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Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts and Letters

American Academy of Arts and Sciences


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chartered
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letters


Interesting Fact:

The Wisconsin Academy of Science, Arts and Letters was founded 10 years before the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.


Study Questions:

  • How did the Academy get started? Who was the driving force behind the creation of the Academy?
  • What are some of the current projects the Academy has undertaken? What were some of the early projects?
  • What is the name of the Academy's journal that has been published continuously since 1870?


    U.S. historical events that occurred on February 17:

    1801: Thomas Jefferson was elected president when the House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
    1897: The National Congress of Mothers is founded. It is the forerunner to the PTA.



    • February 17

    February 17, 1870: The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters was chartered by the state Legislature as a nonprofit organization to encourage research and communication of information in the sciences, arts and letters in Wisconsin.

    Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts, and Letters, 1870-1872

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