American Studies Association Records
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American Studies Association Records 1946-2005 (bulk 1965-2005)
American Studies Association
Scope and Content Note Part I of the records of the American Studies Association spans the years 1946-2003, with the bulk of the material dating from 1965 to 1980. The records are organized in an Administrative File and American Quarterly series. The Administrative File contains correspondence, committee material, minutes and notes of meetings, financial records, and program information. Files dedicated to committees chronicle the history of the organization and the development of a definition of “American studies.” The files also include items from the Radical Caucus of the ASA, a short-lived ad hoc committee. Membership files and surveys illustrate the membership of the organization, and program surveys document the teaching of American studies. Also contained in the Administrative File are the files of the National American Studies Faculty, an organization within the American Studies Association that existed from 1972 until the late 1970s, when it lost its main source of funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The purpose of the organization was to develop and expand American studies programs at the high school and college level. It also collected and distributed course outlines and bibliographies for those seeking to enhance the American studies curriculum. The bulk of the American Quarterly records consists of correspondence, queries, and articles that were submitted to the board of editors and rejected. Material that was selected for publication is filed by date of issue. Other files include selections of the editorial board, pending articles, and correspondence between the journal and the American Studies Association. Part II of the records of the American Studies Association spans the years 1951-2005, with the bulk of the material dating from 1980 to 2005. The records primarily contain correspondence, printed programs, and minutes of meetings. Subjects include annual meetings of the association, committees, council meetings, prizes, and the American Quarterly.
series
Part I: Administrative File, 1946-2003
Correspondence, convention material, meeting notes and minutes, financial information, program information of the association, bibliographies, course outlines, surveys, and executive files.
file
Biennial conventions
1971, Washington, D.C.
Convention
Program
1973, San Francisco, Calif.
Correspondence
Proceedings
1975, San Antonio, Tex.
Book exhibitors
Local arrangements committee
New World Conference
Photographs
Pre-registration
Program advertisement rejects
1977, Boston, Mass.
Foreign scholars
Foreign visitors list
President's dinner
Program brochure
1979, Minneapolis, Minn.
Abstract requests
Davis, Allen F.
Foreign
Miscellaneous
Late papers
Participant inquiries
Proposals
A-C
D-He
Hi-M
N-W
Y-Z
1981, Memphis, Tenn.
Papers
Sessions
Workshops
1983, Philadelphia, Pa.
Exhibits
Handouts
Miscellany
Program participants
Program summary
Film
Index
Ratings
Publicity
Registration forms
A-M
N-Z
1985, San Diego, Calif.
Dissertation showcase
Forms
Job placement
Keynote address
Late films
Program and miscellany
Rejections
A-B
C-R
S-Z
Session information
Chapter information
Chesapeake, 1953-1957, 1970-1983
Kentucky-Tennessee
Lower Mississippi, 1955-1965, 1970-1980
Middle Atlantic, 1954-1958, 1965-1966, 1970-1984
Middle Continent
Minnesota-Dakotas, 1953-1956, 1965, 1969-1979
Miscellany, 1956, 1963-1980
New York City, 1952-1957, 1965
New York Metropolitan/State
North Central, 1980-1982
Northern California, 1953-1957, 1965-1980
Ohio-Indiana
Pacific Northwest, 1955-1982
Rocky Mountain, 1953-1958, 1965, 1970-1983
Southeastern, 1953-1957, 1965-1984
Southern California,
Wisconsin-Illinois, 1954-1957, 1968-1978
Committees
American Studies Programs, 1954-1959
Bibliography
Bicentennial Committee on International Conferences of Americanists, 1971-1977
Executive
International Committee of American Studies Associations
Miscellaneous, 1954-1984
Prize
Bode-Pearson, 1975-1977
Gabriel, Ralph Henry, 1974-1983
Bicentennial, 1974-1977
Radical Caucus, 1969-1976
Secondary Schools, 1970, 1980
Sponsoring, 1950-1960
Women's
Conferences
Bicentennial International Conference, Washington, D.C., 1975-1977
Articles
Book
Inquiries
Invitations
American
C-Hi
Ho-O
P-Z
A-I
J-Sc
Se-Z
Organizational
American Council of Learned Societies
American Enterprise Institute
American Revolutionary Bicentennial Administration
Arts and Letters
Board of Foreign Scholarships
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
Council for International Exchange of Scholars
Design Action Center
Info PAC 1976
Institute of International Education
International Research and Exchanges Board
International Training Institute
International Visitors Service-Council of Greater Washington Organizations, Washington, D.C.
Library of Congress
National Education Association
National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities
Office of External Research
Organization of American States
Rockefeller Foundation
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
State Department
United States Information Agency
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C.
Participants
B-F
G-K
L-Sa
Recommendations of participants
D-Z
Form letters
Grants and financial
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Science Foundation
Reimbursement lists
Lists
Press releases
Formal program
Papers and revisions
Student reports
Joint sessions
American Folklore Society, 1957-1958
American Historical Association, 1957-1967
American Literature Group, 1961
American Philosophical Association, 1956, 1961
American Political Science, 1957-1960
American Sociological Association, 1957-1962
Association for Education in Journalism, 1960-1961
Conference on College Composition and Communication, 1959
College Art Association, 1960
College English Association, 1956-1959
Midwest Conference of Political Scientists, 1961
Miscellaneous, 1957-1961, 1969-1972
Mississippi Valley Historical Association, 1953-1961
Modern Language Association
National Council of Teachers of English, 1959-1966
South Atlantic Modern Language Association, 1956-1960
Southern Historical Association, 1954-1960
Southern Sociological Association, 1958-1960
Speech Association of America, 1959-1960, 1967
Western Historical Association, 1965
Western Philological Association, 1960
Western Political Science Association, 1961
American Issues Forum, 1975
Bicentennial conferences, 1975-1976
Conference at Arden House, Harriman, N.Y., 1960
Conference on American Studies, 1952
Conference on Conferences, 1976
Conference on undergraduate programs in American Civilization, 1957
Copernicus seminar, 1973
Fugitives conference, 1956
International American Studies Conference, 1961-1962
John Ball Conference, 1955
National Defense Education Act Conference, 1961
Newberry Library Conference, Chicago, Ill., 1954
Overseas training conference, 1960
Seville American Studies Conference, Spain, 1976
Southern Literature Conference, 1961
Sugarloaf conference, Sugarloaf Conference Center, Philadelphia, Pa., 1977
Whitney Museum Conference, New York, N.Y., 1955
Constitutions, 1951-1963, 1969-1978
Affiliated scholarly organizations
American Bibliographical Center, 1965
Conferences, 1970, 1977-1982
General
Fellows, 1968-1971
Meetings, 1972
Oral history project, 1973
Research tools, 1972
Travel-grant program, 1973
American Historical Association, 1969-1979
American Philosophical Association, 1975
Center for Editions of American Authors, 1971
Center for Information on America, 1956
Committee on Scholarly Communication with the People's Republic of China, 1975
Federation of Organizations for Professional Women, 1975
Fellows in American Studies, 1946, 1955-1961
Freedom House Bookshelf, 1961
Institute of International Education, 1966
International Communications Agency, undated
Organization of American Historians, 1974-1982
Popular Cultural Association, 1969-1978
Public Committee for the Humanities in Pennsylvania, 1977
Society for American Studies
United States Information Agency, 1974-1978
UNESCO, 1961
D-O
A-O
Past presidents
Personal
Barker, Charles, 1951-1953
Benson, Sally, 1975-1977
Bode, Carl, 1950-1955
Callahan, North, 1952-1953
Cohen, Henning
Donald, David, 1950-1951
Eaton, V. L., 1961
Gladowski, Roberta, 1977-1982
Grier, E. F., 1952-1953
McDowell, Tremaine, 1952-1955
Nichols, Roy, 1950-1951
Nye, Russel, 1951-1952
Parker, William, 1951-1954
Rubin, Louis D., 1954-1960
Schiffman, Joseph, 1960
Smith, Henry Nash, 1954
Spiller, Robert, 1950-1956
Turner, Arlin, 1969-1971
Walker, Robert H., 1959
Wasser, Henry H., 1971-1974
Requests and inquiries, 1959-1960, 1970-1972
Council
Elections
Executive search file
Meetings
Executive files
Dudden, Arthur
Belmont, Elkridge, Md., 1976
Bicentennial, Philadelphia, Pa., 1976
Bicentennial international conference, 1976-1978
European Association for American Studies, 1978
Minneapolis, Minn., biennial, 1979
Regional
Africa Regional Conference on American Studies, 1976
Asia and Pacific Regional Conference on American Studies, 1975
European Regional Conference on American Studies, 1975
New World Regional Conference on American Studies, 1975
North Africa/Middle East/South Asia Regional Conference on American Studies, 1975
San Antonio, Tex., biennial, 1975
Sevilla, Spain, 1976
Correspondence, 1974-1978
International directory, 1975-1983
Miscellany, 1976, 1984, undated
Organization files
American Studies Association, 1971-1980
American Studies International
Bicentennial Committee for International Conferences of Americanists, 1974-1978
Binational Educational Foundations and Commissions, 1974
British Association for American Studies, 1977-1978
Confederation of American Studies Associations, 1970-1976
European Association for American Studies, 1972-1984
International Committee of American Studies Associations, 1975-1979
International Communication Agency, 1977-1978
Japanese Association for American Studies, 1975
National American Studies Faculty, 1973-1978
Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies, 1978
Walker, Robert H.
American Studies Association, 1970-1993
Miscellany, 1957-1962, 1988, undated (4 papers)
Academic, 1951-1969, 1988, undated
Equality, 1980-2000, undated
Humanities endowment, 1963-1973
International American Studies Association, 1987-1995
Literary subjects, undated
Miscellaneous, 1957-1993, undated
Outlines, bibliographies, and dictionary, 1951, 1974, 1993, undated
Value, growth, and process, 1973, 1960, 1992
Waters, Edward N., and Robert H. Walker
Constitution, 1951-1952
Bicentennial, 1971-1972
Standards, 1951
Status of Women, 1970-1972, undated
Survey, 1969-1970
Executive secretary, 1952-1969, 1971-1972, undated
Articles, 1953-1957, undated
Circular letters, 1956-1959
Financial papers, 1955
Leland, Waldo G., memorandum, 1954
Printed matter, 1952-1956
General, 1953-1958, 1969, undated
Subject file
American Council of Learned Societies, circa 1970-1973
American Quarterly, 1961-1971
Chesapeake Region Chapter, 1964-1968
International American Studies Association, 1970-1976
International Committee, 1975-1979
National American Studies Faculty
National conventions, 1969-1972
Radical Caucus, 1969-1971
Financial material
Budget
Comptroller, 1957-1961
Finance bylaws, 1951
Financial statements
Fund-raising, 1959-1960
Mailing lists, 1965-1968, 1973-1978
Reprint orders, 1957
Requisitions, 1954-1960
Second-class mail, 1970-1973
Treasurer, 1954-1956, 1972
Grants
Asia Foundation
General, 1959-1962
Grants, 1959-1961
Travel applications, 1959-1961
Carnegie Corp., 1954-1961
Fishwick-Wemyss, 1964
Fulbright program, 1957-1965
International Communications Agency, 1978-1981
International Research and Exchanges Board, 1981
Miscellany, 1973-1979
Ochs/Coe Foundation, 1958
Parvin Foundation, 1961
Rockefeller Foundation, 1955
Tinker Foundation, 1978
United States Information Agency, 1975
Job placement program, 1957, 1972-1977
Membership
Correspondence, 1953-1960
Directories
Members, forms, 1978
Scholars in American Studies, 1977
Women in American Studies
General, 1973-1980
Vitae, 1974-1977
Young Scholars, 1977-1978
Institutional
Lists, 1962, 1972, undated
Membership drives
Miscellany, 1954-1959, 1969-1983, undated
Questionnaires, 1970-1978
B-Ch
Cl-Fi
Fl-He
Hi-Le
Li-N
O-Sc
Se-V
W-Z
Survey, 1978
Results
Sample forms
Articles, 1974-1977, undated
Book discount plan, 1954
Correspondence, 1956-1957, 1967-1983
Equal Rights Amendment, 1977-1978
File guide, undated
Form letters, undated
Graduate record exams for American studies, 1970-1971
Hospital money plan, undated
Mailing list changes, 1978
Office procedures manual, 1977
Papers, 1960, 1971, 1978, undated
Photographs, undated
Projects
Family history, 1975-1978, undated
Film, 1975-1978, undated
Miscellaneous, 1954-1961, 1975-1976
Proposals, 1972-1977
Public law 480, 1958
Publicity, 1950-1952, 1976-1977
Scholarly organizations, 1949-1951
Secretary's guide, undated
Seminar, undated
Stationary, original, undated
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1955-1957, 1974-1981
Administrative
Board, 1972-1978
Community colleges, 1972-1974
Executive committee of the American Studies Association, 1971-1978
Foundation, 1971-1979
Miscellaneous, 1972-1979
Organizational, 1971-1978
Volunteer, 1971-1977
1977-1978, undated
Personal, 1971-1979
Hague, John
Hiebert, Ray
Jacobs, Rita
Jones, Alfred
Leach, Eugene
Marcell, David
Nestby, James
Rockwell, Tim
Reports, 1977-1978, undated
Requests, 1971-1975
Curriculum Resources
Bibliography, 1964-1980, undated
Index, nos. 1a-18
Nos. 19a-41
Course outlines
Index, 1-2
Nos. 3a-7i
Nos. 8a-16f
Nos. 17a-23n
Nos. 25a-32g
Nos. 32h-39f
Nos. 40a-42b
Outdated lists, 1978
Procedures and statement of Curriculum Resources, 1979
Order forms and correspondence
A-G
H-Z
Carnegie Corp., 1975-1978
Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1974-1976
Florida Foundations, 1972
Lilly Foundation, 1976-1977
Miscellaneous, 1971-1975, undated
Pew Charitable Trust
Aims and scope, 1976-1978, undated
American Studies Abroad, 1974-1976
Consultancies, undated
Employment aid, 1973-1977
Faculty evaluation, 1972, undated
Financial reports, 1976-1978
Forms, undated
Graduate programs, 1973-1976
High school course sample scripts for study tapes, undated
Membership list, 1973
Newsletter, 1973-1977
Orientation file, 1978
Papers, 1973-1975, undated
Prisons, 1973
Program information, 1973-1974, undated
Projects, 1973-1976, undated
Publicity, 1970-1977
Quantitative surveys, 1974-1978
Reports and proposals, 1973-1978
Shipping information, undated
Suggestions, undated
Projects and workshops
Aging project, 1976-1978
American Association of Community Colleges meeting, 1975
American Association of Education meeting, 1974
American Studies Association national meeting, 1973
American Studies workshop program, 1977
Bicentennial projects, 1975-1976
Colloquy on American Revolution, 1976
Columbia College, Columbia, S.C., workshop, 1975
Community college in Florida workshop, 1972
Community colleges in Maryland workshop, 1976
Community college workshop at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa., 1974
Community Museum Project
Fellows, 1972-1977
Miscellany, 1972-1977
Grant
Lilly Endowment, 1975
National Endowment for the Humanities, 1972-1975, undated
National Museum Act, 1975
Proposal material, 1972-1973
Museum visitations, 1972-1976
A-Bu
Bu-G
H-O
P-Wi
Wi-Wo
Conference files, 1973-1976
Curriculum development
Inquiries, 1971-1976
Visitations, 1971-1976
Community and two-year colleges
High schools
Universities and colleges
A-Be
Bo-M
Curriculum workshops, 1977-1978
Evaluation forum, 1977
Faculty retraining program, 1973
Folklore/American Studies project, 1975
General Electric computer visitation, 1973
Georgia Consortium, 1975-1977
Globeville, Colo., project, 1973
Graduate workshop, Stetson University, DeLand, Fla., 1973
High school workshops, 1974-1976
Indiana-Purdue University, Indianapolis, Ind., symposium, 1976
International Cooperation Institute, 1975
Kaleidoscope, 1973
Knoxville, Tenn., workshop, 1975
Maryland orientation seminar, 1977
Museum workshops, 1972-1975
Philadelphia Area Cultural Consortium Project, Philadelphia, Pa., 1975-1977
Pop culture visitations, 1972-1973
Prison project, 1975
Project for American Studies in Secondary Schools, 1978-1981, undated
Regional American Studies Project, 1974-1980, undated
San Diego State University, San Diego, Calif., symposium, 1975
Self-instructional workshop, 1974
Summer institutes
Cameron University, Lawton, Okla., 1976
Eastern College, St. Davids, Pa., 1975
Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., 1975
John Woolman School, Port Townsend, Wash., 1974
Kirkland College, Clinton, N.Y., 1972
Michigan State University, East Lansing, Mich., 1974
Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Mich., 1975
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., 1976
Financial
Papers (by name of student)
A-H
I-Z
University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, N.Mex., 1974
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1973
Symposium at the College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio, 1975
Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Folklife project, 1978
Tri-county workshop California, Pa., 1976
USIA summer seminar, 1975
Workshops, miscellany, 1972-1976
Youth culture, 1973
Volunteer information, 1972-1978, undated
Programs in American Studies
American studies abroad
General, 1959-1983
Master list, 1978
Officer list, 1976
American Studies Association of the Phillippines, 1966-1984
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1974
Australian and New Zealand American Studies Association, 1976-1980
British Association for American Studies, 1959-1961, 1973, 1982
Canadian Association for American Studies, 1975
European Association for American Studies, 1959-1965, 1976-1984
General, 1952-1957
Hong Kong, 1959
International Directory, 1976-1982
Irish American Studies Association, 1975
Japan, 1959
Binder of programs, 1977-1979
Correspondence, 1950, 1958-1963, 1971-1984, undated
Reports on programs, 1956, 1977-1980
School information, 1954-1980, undated
Questionnaires
Forms completed (by school)
D-Me
Me-R
S-We
Wh-Y
Forms not completed
Ca-Ci
Co-G
H-Ma
Me-Ne
Ne-Pe
Ph-So
St-Wh
Wi-Y
Forms not completed (by school)
General information and correspondence
Publications
Affiliated scholarly organizations, 1954-1973
American Studies, 1955-1963
American Studies News
American Studies Newsletter, 1974-1984
American Studies Research Program, 1962-1966
Circulars, 1956-1962
American Calendar, 1952-1957
American Quarterly, 1952
American Studies International, 1962, 1969-1983
American Studies Newsletter, 1956-1959, 1974-1981
Bibliography Anthology, 1977-1981
Image of America, 1954-1960
Part I: American Quarterly, 1950-2003
Correspondence with authors, drafts of articles, and miscellany. Organized in a correspondence file consisting primarily of rejection files, a journal issues file, and miscellany.
Correspondence file
American Studies Association/ American Quarterly, 1974-1987
Book review, 1973-1992
Editorial board
Letters of acceptance
Pending author files, 1969-1978, 1983-1987, 1993
Rejection file
A-D
E-L
M-Si
Sj-Z
A-Bi
Bl-H
I-P
Q-Z
I-Si
A-F
G-O
B-H
I-R
C-L
M-Z
I-Sq
Sr-Z
D-L
M-T
U-Z
G-S
T-Z
A-L
C-M
C-K
L-Si
G-Q
R-Z
A-E
F-R
A-K
L-Z
D-R
C-G
P-V
D-H
J-M
N-V
A-De
Do-K
L-R
Bi-J
K-S
G-R
A-Ch
Cl-M
Solicitations
Author queries, 1980-1990
Editor queries, 1974-1990
Journal issues
1961-1968, summer supplements
1969-1972, summer supplements
Spring
Summer
Summer supplement
Fall
Winter
Spring/Summer
Abstracts of English studies, 1968-1971
Advertising, 1974-1980, 1987
Asbestos, 1981
Ben Franklin Scholars, 1980-1982
Bibliography committee, 1978-1983
Bibliography policy, 1973
Book review lists
Book titles, 1983-1991
Publishers, 1983-1991
Statistics, 1987-1991
Chinese exchange scholar, 1981-1983
Computer systems, 1975
Contract with American Studies Association and the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1958-1961
Cumulative bibliography book, 1972
Display listings, 1976
Dissertation project, 1986-1987
Dobkowski case, 1977
Editorial fellowship, 1965-1969
Exhibition reviews, 1987-1994
John Hopkins University Press, 1986-1994
Microfilm, 1975
Miscellaneous journal issues, 1974-1980
Modern Language Association abstracts, 1968-1974
Prize committee, 1970-1983
Proofreading correspondence, 1974-1976
Record of received articles, 1983-2000
University of Pennsylvania Press, 1965-1969
Unsolicited printers, 1985-1986, undated
Unsolicited resumes, 1981-1986
Yale University, New Haven, Conn., 1974-1975
Part II: 2006 Addition, 1951-2005
Correspondence, annual meeting programs, committee material, minutes of meetings, and American Quarterly files.
American Quarterly
General, 1951-1994
National Endowment for Humanities grant, 1984-1987
Annual meetings
1987-1990, programs
1991, Baltimore, Md.
Printed program
1992, Costa Mesa, Calif.
1993, Boston, Mass.
1994, Nashville, Tenn.
1995, Pittsburgh, Pa.
1996, Kansas City, Mo.
1997, Washington, D.C.
1998, Seattle, Wash.
1999, Montreal, Canada
2000, Detroit, Mich.
2001, Washington, D.C.
2002, Houston, Tex.
2003, Hartford, Conn.
2004, Atlanta, Ga.
2005, Washington, D.C.
2006, Oakland, Calif.
Associated University Presses, 1979-1984
Awards, Educom, 1998
American Studies Programs, 1973-1998
Bibliography, 1977-1987
Constitutional Re-evaluation, 1983-1986
International
Correspondence, 1984-2001
Reports, 1983-1997
Minority Scholars, 1990-2000
Nominating, 1981-1997
Bode-Pearson, 1995-2006
Franklin, John Hope, 1986-2005
Gabriel, Ralph Henry
General correspondence, 1984-1986
Romero, Lora, 2002-2005
Rourke, Constance M., 1989-2005
Sakakibara, Yasuo, 2002-2005
Turpie, Mary C., 1993-2005
Wise, Gene, and Warren Susman, 1990-2005
Publications, 1983-1987
Regional chapters, 1990-2001
Secondary schools, 1994-2000
Special projects, 1983
Students, 1982-1998
Women, 1979-1999
Constitutions, 1951-1995
Elections, 1983-2003
Subcommittee, Professional Ethics, 1988-1993
Task Force on Regional Relations, 1984-1987
Exxon Education Foundation, 1983
Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, 1990-1999
Legal, 1971-1973
Library of Congress project, 1984-1990
Review of American Studies Programs, 1995
Web site, Crossroads, 1995-1998
Part II: 2007 Addition, 1972-1991
Executive files of Allen F. Davis including correspondence, reports, academic papers, and convention and conference material.
Davis, Allen F., executive file
International, 1976
Miscellaneous, 1975-1980
San Antonio, Tex., 1975
Conventions
American Council of Learned Societies, 1980
1989-1990, undated
International Committee of American Studies Associations, 1977-1980
Japanese Association for American Studies, 1989-1990, undated
US-Japan conference on cultural and educational interchange (CULCON), 1986-1989
American Quarterly review committee, 1989-1990
General, 1983-1991, undated
Trips and reports, 1988-1991
University of Pennsylvania debt agreement, 1989-1990
Papers and drafts, 1975, 1989