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

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Dynamics until he has received all the criticisms of the first
three volumes; a request for data on the total casualties and the
property loss in all wars prior to 1937; R. Stagne's attempts to
locate some psychologist who will do a comparative study of private
and public utterances of diplomats to demonstrate the extent
to which personal factors may determine dip1 omatic pol icies; Rev.
R. Nye's criticism of Spengler's Decline of the west; Sorokin's
review of A. Toynbee's A study of history Vols.1-3 for the Journal
of modern history; Sorokin's work on Vol.IV of Dynamics; Sorokin's
completion of Vols. 4 & 5 of Dynamics; Oxford University Press's
offer to Sorokin to write a general text on sociology; Sorokin's
lack of interest in writing an elementary text; Sorokin's prepara-
tion of a Lowell Institute Lecture on "The twilight of sensate
culture: contemporary social and cultural crisis"; Sorokin's re-
quest for permission to quote from A.C. Woolner Language in history
and politics and A. Toynbee's A study of history; a request to
quote from Sorokin's Social and cultural dynamics; Sorokin's request
for permission to quote from G. Tarde's Social laws and Law of imita-
tion; Dr. R.L. McCarthy's request for information about some books
that disagree with Sorokin's Dynamics; request for copies of Soro-
kin's address "A declaration of independence of the social sciences";
a request for Sorokin to comment on T.R. Schaffler's summary of his
doctoral dissertation "Education for a democracy"; a request for
Sorokin's comments on the idea of social reconstruction after World
War 11; Dr. L. Matthias' comments on Sorokin's Dynamics.
S-41 SOCIAL AND CULTURAL "REACTIONS" PUBLICATIONS. [May, 1937-December,
1957. 6 i tems] Correspondence re: a copy of E.S. Bates' review
of Sorokin's Social and cultural dynamics in New York herald
tribune (May 30, 1937); Prof. L.A. Boettiger's use of Sorokin's
Dynamics as a text in Social Theory at Laurence College; L. Wilson's
comments on Sorokin's one-volume abridgment of Social and cultural
dynamics; Prof. W. Firey's favourable comments on the one-volume
abridgment of Sorokin's Dynamics; a copy of W. Firey's "Coalition
and schism in a regional conservation program", Human organization,
Vo1.15, No.4.
s - SOCIETY ~ ~ FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN SCIENCE. [July, 1956-Apri 1 , 1959.
9 items] Correspondence re: an invitation for Sorokin to be a
speaker at the annual meeting of the S.S.R.S.; Prof. J.H. Shrader's
request to have a conversation with Sorokin about the Society for
Creative Altruism; a list of suggested topics for the annual meeting
of the S.S.R.S.; an invitation for Sorokin to lecture at the
1957 conference of the S.S.R.S.; Sorokin's decline of the invitation
to lecture; an invitation for Sorokin to speak at the 1959 annual
meeting of the S.S.R.S.; Sorokin's decline of the invitation; Sorofavourable
comments about the S.S.R.S. 's Newsletter.
s-43 SOCIETY OF BROTHERS. [December, 1951 -December, 1958. 42 i tems] Corres-
pondence re: a copy of "The Bruderhof communities in Paraguay and