Papers of George Caspar Homans, ca. 1940-1989 (inclusive).

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Papers of George Caspar Homans, ca. 1940-1989 (inclusive).

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Contains correspondence, speeches, manuscripts of publications and lectures, course materials, appointment books, sermons, poems, and other papers. Papers relate to Homans' teaching activities and scholarship while he served as professor of sociology at Harvard University. Some papers deal with his terms as visiting professor at several universities in England. The subject content of the materials focuses on issues in the fields of English social history, industrial sociology, social psychology, kinship, and the dynamics of small groups. Related publications and reference material available in repository. For information on component parts of the collection, see Harvard Archives LOCATION below.

4.7 cubic feet of mss in 15 containers.

Harvard University Archives.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8184474

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Homans, George C. (George Caspar), 1910-1989

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George Caspar Homans (1910-1989) was Professor of Sociology at Harvard University from 1953 to 1980. From the description of Papers of George Caspar Homans, ca. 1940-1989 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76976740 ...