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M-2 MacWHITE, (Dr. ) Eoi n. [December, 1954-May, 1957. 7 i tems] Correspond-
ence re: MacWhite's hopes to write a learned paper on Sorokin's work
and will be needing Sorokin's assistance on bibliography and biog-
raphy; Sorokin's wi 11 ingness to provide any information for MacWhi te' s
writing; MacWhi te's' A.A. paper owes much to Soroki n's system of
sociology; MacWhi te's comments upon Sorokin 's "Interpretation of
archeological evidence"; MacWhite's request for Sorokin to comment
on the sociological contribution of his paper in the American
anthropologist (58, 1956, 3-25) and his review of Kluckhohn and
Kroeber, "Culture, a review of concepts and definitions"; and Soro-
kin's short statement concerning MacWhi te's sociological and anthro-
pological studies.
M-3 McCONNELL, (Prof. ) R.A. [January, 1953-January, 1956. 7 i tems] Corres-
pondence re: McConnell 's request for a copy of Exploration in
altruistic love and behavior in which Mr. S. David Kahn's and Prof.
Rhine's papers about ESP were published; Sorokin's reply to McCon-
nell ' s review of the Modern experiment in telepathy; ~orokin's
comments on one of McConnell 's papers; and Sorokin's invitation to
McConnell to become a member of' the ~ational Research Society for
Creative A1 truism.
M-4 McCRORY, Mrs. T. J. [March, 1959-September, 1961. 9 i tems] Correspond-
ence re: McCrory's request for Sorokin to examine the training aid,
which teaches principles of right living, she has developed; a
photograph of McCrory ' s fami ly; Sorokin's comments on the basic
idea of scan-day which represents an easy form of examination of
conscience as recommended by moral leaders of mankind like Ignatius
Loyola or Benjamin Franklin; McCrory's receipt of Sorokin's report
on the Research Center in Altruistic Integration and Creativity,
and his article "The mysterious energy of love"; McCrory's possible
changes in Scan-day; Soroki n' s criticisms of McCrory's paper on
altruists; McCrory's request for Sorokin to develop the game Scan-
day; Soroki n's refusal to develop Scan-day; and McCrory ' s request
for Sorokin to formulate "a soul-stirring expression of our univer-
sal goal".
M-5 McGRAW-HILL. [January, 1934-Apri 1 , 1950. 6 i tems] Correspondence re :
Sorokin's inquiry as to when his Studies in social dynamics, an
address on the indices of the movement of war from 500 B.C. to
1925 A.D., and other manuscripts will be pub1 ished; and McGraw-Hill 's
request for Sorokin to comment on Robert Strausz-Hupe's International
relations.
M-6 McGUIRE, (Prof. ) Win. J. [Apri 1 -July, 1956. 5 i tems] Correspondence
re: McGuire's request for a copy of Sorokin's "Concept, tests and
energy of spontanei ty-creativi ty" , Sociometry, 12, 1949; Sorokin's
reply to McGuire's request; a thank you note for reprints of Sorokin's
"Testomania" and "El supraconsciente" ; and McGuire' s receipt of a
reprint of the Sorokin-Moreno article on "Theory of spontaneitycreativity"
from Moreno's Sociometry and the science of man.