Bureau of Social Science Research records

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Bureau of Social Science Research records

1950-1986

http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1703

The Bureau of Social Science Research existed from 1950 to 1986 as a non-profit research institution for the conduct of research in basic and applied social science. The overall mission of the Bureau was the development of social theory and research methods and their application to contemporary social problems. The administrative and project records in the collection reflect the Bureau's principle areas of interest, including mass communication, urban studies, occupational and military sociology, higher and vocational education, social welfare, criminology and criminal justice administration, and the social research enterprise.

108.00 linear feet

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6932822

University of Maryland (College Park, Md.). Libraries

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Bureau of Social Science Research (BSSR)

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From the guide to the Bureau of Social Science Research archives, 1950-1986, null, (State of Maryland and Historical Collections) ...

Bureau of Social Science Research (Washington, D.C.)

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Founded in 1950 as a non-profit research institution conducting basic and applied social science. The overall purposes of the Bureau were the development of social theory and research methods and their application to contemporary social problems. Its principle areas of interest included mass communication, urban studies occupational and military sociology, higher and vocational education, social welfare, criminology and criminal justice administration, and the social res...