Listings of Journalistic Competitions and Awards, 1894 - 1998

The Society of Professional Journalists records contain correspondence, minutes, reports, photographs and other media relating to its conventions, administration, membership, projects, awards and publications.

The collection is arranged into three series chronologically. Series I consists of all records through 1988 while Series II includes records 1989 through 1991. Series III consists of Journalistic Awards listings and entries, photographs, and records dating from as far back as 1912 to as late as 1997. Series I is arranged into three subseries: Administrative Records; Journalistic Competition, Entries and Awards; and Chapter Records. Records in Subseries 1 are arranged by record type, so that reports and minutes issued by the national office are arranged ahead of the convention and subject files. Non-print media in Subseries 1 are arranged at the end of it.

Subseries 2, Journalistic Competition ..., is arranged chronologically. Video and audio tapes are noted when present as is the location of any related print material. Subseries 3 consists of records created by individual college and professional chapters and sent to the national office.

Series III is divided into four subseries. Subseries 1 consists of Administrative Records such as board meeting minutes and conventions. Subseries 2 contains print media of Journalistic competition from 1928 through 1997. Subseries 3 is all microfilms of campus chapter members and issues of the Quill. Subseries 4 contains Journalistic competition oversized and non-print media entries.

Each group of records transferred to the archives will be treated as a separate series. Series II and subsequent record series, will follow the arrangement set up in Series I.

Also contains several volumes including account records, enrollment books, secretary's record, members and alumnal records, etc.