TY - SER AU - Akey,Denise S. AU - Ruffner,Frederick G. AU - Gruber,Katherine AU - Leonard,CeAnne ED - Gale Research Company TI - Encyclopedia of associations'83: A guide to national and international organizations, including: trade, business and commercial; agricultural and .. SN - 0810301474 (v. 1) SN - 0071-0202 U1 - 060 PY - 1982///] CY - Detroit PB - Gale Research Co. KW - Associations, institutions, etc KW - Directories KW - United States N1 - Vol. 1, Sections 1-7 (869 p.); Editor : Denise S. Akey ; Ass. eds.: Katherine Gruber, CeAnne Leonard; Vol. 1, Sections 8-17 and index (p. 873-1781); Editor : Denise S. Akey; Vol. 2 (993 p.); Editor : Denise S. Akey ; Ass. eds.: Katherine Gruber, CeAnne Leonard; Issued in 3 v., 1964-83, 1989- N2 - A comprehensive list of national organizations described briefly, with names, addresses, and telephone numbers. Associations keep track of industry data for their members and may have valuable information on an industry that would not be found in standard business sources. Indexes include name of organization, key word, and geographic area ER -