Descriptive Summary
Scope and Content of Collection
Administrative History
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
OFF-SITE STORAGE
Descriptive Summary
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Title: Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies Records
Creator:
Society for Spanish & Portuguese Historical Studies
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0148
Physical Description:
2 Linear feet
(2 record cartons)
Date (inclusive): 1969 - 2007
Abstract: 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.
Languages:
English
.
Scope and Content of Collection
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.
Administrative History
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.
Preferred Citation
Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies Records. MSS 148. Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library.
Acquisition Information
Acquired 1987, 2003, 2010, 2011.
OFF-SITE STORAGE
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE. ALLOW ONE WEEK FOR RETRIEVAL OF MATERIALS.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Spain -- History -- 20th century
Portugal -- History -- 20th century
Society for Spanish & Portuguese Historical Studies -- Archives
Association for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies -- Archives