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

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S-l SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY. [September, 1954-January, 1957. 34 i tems]
Correspondence re: an invitation for Sorokin to lecture on "Fads
in the social sciences" at St. Louis University; Sorokin's decline
of the invitation; an invitation for Sorokin to lecture for a week
at St. Louis University; Sorokin's questions about the week of
lectures; an offer of $300 plus travel1 ing and living expenses for
Sorokin's 1 ectures; a 1 ist of Soroki n's 1 ecture topics; Sorokin' s
acceptance of Prof. Spi tzer ' s dinner invitation; Soroki n ' s acceptance
of Prof. Mi hanovich's dinner invitation; an invitation for
Sorokin to give a talk on the topic "The crisis of our age" at
Webster College; Sorokin's acceptance of the invitation to give a
talk; an article about Sorokin in The university news (November,
1956); a copy of the St. Louis University calendar of Sorokin's
lecture series; Sorokin's pleasure in participating in the Founders'
Day celebration; and Sorokin's thank you note for a copy of the
St. Louis University Magazine.
S-2 SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE. [December, 1946-February, 1959. 16 items]
Correspondence re: an invitation for Sorokin to give a lecture at
the centenary of St. Vincent Archabbey and College; an invitation
for Sorokin to deliver a lecture in honour of Boniface Wimer;
Sorokin's acceptance of the invitation; Sorokin's lecture to be
on the topic "The crisis of our age grows"; Sorokin's plan to pub-
lish the manuscript of his lecture; a request for the name of the
book in which Sorokin's lecture was published; St. Vincent College's
refusal to publish Sorokin's "The crisis of our age grows"; Soro-
kin's lecture published in an extended form as S.O.S. the meaning
of our crisis; Rev. Q. Schaut's request to include a note about
Sorokin's lecture and its publication; Schaut's interest in Sorokin's
comments on the monastic system; a request for Sorokin to urge
Prof. C. Dawson to give a lecture at Saint Vincent College; and
Sorokin's response to the request.
s-3 SAKHEIM, Dr. G .A. [October-December , 1959. 6 i tems] Correspondence
re: an invitation for Sorokin to speak at the meeting of the Boston
Ethical Society; Sorokin's acceptance of the invitation; a list of
Sorokin's topics for the talk; Sorokin's talk to be on the "New
frontier of research: energy of creative altruistic love"; a con-
tribution of $35.00 to the Institute for Creative Altruism; and
Sorokin's thank you note for the contribution.
S-4 SALING, Mrs. R. J . [Apri 1 , 1957-Apri 1 , 1958. 6 i tems] Correspondence
re: permission to quote from Sorokin's The American sex revolution;
Sal ing 's personal campaign for decency; Sal i ng' s efforts to popu-
larize The American sex revolution; a request for Sorokin's views
about the "sex-stimul ating apparel of today's women" ; a request
for Sorokin's opinion regarding the availability of pornographic
material; and Sorokin's reply to the request.