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Merriam, Charles Edward, 1874-1953. Papers, 1893-1957 (inclusive).

Title: Papers, 1893-1957 (inclusive).

Contains personal and professional correspondence; manuscripts; classnotes Merriam took as a student; memoranda; election campaign material; minutes; reports; scholarly and political speeches; articles; diaries; book reviews; degrees; and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia. Materials record Merriam's influence as academic and politician and his vision of national policy-making and social reform, the first fifty years of the University of Chicago, and early twentieth-century Chicago politics. Correspondents include Grace and Edith Abbott, Jane Addams, William Benton, Louis Brownlow, William A. Dunning, Harold Gosnell, Luther Gulick, Harold Ickes, Hiram Johnson, A.C. Krey, Harold Lasswell, Beardsley Ruml, and Leonard D. White. Topics include Merriam's activities in the Progressive Party, his interests in urban planning, the development of a behavioral approach to political science, the establishment of the University of Chicago as a center for social science research, and the formation of the Public Administration Clearing House. The Chicago City Council, scholarly organizations, federal agencies, and foundations with which Merriam was affiliated are also represented in the collection, including the Chicago Commission on City Expenditures, the Chicago Crime Commission, the Social Science Research Council, the President's Research Committee on Social Trends, the National Resources Planning Board, and the Spelman Fund.

ArchivalResource: 160.5 linear ft.

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Spelman Fund. [Annual reports], 1929-

Title: [Annual reports], 1929-

Annual reports detailing the accomplishments, programs, and financial information of the Foundation.

ArchivalResource: v.

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Wallerstein, Morton Ludwig, 1890-. Correspondence of Morton Ludwig Wallerstein 1930-31.

Title: Correspondence of Morton Ludwig Wallerstein 1930-31.

Letters of Wallerstein of the League of Virginia Municipalities, Guy Moffett of the Spelman Fund, and Edwin Anderson Alderman and Wilson Gee of the University of Virginia discuss the establishment of an Institute of Government at the University.

ArchivalResource: 15 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647966866 View

Merriam, Charles E. Papers, 1893-1957

Title: Merriam, Charles E. Papers 1893-1957

Charles E. Merriam, professor of Political Science and politician. Candidate for mayor of Chicago, 1911 and 1919. Founder, Social Science Research Council, 1924. Contains personal and professional correspondence; manuscripts; class notes Merriam took as a student; memoranda; election campaign material; minutes; reports; scholarly and political speeches; articles; diaries; book reviews; degrees; and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings, photographs, and memorabilia. Materials record Merriam's influence as academic and politician and his vision of national policy-making and social reform, the first fifty years of the University of Chicago, and early twentieth-century Chicago politics.

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Moffett, Guy, 1882-1963. Papers of Guy Moffett, 1920-1963.

Title: Papers of Guy Moffett, 1920-1963.

Personal papers and correspondence of Moffett include material from the Civil Service Commission, 1918-1929, especially the Personnel Classification Board, the Spelman Fund, 1929-1944, the World Bank, 1946-1947, and the Fair Employment Board, 1948-1949. Correspondents include Franklin D. Roosevelt, Herbert Hoover, John D. Rockefeller, and Nicholas Longworth.

ArchivalResource: 1500 (ca.) items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/32135389 View