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| Title: | Bickham, Martin Hayes. Papers |
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| Dates: | 1911-1965 |
| Size: | 3.5 linear feet (5 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Martin Hayes Bickham, sociologist (University of Chicago, A.M. 1919, Ph.D. 1922). The Martin Hayes Bickham Papers consist of materials from coursework in the Sociology Department and Divinity School (1912-1922), correspondence relating to his appointment as secretary of the University of Chicago Christian Association (1911), materials related to his dissertation research (1922), correspondence with Amos Alonzo Stagg (1950s-1960s), and 1938-1939 correspondence related to his dissertation research. The collection also contains photographs and memorabilia from Bickham’s work with the Y.M.C.A. during the First World War in France. |
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Martin Hayes Bickham was born on October 7, 1880 in Churchtown, Pennsylvania. He received his A.B. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1908. He was a student in the Sociology Department at the University of Chicago from 1912-1922 and received his A.M. in 1919 and his Ph.D. in 1922. His A.M. thesis was titled “The Relations of Sociology and Religion from 1865 to 1915.” His Ph.D. thesis, under the direction of Albion Small, was titled “The Scientific Antecedents of the Sociology of Auguste Comte.”
Prior to commencing his academic work at the University of Chicago, Bickham was appointed as secretary of the University of Chicago Christian Association in 1911. During World War I, he served with the Y.M.C.A in Paris. He was also an assistant coach for Amos Alonzo Stagg at the University of Chicago for several years beginning in 1911.
Following his graduation with a Ph.D. in sociology in 1922, Bickham went on to become a practicing sociologist, conducting studies in such subjects as racism, poverty, and social life on American college campuses. He became an influential figure in urban social affairs, especially matters relating to equal opportunity, open housing and civil liberties in the Chicago area.
Martin Hayes Bickham died in Evanston, IL in 1976.
The Martin Hayes Bickham Papers contain 3.5 linear feet of material and cover the period from 1911 to 1965. They consist of materials from coursework in the Sociology Department and Divinity School (1912-1922), correspondence relating to his appointment as secretary of the University of Chicago Christian Association (1911), materials related to his dissertation research (1922), and correspondence with Amos Alonzo Stagg (1950s-1960s). The collection also includes 1938-1939 correspondence with the American Sociological Society and “Friends of Comte and his Work,” which refers to his dissertation research on Comte. Finally, the collection contains materials from the First World War in France—maps, tourist guide books, and other memorabilia, as well as photo postcards photographs, printed photographs, and negatives. Some of these photographic materials relate to the work of Y.M.C.A. in France after the War.
The professional papers of Martin Hayes Bickham are located at the University of Illinois Circle Campus Library. The Bickham Family Papers ca. 1760 through the 1950s comprise a separate manuscript collection in the University of Chicago Library.
The collection has been divided into four series: 1. University of Chicago Course Materials, 2. Correspondence and Papers (arranged chronologically), 3. Photographic Images, and 4. First World War Memorabilia.
Bickham Family. Papers
Albion W. Small. Papers
C. LeRoy Baldridge. Papers
Amos Alonzo Stagg. Papers
Series I: University of Chicago Course Materials |
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Record of coursework for Master's and Ph.D. in Sociology |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Bedford, Scott E. W., "History of Sociology," Autumn, 1912 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | Coulter, J. M., "Botany 5," Winter, 1920 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | Faris, Ellsworth, "Social Attitudes," Spring, 1920 |
| Box 1 Folder 5 | Foster, George B., "History of Science and Religion," 1916 |
| Box 1 Folder 6 | Foster, George B., Seminar, n.d. |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Henderson, Charles R., Course 53, July-Aug., 1912 |
| Box 1 Folder 8 | Keubler, William E., "Social Psychology," Winter, 1920 |
| Box 1 Folder 9 | King, Henry C., "Ethics of Jesus," July, 1912 |
| Box 1 Folder 10 | Mathews, Shailer, "Bible," Jan., 1913 |
| Box 1 Folder 11 | Mathews, Shailer, "Church and Society," Autumn, 1920 |
| Box 1 Folder 12 | Mathews, Shailer, "Sunday Morning Bible," Winter, 1913; MHB term papers |
| Box 1 Folder 13 | Mathews, Shailer, "Social and Ethical Teaching of Jesus," Winter, 1913 |
| Box 1 Folder 14 | Mead, George H., "Advanced Social Psychology," Winter, 1921. |
| Box 1 Folder 15 | "Modern Industry," notes for course |
| Box 2 Folder 1 | Schevill, Ferdinand, "History of Civilization," Autumn, 1920 |
| Box 2 Folder 2 | Small, Albion W., "Conflict of Classes," Spring, 1915 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Small, Albion W., "Elements of Sociology," Autumn, 1914 |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Small, Albion W., "History of Sociology 1800-1865," Winter, 1917 |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Small, Albion W., "History of Sociology 1865 to present," Winter, 1915 |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | Small, Albion W., "Introduction to Sociology," n.d. |
| Box 2 Folder 7 | Small, Albion W., Seminar, 1915-1916, 1919-1920 |
| Box 2 Folder 8 | Thomas, William I., "Social Origins," Spring, 1914 |
Series II: Correspondence and Papers |
| Box 2 Folder 9 | University of Chicago Christian Association, 1911
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| Box 2 Folder 10 | Dissertation research, 1921
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| Box 2 Folder 11 | American Sociological Society, Comtean Centenary, 1938-1939
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| Box 2 Folder 12 | Society of Friends of Auguste Comte and His Work, 1938-1939
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| Box 2 Folder 13 | Miscellaneous circulars, societies
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| Box 2 Folder 14 | Offprints
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| Box 2 Folder 15 | MHB papers and correspondence
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| Box 2 Folder 16 | Amos Alonzo Stagg Correspondence and Memorabilia
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Series III: Photographic Images |
Subseries 1: Commercial photo postcards |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Chateau-Thierry, "Grande Guerre 1914-1918" (14 cards) |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Gisors (13 cards) |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | Reims (10 cards) |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | Ruins of Soissons after 2nd invasion, (booklet of 24 plus 3 duplicates) |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | Soissons (10 cards) |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | Verdun, "La Guerre 1914-1918," (booklet of 20, some detached) |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | Ypres (11 cards, some in booklet) |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | "Ruins of Ypres" (10 cards) |
| Box 3 Folder 9 | Misc., Paris and Juvigny (2 cards) |
| Box 3 Folder 10 | Brest, sent by MHB to wife and daughters, Aug 18, 1919 |
| Box 3 Folder 11 | rec'd by MHB.
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Subseries 2: Postcards (non-commercial, mainly from MHB negatives) |
| Box 3 Folder 12 | "M.H. Bickham, Regional Director, YMCA Paris Region at the grave of Arthur Vandeveer Savage at Mezy-sur-Marne, Memorial Day 1919" [negative, Folder 44] |
| Box 3 Folder 13 | "M. H. Bickham...Mezy-sure-Marne" [negative, Folder 45] |
| Box 3 Folder 14 | "The Grave of Arthur Vandeveer Savage, member of the National Committee of Council, Student Department, YMCA, USA, decorated on Memorial Day, 1919..." [negative, Folder 45] |
| Box 3 Folder 15 | "Memorial Day services 1919 at Ploisy near Soissons..." (2 photos) [negative, Folder 46] |
| Box 3 Folder 16 | "Memorial Day services 1919 at the American Cemetery, Seringes near Fere-en-Tardenois" [negative, Folder 44] |
| Box 3 Folder 17 | "Scene on the banks of the Marne at Mezy near Chateau Thierry where Arthur Vandeveer Savage and a platoon of Americans prevented the crossing of the Germans, July 15, 1918" [negative, Folder 47] |
| Box 3 Folder 18 | "Car of M. H. Bickham, Regional Director, Paris Region of YMCA in the center of Fismes..." (2 photos) [negatives, Folders 48, 49] |
| Box 3 Folder 19 | "Front of the Cathedral at Reims showing the effect of German fire. Car of M. H. Bickham standing in front" [negative, Folder 50] |
| Box 3 Folder 20 | Remains of the church of St. John des Vignes at Soissons (3 photos) [negatives, Folder 51, 52] |
| Box 3 Folder 21 | "Jewish graves, at [Borry?] near St. Orientin"
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| Box 3 Folder 22 | "5/5/19, MHB on Hinderburg Line near Laffaux..." [negative, Folder 54]
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Subseries 3: YMCA copies of prints |
| Box 3 Folder 23 | "Ethel S. Mackey, Mary H. Emerson, Marjorie Clinton, picking apple blossoms to decorate a [?] on Mother's Day, May 1919"
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| Box 3 Folder 24 | Two women boxing
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| Box 3 Folder 25 | "Student-Secretaries Summer School, Lake Geneva, Wis., 1919"
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Subseries 4: Photographic prints (5" x 7" except noted) |
| Box 3 Folder 26 | Parade going by YMCA, 2 photos |
| Box 3 Folder 27 | "Gimetiére 'Americain' suresnes"
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| Box 3 Folder 28 | Reims, 9 photos (1 is an aerial view) |
| Box 3 Folder 29 | German officers looking at map
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| Box 3 Folder 30 | 1-4, "Party of sailors at the Champs des Mars under the Eiffel Tower ready to leave on a sightseeing trip around Paris, Aug 1919," Ernest Wardavoir, photographer. |
| Box 3 Folder 31 | "Grave of Quentin Roosevelt," Spring 1919, 5" x 7" [negatives, Folder 59-60] |
| Box 3 Folder 32 | "Remains of church at Missy-au-Bois near Soissons," 2 prints, 5" x 7" [negatives, Folder 61] |
| Box 3 Folder 33 | Memorial Day services 1919 at Ploisy near Soissons, 1919, 5 prints, 5" x 7" [negatives, Folder 62-63] |
| Box 3 Folder 34 | 3 1/2" x 3 1/2," except unlabeled
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| Box 3 Folder 35 | "Prison de la Roquette, during an Entertainment" (3 prints, 5" x 4") |
| Box 3 Folder 36 | 9 prints, 3" x 4 3/4"
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| Box 3 Folder 37 | 6 prints, 3 1/2" x 2 1/2"
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| Box 3 Folder 38 | "Cemetery at Sorilly...," 3" x 4"
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| Box 3 Folder 39 | 20 prints, 23/4" x 11/4" [negatives, Folder 43] |
| Box 3 Folder 40 | Roosevelt's grave, 2 prints, 21/4" x 21/2 " [negatives, Folder 59-60] |
| Box 3 Folder 41 | Church at Missy-au-Bois, 3 prints, 21/4" x 21/2 " [negatives, Folders 61] |
| Box 3 Folder 42 | 6 prints, 21/4" x 5" strips [negatives, Folders 65-70 |
Subseries 5: Negatives |
| Box 3 Folder 43 | 21 negatives [some printed, Folder 39] |
Subseries 6: Glass negatives |
| Box 3 Folder 44 | Printed as postcards in collection, [Folder 12, 16] |
| Box 3 Folder 45 | Printed as postcards in collection, [Folder 13, 14] |
| Box 3 Folder 46 | Printed as postcards in collection, [Folder 15] |
| Box 3 Folder 47 | Printed as postcards in collection, [Folder 17] |
| Box 3 Folder 48-49 | Printed as postcards in collection, [Folder 18] |
| Box 3 Folder 50 | Printed as postcards in collection, [Folder 19] |
| Box 3 Folder 51-52 | Printed as postcards in collection, [Folder 20] |
| Box 3 Folder 53 | Printed as postcards in collection, [Folder 21] |
| Box 3 Folder 54-58 | Printed as postcards in collection, [Folder 22] |
| Box 3 Folder 59-60 | Printed as photos in collection, [Folder 31, 40] |
| Box 3 Folder 61 | Printed as photos in collection, [Folder 32, 41] |
| Box 3 Folder 62-64 | Printed as photos in collection, [Folder 33] |
| Box 3 Folder 65-70 | Printed as photos in collection, [Folder 42]
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Series IV: First World War Memorabilia |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Bookmarks (3), Berger-Levrault, Éditeurs
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| Box 4 Folder 2 | "Map of the Western Theatre of War," National Geographic Society, folded
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| Box 4 Folder 3 | Map, "The Western Theater of the European War," B. Barrecchia, 1919 |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Booklet (5 copies), "Chateau Thierry; A friendly guide for American Pilgrims to the Shrines between the Marne and the Vesle," Seargeant Alexander Woollcott with Sketches by Private C. LeRoy Baldrige [note; Baldrige was at U of C, contemporary with Bickham] |
| Box 4 Folder 5 | "Conquest and Kultur; Aims of the Germans in their own words," compiled by W. Notestein and E. Stoll, issued by Committee on Public information, Jan. 1918 |
| Box 4 Folder 6 | Illustrated Michelin Guides to the battlefields
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| Box 4 Folder 7 | Michelin Guides
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| Box 5 Folder 1 | "La Fete de la Victorire," L'illustration, 19-26 July 1919, illustrated magazine, 18 pp |
| Box 5 Folder 2 | France and America material, 1917-1919
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| Box 5 Folder 3 | "L'effort Français; Pendant la Guerre," two issues, one on military effort, one on industry, agriculture, transportation, and aid organizations |
| Box 5 Folder 4 | Atlas of the World War, [1919], Dangerfield Printing, London |