Encyclopaedia of the Social Sciences Records, 1927-1934

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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.