Descriptive Summary
Southwestern Political and Social Science Association
Southwestern Social Science Association
Southwestern Political and Social Science
Association Records
1919-1962
Materials are written in English.
68-167a
3 ft., 4 in.
Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The
University of Texas at Austin
Composed of correspondence, financial
records, programs, reports, and newspaper clippings, the Southwestern Political and
Social Science Association (SPSSA) Records, 1919-1962, document the operations of
the SPSSA, including it’s founding, recruitment of members, and the publication of
the Social Science Quarterly (SSQ).
Historical Note
Founded by members of the University of Texas at Austin's Department of Government in
1919, the Southwestern Political Science Association encompassed government, economics,
and sociology before becoming the Southwestern Political and Social Science
Association in 1923 and finally the Southwestern Social Science Association in 1931.
Since that time, the organization has promoted interdisciplinary engagement between
professionals and students in the social sciences, including economics, history,
international studies, political science, social work, sociology, and women’s and
gender studies. Since it’s founding, the association has hosted annual meetings to
discuss recent scholarship and published research in the
Social Science Quarterly.
Sources:
The Southwestern Social Science Association. Accessed February 24, 2011. http://www.sssaonline.org/.
Bonjean, Charles M.
Southwestern Social Science
Association.
Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed February 28, 2011.
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/nns04.
Scope and Contents
Composed of correspondence, financial records, programs, reports, and newspaper
clippings, the Southwestern Political and Social Science Association (SPSSA)
Records, 1919-1962, document the operations of the SPSSA, including it’s founding,
recruitment of members, and the publication of the
Social
Science Quarterly (SSQ). The collection specifically chronicles the
writing of articles and book reviews for the SSQ, the
annual meetings of the SPSSA, as well as the association’s business transactions,
such as the collection of dues and the payment of bills.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research use.
Index Terms
Subjects (Organizations)
Southwestern Political and Social Science Association
-- Archives.
Southwestern Social Science Association --
Archives.
Southwestern Social Science Association.
Convention.
Subjects
Social sciences -- Societies, etc.
Political sciences -- Societies, etc.
Social sciences -- Congresses.
Political sciences -- Congresses.
Social sciences -- Periodicals.
Political sciences -- Periodicals.
Social science quarterly.
Southwestern social science quarterly.
Places
Southwestern States -- History -- 20th
century.
Preferred Citation
Southwestern Political and Social Science Association Records, 1919-1962, Dolph
Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.
Processing Information
Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the
National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe
Center’s “History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project,” 2009-2011.
Detailed Description of the Papers
Contact repository for inventory.