University of Michigan's Institute for Social Research

History of ISR

In 1998, ISR commissioned the University of Michigan Bentley Historical Library to write a history to celebrate the 50th anniversary of its founding. The link below provides access to Social Science in the Public Interest: A Fiftieth-Year History of the Institute for Social Research. Historical photos are also included in this document.

Please note that the ISR History is a large PDF document and may take several minutes to download on some machines.

If you would like to receive a bound print copy of the ISR History, email your request to isr-info@isr.umich.edu. Be sure to include your full mailing address in your message.