karen Parshall (MAA)
khp3k@virginia.edu
- Everett Pitcher (AMS) Chair
ep02@lehigh.edu
- John W. Weigel II (AMS)
jweigel@umich.edu
The committee maintains a
listing of
archival collections in North
America and makes available a
guide for potential
donors of mathematical
papers. Under an earlier chair, Sandford Segal, it published the
article
"Why Archive?" by Albert C. Lewis in
The Notices of the AMS, 40(1993): 847--9 and in
FOCUS,
vol. 13, No. 4 (1993):
11--12.
We would especially welcome hearing about papers that ought to be
considered for preservation. The committee is prepared to assist by
giving advice, making contact with a suitable repository, or assisting
financially in the preparation of papers for deposition.
How to Provide Further Information for the List of Collections