Short answers, pulled from the story.
The American Political Science Association took its first breath in 1903 inside the Tilton Memorial Library at Tulane University. This New Orleans venue hosted a small group of scholars who sought to formalize their field.
Harry A. Garfield held the presidency of the American Political Science Association from 1921 to 1922 while also serving as president of the association itself. He was the son of President James A. Garfield and previously owned the historic building that now houses the Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs.
Four core academic journals define the discourse within this discipline today including The American Political Science Review, Perspectives on Politics, Journal of Political Science Education, and PS , Political Science & Politics. APSA Organized Sections publish or are associated with fifteen additional journals that cover specialized topics like Political Methodology and International Security.
APSA administers the Centennial Center for Political Science and Public Affairs located at 1527 New Hampshire Avenue NW in Washington DC. The center opened in 2003 to mark the centenary of APSA's establishment and offers fellowships, conference space, and grants for scholars.
The first APSA Africa Workshop convening took place in Dakar Senegal from the 6th of the 27th of July 2008. These annual residential workshops target mid-and junior-level scholars residing in Africa specifically and bring together up to 30 scholars to cover substantive issues and methodologies.