Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism


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The result was no consensus, defaulting to keep. Can't sleep, clown will eat me 04:27, 6 September 2007 (UTC)

Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism

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Article appears to fail WP:NOTABILITY, WP:WEB. Hu12 17:20, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Well written. —Preceding unsigned comment added by M.V.E.i. (talk • contribs) 18:45, August 29, 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete - I will just barely say Delete. First of all as a question of notability this is a collection of 17,000 phtographs. I know perhaps it is not the largest, but nonetheless it is a very impressive collection. Okay now the fact is that there is no sources that have been found for this article so it can be verified. If someone can provide some Reliable sources I will change my !vote. -- Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor  ( tαlk ) 19:08, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Weak Delete This collection is connected with the work of Carl Jung. I find online references to it, but not much of significance. The page links to very little in Wikipedia - not quite notable. MarkBul 20:06, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Plenty of reliable sources establish notability (Google Books finds references in 65 books, many of which seem to discuss the subject in detail). Jakew 22:14, 29 August 2007 (UTC)
 * "A significant event was the establishment of the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS), a large collection of pictures and commentary on their ..." Analytical Psychology: Contemporary Perspectives in Jungian Analysis By Joseph Cambray, Linda Carter I SBN 1583919996 At least  one clear one--  Apparently important in its field. DGG (talk) 00:31, 30 August 2007 (UTC)
 * And here's another: "Two very practical links to the development of analytical psychology emerged from these annual gatherings. First, Olga Froebe-Kapteyn was encouraged by Jung to develop an archive of pictures portraying different archetypal symbols. She amassed a great number of pctures which eventually became the foundation for the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS), which is now housed in several American Jung Institutes, as well as in Zurich and at the Warburg Institute at the University of London. The pictures and the commentary are valuable resources for analysts and academicians interested in art history, culture, and symbolism." -- The Jungians: A Comparative and Historical Perspective, Thomas B Kirsch, ISBN 0415158613. Jakew 11:11, 30 August 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep WP:WEB guidelines do not necessarily apply simply because the org in question has a website. ARAS also has physical repositories in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and San Francisco.  The Encyclopedia of Archetypal Symbolism, developed from ARAS resources, is reviewed by Publisher's Weekly as "an astonishing book, an important publishing event and a significant sourcebook of body wisdom.".  Patricia Sohl, the curator, was Visiting Lecturer in Health Policy and Ethics at the Harvard School of Public Health for 13 years and is now on staff at the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics.  These seem to indicate a level of professionalism and a high standard of scholarship.  Also, to answer Tλε Rαnδom Eδιτor (above) the collection is not just photographs but also written material.--Bookgrrl holler/ lookee here  01:03, 30 August 2007 (UTC)


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