Ernest Becker papers, 1952-1977, bulk 1962-1974

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Series I: Correspondence, 1966-1974

In this series, there are letters between Becker and his friends and colleagues in the academic field and in the publishing arena.



Box 1 Folder 1 to 3 Letters from or to Ernest Becker , 1966-1974, 3 folders


Box 1 Folder 4 Letters Regarding Albion Small, 1965-1969

Series II: Published Materials, 1962-1977

This series contains correspondence and published reviews related to his various books.


Correspondence and Reviews


Box 1 Folder 5 Angels in Armor, 1968


Box 1 Folder 6 Beyond Alienation, 1965-1969


Box 1 Folder 7 The Birth and Death of Meaning, 1962-1972


Box 1 Folder 8 The Denial of Death, 1972-1977


Box 1 Folder 9 Lost Science of Man, 1965-1971


Box 1 Folder 10 Revolution in Psychiatry, 1962-1967


Box 1 Folder 11 The Structure of Evil, 1965-1970


Book Reviews


Box 1 Folder 12 The Imperial Animal, 1971-1972


Box 1 Folder 13 Zen: A Rational Critique, 1961-1967



Box 2 Folder 1 Published Articles, 1962-1977

Series III: Academic Materials, 1958-1973

This series consists of Becker's lectures, notes, semester schedules, course outlines, and reading lists.


Box 2 Folder 2 Lecture on the History of the Human Sciences, 1963


Box 2 Folder 3 Notes on Anthropology, 1958-1959


Box 2 Folder 4 Course Outlines, Semester Schedules, and Reading Lists, 1966-1973

Series IV: Personal Materials, 1958-1973

This series contains Becker's bound journals from the 1950s, a typed biography and personal journal, and resumé.


Box 2 Folder 5 Becker's Biography and Resume, undated


Box 2 Private Journals, 1952-1958 (2 bound journals, unfoldered), 1952-1958


Box 2 Folder 6 Private Journal Duplicates, 1964-1969

Series V: Research Notecards (5 Notecard Boxes), 1966-1972

This series consists of Becker's typed, 3 x 5 notecards detailing his cultural anthropological observations along with some newspaper clippings. There are also notes about mental illness, history of disease, origins of social evils, the purpose of culture, and abstract concepts of sociology.


Box 2 Folder 7 Photocopies of Newspaper Clippings



Box 3 Notes on Education on Mental Illness, Denial of Animality, 1970



Box 4 Lectures at UC Berkeley, CA on Theology, Evil, and Social History, 1966-1972



Box 5 Lectures at UC Berkeley, CA on the Problem of Human Nature, 1967?



Box 6 Notes on Social Evil: Origins of Inequality and Facism, 1970



Box 7 Notes on Anthropology, Sociology, Purpose of Culture and Abstract Concepts of Sociology, 1968-1970

Series VI: Annotated Books, 1915-1968

(2 record storage cartons)

This series consists primarily of books that contain annotations by Becker.



Box 8 Series VI: Annotated Books, 1915-1968



Box 9 Series VI: Annotated Books, 1915-1968