Paul Felix Lazarsfeld papers, 1930-1976

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Series V: 2001 Addition, 2001

(This material includes personal and professional files related to Paul F. Lazarsfeld, additional subject files, and files related to specific research projects.)


Subseries V.1: Files on Research Projects



Box 8, 10-13 Problems and Problem Areas in Medical School, 1950s-1960s

(Related to research on problem areas in Medical School Studies. There is a master file, index cards with overall results from each survey question, research files, and what appear to be some drafts.)



Box 9 Coming of Age in Essex County New Jersey

(The material includes a preliminary sheet and index cards with the results of the survey questions.)


Subseries V.2: Subject Files, 1940s-1950s

(These are research subject files related to Communication, Public Opinion, Radio, Television, and Voting Studies from the 1940s and 1950s. Most of this is secondary material, and not annotated but a few include cover letters and other correspondence. Some of the research was done by persons affiliated with Columbia University's Bureau of Applied Social Research (BASR). There are also several files relating to Lazarsfeld's involvement in committees and conferences.)



Box 1 Advertising and Marketing


Box 1 Audience Research


Box 1 Books and Readings


Box 1 Communication


Box 1 Columbia University Seminar on Communication


Box 1 Communist Army Scientists


Box 1 Communication Research--Arts



Box 2 Communication Research--General


Box 2 Films


Box 2 Public Opinion Research--General



Box 3 Public Opinion Research--General


Box 3 Public Opinion Research and the Social Sciences



Box 4 Radio


Box 4 Television



Box 5 Television

(Includes conference materials)



Box 6 Television


Box 6 Voice of America


Box 6 Voting Studies--American



Box 7 Voting Studies--Foreign


Subseries V.3: Manuscripts by Others



Box 14 Manuscripts by others


Subseries V.4: Personal and Professional Files


Box 14 Publicity File


Box 14 Copies of Lazarsfeld's research papers


Box 14 Teaching File