TY - BOOK AU - Ruffner,Frederick G. AU - Fisk,Margaret ED - Gale Research Company. TI - Encyclopedia of associations SN - 0071-0202 AV - AS22 .E5 U1 - 060 PY - 1961///- CY - Detroit PB - Gale Research Co. KW - Associations, institutions, etc KW - Directories KW - Local N1 - Issued in 2 v., 1961; in 3 v., 1964-83, 1989- ; in 4 v., 1984, 1986-88; in 5 v., 1985: v. 1, National organizations of the U.S.; v. 2, Geographic and executive index; v. 3, 4th-5th eds., New associations; 6th- ed., New associations and projects; v. 4, 18th-22nd ed., International organizations; v. 5, 19th ed., Research activities and funding programs; New associations and projects (varies), issued 4 months after v. 1, lists additional associations not included in v. 1; Has inter-edition supplements: Updating service, issued twice a year 1985- lists changes to associations listed in v. 1 & 3; International organizations supplement to v. 4 issued annually 1987-88; Rankings indexes issued with the 21st ed.- to provide ranked listings by membership size, staff size, annual budget, and founding date for organizations listed in v. 1 ER -