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The Pacific Northwest Political Science Association Collection, 1947-2011
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Balmer, Donald G. (Donald Gordon), 1926-
- Title
- The Pacific Northwest Political Science Association Collection
- Dates
- 1947-2011 (inclusive)19472011
- Quantity
- 6 cubic feet, (4 boxes)
- Collection Number
- OLPb039PSA
- Summary
- This collection includes the official records for the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association, a professional organization founded in 1947 to promote scholarship in the field of politcal science.
- Repository
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Lewis & Clark College, Special Collections and Archives
Aubrey R. Watzek Library
615 S. Palatine Hill Rd.
Portland, OR
97219
Telephone: 5037687758
Fax: 5037687282
archives@lclark.edu - Access Restrictions
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This collection has no restrictions and is open for research.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Pacific Northwest Political Science Association was established in 1947, holding its first meeting in 1948 at Reed College. The purpose of the association was to help establish Political Science as a viable academic discipline. The primary activity of the PNPSA was an annual conference where academic papers were presented. Don Balmer, a Political Science professor from Lewis & Clark College was instrumental in the ongoing operations of the organization, as well as the assembly of this set of records. As of 2013 the organization was still operating out of the Lewis & Clark College Political Science department.
The collection contains materials from 1948-2011. PNWPSA Individuals identified throughout the collection include Jon Cunningham, Daniel Ogden, Donald Balmer, George Condon, Charles McKinley, Maure Goldschmidt, Henry Angus, Hugh Bone, Charles Martin, Thomas Payne, Frank Munk, Robert Fluno, Donald Farmer, Curtis Johnson, and many others. Also included are “A Brief History of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association,” a “Questionnaire On Teaching of Washington History and Government,” and a poli-sci themed spoof on C. S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection contains correspondence, meeting minutes, programs, schedules, membership lists, financial records, registration records, constitutions, contracts, and other items from the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association (PNWPSA).
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Permission to publish, exhibit, broadcast, or quote from materials in the Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections requires written permission of the Head of Archives & Special Collections.
Preferred Citation
The Papers of the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association (OLPb039PSA), Lewis & Clark College Aubrey Watzek Library Archives & Special Collections, Portland, Oregon.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Box | Folder | ||
1 | 1 | Corres. Re: 1948-55 Secy-Treas. | 1948-1955 |
1 | 2 | Corres. Re: Fluno '54-'55 | 1954-1955 |
1 | 3 | Corres. Re: Secy-Treas. Ogden '53-'56 | 1953-1956 |
1 | 4 | Corres. Re: Fluno '55-'56 | 1955-1956 |
1 | 5 | Corres. Re: Mander & Holmer '55 | 1955 |
1 | 6 | Corres. Re: Secy-Treas Balmer '56-'59 | 1956-1959 |
1 | 7 | Corres. Re: Fluno '58-'59 | 1958-1959 |
1 | 8 | Corres. Re: Fluno '59-'60 | 1959-1960 |
1 | 9 | Corres. Re: Fluno '60-'61 | 1960-1961 |
1 | 10 | Corres. Re: Balmer '60-'63 | 1960-1963 |
1 | 11 | Corres. Re: Fluno '61-'62 | 1961-1962 |
1 | 12 | Corres. Pres. Payne & Balmer '64-'65 | 1964-1965 |
1 | 13 | Corres. Re: Fluno '66-'67 | 1966-1967 |
1 | 14 | Corres. Re: Condon '66-'67 | 1966-1967 |
1 | 15 | Corres. Re: Vernon '66-'67 | 1966-1967 |
1 | 16 | Corres. Re: Condon '67-'68 | 1967-1968 |
1 | 17 | Corres. Re: Meeting in Honolulu '69 | 1969 |
1 | 18 | Corres. Re: Payment '68-'70 | 1968-1970 |
1 | 19 | Corres. '69 | 1969 |
1 | 20 | Corres. '70 | 1970 |
1 | 21 | Corres. '71 | 1971 |
1 | 22 | Corres. '72-'74 Fluno/Farmer | 1972-1974 |
1 | 23 | Corres. '74-'75 | 1974-1975 |
1 | 24 | Corres. '75-'76 | 1975-1976 |
1 | 25 | Corres. '76-'77 | 1976-1977 |
1 | 26 | Corres. '77-'78 | 1977-1978 |
1 | 27 | Corres. '78-'79 | 1978-1979 |
1 | 28 | Corres. '79-'80 | 1979-1980 |
1 | 29 | Corres. '80-'81 | 1980-1981 |
1 | 30 | Corres. '81-'82 | 1981-1982 |
1 | 31 | Corres. '82-'83 | 1982-1983 |
1 | 32 | Corres. '83-'84 | 1983-1984 |
1 | 33 | Corres. '84-'85 | 1984-1985 |
1 | 34 | Corres. '85-'86 | 1985-1986 |
1 | 35 | Corres. '87 | 1987 |
1 | 36 | Corres. '88 | 1988 |
1 | 37 | Corres. '89 | 1989 |
1 | 38 | Corres. '90 | 1990 |
1 | 39 | Corres. '91 | 1991 |
1 | 40 | Corres. '92 | 1992 |
1 | 41 | Corres. '93-'94 | 1993-1994 |
1 | 42 | Corres. '95-'96 | 1995-1996 |
1 | 43 | Corres. '97-'98 | 1997-1998 |
1 | 44 | Corres. '99-'00 | 1999-2000 |
1 | 45 | Corres. '01-'02 | 2001-2002 |
1 | 46 | Corres. '03-'04 | 2003-2004 |
1 | 47 | Corres. '05-'06 | 2005-2006 |
1 | 48 | Corres. '07-'08 | 2007-2008 |
1 | 49 | Corres. '09-'10 | 2009-2010 |
1 | 50 | Corres. '11-'15 | 2011-2015 |
1 | 51 | Corres. Misc. | undated |
2 | 1 | Minutes '48-'59 | 1948-1959 |
2 | 2 | Minutes '60-'69 | 1960-1969 |
2 | 3 | Minutes '70-'75 | 1970-1979 |
2 | 4 | Minutes '80-'89 | 1980-1989 |
2 | 5 | Minutes '90-'97 | 1990-1997 |
2 | 6 | Minutes '98-'08 | 1998-2008 |
2 | 7 | Minutes Misc | undated |
2 | 8 | Programs '51-'55 | 1951-1955 |
2 | 9 | Programs '56-'60 | 1956-1960 |
2 | 10 | Programs '61-'65 | 1961-1965 |
2 | 11 | Programs '66-'70 | 1966-1970 |
2 | 12 | Programs '71-'75 | 1971-1975 |
2 | 13 | Programs '76-'80 | 1976-1980 |
2 | 14 | Programs '81-85 | 1981-1985 |
2 | 15 | Programs '86-'90 | 1986-1990 |
2 | 16 | Programs '91-'92 | 1991-1992 |
2 | 17 | Programs '93-'99 | 1993-1999 |
2 | 18 | Programs '00-'05 | 2000-2005 |
2 | 19 | Programs '06-'10 | 2006-2010 |
2 | 20 | Programs Misc | undated |
2 | 21 | Lists 1949 | 1949 |
2 | 22 | Lists Re: Conference Attendees '49-'53 | 1949-1953 |
2 | 23 | Lists 1954-1960 | 1954-1960 |
2 | 24 | Lists Re: Dues & Reservations 1961 | 1961 |
2 | 25 | Lists '62-'64 | 1962-1964 |
2 | 26 | Lists '65-'67 | 1965-1967 |
2 | 27 | Lists '68 | 1968 |
2 | 28 | Lists '69-'70 | 1969-1970 |
2 | 29 | Lists '71-'75 | 1971-1975 |
2 | 30 | Lists Re: Officers '72-74 | 1972-1974 |
2 | 31 | Lists '76-'80 | 1976-1980 |
2 | 32 | Lists '81-'82 | 1981-1982 |
2 | 33 | Lists '82-'83 | 1982-1983 |
2 | 34 | Lists '84-'86 | 1984-1986 |
2 | 35 | Lists '87-'89 | 1987-1989 |
2 | 36 | Lists '90-'92 | 1990-1992 |
2 | 37 | Lists '93-'96 | 1993-1996 |
2 | 38 | Lists '97-'99 | 1997-1999 |
2 | 39 | Lists '00-'05 | 2000-2005 |
2 | 40 | Lists '06-'10 | 2006-2010 |
3 | 1 | Lists Re: Membership | undated |
3 | 2 | Lists Re: People & Places | undated |
3 | 3 | Lists Misc. | undated |
3 | 4 | Constitutions | undated |
3 | 5 | Financial Records '70 | 1970 |
3 | 6 | Financial Records '71-'72 | 1971-1972 |
3 | 7 | Financial Records '73-'74 | 1973-1974 |
3 | 8 | Financial Records '75-'79 | 1975-1979 |
3 | 9 | Financial Records '80-'81 | 1980-1981 |
3 | 10 | Financial Records '82-'83 | 1982-1983 |
3 | 11 | Financial Records '84-'85 | 1984-1985 |
3 | 12 | Financial Records '86-'87 | 1986-1987 |
3 | 13 | Financial Records '88-'90 | 1988-1990 |
3 | 14 | Financial Records '88-'92 | 1988-1992 |
3 | 15 | Financial Records '93-'96 | 1993-1996 |
3 | 16 | Financial Records '93-'97 | 1993-1997 |
3 | 17 | Financial Records '96-'98 | 1996-1998 |
3 | 18 | Financial Records '92-'99 | 1992-1999 |
3 | 19 | Financial Records '00-'02 | 2000-2002 |
3 | 20 | Financial Records '03-'05 | 2003-2005 |
3 | 21 | Financial Records '06-'08 | 2006-2008 |
3 | 22 | Financial Records '09-'10 | 2009-2010 |
3 | 23 | Financial Records Misc. | undated |
3 | 24 | Registration Docs. '70-'88 | 1970-1988 |
3 | 25 | Registration Docs. '89 | 1989 |
3 | 26 | Registration Docs. '90 | 1990 |
3 | 27 | Registration Docs. '91 | 1991 |
3 | 28 | Registration Docs. '92 | 1992 |
3 | 29 | Registration Docs. '93-'97 | 1993-1997 |
3 | 30 | Registration Docs. '98-'01 | 1998-2001 |
3 | 31 | Registration Docs. '02-'05 | 2002-2005 |
3 | 32 | Registration Docs. '06 | 2006 |
3 | 33 | Registration Docs. '07 | 2007 |
3 | 34 | Registration Docs. '08 | 2008 |
3 | 35 | Registration Docs. '09 | 2009 |
4 | 1 | Contracts | undated |
4 | 2 | Misc. | undated |
4 | 3 | Misc. Floppy Media, Letterhead, Maps, Trask | undated |
4 | 4 | Misc. Notes | undated |
4 | 5 | Misc. Wormwood & Screwtape Spoof | undated |
4 | 6 | Misc. Comments for Future Local Arrangements Chairs | undated |
4 | 7 | Misc. Suggest Panels | undated |
4 | 8 | Round Table Subject Matters | 1951 |
4 | 9 | Misc. Administration of Highway Dept. of Idaho 1955 | 1955 |
4 | 10 | Misc. Curtis Johnson Faculty Travel/Development App. | undated |
4 | 11 | Misc. Questionnaire On Teaching of WA hist. & gov't. | undated |
4 | 12 | Misc. 1995 Annual Report - Misc | 1995 |
4 | 13 | Misc. "Month by Month Timeline Sheet for Organizing PNWPSA Meeting & Program" 1998-1999 | 1998-1999 |
4 | 14 | Misc. Greenburg Resume Circa 1980 | 1980 |
4 | 15 | Misc. ASPA Membership | undated |
4 | 16 | Misc. PNWPSA State Reports | undated |
4 | 17 | Misc. PNWPSA Conference 2008 | 2008 |
4 | 18 | Misc. Copy Requests | undated |
4 | 19 | Misc. Venu Info | undated |
4 | 20 | Misc. Coeur D'Alene Venu Info | undated |
4 | 21 | Misc. Benson Venu Info | undated |
4 | 22 | Misc. PNWPSA Statistical Report | undated |
4 | 23 | Misc. Report of WA Sub-Committee | undated |
4 | 24 | Misc. Labels | undated |
4 | 25 | Report on Teaching of Poli Sci in Idaho | undated |
4 | 26 | Outline of an Exchange Program for Poli Sci Teachers | undated |
4 | 27 | Misc. Representatives photo | 1988 |
4 | 28 | Misc. A Brief History of the PNWPSA | undated |
4 | 29 | WPSA | 2003-2004 |
4 | 30 | Civility in Politics Lecture Series | 2005 |
4 | 31 | Civility in Politics Lecture Series | 2005-2006 |
4 | 32 | Political Science Robert Edgar Lecture | 2007 |
4 | 33 | Senator Gary Hart Lecture | undated |
4 | 34 | Tom McCall Forum | 2003 |
4 | 35 | Senator Alan Simpson | 2003 |
4 | 36 | Wilson Lecture | 2006 |
4 | 37 | POLS Films--"Why U.S.?" | 2003 |
4 | 38 | Victoria, B.C. | 1999 |
4 | 39 | Canadian Politics Victoria Trip | undated |
4 | 40 | Don Balmer Bus Trip | 2001 |
4 | 41 | Monterey Institute Visit | 2002 |
4 | 42 | Advice and Consent Project | 2002 |
4 | 43 | Advice and Consent Project Senate Lecture Series | undated |
4 | 44 | Arkay Foundation -- Advice and Consent -- Campus Events | undated |
4 | 45 | Arkay Grant Proposal | undated |
4 | 46 | Arkay Foundation Syllabi | undated |
4 | 47 | Arkay Expenses | undated |
4 | 48 | POLS US Bank | 1998-1999 |
4 | 49 | Poli Sci Past Budget Info | 2000 |
4 | 50 | Poli Sci Past Budget Info | 2001 |
4 | 51 | POLS Expenses | 2007-2008 |
4 | 52 | POLS Expenses | 2008-2009 |
4 | 53 | POLS Budget | 2009-2010 |
4 | 54 | POLS Budget | 2010-2011 |
4 | 55 | Balmer Fund | undated |
4 | 56 | Political Science 50th Anniversary | 1997-1998 |
4 | 57 | Political Science Party | 2006 |
4 | 58 | Political Science Party | 2007 |
4 | 59 | Political Science External Review | 2007 |
4 | 60 | Misc. Syllabi | undated |
4 | 61 | Washington, D.C. Programs, Political Science | undated |
4 | 62 | POLS Curriculum Committee | undated |
4 | 63 | Shelby Steele, Hoover Institution | undated |
4 | 64 | Political Science and Dubach Award Recipients | undated |
4 | 65 | Article by Donald Balmer | undated |
4 | 66 | Eisinger Projects in Progress | undated |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Political science
Personal Names
- Balmer, Donald G. (Donald Gordon), 1926-
- Pacific Northwest Political Science Association--Archives
Corporate Names
- Lewis & Clark College (Portland, Or.)
- Pacific Northwest Political Science Association