ims ▁to ▁collect , ▁preserve , ▁and ▁provide ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁papers ▁princip ally ▁of ▁American ▁mathemat icians ▁and ▁the ▁records ▁of ▁American ▁mathematical ▁organizations . ▁ ▁History ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁Archives ▁ ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin ▁with ▁the ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁the ▁papers ▁of ▁Texas ▁mathemat icians ▁R . L . ▁Moore ▁and ▁H . S . ▁V and iver . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁the ▁Mathemat ical ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁established ▁the ▁university ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁repository ▁for ▁its ▁arch ival ▁records ▁and ▁the ▁name ▁" Arch ives ▁of ▁American ▁Mathemat ics " ▁was ▁adopted ▁to ▁en comp ass ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁mathematical ▁arch ival ▁collections ▁at ▁the ▁university . ▁ ▁Origin ally ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Harry ▁R ans om ▁Center , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁the ▁Archives ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁special ▁collections ▁of ▁the ▁Br is co e ▁Center ▁for ▁American ▁History ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin . ▁ ▁Col lections ▁▁ ▁The ▁A AM ▁includes ▁approximately ▁ 1 2 0 ▁collections . ▁ ▁Notable ▁Ex amples ▁▁ ▁Mathemat ical ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁Records . ▁Thomas ▁F . ▁Ban cho ff ▁Pap ers ▁ ▁document ▁a ▁career ▁of ▁teaching , ▁writing , ▁and ▁making ▁mathematical ▁films . ▁Mar ion ▁Walter ▁Phot ograph ▁Collection ▁ ▁includes ▁photograph s ▁of ▁A . A . ▁ ▁Albert , ▁H . S . M . ▁ ▁C ox eter , ▁Paul ▁Erd ős ,