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.
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.