A Meeting Place - AAPOR History Book

This book, edited by Paul B. Sheatsley and Warren J. Mitofsky, was published in 1992 and documents the early decades of AAPOR's history. Download PDFs of each chapter by clicking the links below, or download the entire book in a single PDF (12MB).

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION

• Memory Lane: Conference Highlights and Lowlights.   Paul B. Sheatsley, with additional recollections by Albert E. Gollin, Burns Roper and Warren J. Mitofsky 

HOW IT ALL BEGAN

• The Imperfect, Durable Union. David Sills
• Origins: The Central City Conference. Don Cahalan
• The Founding of AAPOR. Paul B. Sheatsley

AAPOR AND THE WORLD

• Survey Standards. Sidney Hollander
• Methodology Issues. Jack Elinson
• AAPOR and the Polls. Kathleen A. Frankovic
• Government Relations. Herbert Abelson
• AAPOR and the Media. Albert E. Gollin

WHAT IS AAPOR?

• The Culture of AAPOR. Richard Baxter
• Annual Conference Program. Harold Mendelsohn
• Membership. Helen Crossley
• AAPOR and the Printed Word.  W. Phillips Davison
• Governance and Finances. Laure M. Sharp

APPENDICES (material as of 1992; see links below for updates)

• Code of Professional Ethics and Practices (updated Code)
• AAPOR Presidents (updated list coming soon)
• Woodward/AAPOR Award recipients (updated list)
• Student Paper Competition Award winners (updated list)
• Conference sites (updated list)
• Officers, Councils and Committee Chairs
• AAPOR Songs