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

' R-5 RECOMMENDATIONS A-M. [February, 1949-June, 1959. 50 i terns] Correspond-
ence re: Sorokin's recommendation of Dr. 0. Anderle for a Ful bright
Fellowship; a request for Sorokin's opinion of Dr. L.G, Balsam; a
request for Sorokin to write about C.L. Baumann' s qua1 ifications
to study Geopolitics at Princeton; a request for Sorokin to write a
brief statement concerning Prof. H. P. Becker's application for a lec-
tureship in sociology at the University of Ankara; a request for
Sorokin's opinion of the teaching abi 1 i ty and adaptabi 1 i ty of Dr.
E. Benoi t-Smul lyan; F.Y. Blumenfeld's application for a U.S. Govern-
ment Grant to study French political and social attitudes; Sorokin's
support of Prof. K.E. Bock's research project submitted to the
American Philosophical Society; a request for Sorokin's appraisal
of Prof. R. Chambl i ss ' personal character, professional qua1 ifica-
tions, and his ability to lecture in the field of social theory and
the history of sociology; a request for Sorokin's statement concern-
ing Dr. M.W. Collins' application for a position as professor and
head of the Department of Sociology at Centenary College of Louisiana;
a request'for Sorokin's appraisal of A.K. Davis' application for a
position in the Department of Sociology at Cedar Crest College; a
request for Sorokin to write a reconmendation for H.F. Didsbury's
application to the Ford Foundation for a fellowship; a request for
Sorokin's opinion of Dr DuWors' qualifications for the position of
Dean of the College of Arts and Science at Dakota Wesleyan Univer-
sity; a request for Sorokin's opinion of Dr. G.F. Fitzgibbon's
qualifications to teach criminology and penology at Johns Hopkins
University; Sorokin's support of Prof. J.B. Ford's application for
a Fulbright Fellowship; Sorokin's evaluation of Prof. H. Garfinkel
as an instructor and a researcher in sociology; Sorokin's recornmenda-
tion of R.D. Gastil for a Rhodes Scholarship; Sorokin's recommendation
of C. Globe for admission to the Boston University Graduate School
as a candidate for a Master's degree in psychology; Sorokin's
recommendation of R.B. Hanson for admission to the University of
Chicago Law School; Sorokin's support of Dr. R.C. Hanson's applica-
tion for a position in sociology at Brown University; Sorokin's
recommendation of D.S. Higbee for admission to the Department of
Clinical Psychology at University of North Carolina; Sorokin's
recommendation of Rev. A. J . Humphreys ' research project on urban
family in Ireland; Sorokin's support of Dr. B. Ischboldin's applica-
tion for a Guggenheim Fellowship; a request for Sorokin's opinion of
Miss S.B. Kaplan's application to the Smith College School for
Social Work; Sorokin's recommendation of D. Kahn to the College of
Physicians and Surgeons at Col umbi a University; Soroki n ' s recommen-
dation of Rabbi Israel J. Kazis to the Educational Committee of
the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute; Sorokin's support
of Dr. J.B. Knox's application for a fellowship from the Fund for
the Advancement of Education; Sorokin's support of C. Krahn's
application for a grant from the Committee on International Exchange
of Persons to study the contributions of the Dutch Mennonites to
Modern Thought and Social Institutions; a request for Sorokin's
views as to the significance and value of F.L. Kunz's volume on