Southwestern Anthropological Association records
name: label: Creator
content: Southwestern Anthropological Association
place: label: Place
content: North America
topic: label: Topic
content: Professional associations
creator: label: Creator
content: Southwestern Anthropological Association
bioghist: label: Historical Note
content: The Southwestern Anthropological Association (SWAA) was organized as the Southwestern Archaeological Federation in a meeting in Los Angeles in 1928. It was reorganized in 1947 and, in keeping with broadened purposes, took its present name. It was again reorganized in 1958 in anticipation of growth and expanded activities. 

Although membership in the association is open to all interested persons and recent membership lists include persons from many states and foreign countries, the association is primarily a California organization and most meetings have taken place in that state. The main function of the society has been its meetings, particularly its large annual meeting. The SWAA also issues a newsletter.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 7.25 Linear feet
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1962-1982
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: National Anthropological Archives
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NAA.1985-04
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: The collection is unprocessed.  Contact the repository for more information.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Except for the most recent materials, the records of the association are discontinuous and incomplete. Included are letters, minutes of the executive board, election materials, meeting registration formans and other meeting amterials, papers presented at meetings (1967), and financial records.

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