SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY (SHOT) RECORDS, 1956-1998, #400

(95 cubic feet;  285 DB)

by: Robert S. Harding, 1999

HISTORY

The Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) was formed in 1958 to encourage the study of the development of technology and its relations with society and culture.  The Society is incorporated in the State of Ohio as a nonprofit educational organization.  The Society is interdisciplinary, concerned not only with the history of technological devices and processes but also with the relations of technology to politics, economics, labor, business, the environment, public policy, science, and the arts.

Membership is international, open to individuals, organizations, corporations, and institutions interested in the purposes and activities of the Society.   The Society holds annual meetings, sometimes with related organizations.

Melvin Kranzberg was the driving force behind the organization of SHOT.  He chaired its Executive Council, 1958-1959, and also served as secretary of the organization, 1959-1974;  vice president, 1981-1982;  president, 1983-1984;   and chairman of the editorial committee, 1985-1988.  From 1959 to 1981, he was editor-in-chief of SHOT's quarterly journal, Technology and Culture (T&C). In addition to his long intimate involvement with SHOT, Kranzberg, as a professor at Case Institute of Technology and Georgia Institute of Technology, 1952-1988, was deeply engaged in studying aspects of technological developments over the course of human history.   Kranzberg participated in many scholarly committees and other organizations, both domestic and international.  He also contributed to governmental commissions and international bodies.  His  correspondence, speeches and published articles constitute the MELVIN KRANZBERG PAPERS, 1934-1988, collection # 266, in the National Museum of American History's Archives Center.

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