Series I: Business Records, 1927-1934
This series contains the business records of the staff, which produced the Encyclopaedia. It includes correspondence with Macmillan (the publisher of the Encyclopaedia), with sponsoring organizations, and with subscribers. Also present are financial records, including bills and invoices, checkbook ledgers, account books, and information on Encyclopaedia staff and salaries. Files of press notices, reviews of the Encyclopaedia, and a scrapbook of press clippings are also present in this series.
Box I 1
Press notices
Box I 1
Press notices, book reviews
Box I 1
Encyclopaedia of Social Sciences, Inc.
Box I 1
Macmillan Company-correspondence, 1929-1930
Box I 1
Correspondence-invoices
Box I 1
Macmillan Correspondence-reprints, Prink, etc.
Box I 1
Macmillan Company-R.R. Brett
Box I 1
Macmillan Company-G. Brett
Box I 1
Subscription correspondence-Macmillan-E.L. Mead (1-2)
Box I 1
Lease for Morningside Apt.-Related correspondence
Box I 1
Correspondence
Box I 1
Who's Who-qualifications and job histories of staff
Box I 1
Replies to letters re possible future employment of E.S.S. editorial staff
Box I 1
Salary lists
Box I 1
Financial statements and salary lists
Box I 1
Macmillan bills (1-3)
Box I 1
Receipted bills (December 1, 1927-1934)
Box I 1
Carnegie Corporation
Box I 1
Commonwelath Fund
Box I 1
Rockefeller Foundation
Box I 1
Rockefeller Foundation-Day
Box I 1
Rosenwald Foundation
Box I 1
Russell Sage Foundation
Box I 1
Couzens, James
Box I 1
Dawson, W.H.
Box I 1
Howson, Roger -- Columbia University Library
Box I 1
Insurance -- Burnett Miller
Box I 1
Irvine, Elsie, Mrs.
Box I 1
Jones, Mark
Box I 1
Memorandums
Box I 1
Memoranda and outlines of topics
Box I 1
Price, Waterhouse & Co.
Box I 1
Association of American Law Schools
Box I 1
American Anthropological Association
Box I 1
American Association of Social Workers
Box I 1
American Economic Association
Box I 1
American Historical Association
Box I 1
American Political Science Association
Box I 1
American Psychological Association
Box I 1
American Sociological Association
Box I 1
American Statistical Association
Box I 1
National Education Association
Box I 1
Brinkman and Schumpeter -- advisory editors correspondence
Box I 1
Advisory editors correspondence
Box I 1
Joint Committee-subscription campaign
Box I 1
Joint committee meetings, February1925 -- June 1932, February1925, June 1932
Box I 2
Sillivan and Cromwell
Box I 2
Form Letters
Box I 2
Subscription campaign-early correspondence of ERA's (1-4)
Box I 2
Correspondence with universities
Box I 2
Assorted correspondence
Box I 2
Correspondence-mainly with Edwin Gay
Box I 2
Board of Directors and constituent societies correspondence (1-2)
Box I 2
Board of Directors-annual meetings, 1931-1933
Box I 2
Directors of the Encyclopaedia of Social Sciences, Inc.
Box I 2
U-Miscellaneous, including correspondence with prospective publishers (1-2)
Box I 2
Page proofs, Vol. I through
Box I 2
Page proofs, Vol. IV
Box I 2
Uncut signatures
Box I 3
Page corrections
Box I 3
Letters from Macmillan
Box I 3
Contents, Vol. 2; Table of contributors, Vol. 2
Box I 3
Dinner acceptances (1-2)
Box I 3
Regrets
Box I 3
Correspondence re dinner
Box I 3
Subscriber's correspondence
Box I 3
Complimentary subscription correspondence
Box I 3
Congratulatory letters
Box I 3
Review copies requested
Box I 3
Correspondence re subscriptions (1-10)
Box I 3
Lists of subscribers
Box I 3
Sample subscription agreements
Box I 3
Reviews of the E.S.S.
Box I 3
Specimen pamphlets (1928)
Box I 3
Specimen biography pamphlets (1931)
Box I 3
Envelopes
Box I 3
Sample checks
Box I 3
Sample voucher form
Box I 3
Special offer to members pamphlet (American Economic Association)
Box I 4
Checkbook ledgers
Box I 4
Account books
Box I 4
Journal
Box I 4
Books of requisition slips
Box I 4
Blank book of voucher forms (no. 1801-1850)
Box I 4
Scrapbook
Box I 4
Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences membership record
Box I 4
E.S.S. staff (card file)
Box I 4
Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences embossing stamp
Series II: Lists, Outlines, Abstracts, Card files, 1927-1934
This series contains an assemblage of files used in planning the Encyclopaedia. First is a set of lists of suggested topics, arranged by broad subject field. These lists were circulated to eminent authorities in each field for comment. Each file consists of the lists, comments by the outside authorities, and related correspondence. Second there is a set, also filed by broad subject area, of outlines and abstracts of articles, including enumerations of suggested word lengths for each article. This is followed by a series of Memoranda to Authors, filed alphabetically by subject, giving the scope for each suggested article or series of related articles. A set of miscellaneous files relating to these lists and outlines follows. The remainder of the series consists of the card files used in the preparation of the Encyclopaedia. First, a set of Topic Cards with brief summaries of articles, suggested word lengths, and often notes on who suggested the topic, and possible authors for the articles. Then there is a set of Abstract Cards (A through L only), which mainly seem to include suggested authors for the articles, although some outlines and suggested word lengths are also present. Finally is a set of Biography Cards, which are identical to Topic Cards except that they treat personal name subjects.
Box II 1
Lists of Suggested Topics and Replies, A-EC
Box II 2
Lists of Suggested Topics and Replies, ED-MI
Box II 3
Lists of Suggested Topics and Replies, MO-WO
Box II 3
Outlines and Enumerations of Topics, A-CH
Box II 4
Outlines and Enumerations of Topics, CI-WO
Box II 4
Memoranda to Authors, CA-CO
Box II 5
Memoranda to Authors, CR-PL
Box II 6
Memoranda to Authors, PO-Z
Box II 6
Bibliographies
Box II 6
Changes on Lists
Box II 6
Discarded Materials
Box II 6
Miscellaneous Files
Box II 6
Topic Cards, A-E
Box II 7
Topic Cards, F-Z
Box II 8
Abstract Cards, A-CIT
Box II 9
Abstract Cards, CIV-ISO
Box II 10
Abstract Cards, J-LA
Box II 10
Biography Cards, A-BJ
Box II 11
Biography Cards, BL-F
Box II 12
Biography Cards, GA-MAR
Box II 13
Biography Cards, MAS-RIT
Box II 14
Biography Cards, RIU-SZT
Box II 15
Biography Cards, SZU-Z
Series III: Manuscript Folders, 1927-1934
This series contains the original manuscripts and edited drafts of the articles of the Encyclopaedia. Often included are notes on background information and statistics, as well as slips for sources consulted at the New York Public Library in the course of the factual checking done by the Encyclopaedia staff. Occasionally correspondence relating to the article will be found in these files, but most correspondence is filed in the next series.
Arrangement note
The folders are arranged alphabetically by the title of the article
Box III 1
Preface
Box III 1
Introduction
Box III 1
Manuscript folders, A-ACS
Box III 2
Manuscript folders, ACT-AQU
Box III 3
Manuscript folders, ARA-AVE
Box III 4
Manuscript folders, AVI-BEL
Box III 5
Manuscript folders, BEN-BRA
Box III 6
Manuscript folders, BRE-CAN
Box III 7
Manuscript folders, CAP-CHI
Box III 8
Manuscript folders, CHI-COC
Box III 9
Manuscript folders, COD-COND
Box III 10
Manuscript folders, CONF-COR
Box III 11
Manuscript folders, COS-DAN
Box III 12
Manuscript folders, DAR-DOR
Box III 13
Manuscript folders, DOS-ELE
Box III 14
Manuscript folders, ELG-FAL
Box III 15
Manuscript folders, FAM-FOO
Box III 16
Manuscript folders, FOR-GAR
Box III 17
Manuscript folders, GAS-GOV
Box III 18
Manuscript folders, GRA-HER
Box III 19
Manuscript folders, HES-IMM
Box III 20
Manuscript folders, IMP-INT
Box III 21
Manuscript folders, INT-KAN
Box III 22
Manuscript folders, KAR-LAN
Box III 23
Manuscript folders, LAN-LAW
Box III 24
Manuscript folders, LAW-LUC
Box III 25
Manuscript folders, LUD-MAR
Box III 26
Manuscript folders, MAR-MEN
Box III 27
Manuscript folders, MEN-MIN
Box III 28
Manuscript folders, MIQ-MOR
Box III 29
Manuscript folders, MOS-NAT
Box III 30
Manuscript folders, NAT-OIL
Box III 31
Manuscript folders, OKU-PAS
Box III 32
Manuscript folders, PAT-POO
Box III 33
Manuscript folders, POP-PRO
Box III 34
Manuscript folders, PRO-RAC
Box III 35
Manuscript folders, RAD-RES
Box III 36
Manuscript folders, RET-SAN
Box III 37
Manuscript folders, SAR-SLU
Box III 38
Manuscript folders, SMA-STO
Box III 39
Manuscript folders, STR-TRA
Box III 40
Manuscript folders, TRA-UNE
Box III 41
Manuscript folders, UNF-WAG
Box III 42
Manuscript folders, WAI-ZWI
Series IV: Correspondence Files, 1927-1934
This series contains the correspondence of the editors with the contributing authors, advisers and potential contributors. Most of the correspondence is in English, but European correspondents commonly employ the French and German. The list of correspondents below is not exhaustive, but includes only major sets and famous names: the series as a whole contains correspondence with more than 1200 persons. Much of the correspondence with famous people, such as W.E.B. DuBois and Oliver Wendell Holmes, consists merely of polite refusals, but many, such as Margaret Mead and Felix Frankfurter, did make substantial contributions to the Encyclopaedia.
A large gap exists in this series: there are no files from correspondents with names beginning with the letter C; in fact, none between the letters BR and DR. This material was not present when the collection was first inventoried in 1984 and must have been lost prior to that time.
Box IV 1
Abbott, Edith through Bjorling, Carl G. including:
Box IV 1
Addams, Jane
Box IV 1
Adler, Max
Box IV 1
Arnold, Thurman
Box IV 1
Bauer, John
Box IV 1
Beard, Mary R.
Box IV 1
Beer, Max
Box IV 1
Benedict, Ruth
Box IV 2
Blachly, F.F. through Fellner, Frederic de including:
Box IV 2
Boas, Franz
Box IV 2
Boehm, Max H
Box IV 2
Bonn, Moritz J.
Box IV 2
Braun, Robert
Box IV 2
Brinkman, Carl
Box IV 2
Brinton, Crane
Box IV 2
DuBois, W.E.B.
Box IV 2
Eastman, Max
Box IV 2
Einaudi, Luigi
Box IV 2
Ellis, Havelock
Box IV 2
Fay, Sidney B.
Box IV 3
Fenwick, Charles G. through Griziotti, Benvenuto including:
Box IV 3
Fitch, John A.
Box IV 3
Frankfurter, Felix
Folder missing (August 2019)
Box IV 3
Friedrich, Carl J.
Box IV 3
Fuller, Raymond G.
Box IV 3
Gottschalk, Louis R.
Box IV 3
Gras, N.S.B.
Box IV 4
Groba, Kurt through Holbrook, David H. including:
Box IV 4
Hamilton, Walton H.
Box IV 4
Hardman, J.B.S.
Box IV 4
Hart, Albert Bushnell
Box IV 4
Herskovitz, Melville J.
Box IV 4
Hicks, Granville
Box IV 5
Holcombe, A.N. through Koch, Theodore Wesley including:
Box IV 5
Holmes, Oliver Wendell
Box IV 5
Hook, Sandy
Box IV 5
Hubert, Rene
Box IV 5
Jaszi, Oscar
Box IV 5
Jenks, Leland A.
Box IV 5
Kandel, I.L.
Box IV 5
Kennedy, W.P.M.
Box IV 5
Keynes, J.M.
Box IV 5
Klein, Philip
Box IV 5
Knight, Frank H.
Box IV 5
Knight, Melvin M.
Box IV 6
Kocharovski, K. through Lyon, Leverett S. including:
Box IV 6
Kohn, Hans
Box IV 6
Laski, Harold J.
Box IV 6
Latourette, Kenneth S.
Box IV 6
Lederer, E.
Box IV 6
Lerner, Max
Box IV 6
Lestschinsky, Jakob
Box IV 6
Lippman, Walter
Box IV 6
Lobinger, Charles S.
Box IV 6
Lorwin, Lewis L.
Box IV 6
Lowie, Robert H.
Box IV 7
MacCauley, Fred R. through Mowery, Albert H. including:
Box IV 7
Malinowski, Bronislaw
Box IV 7
Manes, Alfred
Box IV 7
Mannheim, Karl
Box IV 7
McBride, George M.
Box IV 7
Mead, Margaret
Box IV 7
Meusel, Alfred
Box IV 7
Miliukov, Paul
Box IV 8
Muhlmann, W.E. through Powicks, F.M. including:
Box IV 8
Mumford, Lewis
Box IV 8
Munro, William B.
Box IV 8
Nadler, Marcus
Box IV 8
Needham, Joseph
Box IV 8
Niebuhr, Helmut Richard
Box IV 8
Nolen, John
Box IV 8
Olmstead, F.L.
Box IV 8
Palyi, Melchior
Box IV 8
Parsons, Talcott
Box IV 8
Perlman, Selig
Box IV 8
Person, H.S.
Box IV 8
Pirenne, Henri
Box IV 8
Pound, Roscoe
Box IV 9
Prato, Giuseppe through Sarkissian, A.O. including:
Box IV 9
Radin, Max
Box IV 9
Reed, Harold
Box IV 9
Richards, Charles R.
Box IV 9
Rubinow, I.M.
Box IV 9
Ryan, John A.
Box IV 9
Salin, George
Box IV 9
Salomon, Gottfried
Box IV 9
Salz, Arthur
Box IV 9
Sanborn, Frederick R.
Box IV 9
Sapir, Edward
Box IV 9
Saposs, David J.
Box IV 10
Sauer, Carl through Sraffa, Piero including:
Box IV 10
Schacht, Joseph
Box IV 10
Schlesinger, A.M.
Box IV 10
Schneider, Herbert W.
Box IV 10
Schuman, Frederick L.
Box IV 10
Seelig, Ernst
Box IV 10
Seldes, Gilbert
Box IV 10
Sellin, Thorsten
Box IV 10
Sharman, I.L.
Box IV 10
Shepard, Walter J.
Box IV 10
Skalweit, August
Box IV 10
Sommer, Louise
Box IV 11
Stadelmann, Rudolf through Vreeland, Hamilton including:
Box IV 11
Stocking, George W.
Box IV 11
Struve, Peter
Box IV 11
Sturges, Wesley A.
Box IV 11
Suranyi-Unger, Theo
Box IV 11
Taussig, F.W.
Box IV 11
Tead, Ordway
Box IV 11
Toynbee, Arnold
Box IV 11
Tozzer, A.M.
Box IV 11
Vambery, Rustam
Box IV 11
Van Waters, Miriam
Box IV 11
Viner, Jacob
Box IV 12
Wade, Herbert T. through Woytinsky, Wladimir including:
Box IV 12
Ware, Norman J.
Box IV 12
Watkins, Myron W.
Box IV 12
Weber, Wilhelm
Box IV 12
White, Leonard
Box IV 12
Wilcox, Walter F.
Series V: Killed Files, 1927-1934
This series contains files of manuscripts and index cards for projected articles that were "killed", that is, not used in the printed version of the Encyclopaedia. The contents of these files correspond to those of the "live" files from which they were drawn.
Box V 1
Killed Articles, A-CA
Box V 2
Killed Articles, CH-G
Box V 3
Killed Articles, H-O
Box V 4
Killed Articles, P-Z
Box V 4
Killed Topic Cards, A-E
Box V 5
Killed Topic Cards, F-Z
Box V 6
Killed Biography Cards, A-DJ
Box V 7
Killed Biography Cards, DO-HY
Box V 8
Killed Biography Cards, I -- MO
Box V 9
Killed Biography Cards, MU-R
Box V 10
Killed Biography Cards, ST-Z
Series VI: Printed Editions of the Encyclopedia, 1927-1934
This series contains the published editions of the Encyclopaedia. First is an incomplete set of the first printing, and next a complete set of the 16th printing. Finally is a complete set of the new International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, the successor edition was published in 1968.
Box VI 1
Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences . Edwin R.A. Seligman, ed. New York: Macmillan, 1934. Vols. I-VIII.
Box VI 2
Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences . Edwin R.A. Seligman, ed. New York: Macmillan, 1934. Vols. IX, X, XII, XIV.
Box VI 2
Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences . Edwin R.A. Seligman, ed. New York: Macmillan, 1934. 16th printing, 1967. Vols. 1-4.
Box VI 3
Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences . Edwin R.A. Seligman, ed. New York: Macmillan, 1934. 16th printing, 1967. Vols. 5-12.
Box VI 4
Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences . Edwin R.A. Seligman, ed. New York: Macmillan, 1934. 16th printing, 1967. Vols. 13-15
Box VI 4
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences . David L. Sills, ed. New York: Macmillan and the Free Press, 1968. Vols. 1-5.
Box VI 5
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences . David L. Sills, ed. New York: Macmillan and the Free Press, 1968. Vols. 6-12.
Box VI 6
International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences . David L. Sills, ed. New York: Macmillan and the Free Press, 1968. Vols. 13-17.