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soziologie; Sorokin's account of the work and activities of his
family; Wiese's acceptance of an invitation to attend the 19th
International Congress of Sociology in Mexico City; Peter Sorokin's
discovery-invention in the field of optical masor; Wiese's comments
on Sorokin's "Sociology of yesterday, today, and tomorrow" in
American sociological review; a request for Wiese's critical opinion
of Sorokin's Sociological theories of today.
W-25 NILLI, Dr. Victor. [February, 1953-September, 1954. 26 i terns] Corres-
pondence re: Sorokin's request for Willi to abstract the most im-
portant European books and articles in sociology; publication of
Factors, types, and techniques of altruistic transformation of
human beings; Sorokin's offer to Willi to make abstracts in English
of important works in sociology and related sciences which were
publ ished after 1927; Sorokin's criticism of Will i 's Das wesen der
kul turhohe; Sorokin 's attendance at the Conference of the Foundation
for Integrated Education at the University of Maine; Wil li's appoint-
ment to the position of instructor at Fordham University; Sorokin's
revision of his Contemporary sociological theories; publ ication of
Will i 's article on the relationship between sociological theories
and existential philosophies in Kyklos (1954); publication of a German
edition of Sorokin's Social philosophies of an age of crisis; Willi's
request to include his paper "Soziologie und existentialism" in the
programme of the American Sociological Society; a request for Soro-
kin to recommend Willi for a position in a German university; Sorokin's
opinion of Willi's paper "To what extent is American sociology
culture-bound?"; a copy of Willi's "To what extent is American
sociology cul ture-bound?" ; Wi 11 i ' s paper unable to be read at the
sessions of Sociological Theory; Wi 11 i ' s work on a book Cultural
hi story of fashion.
W-26 WILLIAMS, Charles W. [March, 1952-March, 1955. 10 i terns] Correspondence
re: Wi 11 iams ' explanation of his theory of direction; Soroki n's
comments on Williams' theory of direction; Williams' explanation of
his concept of the directiveness of organic activity; Will iams'
out1 ine of his directional first principles; Sorokin's inability to
judge Williams' paper on the mechanics of the theory of direction.
W-27 WILLIAMS, Rev. J. Dan. [Apri 1, 1955-November, 1956. 8 i tems] Corres-
pondence re: Williams' request to do part-time research work for
Sorokin; Williams' questions about the psychology of love; Sorokin's
reply to Williams' questions; attempts to establish a new Research
Society for Creative A1 truism in Massachusetts.
W-28 ~JILLIAMS LECTURE COMMITTEE. [Apri 1 -November, 1957. 13 i terns] Corres-
pondence re: an invitation for Sorokin to lecture at Williams College;
Sorokin's list of topics for his lecture at Williams; a request for
M Sorokin to give a lecture on sex-anarchy and national decay; arrange-
ments for Sorokin's lecture.