Sorokin, Pitirim A. - Manuscripts and Papers - University Library ...

oration by the American Philosophical Society of the 400th anniversary
of Bacon's birth; Sorokin's delivery of two papers, "A quest for
integral system of sociology" and "Mutual convergence/ of the United
States and USSR" at the 19th International Congress of Sociology at
Mexico City; an invitation for Merton to attend the First Inter-
national Congress in Salzburg; Sorokin's interest in doing a paper on
the effectiveness of social theories in the form of practical effects
of right or wrong social theories 1 i ke Marxism, Freudiani sm, Positivism,
John Locke, Adam Smith, Hitterite theories; a request for Sorokin to
present his paper, "Deepest practical effects of abstract sociological
theories" at the meeting of the American Sociological Association;
publ ication of an article about Sorokin's theories with detailed
bibliography of his writings in Saeculum; Sorokin's success in obtain-
ing $5000 for publication expenses of the Proceedings of the First
International Congress at Sal zburg; Char1 es Ti 1 ly 's review of
Pitirim Sorokin in review; and a copy of R.K. Merton's bibliography.
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METZLER, Henry J . E. [February-December , 1952. 6 i terns] Correspondence
re: E. Burtscher's manuscript "Atomzeitalter and hasszeitalter";
Research Center unable to publish Burtscher's manuscript; a request
to get Dr. Burtscher's book on efficient techniques for creative - a1 truization pub1 ished; and Sorokin's criticism of Burtscher's book.
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M-35 ME - GENERAL. [1949-1960. 21 items] Correspondence re: Sorokin's work
as a promoter of "The World Crusade for Peace"; Sorokin's detailed
investigation of the dynamics of fine arts given in Social and
cultural dynamics; comments about the brochure or report of the
Research Center; a request for Sorokin's opinion about William
Caldwell's manuscript Visual sequence art; criticisms of Sorokin's
The American sex revolution; requests for membership in the Research
Society for Creative Altruism; a request for Sorokin to become an
advisory member of the Board of the journal The merchant man; a re-
quest to reprint Sorokin's article "The case against sex freedom";
R. Meurisse's request for financial assistance from the Harvard
Research Center in order to study the potential benefits of the dis-
integration of the psyche; Sorokin's inquiry as to whether or not
Dr. Mayer would be interested in taking charge of studies on the
sympathy and social behaviour of children.
M-36 MICHEJEW, (prof. ) Colonel L. [November, 1951 -June, 1955. 7 items]
Most of the correspondence is in Russian, but some of it pertains to
requests for copies of the leaflet about the Harvard Research Center.
M-37 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. [December, 1958-October, 1959. 20 i terns]
Correspondence re: invitation for Soroki n to address annual banquet
of socio1ogists and anthropologists; Sorokin's lecture topics,
"Russia and the United States" and "Forms and factors of creativityM;
and the preparations for Sorokin's visit to Michi.gan State to present
his papers.