▁with ▁social ▁science ▁and ▁human ities ▁volumes ▁altern ating ▁by ▁year . ▁Active ▁in ▁scholar ly ▁organizations ▁in ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁he ▁was ▁instrument al ▁in ▁incorpor ating ▁the ▁Conference ▁on ▁Latin ▁American ▁History ▁as ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁corpor ation , ▁scholar ly ▁organization ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁the ▁year ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁organization . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁American ▁Studies ▁Association ▁( L AS A ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁in ▁his ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Latin ▁American ▁Studies ▁Association , ▁he ▁suggested ▁that ▁at ▁some ▁future ▁date ▁Latin ▁American ists ▁should ▁ere ct ▁a ▁statue ▁to ▁F idel ▁Castro , ▁the ▁" remote ▁god father " ▁of ▁the ▁field , ▁who ▁inst ig ated ▁a ▁renew ed ▁U . S . ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁C line ▁edited ▁a ▁two - volume ▁collection ▁of ▁ess ays ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Latin ▁American ▁history ▁as ▁a ▁field . ▁He ▁also ▁helped ▁create ▁the ▁Sem inar ▁on ▁the ▁Ac quisition ▁of ▁Latin ▁American ▁Library ▁Material s ▁( S AL AL M ). ▁ ▁C line ▁prepared ▁research ▁materials ▁for ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Indian ▁Cla ims ▁Commission , ▁providing ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Florida ▁Indians ▁and ▁the ▁J ic ar illa ▁Apache . ▁ ▁After ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁C line ▁devoted ▁time ▁to ▁volumes ▁on ▁eth n oh istory ▁for ▁the ▁Hand book ▁of ▁Middle ▁American ▁Indians .