University of Chicago Library Guide to the Current Anthropology Records 1957-1987 © 2008 University of Chicago Library Table of Contents Descriptive Summary 3 Information on Use 3 Access 3 Citation 4 Historical Note 4 Scope Note 4 Related Resources 5 Subject Headings 5 INVENTORY 6 Series I: Administrative 6 Series II: Editorial 35 Series III: Associates 106 Series IV: Artifacts and Audio-Visual Material 236 Series V: Card Files 238 Descriptive Summary Identifier ICU.SPCL.CURRENTANTHRO Title Current Anthropology. Records Date 1957-1987 Size 144.5 linear feet (290 boxes) Repository Special Collections Research Center University of Chicago Library 1100 East 57th Street Chicago, Illinois 60637 U.S.A. Abstract Current Anthropology began publication in January 1960 under editor Sol Tax. It is published by the University of Chicago Press and funded by the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. It is one of the few journals that publishes articles encompassing all the subdisciplines of anthropology. The 144.5 linear feet of records of the Current Anthropology contains correspondence, memoranda, minutes, subscriptions, financial records, production notes, published manuscripts, and associates' reply letters. A large portion of the collection is composed of records of the journal’s associates, either private or institutional. The rest of the collection consists of correspondence with associates, printers, and foundations; records of Associate’s Reply Letters; page-proofs and production notes for journal issues; and office records of finances, mailings, and personnel. Information on Use Access Series I: Boxes 29-35, 40-44, and 58 contain financial records and budgets that are restricted for 50 years. Series I: Box 49 contains administrative records that are restricted for 30 years. Series II: Boxes 86-89 contain financial records and personnel files that are restricted for 50 years. Series IV does not include access copies for the film material in this series. Researchers will need to consult with staff before requesting material from this series. 3 The remainder of this collection is open for research, with no restrictions. Citation When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Current Anthropology. Records, [Box #, Folder #], Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library Historical Note Current Anthropology began publication in January 1960 under editor Sol Tax, with support from the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research. From its beginning, it has been an international journal of general anthropology, and is considered the major scholarly periodical in anthropology for a worldwide audience covering all subdivisions of the field. The journal is devoted to research on humankind, and thus encompasses the full range of anthropological scholarship on human cultures and other primate species. Papers in a wide variety of areas, including social, cultural, and physical anthropology as well as ethnology and ethnohistory, archaeology, prehistory, folklore, and linguistics are all published in Current Anthropology. This allows for open communication across the subfields of anthropology. The journal publishes articles, reports, interviews, book reviews, and discussion and commentary. Current Anthropology also serves as an informational clearing house for international writers. The major articles in each issue are published with "CA treatment," where multiple commentaries along with the author’s replies are published with the article itself. This allows a forum for discussion and debate. The readership of the journal can participate in the editorial policy through an informal body of professional Associates, which now number more than 2,000 from more than 100 countries. Scope Note This collection includes Current Anthropology’s office records from its inception in 1959 through the 1970s; including subscription records, correspondence, memoranda, and financial records. It is arranged into five series. Series I: Administrative, contains the administrative records of the Current Anthropology office. This includes material concerning the actual workings of the journal, its publishing, and conference notes that were featured in the journal. This series is primarily composed of correspondence and conference notes, arranged alphabetically and chronologically, respectively. There are also notes on the publishing and printing process of the journal and financial records for the journal’s budget, arranged chronologically. Lastly, there are also informational brochures for data processing and data storage devices, as well as records for the International Directory of Anthropology. 4 Series II: Editorial, contains records of work reviewed for publication in Current Anthropology. This includes publication notes and drafts of manuscripts, as well as records of manuscripts that were received by the office and personnel files. This series contains production notes, page proofs, and department corrections of issues of Current Anthropology, arranged chronologically; financial salary ledgers arranged chronologically and personnel files arranged alphabetically; records of manuscripts under review for possible publication; moribund or rejected manuscripts; and published manuscripts arranged alphabetically by author. Series III: Associates, contains the records of Current Anthropology’s associates, both private and institutional, as well as copies of the Associate Reply Letters sent out with journal issues and replies received. This series is composed primarily of records of Associates, which includes their subscription files and copies of manuscripts or comments that were submitted. There are three main sections in this series - Associate’s Reply Letters, which are arranged chronologically; Associate’s records and correspondence, arranged alphabetically; and records of institutional Associates, also arranged alphabetically. Additional material related to the journal's Associates is found in Series V. Series IV: Artifacts and Audio-Visual Material, contains microfilm records of Current Anthropology’s Associates’ files, as well as other artifacts contained in the collection. The majority of this series is composed of microfilm records, arranged chronologically, which contain both Associates’ records and copies of articles published in Current Anthropology. There are also several artifacts in this series, including wooden print blocks of both the map drawing which heads the Associate’s Reply Letters and the signature line of Sol Tax. Series V: Card Files, contains index card records of both Associates’ files and Associate’s Reply Letters. Most of this series is made up of subscription records of private and institutional associates, arranged alphabetically. The rest is composed of records of responses to Associate’s Reply Letters, used to create an International Directory of Anthropology. These are arranged alphabetically. This series also contains index card records of the International Directory of Anthropology, sorted by field of specialty. Related Resources The following related resources are located in the Department of Special Collections: http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/spcl/select.html Sol Tax. Papers Subject Headings • Tax, Sol, 1907- • Current anthropology • Anthropology -- Periodicals 5 INVENTORY Series I: Administrative Series I contains the administrative records of the Current Anthropology office. It is composed primarily of materials concerning the workings of the journal, its publishing, correspondence with partners, and conference notes. The bulk of this series is composed of correspondence and conference notes, arranged alphabetically and chronologically, respectively. There are also notes on the publishing and printing process of the journal and financial records for the journal’s overall budget and travel expenses for Dr. Sol Tax, arranged chronologically. Lastly, there are also informational brochures for data processing and data storage devices, as well as records for the International Directory of Anthropology, which would eventually be published in Current Anthropology. Box 1 Folder 1 General correspondence, A-C, 1958-1965 Box 1 Folder 2 General correspondence, C-E, 1959-1965 Box 1 Folder 3 General correspondence, F, 1959-1965 Box 1 Folder 4 General correspondence, G, 1959-1965 Box 1 Folder 5 General correspondence, H, 1959-1965 Box 1 Folder 6 General correspondence, I, 1959-1964 Box 2 Folder 1 General correspondence, J, 1960-1965 Box 2 Folder 2 General correspondence, K, 1959-1965 Box 2 Folder 3 General correspondence, L, 1959-1965 Box 2 Folder 4 General correspondence, M, 1959-1965 Box 2 Folder 5 General correspondence, N, 1960-1964 6 Box 2 Folder 6 General correspondence, O, 1958-1965 Box 2 Folder 7 General correspondence, P, 1958-1965 Box 3 Folder 1 General correspondence, Q, 1961-1964 Box 3 Folder 2 General correspondence, R, 1959-1965 Box 3 Folder 3 General correspondence, S-Sk, 1959-1964 Box 3 Folder 4 General correspondence, Sl-Sz, 1958-1964 Box 3 Folder 5 General correspondence, T, 1958-1964 Box 3 Folder 6 General correspondence, U, 1958-1964 Box 3 Folder 7 General correspondence, V, 1958-1965 Box 4 Folder 1 General correspondence, W, 1959-1965 Box 4 Folder 2 General correspondence, X-Z, 1959-1965 Box 4 Folder 3 Correspondence with commentators, 1959-1964 Box 4 Folder 4 Correspondence with Sol Tax, 1960-1961 Box 4 Folder 5 Correspondence between Sol Tax and Malcolm Collier, 1958-1959 Box 5 Folder 1 Current Anthropology queries and other correspondence, 1959-1965