American Astronomical Society Photographs
name: label: Creator
content: American Astronomical Society
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medicine and Science
topic: label: Topic
content: Astronomers
label: Topic
content: Astronomy -- 20th century
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by the Department of Astronomy, Yale University, through Donna Hofflet, 1991.
creator: label: Creator
content: American Astronomical Society
setName: label: See more items in
content: American Astronomical Society Photographs
abstract: label: Summary
content: Photographs of astronomers taken at meetings of the American Astronomocal Society.
bioghist: label: Historical
content: The American Astronomical Society (AAS) was established in 1899 through the efforts of solar astronomer George Ellery Hale, who also created The Astrophysical Journal and built the Yerkes Observatory, and Simon Newcomb, an astronomer, applied mathematician and autodidactic polymath. 

Source

https://aas.org/about/origins-aas (last accessed on May 6, 2025)
physdesc: label: Extent
content: .35 Cubic feet (1 map folder)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1897-1946
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Medicine and Sciene, 2024.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1642
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arrangedinto one series.

Series 1: Photographs, 1897-1946
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2025.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: Collection includes thirteen (13) black-and-white photographs of astronomers taken at meetings of the American Astronomocal Society.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
content: Materials at Other Organizations

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohtr Library and Archives

Various records related to the functions of the American Astronomical Society.