Women’s and Gender Studies Assistant Professor Diana Louis has been elected to membership in the American Antiquarian Society (AAS), a 214-year-old national research library and community of learners dedicated to discovering and sharing a deeper understanding of the American past. Professor Louis joins a distinguished roster of more than 1,200 members from forty-eight states, the District of Columbia, and seven other countries. Elected for their achievement in academic or public life, AAS members range from scholars, collectors, and librarians to artists, writers, and history enthusiasts. Since the Society’s founding in 1812, fourteen United States presidents, more than seventy-five Pulitzer Prize winners, scores of Bancroft Prize winners, many Guggenheim fellows, and several MacArthur Award winners have been elected to membership.
Located in Worcester, Massachusetts, the American Antiquarian Society holds the world’s largest and most accessible collection of original printed, handwritten, and visual sources from before 1900 in what is now the United States. The library of over four million items includes books, pamphlets, broadsides, newspapers, periodicals, children's literature, music, and graphic arts material. AAS connects people across the globe with these collections through its digital catalog and resources, online exhibitions, and virtual learning experiences. In addition, it supports dozens of researchers, artists, and writers each year with a variety of fellowship programs.
To learn more about the American Antiquarian Society, visit americanantiquarian.org.
Congratulations, Professor Louis!
