Records of the Office of the Director, 1938-1984 (inclusive), 1945-1978 (bulk)

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Records of the Office of the Director, 1938-1984 (inclusive), 1945-1978 (bulk)

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Includes correspondence, publications lists and sales receipts. Records relate to HUP's procedures, to joint enterprises with other publishers, and to relations and involvement with numerous outside organizations. More specifically, this file contains extensive correspondence about HUP publications and sales, correspondence with other presses and publishers, and with various associations such as the Association of American Publishers (AAP) and the Association of American University Presses (AAUP). Also contains correspondence with and orders from libraries, and correspondence with organizations such as the Center for International Studies and the Massachusetts Historical Society. Finally, includes correspondence pertaining to affirmative action, censorship, copyright, faculty prizes, visiting committees and visits from foreign delegations, and trips of Press directors, especially Thomas J. Wilson.

21.35 cubic feet in 61 containers.

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Harvard University Archives.

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