Academy of Political Science letters, 1923-1970

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#0006
Bib ID:
4078391 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Academy of Political Science (U.S.)
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
0.5 linear feet (1 document box)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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Description

Scope and Content

Letters from Dean Rusk, Jean Monnet, Lyndon Johnson, Dwight Eisenhower, David Ben-Gurion, Earl Warren, and others concerning their being made honorary members of the Academy of Political Science.

Arrangement

Cataloged in full.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection has no restrictions.

This collection is located on-site.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Curator of Manuscripts, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML). The RBML approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Academy of Political Science letters; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of the Academy, 1970.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Letters: Source of acquisition--Academy of Political Science. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1970.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Letters Processed 1970. Processed by Henry Rowen.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2012-01-31 EAD created by PTL

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical sketch

The Academy of Political Science (APS), founded in 1880, promotes objective, scholarly analyses of political, social, and economic issues. Through its conferences and publications APS provides analysis and insight into both domestic and foreign policy issues.

The Academy was established in 1880 as an adjunct to the activities of Columbia University's Law School and newly created Graduate School of Political Science. Senior members of its faculty and graduate scholars saw the need for a companion institution to serve as a link between the academic world of political science and the larger world of practical politics and government.

Although membership was initially limited to affiliates of Columbia, the Academy's relationship with the University has always been informal, limited to an agreement by Columbia's trustees to allow use of some of its buildings for Academy meetings and functions.

In 1896 membership was extended to other political scientists and to students of politics in universities and colleges throughout the country. In 1910 the Academy was formally incorporated as a non-for-profit institution in New York State. A constitution and by-laws were adopted and, in keeping with its growing influence and the developing interest of the general public, the Academy opened membership privileges to all who shared its interests and would pay its nominal dues.

Due to its well established effort to provide analysis on domestic and foreign affairs, the Academy enjoys a special prestige among the many institutions, committees and think tanks devoted to the exploration and exposition of public policy. More important than mere longevity are the depth and breadth of intellectual competence that the Academy's members bring to their chosen fields. Furthermore, there is the assurance that all publications of the Academy are not shaped by ideological or partisan considerations.

Subject Headings

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Name
Academy of Political Science in the City of New York CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Ben-Gurion, David, 1886-1973 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Bunche, Ralph J (Ralph Johnson), 1904-1971 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Dewey, Thomas E (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Eisenhower, Dwight D (Dwight David), 1890-1969 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lasker, Mary CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Malik, Charles Habib, 1906-1987 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
McCloy, John J (John Jay), 1895-1989 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Monnet, Jean, 1888-1979 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Root, Elihu, 1845-1937 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Rusk, Dean, 1909-1994 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Smith, Margaret Chase, 1897-1995 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Warren, Earl, 1891-1974 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Political science CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID