Collections


The archival records of the ANS are arranged according to record groups and series based on the division of functions within the Society. As a result, the ANS Archives maintains the following record groups:

Record Groups
Number	Description

RG-I	Administrative Records — 36.5 linear feet, 1890s-present
	Facility records, including visitor logs, blueprints, security and maintenance/improvement records. Legal records, including correspondence with outside counsel and claims/litigation. Records related to honors and awards given and received by the Society .

RG-II	General Correspondence — 196 linear feet, 1850s-1980s
	Correspondence by staff, primarily chief curators and ANS Secretaries, with external organizations and individuals.

RG-III	Curatorial Records — 99 linear feet, ca. 1910-present
	Records include: staff correspondence; exhibition files; and accessions, and loans to or from ANS.

RG-IV	Development & Membership Records — 30 linear feet, 1860s-present
	Fund-raising records including: annual and planned giving; endowment campaigns; and grant applications Membership records related to: meetings & events; correspondence with members regarding their membership status; membership data; membership publications such as the ANS Newsletter, ANS Magazine, and ANS E-Newsletter Publicity records, such as press releases and other promotional efforts

RG-V	Educational Records — 23.5 linear feet, 1940s-present
	Records related to the Society's fellowships and scholarships, including: Graduate Fellowship; Graduate Summer Seminar; Donald Groves Fund; Fellowship in Roman Studies; Frances M. Schwartz Fellowship; and Shaykh Hamad Fellowship in Islamic Numismatics. Education Office files from , 1993-96 Conference records from 1984-present

RG-VI	Fiscal Records
	Accounting and banking records.

RG-VII	Governance Records — 8.5 linear feet, 1850s-present
	Council/Board minutes. Constitutions and By-Laws. Annual reports.

RG-VIII	Human Resource Records — 8 linear feet, 1950s-present
	Personnel files. Benefits/Pension Plans.

RG-IX	Library Records — 7 linear feet, 1900-1920s, 1980s-90s
	Records include external correspondence and Library Committee meeting minutes.

RG-X	Publications/Editorial Records — 150 linear feet, 1860s-present
	Records related to the Society's publishing program, including records related to the following monograph series and journals: Ancient Coins in North American Collections; COAC Proceedings; Numismatic Notes and Monographs; Numismatic Studies; Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: American Numismatic Society; Hispanic Numismatic Series; Museum Notes; American Journal of Numismatics, Second Series; Numismatic Literature; Colonial Newsletter; and International Numismatic Newsletter.

RG-XI	Photographs — 50 linear feet, ca. 1880s-present
	Includes prints and negatives related to the Society's publishing program, administrative activities (e.g., conferences and meetings) and coin collections. Images taken after 1947, when the Society's photographic department was formed, are arranged chronologically and individually numbered.

The Archives also maintains the personal papers of the following former curators and officers:

Manuscript Collections
Number	Description

MS-I	Agnes Baldwin Brett
	Curator of the ANS from 1908-13, and Associate Curator from 1936-55, Brett also served as Chair of the Council's Publication Committee from 1923-46.

MS-II	Robert J. Eidlitz
	Longtime Councilor, Eidlitz oversaw the expansion of the Society's Audubon Terrace facilities. Upon his death, he bequeathed the Society funds to estabilsh a building maintenance fund to support facility improvements.

MS-III	Edward T. Newell
	Renowned Greek numismatist, Newell served as President of the ANS from 1916 until his death in 1941. Upon his death, he bequeathed his mammoth collection of coins to the Society.

MS-IV	Sydney P. Noe
	Librarian, Editor, Secretary, Curator, and, finally, Chief Curator, Noe served the Society in many capacities in a career that spanned almost four decades , from 1915 through 1953.

MS-V	Margaret Thompson
	Assistant Curator and then Curator of Greek Coins from 1949-79, Thompson also served as Chief Curator from 1969-79.

MS-VI	Howland Wood
	Curator of the ANS from 1913-38, Wood oversaw the increase of the collections from 50,000 to almost 200,000 specimens.


Please note that not all records are open to the public. Because of this, individuals interested in conducting research in the Society's archives should first contact the Archivist before visiting.