The University of Chicago Press and the rise of ''Chicago School of Sociology'' 1892-1920

Journal/Book: Publ Res Q. 1996; 12: Dept 3091, Rutgers-the State Univ of Nj, New Brunswick, NJ 08903. Transaction Period Consortium. 30-36.

Abstract: The University of Chicago (UC) Press was a major catalyst in the rise of the University of Chicago's Department of Sociology to preeminence by 1920 in American, indeed international, sociology. The role of the UC Press in this development has been overlooked, even though a majority of books and articles written by Albion Small, W. I Thomas, their cohort, and their students in this period bore the UC Press imprint. Editorial control of the American Journal of Sociology, founded by Small in 1895, was exercised within the UC Department of Sociology due to its publication by the UC Press. The University's support through its scholarly press was vital in establishing nationwide recognition and scholarly authority for ''Chicago Sociology'' within the fledgling discipline.

Note: Article Leavy MD, Western Kentucky Univ, Dept Lib Pub Serv, Bowling Green,KY 42101 USA

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