Reminiscences of Helen Merrell Lynd : oral history, 1973.

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Reminiscences of Helen Merrell Lynd : oral history, 1973.

Early life, education, family background; married life, details of working with her husband, Robert Lynd, on MIDDLETOWN; her children; teaching at Sarah Lawrence; McCarthy hearings.

Transcript: 290 leaves.Tape: 2 reels.

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Lynd, Helen Merrell, 1896-1982

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Helen Merrell Lynd (March 17, 1896 – January 30, 1982) was an American sociologist, social philosopher, educator, and author. She is best known for conducting the first Middletown studies of Muncie, Indiana, with her husband, Robert Staughton Lynd; as the coauthor of Middletown: A Study in Contemporary American Culture (1929) and Middletown in Transition: A Study in Cultural Conflicts (1937); and a pioneer in the use of social surveys. She was also the author of England in the 1880s: Toward a So...

Gellhorn, Mary Ethel Minus. (Kitty), 1909-2013

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Sarah Lawrence College

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Lynd, Robert Staughton, 1892-1970

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Sociologist and educator. Married Helen Merrell, also a sociologist. From the description of Robert Staughton Lynd and Helen Merrell Lynd papers, 1895-1968 (bulk 1922-1968). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71064050 Professor of Sociology at Columbia University. Lynd was a member of the Consumers' Advisory Board of the National Recovery Administration. From the description of Robert Staughton Lynd papers, 1933-1937. (Columbia University In ...