International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences records, 1960-1967

Creator:: International encyclopedia of the social sciences
Extent:: 129000 items 260 boxes
Language:: English .
Scope and content:: Series I contains correspondence, typescripts with holograph corrections, and galley proofs relating to entries in, and the production of, IESS. Series II includes correspondence relating to changes in articles, production schedules and procedures, and financial records. The Classified Office Files contain correspondence of administrative officers of IESS; memoranda, minutes and agendas of Editorial Advisory Board meetigs; lists of biographers and suggested contributors; and monthly reports. General Production Files are composed of correspondence, invoices, drafts of table of contents, a style manual, editing procedures, and an index. There is also correspondence with prospective members of the Editorial Advisory Board.
Biographical / historical:: International Encyclopedia of the Social Science is a multi-volume reference work containing articles by leading social scientists. Established at the University of Chicago, IESS moved to New York and was published by Crowell, Collier, and MacMillan in 1968. The Encyclopedia was served by a large staff of specialty editors, and an advisory board of internationally know scholars in the fields covered.

Acquisition information:: Source of acquisition--Macmillan Publishing Company. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--03/13/87. Accession number--M-87-03-13.
Custodial history:: Gift of the Macmillan Publishing Company, 1987.
Processing information:: Processed DT/LWW 04/01/88.
Arrangement:: Series I: Editorial Files/Articles-Authors of entries in IESS (Boxes 1-50), Articles-Personal Names (subjects of biographical entries) (Boxes 51-81), Articles-Title (Boxes 82-169); Articles-Subjects: General (Boxes 170-76), Articles-Subject: Economics (Boxes 177-97), Articles-Subject: Math/Statistics (Boxes 198-215), Articles-Subject: Psychology/Sociology (Boxes 216-35, Articles-Blind Entries (Box 236), Articles-Rejections (Boxes 237-39). Series II: Office and Production Files (Boxes 240-58).
Accruals:: Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Rules or conventions:: appm
Related material:: Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Records

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One unnumbered box of restricted office files at the end of the collection is: closed.

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Preferred citation:: International Encyclopedia of the Social Science. Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Columbia University.

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