The Ephemera Society of America, Inc. (ESA) is a non-profit organization formed in 1980 to cultivate and encourage interest in ephemera and the history identified with it; to further the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of ephemera by people of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of interest; to promote the personal and institutional collection, preservation, exhibition, and research of ephemeral materials; to serve as a link among collectors, dealers, institutions, and scholars; and to contribute to the cultural life of those who have an interest in our heritage as a nation or a people, both nationally and internationally.

The Mission of the Society is:

• To cultivate interest in ephemera and the history which it can reveal
• To encourage new insights into the history of our nation, through the study of ephemera
• To further the understanding, appreciation, and enjoyment of ephemera by people of all ages, backgrounds, and levels of interest
• To promote the personal and institutional collection, preservation, exhibition, and research of ephemeral materials
• To serve as a link among collectors, dealers, institutions, and scholars