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

of $25.00 for the Research Society for Creative Altruism; and a
reprint of Sorokin's address at the meeting of the Association of
the Presidents of American Colleges sent to Mrs. Peacher.
p-13 PEARSON, John. [September-October, 1952. 5 i terns] Correspondence re:
a request to meet with Sorokin to discuss mutual interests; an
inquiry into Sorokin's impression of the Ford Foundation's grant
of $875,000 to the Center for International Studies of Massachusetts
1nsti tute of Technology; a copy of Cowel 1 's History, civilization
and culture: an introduction to the historical and social philosophy
of P.A. Sorokin.
p-14 PENNSYLVANIA UNIVERSITY. [February, 1957-March, 1958. 10 i tems] Corres-
pondence re: an invitation for Sorokin to speak at the Graduate
Sociology Club at University of Pennsylvania; Sorokin's acceptance
of the invitation; the topic of Sorokin's speech "Fads and foibles
of contemporary social sciences"; travel and accommodation arrange-
ments for Sorokin; Sorokin's cancellation of his lecture because of
illness.
PEKEIRA, Dr. F. G. [November, 1960-Apri 1 , 1961 . 6 i tems] Correspondence
re: Pereira's preparation of a report of the Congress of
Sociology held at Mexico City; a request for reprints of Sorokin's
two papers given at the Congress; publication of Sorokin's "Mutual
convergence-of the United States and Soviet Russia" in the Journal
of comparative sociology and in Zei tschrift fur pol i ti k; Pereira' s
concern -- - with ~roblems of socialization; Sorokin and the Research
Society for creative A1 truism do not specifically study the development
of community.
PERELSBERG, Gi 1 bert. [Apri 1 , 1951 -January, 1953. 6 i tems] Correspondence
re: a copy of Perelsberg's book review of Sorokin's Altruistic
- love and Explorations in altruistic love and behavior; Sorokin's
interest in h a v i n g n youth journal ;
an invitation for Sorokin to submit his comments and criticisms of
the German youth journal for pub1 ication; Perel sberg 's favourable
comments about Sorokin's SOS: the meaning of our crisis; German
translations of Sorokin's Contemporary sociological theories,
Sociology of revolution, Crisis of our age, Reconstruction of
humanity, Social philosophies of an age of crisis, Society, culture
and personality, and Social and cul tural dynamics.
P-17 PETCHKOVSKY, Michael J. [March, 1950-November, 1957. 10 items] Corres-
pondence re: the re-i ssui ng of Soroki n ' s Leaves ; Soroki n ' s agree-
ment with Petchkovsky that there should be a resumption of free
trade; Sorokin's delivery of a lecture in a course organized by
L the Foundation for Integrated Education; Harvard Russian Research
Center making a study of the Russian DPs; Petchkovsky's request
for Sorokin to recommend him for a research position; clipping from
a Russian newspaper; a report on the activities of the Research Center.