Series II includes manuscripts and typescripts of Bourne's works. The original manuscript of "The State"—one of the works for which he is best known, despite its being unfinished at the time of his death—is present. Other essays, published and unpublished at the time of Bourne's death, and several poems are included. In addition to Bourne's more formal writings, his notebooks and course materials from Columbia University, circa 1909-1913, are also in Series II, as are his European travel diaries and ephemera from 1913-1914. Clippings and pamphlets on topics of interest to Bourne, including educational reform and political movements, are included in the series as well.
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"The Artist in Wartime,", undated
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"Chivalry and Sin,", undated
Review of "The Cry of Youth" by Harry Kemp and "Americans" by John Curtis Underwood.
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"Development of Public Opinion,", 1918
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"The Disillusionment,", undated
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"Doubts About Enforcing Peace,", undated
Essay on the League to Enforce Peace.
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Handwritten manuscript on "Drift,", undated
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Columbia University course notes on the governments of Germany and Switzerland, circa 1910
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"A Little Thing of Brunelleschi's,", undated
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"The Major Chord,", undated
Dramatic script for three parts: The Poet, Myrra, and Apris.
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"A Modern College,", circa 1915
Essay on Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
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"New Love and New Religion,", undated
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"The Night-Court,", undated
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"On Stamp-Collecting,", undated
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Outline of a proposed autobiographical novel, circa 1918 December
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Politics 1-2, 1909-1910
Columbia University course notebook
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"Pageantry and Social Art,", circa 1916
Essay on the Shakespeare Celebration Committee's planned festival in New York.
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"Practice vs. Product,", undated
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"The Prayer of a Materialist,", undated
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Untitled manuscript beginning, "Progressive educators object to...,", undated
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"Reply to Dewey,", 1918 May 28
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"Sabotage,", undated
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"Sabotage,", circa 1912
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"Sex and Ferryboats,", undated
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"The 'Scientific' Manager,", undated
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"Sketches,", undated
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"A Sociological Poet,"
Essay on the poetry of Jules Romains.
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"Song for a Little Boy,"
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Two sonnets on "Youth" and other poems
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Untitled manuscript beginning, "That spirit of malcontentedness…", undated
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"Suffrage and Josella,", undated
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Untitled manuscript beginning "To most Americans of the classes which consider themselves significant...,", circa 1918
Beginning of Bourne's unfinished fragment on "The State"
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Typescript and manuscript of unfinished fragment on "The State,", circa 1918, (2 folders)
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"Twilight,", undated
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"The Uses of Infallibility,", circa 1917
Essay on Newman's "Apologia pro sua Vita."
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"The War of Cultures,", circa 1916, (2 folders)
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"What Plato Means to Me,", undated
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Untitled manuscript beginning, "When you come as an inhabitant to this earth..., ", undated
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Photographs, circa 1888-1918
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Photographs, circa 1916
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Diary for 1901 typescript, 1901
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Loose Columbia University course notes and essays, circa 1910-1913, (13 folders)
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College themes, with instructor comments, circa 1910-1913
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Notebooks, circa 1910-1913
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Loose handwritten notes, circa 1910-1918
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Loose handwritten notes, circa 1910-1918
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Loose notes, circa 1916-1918
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Houghton Mifflin publishing contract and statements for Youth and Life,, 1912 November 5, 1913-1915, (2 folders)
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Columbia University scrubwomen's controversy, 1913
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Notes and articles on Columbia Spectator and Monthly content, circa 1910-1913
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Reading notes, circa 1910-1918, (2 folders)
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Columbia University course notebooks, circa 1910-1913
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Richard Watson Gilder Fellowship appointment letter, 1913 April 15
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Travel diaries, 1913-1914, (3 folders)
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Travel ephemera, 1913-1914, (2 folders)
Includes Socialist pamphlets in French and other printed ephemera gathered by Bourne during his travels.
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Accordion folder, circa 1913-1914
Contains clippings and ephemera from Europe and New York.
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Receipt books/reading lists, 1913, 1916-1918
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Diary/appointment book, 1916
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List of published articles by Bourne, by magazine, undated
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Published articles by Bourne, 1911-1918, (3 folders)
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Scrapbook titled "Education and Living," with clipped reviews of Bourne's work, circa 1911-1918
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Loose reviews of Bourne's work, 1917-1918
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French Socialist poster, 1914
CLOSED to researchers until after Conservation treatment. DO NOT UNFOLD.
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Articles and clippings: art and literature, circa 1910-1918
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Articles and reports on education, 1913-1917
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Articles and clippings: philosophy, psychology, and anthropology, circa 1910-1918
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Articles and clippings: politics, circa 1910-1918
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News clippings, circa 1910-1918
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Socialist and pacifist pamphlets, circa 1915-1918
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People's Council of America bulletins and clippings, circa 1917
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Four Lights, circular of the Woman's Peace Party of New York City, 1917
All issues addressed to Agnes de Lima.
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Contract with Rehbein Bros. for purchase of a piano, 1914 December 31
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Columbia Monthly with essays by Bourne, 1910-1913
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Holy Bible owned by Bourne
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Books from Bourne's library
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Books from Bourne's library
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Books from Bourne's library
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Books from Bourne's library
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Books from Bourne's library