National Institute of Arts and Letters

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At its annual meeting in 1898, the American Social Science Association acted to found a National Institute of Arts and Letters. The qualification for membership in this body was to be a notable achievement in art, music, or literature. The membership was at first limited to 150 but was later increased to 250. The body survived under its original name until 1976 when it merged with the American Academy of Arts and Letters to create the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters which is now called The American Academy of Arts and Letters.

This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.