ASSOCIATION FOR

INFORMATION SYSTEMS

IS History Project

Solicitation Letter
Date

Donor Name & Address

Dear (donor name):

I am writing to you on behalf of the IS History Project, sponsored by The Association for Information
Systems (AIS). The history of any academic field plays an important role in shaping its present state and
giving its unique identity. The Information Systems (IS) field has a rich history, and it is important that we
all contribute to comprehensively capture, evaluate, and share it. The main goal of the IS History Project
is to collect, preserve, interpret, and disseminate the history of IS in order to maintain the legacy and
heritage of our field. More can be found at http://history.aisnet.org.

I am contacting you regarding possible donations of materials that may have historical values to the IS
field. Possible historical artifacts are but not limited to (in original or digital form of):

 manuscripts of certain types or from certain people,

 early publications of magazines or of an association/group,
 hardware or physical articles of early computing or applications,
 proceedings of early conferences,
 photos of early gatherings of people or events, etc.

If you own any artifacts that you think might be historically interesting and you are willing to donate to AIS,
please let me know. AIS can cover the costs of postage, shipping, and handling related to donations. AIS
cannot, however, compensate for the donated materials. If you wish to appraise your donation for tax
purposes, we would ask that you do so through individuals or businesses outside of AIS.

If you have any questions or concerns about any aspect of donating historically interesting artifacts to
AIS, please do not hesitate to contact me. You can also find donation related documents at the IS History
website (http://history.aisnet.org).

On behalf of the AIS and IS History Project, I thank you in advance for considering this request for
donation.

Sincerely,

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2013.11 Solicitation Letter 1