1966 The Eighty-First Annual Meeting of the Modern Language Association of America New York City 27-29 December 1966 Statler Hilton and Sheraton Atlantic Hotels

PMLA ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 81 (6) ◽  
pp. 13-13
PMLA ◽  
1967 ◽  
Vol 82 (3) ◽  
pp. 38-39

TheEighty- FirstAnnualMeeting of the Association was held in New York City, on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 27–29 December 1966. All sessions were held in the Statler Hilton and Sheraton Atlantic hotels. The total attendance exceeded 12,300. Registration totalled 10,800 (of which approximately 8,800 were preregistered), and a considerable number of complimentary badges were issued. Over 800 exhibitors' representatives were in attendance. Aides from almost every college and university in the New York area facilitated the work of officials. The meeting included 17 Section papers, 181 Group papers, 43 Conferences, and many special reports, committee meetings, and discussions. Thirty-seven papers were read in foreign languages. Associated meetings were held by the organizations listed on page 18 of the November 1966 PMLA.


PMLA ◽  
1960 ◽  
Vol 75 (4-Part2) ◽  
pp. 29-35

On 26 December 1958, at its meeting in the Hotel Statler in New York City, the Executive Council, realizing the need to keep the Constitution in line with the expanding interests of the Association and the changing needs of its membership, appointed a subcommittee (Council members Morris Bishop, Henry C. Hatfield, and Albert H. Marckwardt) to review the present Constitution and to make suggestions for rewording, additions, or deletions. All suggested changes were thoroughly discussed by the Council at its meetings on 11 and 12 April and 26 December 1959; then at its meetings on 1 and 2 April 1960, the Council voted to present the suggested revisions, as detailed below, to the membership for vote.


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