Union for Radical Political Economics and "Review of Radical Political Economics" records

Collection — manuscript box: 61 - folder 1

Identifier: 3791

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes correspondence, memoranda, editorial board minutes, and other records of the Union for Radical Political Economics (URPE) and of its publication, the "Review of Radical Political Economics" (RRPE). Other acronyms commonly used in the collection include American Economic Association (AEA), Allied Social Sciences Assocations (ASSA), Steering Committee Monthly Reports (BAG).

Dates

1961-2013.

Creator

Union for Radical Political Economics (URPE) (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

The Union for Radical Political Economics (URPE) was founded in 1968 by graduate students and faculty from the University of Michigan, Harvard University, and Radcliffe College. The organization promotes an interdisciplinary approach to political economics that considers political science, sociology, and social psychology. URPE's annual activities include a winter meeting as part of the Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) and a summer conference. URPE publishes a quarterly journal, "Review of Radical Political Economics" (RRPE), and a bi-monthly newsletter.

Extent

35.4 cubic feet. (35.4 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

COLLECTION ARRANGEMENT

Series I. Articles Submitted for Publication in RRPE Boxes 1, 2, 5, 14, 20-23, 26, 27, 33, 34

Series II. Articles Submitted for Publication to Specific RRPE Issues Boxes 2, 3, 15-20, 24,25

Series III. Editorial Records of RRPE Boxes 3, 6, 14, 32

Series IV. URPE Records 1969-1986 Boxes 4, 41

Series V. Publications Boxes 4, 6, 7, 41

Series VI. The Review of Radical Political Economics (RRPE) Boxes 6, 7

Series VII. Summer Conference Papers Boxes 6, 8, 9, 41

Series VIII. Other Conferences Box 6, 10, 41

Series IX. URPE Steering Committee Box 11, 41

Series X. URPE Records and Miscellany Boxes 5, 6, 10, 12-14

Physical Description

Correspondence, minutes, printed material, financial and administrative records, scholarly papers.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: S. Lee, 1979Corey Ryan Earle, 2005
Date completed:: May 2005
EAD encoding:: Corey Ryan Earle, May 2005Cheryl Rowland, March 2015
Date modified:: Jude Corina, December 2017

Note:

Boxes 1 to 6 sorted separately from other materials. Boxes 7 to 15 processed in 2005.

Boxes 41 and 42 were donated in 2017 by Michael Zweig, a founding member of URPE.