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External MAA History Resources

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A Century of Mathematics: Through the Eyes of the Monthly (1994), John Ewing (editor)

The Mathematical Association of America: Its First Fifty Years (1972), Kenneth O. May (editor)

"History of the MAA Since World War II" (1967), R.A. Rosenbaum

"Brief History of the Mathematical Association of America Before World War II" (1967), Albert A. Bennett

American Mathematical Monthly articles from the beginning of the MAA

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"Progress of the Association" (1916)

"A Tentative Platform of the Association" (1916), E.R. Hedrick

"The Mathematical Association of America" (1916), W.D. Cairns—article detailing the December 1915 founding meeting of the MAA

"The Promotion of Collegiate Mathematics" (1915), H.E. Slaught—article explaining intention to create a new society and announcing the founding meeting

Journals

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"A History of American Mathematical Journals" series (1940-1942), B.F. Finkel

The American Mathematical Monthly and B.F. Finkel

"It All Started in Ohio" (pdf) (2010), David Kullman

"The Seventy-Fifth Anniversary Celebration" (1993), G. Baley Price

"Benjamin Finkel, 1865-1947" (1990), David Kullman

"Benjamin Franklin Finkel" (1947), W.D. Cairns

"The Human Aspect in the Early History of the American Mathematical Monthly" (1931), B.F. Finkel

Mathematics Magazine

The Harmony of the World: 75 Years of Mathematics Magazine (2007), Gerald L. Alexanderson and Peter Ross (editors)

"Mathematics Magazine: The First Half Century" (1977), Edwin F. Beckenbach

Sections

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Books and Articles

"In the Shadow of Giants: A Section of American Mathematicians, 1925-1950" (2005), David E. Zitarelli

The Ohio Section: 1915-1990 (1990), David E. Kullman (editor)

Section Websites

Florida Section Archives (2010)

Indiana Section History of Past Meetings, Steve Carlson

Iowa Section History (2007)

Kansas Section History (2010)

Louisiana/Mississippi Section Historical Archives (2005-2010)

Maryland-District of Columbia-Virginia Section History (1972)

Metropolitan New York Section History (2010)

Michigan Section "A Brief History of the Michigan Section of the Mathematical Association of America" (1985-2005), Yousef Alavi

Missouri Section "History of the Missouri Section of the Mathematical Association of America" (pdf) (2006), Leon M. Hall

New Jersey Section History

Northeastern Section History (2009)

Oklahoma-Arkansas Section "A History of the Oklahoma-Arkansas Section of the Mathematical Association of America" (1988), James R. Choike

Pacific Northwest Section History (2010)

Rocky Mountain Section History, duties, and activities (pdf) (2005-2010)

Southeastern Section Archives

Southwest Section History (1996)