Society for Spanish and Portuguese Historical Studies Records
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego Library
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
Copyright 2005
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla 92093-0175
Business Number: 858-534-2533
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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
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.
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.
Box 2, Folder 1-15
1st-15th annual meetings
1970-1984
General note
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
General note
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
General note
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
General note
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 36
Non-Profit status data and applications
1972-1982
General note
Exemption application, supporting documentation, Internal Revenue Service forms, and correspondence.
Box 2, Folder 37
Articles of Incorporation
1980
General note
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
General note
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
