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Print periodicals in our field emerged in the late 1960s and are still being created today. What were the topics of interest as each new journal began? Let's browse the tables of contents of the forerunners of today's publications and discover what has changed - and what hasn't.

Please note that, of necessity, this article will focus on the publications in the library at Energize, Inc., which goes back 30 years. This means I am limited to English-language publications and to materials offered internationally. It would be wonderful if readers from other countries would share the titles and tables of contents of early volunteerism journals in their language, along with contact information if these are still publishing today.

The earliest periodical was entitled Volunteer Administration and was published by The Center for Continuing Education at Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. This was taken over by the early 1970s by what was then "AVAS," the Association of Voluntary Action Scholars, and moved to Boston College under the administration of David Horton Smith. By the late 1970s, Volunteer Administration had evolved into a three-way joint venture shared by AVAS, the Association of Volunteer Bureaus (AVB), and the Association for the Administration of Volunteer Services (AAVS). By 1982, AAVS had become AVA - the Association for Volunteer Administration - and AVA became the sole publisher of the journal. In 1982, because of the administrative changes, Volunteer Administration was renamed The Journal of Volunteer Administration , the name it retains today.

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