Society of American Historians records, 1879-1976, bulk 1939-1976

This series consists of materials related to the founding of the American Heritage magazine. The bulk of the material dates from the late 1940s to the mid-1950s. Included are minutes from magazine committees, correspondence and memorandum among the SAH members. This series also contains numerous fundraising letters sent to various individuals and organizations. Lists and clippings regarding prospective donors, and progress reports sent to the contributors can also be found here. Letters to and from Courtland Canby, who was in charge of the financial campaign, comprise the bulk of the correspondence, which is arranged alphabetically.

This series also contains materials relating to a 1951-1952 survey on the use of history in the mass media. The SAH presented its findings at a conference in 1952, and along with papers and speeches, research materials such as clippings, articles, and questionnaires are available. Correspondence with the Rockefeller Foundation, which funded the survey, is here as well.

Advertisements, pamphlets, prospectuses and other promotional material are included in this series.

Committee Minutes

Request Box 7

Box 7 Folder 7 Continuing and Advisory, 1944-1953

Box 7 Folder 8 Finance, 1951

Box 7 Folder 9 Joint, 1949

Box 7 Folder 10 Liaison, 1953

Box 7 Folder 11 Magazine, 1949-1951

Box 7 Folder 12 Steering, 1949

Correspondence and Memorandum, 1941-1959

Box 7 Folder 13-18 General, 1948-1954, (6 Folders)

Box 7 Folder 19 American Heritage--Joint Sponsorship, 1954-1959

Burlingame, Roger

Box 7 Folder 20 General, 1949

Request Box 8

Box 8 Folder 1 Canby, Henry, 1949-1950

Box 8 Folder 2 Clemen, Rudolf, 1949

Box 8 Folder 3 Pringle, Henry, 1949

Canby, Courtland

Box 8 Folder 4-11 General, 1949-1951, (8 Folders)

Request Box 9

Box 9 Folder 1-4 General, 1950-1953, Undated, 1950-1953, Undated, (4 Folders)

Box 9 Folder 5 Applicants, 1948-1952

Box 9 Folder 6 Authors--Potential, 1949-1951

Box 9 Folder 7 Burlingame, Roger, 1949-1951

Box 9 Folder 8 Canby, Henry, 1949-1952

Box 9 Folder 9-10 Clemen, Rudolf, 1948-1953, (2 Folders)

Box 9 Folder 11-14 D-F, 1949-1950, (4 Folders)

Request Box 10

Box 10 Folder 1-2 K, 1949-1951, (2 Folders)

Box 10 Folder 3 Keener, Ruth, 1948-1949

Box 10 Folder 4 L, 1949-1951

Box 10 Folder 5 Library of Congress--Copyright, 1949

Box 10 Folder 6-7 M, 1949-1951, (2 Folders)

Box 10 Folder 8 Nevins, Allan, 1950-1954

Box 10 Folder 9 Pringle, Henry, 1949-1951

Box 10 Folder 10-16 R-W, 1950-1951, (7 Folders)

Box 10 Folder 17 Wecter, Dixon, 1949-1950

Box 10 Folder 18 Y-Z, 1949-1951

Canby, Henry

Box 10 Folder 19 General, 1949-1954

Request Box 11

Box 11 Folder 1 Clemen, Rudolf, 1950-1952

Box 11 Folder 2 Pringle, Henry, 1949

Box 11 Folder 3 Nevins, Allan, 1949

Clemen, Rudolf

Box 11 Folder 4 General, 1947-1952

Box 11 Folder 5 Gross, Nancy, 1950-1954

Box 11 Folder 6-7 Nevins, Allan, 1943-1955, (2 Folders)

Box 11 Folder 8 Gross, Nancy, 1950-1953

Box 11 Folder 9 History Publisher's Foundation, 1943-1953

Box 11 Folder 10 Krout, John A., 1941-1943

Box 11 Folder 11 Nevins, Allan, 1944-1952

Box 11 Folder 12 Pringle, Henry, 1948-1949

Box 11 Folder 13 Richardson Wood and Co., 1950-1951

Box 11 Folder 14 Subscription Queries, 1942-1951

Fundraising, 1944-1953

Donors--Prospective

Request Box 24

Box 24 Folder 1 General--List--Index Cards, 1950

Request Box 11

Box 11 Folder 15-17 General--List, 1949-1952, (3 Folders)

Foundations

Box 11 Folder 18 General, 1944-1950

Request Box 12

Box 12 Folder 1 Ford Foundation, 1948-1953

Box 12 Folder 2 Labor Union, 1948-1950

Founders

Box 12 Folder 3 Budget Proposal, 1950

Box 12 Folder 4 List, 1948-1950

Pledges

Box 12 Folder 5-6 Original and Extension, 1950-1951, (2 Folders)

Box 12 Folder 7 Release of, 1952

Box 12 Folder 8 Stock Proposal, 1952

Dinners and Luncheons

Box 12 Folder 9 Boston, 1950

Box 12 Folder 10 California, 1950

Box 12 Folder 11 Chicago, 1950 and 1952, 1950, 1952

Box 12 Folder 12 Denver, 1950

Box 12 Folder 13-15 New York, 1949-1950, (3 Folders)

Box 12 Folder 16 Philadelphia, 1950

Box 12 Folder 17 St. Louis, 1950

Box 12 Folder 18 Texas, 1950

Box 12 Folder 19 Union League, 1950

Box 12 Folder 20 Washington, 1950

Request Box 24

Box 24 Folder 2 Subscribers--Index Cards, 1951

History in the Mass Media, 1941-1953

Request Box 13

Box 13 Folder 1-2 Correspondence--Rockefeller Foundation, 1941-1953, (2 Folders)

Box 13 Folder 3-6 Conference, 1952, (4 Folders)

Survey

Box 13 Folder 7 General, 1951-1952

Box 13 Folder 8-9 Periodicals, Radio, and Televisions, 1951-1952, (2 Folders)

Request Box 14

Box 14 Folder 1 Periodicals, Radio, and Television, 1951-1952

Box 14 Folder 2-3 Television and Film, 1951-1952, (2 Folders)

Promotional, 1941-1952

History

Box 14 Folder 4 Advertisement-- New York Times Book Review,, 1951

Box 14 Folder 5 Direct Mail, 1951

Box 14 Folder 7 Dummy Copy, 1951

Box 14 Folder 8 Letters from Readers, 1952

Request Box 15

Box 15 Folder 1 Prospectus, 1950

Horizons

Box 15 Folder 2 Prospectus, 1944

Box 15 Folder 3 "Widening Our Horizons in Time and Space,", 1944

Box 15 Folder 4 "What Makes History Readable,", 1944

Living History

Box 15 Folder 5 "A Monthly Magazine"--Henry Seidel Canby, 1948

Box 15 Folder 6 Comments--From Members, 1948

Box 15 Folder 7 "Plan for Experimental Production"--For Henry Luce, 1948

Milestones

Box 15 Folder 8 Comments, undated

Box 15 Folder 9 Prospectus, 1949

Box 15 Folder 10 Table of Contents, circa, 1949

Nevins, Allen

Box 15 Folder 11 Folkways, Undated

Box 15 Folder 12 Historical Quiz, Undated

Box 15 Folder 13 Letters to Editors, Undated

Box 15 Folder 14 News and Backgrounds, 1949

Box 15 Folder 15 Popular Misconceptions, Undated

Box 15 Folder 16 Reprints, Undated

Box 15 Folder 17 Words, 1951

Box 15 Folder 18 Projected Articles, late 1940s-early, 1950s

Request Box 16

Box 16 Folder 1-4 Projected Articles, late 1940s-early, 1950s, (4 Folders)

Box 16 Folder 5 Report and News Release, 1941-1952

Box 16 Folder 6 Sample of Direct Mails--Other Magazines, 1950s

Collection Overview

Collection Contents

Series III: Magazine Project, 1941-1959