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

B-15 BERNAYS, Edward L. [December, 1950-October, 1965. 11 i terns; 1 enclosure
(news release re: television commercial s)] Correspondence re: tele-
vision programs and commercials and Sorokin's reaction to them and
Bernays ' Biography of an idea.
B-15a BHATTA, Shri krishna D. [December, 1960-March, 1961. 6 i terns] Corres-
pondence re: a Hindi translation of Reconstruction of humanity.
B-16 BIERSTEDT, (Prof. ) Robert. [January, 1950-June, 1966. 27 i tems; 3 enclo-
sures (Bierstedt's "A critique of empiricism in sociology" ; permission
to quote from Dynamics; and Bierstedt's introduction of Sorokin as
president of the American Sociological Association.)] Correspondence
re: an appreciation in connection with Dr. Florian Znaniecki 's retire-
ment; Sorokin's participation at the 1951 meetings of the American
Sociological Association; resolutions of the American Historical
Association re: publ ic school education; and the activities and writings
of Sorokin and Bierstedt.
B-16~ A & C BLACK LTD. [September, 1948-May, 1953. 34 items; 7 enclosures
(draft out1 ine of Cowel 1 's volume; agreement covering publ ication
of Social philosophies; bills for copies of Cowell's volume; royal-
- ty statement re: Social philosophies; and notice of and order for
t Paul Halmos' Solitude and privacy)J Correspondence re: an English
edition of Crisis; F.R. Cowell's book on Sorokin; an English edition
of Social philosophies; permission to quote from Dynamics; possible
publ ication of Sorokin's manuscript "Fol klore in sociology" ; and
sales for Cowell's volume.
B-17 BLACK, Percy. [September, 1949-August, 1954. 13 i tems; 6 enclosures
(correspondence wi th Dr. Gordon A1 1 port re : Black's thesis, research
project, research proposal , questionnaires, and thesis prospectus)]
Correspondence re: Black's thesis research project on altruism;
financial assistance from Harvard Research Center in Altruistic
Integration and Creativity; and Sorokin's advice re: Black's project.
B-17a BLAHA, (Dr. ) Arnost. [February, 1928-May, 1960. 7 items] Most of the
correspondence is in French and pertains to the works and activities
of Sorokin and Blaha; the celebration of the six hundredth centenary
of the Charles' University of Prague foundation; Czechoslovakia's
commemoration of the abolition of serfdom; a request for Sorokin to
exmess his conqratulations on the commemoration which is to be published
in ~ocioio~icka revue; and Sorokin's sympathy on the death of
Dr. Arnost Blaha.
BLOOM, Anthony. [August, 1954-September, 1957. 6 i terns] Correspondence
B-17b
re: Bloom's contribution to the Symposium volume; possibility of
finding a publ i sher for Archimandrate Sophronios ' vol ume on the
L Staretz Silwan; Harvard Research Center in A1 truistic Integration
and Creativity; and Research Society for Creative A1 truism.