The Ephemera Society of America

The Ephemera Society of America, a non-profit organization formed in 1980 to cultivate and encourage interest in ephemera and the history identified with it, stands in the forefront in the support of the acquisition, study, and preservation of ephemera. We encourage the private and institutional collection and the conservation of materials ranging from unique historic documents to the “throwaway” items of everyday life. The Ephemera Society of America participates in ephemera studies
programs, seeking to strengthen community awareness of the underlying meaning and uses for ephemera as an educational tool. Through educational programs, including their Emerging Scholars initiative, their research grants through The Philip Jones Fellowship, and the ESA-Clements Library Ephemera Research Fellowship, they enthusiastically support various wide-ranging ephemera studies.