AFFILIA editorial files
Scope and Content
Included in the records are administrative records, such as board meeting minutes, policy statements, financial records, production files, subscription materials, and general correspondence. Also included are editorial files, which contain submitted drafts of articles, reviewers' evaluations (ratings sheets), the final edited versions of articles, and related correspondence. Rejected manuscripts were not transferred to the Archives, but ratings sheets (with names effaced) for these are included in the records. The Archives also maintains a full set of the journal published to date, which is located in the periodicals collection.
Dates
- 1986-2002
Language of Materials
English
Use of Materials
Open for use in Social Welfare History Archives reading room.
Copyright
Materials are generally available for use by researchers at the beginning of the calendar year five years after their creation or publication. Use prior to that date requires the written permission of the current editor-in-chief.
Historical Note
AFFILIA: Journal of Women and Social Work is a feminist publication that was formed by a group of social workers in 1986 through a collective, voluntary effort. AFFILIA was originally published by The Feminist Press at The City University of New York, but has been published by Sage Publications in Newbury Park since Spring (Volume 3, number 1) of 1988. Beatrice Saunders was the journal’s Founding Editor. Subsequent editors-in-chief have been Betty Sancier, Carol Meyer, Emma Gross, and Miriam Dinerman.
Extent
15 Linear Feet (19 manuscript boxes and 6 record cartons)
Abstract
Contains administrative records, such as board meeting minutes, policy statements, financial records, production files, subscription materials, editorial files, and general correspondence.
Arrangement
The collection comprises three series: Administrative records, Accepted manuscripts and Rejected manuscripts.
Other Finding Aid
Unpublished inventory available. Please contact Archives for more information.
Acquisition Information
The editorial files were received by the Social Welfare History Archives as a gift from Beatrice Saunders and Betty Sancier, as authorized by the Affilia Editorial Board, beginning in June 1991. Subsequent editors Carol Meyer, Emma Gross, and Miriam Dinerman have sent additional materials at regular intervals since then.
- Affilia. Journal of Women and Social Work
- Social service literature -- Authorship -- Periodicals Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Social service literature -- Publishing -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Social work with women -- Periodicals Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Social work with women -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Women social workers -- Periodicals Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- AFFILIA editorial files
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Heather McMullen; revised by David Klaassen and Erin Loe
- Date
- February 1993; June 2002
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Collecting Area Details
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