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| Title: | Baur, E. Jackson. Papers |
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| Dates: | 1933-1952 |
| Size: | 4 linear feet (8 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | E. Jackson Baur (b. 1913) sociologist. The papers contain correspondence from Baur to his parents; materials from University of Chicago social science courses including syllabi, handouts, examinations, research papers, and notes prepared by Baur and others; and manuscripts prepared by Baur and his colleagues. Baur attended the University of Chicago as both undergraduate and graduate from 1935 to 1942, taking courses from Herbert Blumer, Ernest W. Burgess, Everett C. Hughes, Alfred R. Radcliffe-Brown, W. Lloyd Warner, Louis Wirth, and other social scientists. Materials from these courses comprise the largest series in the collection. |
The collection is open for research.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Baur, E. Jackson, Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Edward Jackson Baur was born in 1913 and raised in Missouri. He entered the University of Chicago as an undergraduate in 1933, receiving an A.B. degree in 1935. He went on to earn the A.M. in 1938 and the Ph.D. in 1942, both from the University of Chicago’s Department of Sociology. Baur’s instructors were significant scholars in the social sciences such as Herbert Bloomer, Ernest W. Burgess, Everett C. Hughes, Alfred R. Radcliffe-Brown, W. Lloyd Warner, Louis Wirth, and others.
Jackson Baur’s M.A. thesis, “Delinquency among Mexican Boys in South Chicago,” reflected an important research interest of the Chicago social science faculty. One of Baur’s professors, Robert Redfield, had conducted fieldwork in the Mexican-American neighborhoods of Chicago in the 1920s, and another, W. Lloyd Warner, supervised a Work Progress Administration (WPA) project to continue research in the South Chicago area. Under the auspices of the WPA, Jackson Baur collected life histories, focusing on social disorganization and delinquency in the Mexican-American community. His master’s thesis research included 800 interviews with members of Mexican-American households in South Chicago and more extensive interviews with 2,000 Mexican-Americans in immigrant neighborhoods. Baur did not pursue further research in this field; his Ph.D. dissertation, completed four years later, was concerned with voluntary control in the advertising industry.
Baur’s later work as a sociologist focused on a range of topics including the achievement and role definition of the college student and the social effects of public works projects. At the time he presented his graduate student materials to the University of Chicago Library in 1989, Baur was professor emeritus in the Department of Sociology at the University of Kansas, which annually confers the E. Jackson Baur Peace Award for Research and Study of Social Conflict and Its Resolution.
The E. Jackson Baur papers comprise 4 linear feet of material and span the years 1933 to 1952. The papers contain correspondence from Baur to his parents; materials from University of Chicago social science courses including syllabi, handouts, examinations, research papers, and notes prepared by Baur and others; and manuscripts prepared by Baur and his colleagues. Baur attended the University of Chicago as both undergraduate and graduate from 1935 to 1942. Materials from his courses comprise the largest series in the collection.
The collection has been arranged into four series.
Series I contains Baur’s correspondence and it has been arranged chronologically and cover the period 1933 to 1939. All letters were written by Baur to his family.
Series II contains the course materials from social science courses taken by Baur at the University of Chicago from 1933 to 1940. The material has been arranged alphabetically according to the name of the instructor and then by date.
Series III, miscellaneous writings, contains manuscripts by Baur and his colleagues, dating from 1935 to 1952.
Series IV, addenda materials.
Series I: Correspondence |
This series contains photocopies of personal letters from E. Jackson Baur to his parents, dating from October 2, 1933 to August 13, 1939. They are written from the University of Chicago as well as other locations where Baur conducted his studies.
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Family letters, 1933-1936 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Family letters, 1936-1937 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Family letters, 1937-1939 |
Series II: Course Materials |
This series contains materials from social science courses taken by E. Jackson Baur at the University of Chicago from 1933 to 1940. The contents of folders 1-3 are contained in bound packets and arranged alphabetically by instructor’s name. The remaining material is arranged alphabetically by instructor’s name, then by date. Course materials consist of syllabi, handouts, examination questions, reading and lecture notes by Baur and others, and research papers by Baur.
| Box 2 Folder 1 | List of courses taken by E. Jackson Baur |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Course materials
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| Box 2 Folder 3 | Course materials
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| Box 2 Folder 4 | Course materials
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| Box 3 Folder 1 | Course materials
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| Box 3 Folder 2 | Course materials
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| Box 3 Folder 3 | Course materials
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| Box 4 Folder 1 | Bills, Arthur G., Psychology 206, Theories of Personality, spring 935 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Faris, Elsworth, Sociology 220, Introduction to Social Psychology, autumn 1933 |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | Faris, Elsworth, Sociology 230, Social Origins and Social Institutions, winter 1937 |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Faris, Elsworth, Psychology 302, Advanced Social Psychology, spring 1939 |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | Gosnell, Harold F., Political Science 336, Comparative Political Parties, spring 1939 |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | Leites, Nathan, Political Science 338, Public Opinion and Propaganda, winter 1939 |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | Ogburn, William F., Sociology 240, Population and Society, winter 1934 |
| Box 4 Folder 8 | Ogburn, William F., Sociology 342, Economic Factors in Modern Culture, spring 1938 |
| Box 4 Folder 9 | Ogburn, William F., Sociology 303, Quantitative Sociology, autumn 1934 |
| Box 4 Folder 10 | Ogburn, William F., Sociology 304, Methods of Quantitative Sociology, winter 1935 |
| Box 4 Folder 11 | Redfield, Robert, Anthropology 201, Introduction to Anthropology, autumn 1933 |
| Box 4 Folder 12 | Redfield, Robert, Anthropology 214, Folk Society, and autumn 1935 |
| Box 4 Folder 13 | Schuman, Frederick L., Political Science 201, Introduction to the Science of Politics, winter 1934 |
| Box 4 Folder 14 | Simons, Henry C., Economics 201, Divisional Course in Economics, spring 1934 |
| Box 4 Folder 15 | Stouffer, Samuel, Sociology 308, Quantitative Aspects of Social Problems, autumn 1938 |
Series III: Miscellaneous writings |
This series contains manuscripts by E. Jackson Baur and his colleagues, dating from 1935 to 1952.
| Box 5 Folder 1 | Baur, E. Jackson, "Racial and Cultural Contacts," manuscripts, notes, memoranda, outlines, bibliographies, 1939 |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | Blumer, Herbert, "Social Psychology," manuscript, n.d. |
| Box 5 Folder 3 | Hughes, Everett C., "The Social Drama of Work," lecture at the University of Kansas, December 4, 1952 |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | Proceedings of the Seminar on Racial and Cultural Contacts, manuscript, 1935-1936 |
Series IV: Addenda |
Series IV, Addenda, contains material that was added to the collection after the original portion was organized and made available to researchers.
Subseries 1, Personal, This series will contain Baur’s budget, diary, reading notes, notebooks from school, and his personal collection of alumni publications and Public Opinion Quarterly. These materials are dated 1931-1948.
Subseries 2, Professional, This series will contain material documenting Baur’s academic career. This includes his CV, dissertations, essays, and his collection of publications from the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, University Alumni, and Public Opinion Quarterly. These materials are dated 1946-2000.
Subseries 1: Personal |
| Box 6 Folder 1 | Diary, 1931 |
| Box 6 Folder 2 | Binder, Reading notes, 1931-1933 |
| Box 6 Folder 3 | Binder, Topics for Essays, 1932-1933 |
| Box 6 Folder 4 | Budget notebook, 1941-1948 |
| Box 7 Folder 1 | Bulletin, Atomic Scientists, 1946 |
| Box 7 Folder 2 | Bulletin, Atomic Scientists, Jan.-Aug. 1947 |
| Box 7 Folder 3 | Bulletin, Atomic Scientists, Sep. 1947- Jan.1948 |
| Box 7 Folder 4 | Public Opinion Quarterly, Winter 1947-1948 |
| Box 7 Folder 5 | University Alumni Publications, 1948-1974 |
Subseries 2: Professional |
| Box 8 Folder 1 | Diplomas and 2000 CV, 1935-2000 |
| Box 8 Folder 2 | Essays, Proposed Research Problems, 1933-1946 |
| Box 8 Folder 3 | Bound MA Thesis, 1938 |
| Box 8 Folder 4 | Dissertations Excerpts, 1942 |
| Box 9 Folder 1 | Bound Ph. D. Dissertation Copy #1, 1946 |
| Box 9 Folder 2 | Bound Ph. D. Dissertation Copy #3, circa 1946 |