The Ayn Rand® Archives A Special Collection of the Ayn Rand Institute
History The Ayn Rand Institute, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Irvine, California, was established in 1985 to increase awareness of the existence and content of Ayn Rand's philosophy, Objectivism. In 1992 Ayn Rand's literary executor, Leonard Peikoff, donated a portion of Rand's personal papers to the Library of Congress. (Listed in the Manuscript Division of the Library of Congress as the Ayn Rand Papers, this gift consists of drafts, typescripts and galley proofs of the novels We the Living, Anthem, The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, plus a small portion of administrative material. [10.5 linear feet of shelf space.])
Mission The mission of the Ayn Rand Archives is to acquire, preserve and make available Ayn Rand's remaining papers and related documents to serious scholars and general writers. By acquiring holdings, conducting research and providing access, the Archives preserves and makes available the physical evidence of Ayn Rand's achievement and influence.
For further information about the Ayn Rand Archives and its programs, visit the Web site of the Ayn Rand Institute.
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