Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies Records, 1969 - 2007 (MSS 148)

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Records of the Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies document the Society's administrative and program activities for the promotion and support of historical scholarship and research in Iberian history and related fields.

The Society for Spanish and Portuguese Studies was formally established at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, on April 19, 1969, during the Symposium on the Spanish Republican Emigration of 1939. This symposium was organized by Clara E. Lida (Wesleyan University), Carlos Blanco Aguinaga (University of California, San Diego), Edward Malefakis (Northwestern University), Nicolas Sanchez-Albornoz (New York University), and Iris M. Zavala (State University of New York, Stony Brook). At a meeting composed of historians and public attendees, the group voted to establish a Society with the mission of promoting historical scholarship and research in Iberian history and related fields. The members of the organizing committee became the Society's first Executive Council for 1969-1970 and voted to add two more members, Thomas Glick (University of Texas, Austin), and Juan Marichal (Harvard University). Thomas Glick was editor of the Newsletter (later re-named the Bulletin), the Society's publication, and Clara E. Lida was the first General Secretary.

The Society for Spanish and Portuguese Studies establishes awards for outstanding work in the field and holds an annual meeting in the spring. Since 1978, the Society has occasionally held panel discussions at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association. The Society changed its name to Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies at its 2009 annual meeting.

Records of the Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies document the Society's administrative and program activities for the promotion and support of historical scholarship and research in Iberian history and related fields. The material covers primarily the periods 1969-1985 and 1997-2007 and includes correspondence, conference programs and planning materials, meeting minutes, membership records and financial documents.

Arranged in three series: 1) GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE, 2) CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS, and 3) ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS.

Container List

GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE

Scope and Content of Series

Series 1) GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE: Arranged chronologically and reflects the administrative concerns of a professional association including membership, funding sources and program planning. The majority of letters are by the Society's officers during this period: Douglas W. Foard, Ellen G. Friedmann, Carla Lida, Marvin Lunenfield, Carla R. Phillips, David Ringrose, Joan C. Ullman, and Douglas Wheeler. Subjects include conference attendance, travel plans, program topics, and funding sources. There are also letters from, among others, Julio Caro Baroja, Raymond Carr, J.H. Elliott, Gabriel Jackson, Juan Linz, Stanley Payne, and Pierre Vilar. Additional correspondence may be found throughout the collection.

Box 1 Folder 1-23
1968-2000

CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 2) CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS: This series contains draft and final programs, correspondence regarding topics, speakers, venues, funding, and occasional typescript copies of papers presented at annual meetings and related conferences. As an affiliate of the American Historical Association (AHA), the Society also held meetings, social gatherings or presented panel discussions at the winter meetings of the AHA. Arranged chronologically within two subseries.

Annual Meetings

Box 2 Folder 1-15
1st-15th annual meetings, 1970-1984

Includes programs, planning and promotional material, lists of registrants, budget, meeting minutes and correspondence. Some folders include conference paper abstracts or typescripts.

Box 2 Folder 16-24
30th-38th annual meetings, 1999-2007

Includes programs, planning and promotional material, lists of registrants, budget, meeting minutes and correspondence. Some folders include conference paper abstracts or typescripts.

American Historical Association

Box 2 Folder 25-32
Papers relating to SSPHS-sponsored activities at AHA conferences, 1978-2001

ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS

Scope and Content of Series

Series 3) ADMINISTRATIVE MATERIALS: Includes founding documents such as the Society's constitution and financial documents, and correspondence regarding the publication of the Society's Bulletin. Files are arranged in approximate chronological order.

Box 2 Folder 33
Spanish newspapers - Library of Congress reference materials, 1966-1970

Includes the "Report on the Spanish Newspaper Project, 1966-1970" issued by the Hispanic Foundation at the Library of Congress.

Box 2 Folder 34
Constitution and founding documents, 1969-1982

Typescript copy of the Society's constitution and "Minutes of the Meeting Held on April 19, 1969," recording it's founding. Also includes typescript of proposed revisions to the constitution proposed at the 1979 Conference.

Box 2 Folder 35
Accountants' Report, 1971
Box 2 Folder 36
Non-Profit status data and applications, 1972-1982

Exemption application, supporting documentation, Internal Revenue Service forms, and correspondence.

Box 2 Folder 37
Articles of Incorporation, 1980

Includes "Certificate to Resolutions and Security Agreement Governing Bank Account for Unincorporated Associations," "Notification Concerning Foundation Status," and correspondence.

Box 2 Folder 38
Financial statements and membership records, 1997-2006

Includes 3 floppy disks of Society correspondence.

Box 2 Folder 39
Bulletin index and style/editing instructions
Box 2 Folder 40
Messages from the General Secretary
Box 2 Folder 41
Symposium on Philip II of Spain and His Times, New York, 1998
Box 2 Folder 42
SSPHS journals proposals, 2002-2007
Box 2 Folder 43
Response to OAH statement on Iraq and academic free speech, 2003