Contents

Collection Summary

Scope and Content Note

Organization of the Papers

Selected Search Terms

Part I: Administrative File, 1946-2003

Part I: American Quarterly, 1950-2003

Part II: 2006 Addition, 1951-2005

Part II: 2007 Addition, 1972-1991

American Studies Association Records

A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Rebecca Lahr and Karen Linn Femia with the assistance of David Armenti and Darcy Alicia Kern

2007

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.

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Selected Search Terms

Organizations

• American Studies Association.
• American Studies Association. Radical Caucus.
• National American Studies Faculty.

Places

• United States--Civilization--Study and teaching.
• United States--History--Study and teaching.

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Organization of the Papers

This collection is composed of four series arranged in two parts

Part I:

Part II:

• Administrative File, 1946-2003
• American Quarterly, 1950-2003

• 2006 Addition, 1951-2005
• 2007 Addition, 1972-1991

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Container List

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.

Arranged alphabetically by subject or type of material and therein chronologically.

Biennial conventions

1971, Washington, D.C.

Convention

Program

1973, San Francisco, Calif.

Correspondence (2 folders)

Proceedings

Program

1975, San Antonio, Tex.

Book exhibitors

Correspondence

Local arrangements committee

New World Conference

Photographs

Pre-registration

Program advertisement rejects

1977, Boston, Mass.

Correspondence

Foreign scholars (3 folders)

Foreign visitors list

Local arrangements committee

President's dinner

Program (2 folders)

Program brochure

1979, Minneapolis, Minn.

Abstract requests

Correspondence

Davis, Allen F.

Foreign

Miscellaneous

Late papers

Local arrangements committee

Participant inquiries

Program

Proposals

A-C (41 folders)

D-He (59 folders)

Hi-M (60 folders)

N-W (66 folders)

Y-Z (6 folders)

1981, Memphis, Tenn.

Correspondence

Foreign (2 folders)

Local arrangements committee

Program

Proposals

Miscellaneous

Papers (3 folders)

Sessions (3 folders)

Workshops

1983, Philadelphia, Pa.

Correspondence

Exhibits (3 folders)

Foreign scholars

Handouts

Local arrangements committee

Miscellany

Program

Program participants

Program summary

Proposals

Film

Index

Miscellaneous

Papers (4 folders)

Ratings

Sessions (2 folders)(1 folder)

Workshops

Publicity

Registration forms

A-M (3 folders)

N-Z (2 folders)

1985, San Diego, Calif.

Dissertation showcase

Forms

Job placement (4 folders)

Keynote address

Late films

Program and miscellany

Proposals

Index

Rejections (4 folders)

Registration forms

A-B (2 folders)

C-R (16 folders)

S-Z (6 folders)

Session information (5 folders)(5 folders)(5 folders)

Chapter information

Chesapeake, 1953-1957, 1970-1983 (8 folders)

Hawaii, 1966-1972, 1978-1980 (2 folders)

Kentucky-Tennessee

1954-1959 (6 folders)

1965, 1970-1984 (3 folders)

Lower Mississippi, 1955-1965, 1970-1980 (8 folders)

Michigan, 1954-1957, 1965-1981 (6 folders)

Middle Atlantic, 1954-1958, 1965-1966, 1970-1984 (8 folders)

Middle Continent

1956-1957 (2 folders)

1965-1984 (3 folders)

Minnesota-Dakotas, 1953-1956, 1965, 1969-1979 (8 folders)

Miscellany, 1956, 1963-1980 (6 folders)

New England, 1954-1957, 1965, 1969-1983 (8 folders)

New York City, 1952-1957, 1965 (7 folders)

New York Metropolitan/State

1951-1957 (8 folders)

1965-1984 (4 folders)

North Central, 1980-1982 (2 folders)

Northern California, 1953-1957, 1965-1980 (9 folders)

Ohio-Indiana

1953-1957 (6 folders)

1965-1983 (3 folders)

Pacific Northwest, 1955-1982 (7 folders)

Rocky Mountain, 1953-1958, 1965, 1970-1983 (9 folders)

Southeastern, 1953-1957, 1965-1984 (9 folders)

Southern California,

1955-1957 (3 folders)

1965, 1970-1979 (4 folders)

Texas, 1953-1957, 1965, 1973-1983 (9 folders)

Wisconsin-Illinois, 1954-1957, 1968-1978 (6 folders)

Committees

American Studies Programs, 1954-1959 (6 folders)

Bibliography

1954-1957, 1973-1977 (7 folders)

1978-1983 (3 folders)

Bicentennial Committee on International Conferences of Americanists, 1971-1977 (8 folders)(2 folders)

Executive

1951-1972, 1978-1980 (12 folders)

1981, 1995-2003 (3 folders)

Film, 1976-1977 (2 folders)

International Committee of American Studies Associations

1970-1978 (3 folders)

1976-1979 (4 folders)

1979-1983 (5 folders)

Miscellaneous, 1954-1984 (4 folders)(11 folders)

Nominating, 1955-1960, 1966, 1978-1983 (9 folders)

Prize

Bode-Pearson, 1975-1977

Gabriel, Ralph Henry, 1974-1983 (4 folders)

Program

Bicentennial, 1974-1977 (3 folders)

Biennial conventions

1975-1977 (2 folders)

1979-1983 (7 folders)

1983-1985 (7 folders)

Radical Caucus, 1969-1976 (2 folders)

Secondary Schools, 1970, 1980 (2 folders)

Sponsoring, 1950-1960 (2 folders)

Women's

1971-1972 (2 folders)

1974-1982 (5 folders)

Conferences

Bicentennial International Conference, Washington, D.C., 1975-1977

Articles (6 folders)

Book (4 folders)(2 folders)

Correspondence

Inquiries (6 folders)

Invitations

American

Foreign

Miscellany (5 folders)

Organizational

American Council of Learned Societies (6 folders)

American Enterprise Institute

American Revolutionary Bicentennial Administration

Arts and Letters

Board of Foreign Scholarships

Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (12 folders)

Council for International Exchange of Scholars (2 folders)

Design Action Center

Info PAC 1976

Institute of International Education

International Research and Exchanges Board (2 folders)

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 (3 folders)

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. (9 folders)

State Department

United States Information Agency (4 folders)

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, D.C.

Participants

A (3 folders)

B-F (22 folders)

G-K (20 folders)

L-Sa (18 folders)

Se-Z (18 folders)

Recommendations of participants

A-C (18 folders)

D-Z (46 folders)

Form letters (29 folders)(6 folders)

Grants and financial

National Endowment for the Humanities (16 folders)

National Science Foundation (7 folders)

Reimbursement lists (5 folders)

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

Lists (6 folders)(18 folders)(10 folders)(6 folders)

Miscellany (18 folders)(17 folders)

Photographs (2 folders)

Press releases (4 folders)

Program

Formal program (3 folders)

Papers and revisions (4 folders)

Proceedings (6 folders)(9 folders)

Student reports (2 folders)

Joint sessions

American Folklore Society, 1957-1958 (2 folders)

American Historical Association, 1957-1967 (5 folders)

American Literature Group, 1961

American Philosophical Association, 1956, 1961 (2 folders)

American Political Science, 1957-1960 (3 folders)

American Sociological Association, 1957-1962 (4 folders)

Association for Education in Journalism, 1960-1961

Conference on College Composition and Communication, 1959

College Art Association, 1960

College English Association, 1956-1959 (2 folders)

Midwest Conference of Political Scientists, 1961

Miscellaneous, 1957-1961, 1969-1972 (6 folders)

Mississippi Valley Historical Association, 1953-1961 (7 folders)

Modern Language Association

1951-1958 (9 folders)

1958-1978 (9 folders)

National Council of Teachers of English, 1959-1966 (2 folders)

South Atlantic Modern Language Association, 1956-1960 (3 folders)

Southern Historical Association, 1954-1960 (3 folders)

Southern Sociological Association, 1958-1960 (2 folders)

Speech Association of America, 1959-1960, 1967 (3 folders)

Western Historical Association, 1965

Western Philological Association, 1960

Western Political Science Association, 1961

Miscellaneous

American Issues Forum, 1975

Bicentennial conferences, 1975-1976 (10 folders)

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 (2 folders)

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 (2 folders)

Southern Literature Conference, 1961

Sugarloaf conference, Sugarloaf Conference Center, Philadelphia, Pa., 1977 (5 folders)

Whitney Museum Conference, New York, N.Y., 1955

Constitutions, 1951-1963, 1969-1978 (12 folders)

Correspondence

Affiliated scholarly organizations

American Bibliographical Center, 1965

American Council of Learned Societies

Conferences, 1970, 1977-1982 (2 folders)

General

1954-1959 (4 folders)

1960-1961, 1971 (5 folders)

1972-1974 (4 folders)

Fellows, 1968-1971

Meetings, 1972 (2 folders)

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 (7 folders)

Freedom House Bookshelf, 1961

Institute of International Education, 1966

International Communications Agency, undated

Organization of American Historians, 1974-1982 (2 folders)

Popular Cultural Association, 1969-1978

Public Committee for the Humanities in Pennsylvania, 1977

Society for American Studies

1945-1946 (2 folders)

1947-1972 (9 folders)

United States Information Agency, 1974-1978 (4 folders)

UNESCO, 1961

General

1950-1956

A-C (3 folders)

D-O (12 folders)

P-Z (10 folders)

1951-1956 (3 folders)

1953-1976 (6 folders)

1955-1959

A-C

D-Z (7 folders)

1956-1957 (2 folders)

1957-1958 (3 folders)

1958-1959

A-O (5 folders)

P-Z (3 folders)

1958-1972 (9 folders)

1972-1978 (7 folders)

1981-1983 (4 folders)

Past presidents

1952-1955 (3 folders)

1956-1981 (15 folders)

Personal

Barker, Charles, 1951-1953

Benson, Sally, 1975-1977 (16 folders)

Bode, Carl, 1950-1955

Callahan, North, 1952-1953

Cohen, Henning

1955-1959 (4 folders)

1958-1959

Donald, David, 1950-1951

Eaton, V. L., 1961

Gladowski, Roberta, 1977-1982 (2 folders)

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 (3 folders)

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 (2 folders)

Council

Correspondence

1950-1953, 1967-1971 (9 folders)

1971-1976 (5 folders)

1977-1981 (4 folders)

Elections

1971-1972 (2 folders)

1972-1979 (8 folders)

1979-1982 (3 folders)

Executive search file

1954-1956, 1968-1970 (6 folders)

1972-1976 (4 folders)

1976-1983 (7 folders)

1982-1983 (5 folders)

Meetings

1951-1974 (6 folders)

1975-1977 (5 folders)

1977-1978 (6 folders)

1978-1981 (7 folders)

1982-2003 (5 folders)

Executive files

Dudden, Arthur

Conferences

Belmont, Elkridge, Md., 1976

Bicentennial, Philadelphia, Pa., 1976

Bicentennial international conference, 1976-1978 (1 folder)(5 folders)

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 (3 folders)

Correspondence, 1974-1978 (4 folders)

International directory, 1975-1983 (12 folders)(4 folders)

Miscellany, 1976, 1984, undated

Organization files

American Studies Association, 1971-1980 (4 folders)(3 folders)

American Studies International

Bicentennial Committee for International Conferences of Americanists, 1974-1978 (2 folders)

Binational Educational Foundations and Commissions, 1974

British Association for American Studies, 1977-1978

Confederation of American Studies Associations, 1970-1976 (2 folders)

European Association for American Studies, 1972-1984 (3 folders)

International Committee of American Studies Associations, 1975-1979 (4 folders)

International Communication Agency, 1977-1978

Japanese Association for American Studies, 1975

National American Studies Faculty, 1973-1978 (2 folders)

Spanish Association of Anglo-American Studies, 1978

Walker, Robert H.

American Studies Association, 1970-1993 (5 folders)

Conferences

1952-1957 (2 folders)

1975-1976 (4 folders)

Miscellany, 1957-1962, 1988, undated (4 papers)

Papers

Academic, 1951-1969, 1988, undated (4 folders)

Equality, 1980-2000, undated (5 folders)(4 folders)

Humanities endowment, 1963-1973 (3 folders)(2 folders)

International American Studies Association, 1987-1995 (2 folders)

Literary subjects, undated (4 folders)

Miscellaneous, 1957-1993, undated (2 folders)(3 folders)

Outlines, bibliographies, and dictionary, 1951, 1974, 1993, undated (4 folders)

Value, growth, and process, 1973, 1960, 1992 (4 folders)

Waters, Edward N., and Robert H. Walker

Constitution, 1951-1952 (2 folders)

Correspondence

Committees

Bicentennial, 1971-1972

Standards, 1951

Status of Women, 1970-1972, undated

Survey, 1969-1970

Executive secretary, 1952-1969, 1971-1972, undated (2 folders)

General

1951-1955 (3 folders)

1956-1960, 1967-1975, undated (7 folders)

Miscellany

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

1970-1972 (2 folders)

1973-1978 (2 folders)

National conventions, 1969-1972

Radical Caucus, 1969-1971

Whitney Museum conference, New York, N.Y., 1955

Financial material

Budget

1959

1960-1975 (4 folders)

Comptroller, 1957-1961 (2 folders)

Finance bylaws, 1951 (2 folders)

Financial statements

1954-1955 (2 folders)

1956-1977 (12 folders)

Fund-raising, 1959-1960 (2 folders)

Mailing lists, 1965-1968, 1973-1978 (3 folders)

Reprint orders, 1957

Requisitions, 1954-1960 (6 folders)

Second-class mail, 1970-1973

Treasurer, 1954-1956, 1972 (2 folders)

Grants

Asia Foundation

General, 1959-1962 (4 folders)

Grants, 1959-1961 (3 folders)

Travel applications, 1959-1961 (4 folders)

Carnegie Corp., 1954-1961 (8 folders)

Fishwick-Wemyss, 1964

Fulbright program, 1957-1965 (5 folders)

International Communications Agency, 1978-1981 (5 folders)

International Research and Exchanges Board, 1981

Miscellany, 1973-1979 (5 folders)

National Endowment for the Humanities

1971-1979 (8 folders)

1979-1984 (2 folders)

Ochs/Coe Foundation, 1958

Parvin Foundation, 1961

Rockefeller Foundation, 1955

Tinker Foundation, 1978

United States Information Agency, 1975

Job placement program, 1957, 1972-1977 (6 folders)

Membership

Correspondence, 1953-1960 (7 folders)

Directories

Members, forms, 1978 (5 folders)

Scholars in American Studies, 1977

Women in American Studies

General, 1973-1980 (4 folders)

Vitae, 1974-1977 (4 folders)(3 folders)

Young Scholars, 1977-1978 (2 folders)

Institutional

1960-1961 (3 folders)

1972-1974 (5 folders)

Lists, 1962, 1972, undated (3 folders)

Membership drives

1954

1971-1973, 1981 (3 folders)

Miscellany, 1954-1959, 1969-1983, undated (9 folders)

Questionnaires, 1970-1978

A (2 folders)

B-Ch (5 folders)

Cl-Fi (6 folders)

Fl-He (6 folders)

Hi-Le (7 folders)

Li-N (5 folders)

O-Sc (7 folders)

Se-V (7 folders)

W-Z (4 folders)

Survey, 1978

Forms (2 folders)(5 folders)(6 folders)(6 folders)(6 folders)

Results

Sample forms

Miscellany

Articles, 1974-1977, undated (10 folders)

Book discount plan, 1954

Correspondence, 1956-1957, 1967-1983 (6 folders)

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 (6 folders)

Photographs, undated

Projects

Family history, 1975-1978, undated (5 folders)(7 folders)

Film, 1975-1978, undated (11 folders)

Miscellaneous, 1954-1961, 1975-1976 (6 folders)

Proposals, 1972-1977 (2 folders)

Public law 480, 1958

Publicity, 1950-1952, 1976-1977 (2 folders)

Scholarly organizations, 1949-1951

Secretary's guide, undated

Seminar, undated

Stationary, original, undated

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1955-1957, 1974-1981 (3 folders)

National American Studies Faculty

Administrative

Board, 1972-1978 (7 folders)

Correspondence

Community colleges, 1972-1974

Executive committee of the American Studies Association, 1971-1978 (7 folders)

Foundation, 1971-1979 (2 folders)(2 folders)

Miscellaneous, 1972-1979 (6 folders)

Organizational, 1971-1978 (11 folders)

Volunteer, 1971-1977 (2 folders)

Executive search file

1974

1977-1978, undated (8 folders)

Personal, 1971-1979

Dudden, Arthur

Hague, John (2 folders)

Hiebert, Ray

Jacobs, Rita

Jones, Alfred (3 folders)

Leach, Eugene

Marcell, David (3 folders)

Nestby, James (2 folders)

Rockwell, Tim (2 folders)

Walker, Robert H.

Reports, 1977-1978, undated (3 folders)

Requests, 1971-1975 (4 folders)

Curriculum Resources

Bibliography, 1964-1980, undated

Index, nos. 1a-18 (49 folders)

Nos. 19a-41 (31 folders)

Course outlines

Index, 1-2 (39 folders)

Nos. 3a-7i (70 folders)

Nos. 8a-16f (69 folders)

Nos. 17a-23n (73 folders)

Nos. 25a-32g (54 folders)

Nos. 32h-39f (51 folders)

Nos. 40a-42b (15 folders)

Miscellany

Outdated lists, 1978 (2 folders)

Procedures and statement of Curriculum Resources, 1979

Order forms and correspondence

1973-1977

A-G (7 folders)

H-Z (11 folders)

1974-1982 (7 folders)

Grants

Carnegie Corp., 1975-1978 (2 folders)

Department of Health, Education and Welfare, 1974-1976 (2 folders)

Florida Foundations, 1972

Lilly Foundation, 1976-1977 (5 folders)

Miscellaneous, 1971-1975, undated (3 folders)

National Endowment for the Humanities

1969-1971

1971-1977 (8 folders)

1973-1978 (8 folders)

1975

Pew Charitable Trust

Miscellany

Aims and scope, 1976-1978, undated

American Studies Abroad, 1974-1976 (2 folders)

Consultancies, undated

Employment aid, 1973-1977 (2 folders)

Faculty evaluation, 1972, undated

Financial reports, 1976-1978

Forms, undated (2 folders)

Graduate programs, 1973-1976 (3 folders)

High school course sample scripts for study tapes, undated

Membership list, 1973

Newsletter, 1973-1977 (2 folders)

Orientation file, 1978

Papers, 1973-1975, undated (10 folders)

Prisons, 1973

Program information, 1973-1974, undated (5 folders)

Projects, 1973-1976, undated (2 folders)

Publicity, 1970-1977 (4 folders)

Quantitative surveys, 1974-1978 (5 folders)

Reports and proposals, 1973-1978 (2 folders)

Shipping information, undated

Suggestions, undated (2 folders)

Projects and workshops

Aging project, 1976-1978 (6 folders)(10 folders)

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 (2 folders)(2 folders)

Colloquy on American Revolution, 1976

Columbia College, Columbia, S.C., workshop, 1975

Community college in Florida workshop, 1972 (3 folders)

Community colleges in Maryland workshop, 1976

Community college workshop at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa., 1974

Community Museum Project

Fellows, 1972-1977 (2 folders)(7 folders)

Miscellany, 1972-1977 (7 folders)(13 folders)

Grant

Lilly Endowment, 1975

National Endowment for the Humanities, 1972-1975, undated (7 folders)(1 folder)

National Museum Act, 1975 (2 folders)

Proposal material, 1972-1973

Museum visitations, 1972-1976

A-Bu (15 folders)

Bu-G (26 folders)

H-O (38 folders)

P-Wi (28 folders)

Wi-Wo (2 folders)

Conference files, 1973-1976 (8 folders)

Curriculum development

Inquiries, 1971-1976 (2 folders)(4 folders)

Visitations, 1971-1976

Community and two-year colleges

High schools (11 folders)

Universities and colleges

Curriculum workshops, 1977-1978 (4 folders)

Evaluation forum, 1977

Faculty retraining program, 1973

Folklore/American Studies project, 1975

General Electric computer visitation, 1973

Georgia Consortium, 1975-1977 (3 folders)

Globeville, Colo., project, 1973 (3 folders)

Graduate workshop, Stetson University, DeLand, Fla., 1973 (3 folders)

High school workshops, 1974-1976 (6 folders)

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 (3 folders)

Philadelphia Area Cultural Consortium Project, Philadelphia, Pa., 1975-1977 (3 folders)

Pop culture visitations, 1972-1973 (3 folders)

Prison project, 1975

Project for American Studies in Secondary Schools, 1978-1981, undated (7 folders)

Regional American Studies Project, 1974-1980, undated (4 folders)

San Diego State University, San Diego, Calif., symposium, 1975

Self-instructional workshop, 1974 (2 folders)

Summer institutes

Cameron University, Lawton, Okla., 1976

Eastern College, St. Davids, Pa., 1975

Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., 1975 (2 folders)

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 (5 folders)

Miscellany (8 folders)

Papers (by name of student)

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 (3 folders)

Youth culture, 1973

Volunteer information, 1972-1978, undated (22 folders)

Programs in American Studies

Foreign

American studies abroad

General, 1959-1983 (4 folders)(4 folders)

Master list, 1978

Officer list, 1976

American Studies Association of the Phillippines, 1966-1984 (2 folders)

Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1974

Australian and New Zealand American Studies Association, 1976-1980 (2 folders)

British Association for American Studies, 1959-1961, 1973, 1982 (6 folders)

Canadian Association for American Studies, 1975

European Association for American Studies, 1959-1965, 1976-1984 (5 folders)

General, 1952-1957 (5 folders)

Hong Kong, 1959

International Directory, 1976-1982 (2 folders)

Irish American Studies Association, 1975

Japan, 1959

Miscellany

Binder of programs, 1977-1979 (3 folders)

Correspondence, 1950, 1958-1963, 1971-1984, undated (13 folders)

Reports on programs, 1956, 1977-1980 (4 folders)

School information, 1954-1980, undated (21 folders)(5 folders)

Questionnaires

1958

Forms completed (by school)

A-C (27 folders)

D-Me (28 folders)

Me-R (26 folders)

S-We (30 folders)

Wh-Y (10 folders)

Forms not completed (46 folders)

1973

Forms completed (by school)

A-B (27 folders)

Ca-Ci (22 folders)

Co-G (37 folders)

H-Ma (40 folders)

Me-Ne (28 folders)

Ne-Pe (27 folders)

Ph-So (34 folders)

St-Wh (30 folders)

Wi-Y (10 folders)

Forms not completed (by school) (28 folders)

General information and correspondence (4 folders)(8 folders)

Publications

Affiliated scholarly organizations, 1954-1973

American Studies, 1955-1963

American Studies News

1962-1966 (2 folders)

1967-1969 (2 folders)

American Studies Newsletter, 1974-1984 (2 folders)

American Studies Research Program, 1962-1966 (10 folders)

Circulars, 1956-1962

General information and correspondence

American Calendar, 1952-1957 (3 folders)

American Quarterly, 1952

American Studies International, 1962, 1969-1983 (7 folders)

American Studies Newsletter, 1956-1959, 1974-1981 (3 folders)

Bibliography Anthology, 1977-1981 (2 folders)

Image of America, 1954-1960 (1 folder)(8 folders)

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.

The journal issues file is organized by date of publication and includes correspondence with published authors. The miscellany is organized alphabetically by subject matter.

Correspondence file

American Studies Association/ American Quarterly, 1974-1987 (17 folders)

Book review, 1973-1992 (12 folders)

Editorial board

1954-1977 (9 folders)

1977-1993 (11 folders)

1993-1996 (1 folder)

General

1965-1988 (9 folders)

1987-1990 (6 folders)

1990-1993 (4 folders)

Letters of acceptance

1988-1989 (2 folders)

1990-1991 (3 folders)

Pending author files, 1969-1978, 1983-1987, 1993 (4 folders)

Rejection file

1972-1973

A-D (5 folders)

E-L (7 folders)

M-Si (7 folders)

Sj-Z (6 folders)

1974

A-Bi (2 folders)

Bl-H (6 folders)

I-P (7 folders)

Q-Z (6 folders)

1975

A-G (8 folders)

H-O (8 folders)

P-Z (8 folders)

1976

A-H (9 folders)

I-Si (10 folders)

Sj-Z (6 folders)

1977

A-F (7 folders)

G-O (9 folders)

P-Z (9 folders)

1978

A

B-H (8 folders)

I-R (9 folders)

S-Z (6 folders)

1979

A-B (3 folders)

C-L (9 folders)

M-Z (13 folders)

1980

A-H (9 folders)

I-Sq (11 folders)

Sr-Z (4 folders)

1981

A-C (5 folders)

D-L (8 folders)

M-T (10 folders)

U-Z (3 folders)

1982

A-F (7 folders)

G-S (13 folders)

T-Z (4 folders)

1983

A-L (12 folders)

M-Z (12 folders)

1984

A-B (3 folders)

C-M (11 folders)

N-Z (9 folders)

1985

A-B (3 folders)

C-K (8 folders)

L-Si (8 folders)

Sj-Z (6 folders)

1986

A-F (7 folders)

G-Q (9 folders)

R-Z (7 folders)

1987

A-E (6 folders)

F-R (11 folders)

S-Z (6 folders)

1988

A-M (4 folders)

N-Z (3 folders)

1989

A-B

C-M (5 folders)

N-Z (3 folders)

1990

A-K (3 folders)

L-Z (3 folders)

1991

A-E (2 folders)

F-R (5 folders)

S-Z (3 folders)

1992

A-C (2 folders)

D-R (5 folders)

S-Z (4 folders)

1993

A-E (3 folders)

F-R (5 folders)

S-Z (4 folders)

1994

A-B (20 folders)

C-G (47 folders)

H-O (57 folders)

P-V (44 folders)

W-Z (11 folders)

1995

A-C (33 folders)

D-H (44 folders)

J-M (54 folders)

N-V (57 folders)

W-Z (15 folders)

1996

A-De (34 folders)

Do-K (65 folders)

L-R (50 folders)

S-Z (39 folders)

1997

A-Be (11 folders)

Bi-J (66 folders)

K-S (63 folders)

T-Z (15 folders)

1998

A-F (46 folders)

G-R (62 folders)

S-Z (36 folders)

1999

A-Ch (17 folders)

Cl-M (69 folders)

N-Z (46 folders)

Solicitations

Author queries, 1980-1990 (6 folders)

Editor queries, 1974-1990 (2 folders)

Journal issues

1961-1968, summer supplements (5 folders)

1969-1972, summer supplements (4 folders)

1973

Spring

Summer

Summer supplement

Fall

Winter

1974

Spring

Summer

Summer supplement

Fall

Winter

1975

Spring (2 folders)

Summer

Summer supplement

Fall

Winter

1976

Spring

Summer

Summer supplement

Fall

Winter

1977

Spring

Summer

Summer supplement (2 folders)

Fall

Winter (2 folders)

1978

Spring

Summer

Fall

Winter (3 folders)

1979

Spring

Summer (5 folders)

Bibliography (3 folders)

Fall

Winter (7 folders)

1980

Spring (6 folders)

Summer (6 folders)

Bibliography (6 folders)

Fall (6 folders)

Winter (6 folders)

1981

Spring (4 folders)

Summer (7 folders)

Bibliography (7 folders)

Fall (5 folders)

Winter (10 folders)

1982

Spring (3 folders)

Summer (6 folders)

Bibliography (7 folders)

Fall (6 folders)

Winter (6 folders)

1983

Spring/Summer (13 folders)

Bibliography (8 folders)

Fall (6 folders)

Winter (6 folders)

1984

Spring (7 folders)

Summer (6 folders)

Bibliography (7 folders)

Fall (5 folders)

Winter (5 folders)

1985

Spring (11 folders)

Summer (6 folders)

Bibliography (2 folders)

Fall (6 folders)

Winter (8 folders)

1986

Spring (7 folders)

Summer (7 folders)

Bibliography (13 folders)

Fall (7 folders)

Winter (7 folders)

1987

Spring (11 folders)

Summer (7 folders)

Fall (4 folders)

Fall (3 folders)

Winter (8 folders)

1988

Spring (7 folders)

Summer (7 folders)

Fall (4 folders)(1 folder)

Winter (6 folders)

1989

Spring (3 folders)(4 folders)

Summer (7 folders)

Fall (8 folders)

Winter (5 folders)

1990

Spring (6 folders)

Summer (8 folders)

Fall (10 folders)

Winter (11 folders)

1991

Spring (8 folders)(6 folders)

Summer (15 folders)

Fall (5 folders)(6 folders)

Winter (9 folders)

1992

Spring (10 folders)(2 folders)

Summer (10 folders)

Fall (15 folders)

Winter (6 folders)

1993

Spring (12 folders)

Summer (14 folders)

Fall (10 folders)

Winter (13 folders)

1994

Spring

Summer (6 folders)

Fall (4 folders)

Winter (5 folders)

1995

Spring (2 folders)(3 folders)

Summer (5 folders)

Fall (3 folders)(8 folders)

Winter (4 folders)(4 folders)

1996

Spring (4 folders)(11 folders)

Summer (5 folders)(2 folders)

Fall (5 folders)

Winter (2 folders)(7 folders)

1997

Spring

Summer (5 folders)

Fall (5 folders)

Winter (5 folders)

1998

Spring (4 folders)

Summer (4 folders)

Fall (2 folders)(2 folders)

Winter (5 folders)

1999

Spring (5 folders)

Summer (5 folders)

Fall (7 folders)

Winter (4 folders)(2 folders)

2000

Spring (7 folders)

Summer (6 folders)

Fall (5 folders)

Winter (3 folders)

2001

Spring (4 folders)

Summer (3 folders)

Fall (4 folders)

Winter (5 folders)

2002

Spring (4 folders)

Summer (2 folders)

Fall (3 folders)

Winter (5 folders)

Miscellany

Abstracts of English studies, 1968-1971

Advertising, 1974-1980, 1987 (5 folders)

Asbestos, 1981

Ben Franklin Scholars, 1980-1982

Bibliography committee, 1978-1983 (6 folders)

Bibliography policy, 1973

Book review lists

Book titles, 1983-1991 (2 folders)

Publishers, 1983-1991 (2 folders)

Statistics, 1987-1991 (3 folders)

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

Form letters, undated

John Hopkins University Press, 1986-1994 (1 folder)(1 folder)

Microfilm, 1975

Miscellaneous journal issues, 1974-1980

Modern Language Association abstracts, 1968-1974 (5 folders)

Prize committee, 1970-1983 (6 folders)

Proofreading correspondence, 1974-1976

Record of received articles, 1983-2000 (2 folders)

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.

Arranged alphabetically by subject and therein chronologically.

American Quarterly

General, 1951-1994

National Endowment for Humanities grant, 1984-1987

Annual meetings

1987-1990, programs

1991, Baltimore, Md.

Correspondence

Miscellaneous

Printed program

1992, Costa Mesa, Calif.

1993, Boston, Mass.

Correspondence

Printed program

1994, Nashville, Tenn.

Correspondence

Printed program

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

Committees

American Studies Programs, 1973-1998

Bibliography, 1977-1987

Constitutional Re-evaluation, 1983-1986

International

Correspondence, 1984-2001 (2 folders)

Reports, 1983-1997

Minority Scholars, 1990-2000

Nominating, 1981-1997 (3 folders)

Prize

Bode-Pearson, 1995-2006

Franklin, John Hope, 1986-2005

Gabriel, Ralph Henry

1984-1991 (2 folders)

1992-2005 (2 folders)

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 (2 folders)

Constitutions, 1951-1995

Council

Correspondence

1983-1986 (4 folders)

1987-1998 (6 folders)

Elections, 1983-2003

Meetings

1982-1990 (5 folders)

1991-1999 (6 folders)

1999-2002 (4 folders)

2003-2004 (3 folders)

Subcommittee, Professional Ethics, 1988-1993

Task Force on Regional Relations, 1984-1987

Exxon Education Foundation, 1983

Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission, 1990-1999 (2 folders)

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.

Arranged alphabetically by subject and therein chronologically.

Davis, Allen F., executive file

Conferences

International, 1976 (5 folders)

Miscellaneous, 1975-1980

San Antonio, Tex., 1975

Conventions

1988 (2 folders)

1989-1990 (3 folders)

Correspondence

American Council of Learned Societies, 1980

General

1972-1977, 1988 (5 folders)

1989-1990, undated (2 folders)

International Committee of American Studies Associations, 1977-1980 (5 folders)

Japanese Association for American Studies, 1989-1990, undated (2 folders)

US-Japan conference on cultural and educational interchange (CULCON), 1986-1989

Miscellany

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 (2 folders)