American social science association

The American Social Science Association was founded in 1865 in Boston by intellectuals and reformers seeking to understand and improve a rapidly changing society. The association sponsored meetings, solicited papers, and collected information bearing on social welfare topics such as civil service reform, treatment of the insane, prison discipline, criminal law, sanitary conditions, and education and employment of the poor. Subsequent, more specialized organizations of professional social scientists, such as the American Historical Association and the American Economic Association, had their roots in the American Social Science Association. The association held its last annual meeting in 1907.

From the description of American Social Science Association records, 1863-1906 (inclusive), 1865-1887 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702207217

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