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

the United States; a request for Sorokin to submit a manuscript to
Sociol ogia; publ ication of Soroki n ' s paper "Mutual convergence of
the United States and Soviet Russia" in the Journal of comparative
sociology (December, 1960) and in a German edition of Zeitschrift
fur pol itik; a request for Sorokin to prepare an abstract of his
paper for Sociological abstracts; publ ication of a Finnish edition
of Sorokin's Crisis of our age; a copy of G.E. Sokolsky's "Weekly
Sunday night broadcast over American Broadcast Company stations"
(September 7, 1958); requests for information about the work of
the Harvard Research Center in Creative Altruism; an offer of an
academic appointment to Sorokin at Southern Ill inois University; a
request for Sorokin to write a chapter on methodology in sociology
for Prof. H.W. Ward's interdisciplinary volume; Sorokin's decline
to write a chapter on methodology; C.H. Spaulding's criticism of
Sorokin's research work in creative altruism; Sorokin's criticism
of G.A. Speedie's paper "A story about ideas" and the journal - Man
and matter; a request for Sorokin to comment on Dr. I. Spencer's
article on Spengler and Toynbee; Dr. I. Spencer's favourable comments
about Sorokin's studies of comparative cultures and creative
altruism; publication of the proceedings of the Salzburg Inter-
national Congress; a request for Sorokin to be a sponsor or member
of the organizing committee of the Boston Branch of the Russian
War Relief; Dr. J.V. Spielman's request for permission to use the
statistical data on wars in the appendix of Vol.111 of Sorokin's
Social and cultural dynamics; a request for Sorokin to contribute
an article for T.H. Spiers' volume on Tributes to Swedenborg's
teachings; Dr. A. Spitzer's thank you note for a copy of Sorokin's
autobiography.
5-59 SRIVASTAVA, Dr. S. K. [December, 1953-June, 1955. 6 i tems] Correspondence
re: an invitation for Srivastava to visit Sorokin; an
invitation for Soroki n to attend Srivastava's wedding anniversary;
Sorokin's decline of the invitation; a request for Sorokin's
evaluation of Srivastava's work in Sorokin's sociology courses
113 and 160; a copy of Sorokin's recommendation of Srivastava.
S-60 STANKA, Dr. Vl adas. [October, 1949-November, 1955. 8 i tems] Correspondence
re: a copy of Stanka's curriculum vitae; Sorokin's
willingness to recommend Stanka for a college or research position;
a request for Sorokin's recommendation of Stanka 's appl ication for
a grant-in-aid from the American Philosophical Society; an outline
of Stanka's book Dynamics of modern philosophy; a copy of Sorokin's
recomnendation of Stanka; Sorokin's receipt of a copy of Stanka's
"Joy in action".
S-61 STEIFIER, Dr. L .R. [October, 1956-November, 1960. 8 i
tems] Correspond-
ence re: an invitation for Sorokin to appear on "Psychologically
speaking" (WEVD University of the Air); Sorokin's decline of the
invitation.