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

6. "Congenial Interests", 1942-1959.
Correspondence re: the selling of citizenship and its relationship
to Sorokin's Crisis of Our Age, Dr. Mallery's Declaration of
Interdependence congenial to the ideas of Sorokin's Research Center,
the importance of doing research in the field of Creative Love, the
principles of the Interdependence Council, Sorokin's arguements as to
why his books should be included on the lists of the Interdependence
Council, a copy of Dr. Eugen Diesel's address at the Franklin Institute,
the establishment and incoporation in the state of Massachusetts of a
national Research Society for Creative A1 truism, comments on Sorokin's
Social Philosophies of an Age of Crisis, trustees and council members
of proposed Inter-National Universitv Foundation, and information about
the' activities of the 1nter-~ational" University ~oundation.
7. Contemporary Sociological Theories, 1961-65.
Correspondence Re: the publication of Italian, Spanish and Hindi
translations of Sorokin's Contemporary Sociological Theories, Sorokin's
writing of a companion volume Recent Sociological Theories and
arransements for the ~ubli cation of Recent Socioloqi cal Theories.
8. Crisis of Our Age, 1939-1940.
(a) Correspondence re: a request to meet with Sorokin to discuss some
of the ideas in his Crisis of Our Age, a question about Sorokin's
use of psychology in his book, a request for Sorokin's opinion on the
need for the food-to-feed hunger plan, comments about Sorokin's
emphasis on the Christian gospel, H.V. O'Brien's review of Crisis of
Our Age, a discussion about a new approach to progressive education,
Sorokin's discussion of some of the main principles in Dynamics , Sorokin's
acceptance of the invitation to give some Lowell Institute lectures,
his intent to publish the lectures as a book, a copy of Charles A.
Elwood's review of Sorokin's The Crisis of Our Age and Social and
Cultural Dynamics and congratul ations to Sorokin on the publication
of Crisis of Our Age from Louis Finkelstein, Gordon Blackwell, Lawrence
Lorrell and many other.
(b) Crisis of Our Age, 1942.
Correspondence re: critical opposition to Sorokin's pessimistic outlook
in Crisis of Our Age, racist comments about Sorokin and his ideas from
right-wing American patriots, Rubin Gotesky' s reviews of Sorokin' s
books, expressions of gratitude for Sorokin's ideas and approach to
the history of the world, Sorokin's honorary membership in the Eugene
Field Society, an invitation to Sorokin to speak to the Hampden I
Association of Congregational Churches on his interpretation of the
world crisis, an appreciation of Sorokin's work and contribution
to the Christian religion, an explanation of the difference between
Spangler and Sorokin, E.P. Dutton 8 Co. 's defence of Sorokin from
a savage attack he received in a Herald Tribune review, Sorokin's
correction of Professor McNamee's critical points in Mechanization
and Culture for the journal Thought, a copy of Frank Fritt's summary
of Sorokin's Crisis of Our Age and numerous other favourable comments
about Crisis of Our Age.