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Preliminary Guide to the Robert Maynard Hutchins Collection

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Preliminary Guide to the Robert Mss 154 1 Maynard Hutchins Collection Preliminary Guide to the Robert Maynard Hutchins Collection, ca. 1951-1991

Collection number: Mss 154

Department of Special Collections Davidson Library University of California, Santa Barbara Processed by: D. Tambo Date Completed: July 26, 2007 Encoded by: A. Demeter © 2012 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Descriptive Summary Title: Robert Maynard Hutchins Collection Dates: ca. 1951-1991 Collection number: Mss 154 Creator: Hutchins, Robert Maynard, 1899-1977. Collection Size: 5.3 linear feet (4 cartons and 1 oversize box). Repository: University of California, Santa Barbara. Library. Dept. of Special Collections Santa Barbara, CA 93106 Abstract: Correspondence, memoranda, reports, programs, and other materials mainly regarding Hutchins’ role as founder and long-time chief executive officer of the Center for Democratic Institutions (CSDI). Physical location: Boxes 1-4 (Annex 2); Box 5 (Del Sur Oversize). Languages: English Access Restrictions Bulk of collection is stored off-site; advance notice required for retrieval. Publication Rights Copyright has not been assigned to the Department of Special Collections, UCSB. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Department of Special Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which also must be obtained. Preferred Citation Robert Maynard Hutchins Collection. Mss 154. Department of Special Collections, Davidson Library, University of California, Santa Barbara. Acquisition Information Donation by Barbara Hutchins, 1996, 1998. Biography From the CSDI Collection (Mss 18) description: Hutchins, Robert Maynard. Born: Brooklyn, Jan. 17, 1899. Died: May 14, 1977. CSDI: Chief Executive Officer, 1954-1974; President, 1956-1969, 1975-1977; Member, Board of Directors, 1956-1969, 1974-1977; Chairman of the Consultants, 1958-1962; Fellow of the Center, 1965-1974; Senior Fellow, 1969-1974; Chairman, Board of Directors, 1970-1974; Chairman of Fellows, 1971-1974; Life Fellow, 1974-1977. , student, 1915-1917. Yale, A.B.,1921; A.M., 1922; LL.B., 1925. , Lecturer,1925-1927; Professor of Law, 1927-1929; Acting Dean, 1927-1928; Dean, 1928-1929. President, University of , 1929-1945; Chancellor, 1945-1951. Associate Director, , 1951-1954. Board of Editors, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1946-1974; Director, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc., 1947-1974; Encyclopaedia Britannica Films, Inc., 1947-1974. Publications include: The Higher Learning in America (1936), No Friendly Voice (1936), Education for Freedom (1943), of the Western World (Editor in Chief, 1948-1957), St. Thomas

Preliminary Guide to the Robert Mss 154 2 Maynard Hutchins Collection and the World State (1949), Morals, Religion and Higher Education (1950), The Democratic Dilemma (1951), The Great Conversation: The Substance of a (Great Books of the Western World, v. 1, 1952), The Conflict in Education in a Democratic Society (1953), The University of Utopia (1953), Great Books, the Foundation of a Liberal Education (1954), Freedom, Education, and the Fund: Essays and Addresses, 1946-1956 (1956), Some Observations on American Education (1956), The Learning Society (1968), Zuckerlandl! (1968), and Contemporary Ideas in Historical Perspective (edited with Mortimer Adler, 1977). RMH = Robert Maynard Hutchins. Scope and Content of Collection The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, reports, programs, and other materials mainly regarding Hutchins' role as founder and long-time chief executive officer of the Center for Democratic Institutions (CSDI). Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog. Hutchins, Robert Maynard, 1899-1977. Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions. Ford Foundation. Pacem in Maribus Convocation

Center [CSDI] Files Box 1 General, ca. 1960-1991 Additional Note Correspondence, memoranda, reports, programs, and related materials, arranged by year; addressed to Vesta Hutchins after 1977.

Box 1 Center History Box 1 Columns by RMH: "What Kind of World?" Box 1 Douglas, William O. Autographed, signed letter to RMH, Feb. 8, 1960 Box 1 Newsclippings Box 1 Nobel Peace Prize Nomination for RMH (copy), by Senator Claiborne Pell, 1966 Box 1 Sound Portrait of RMH, for broadcast, Jan. 17, 1969 Box 1 RMH Tapes at the Center Wilder, Thornton Additional Note Photocopies of correspondence from Wilder to RMH, ca. 1951-1973, and some later from Wilder's sister Isabel.

Box 2 Ford Foundation Jan. 9, 1951-Nov. 3, 1953 Additional Note Unsigned carbon copies of outgoing correspondence from RMH. 1 vol: approx. 250 leaves.

Chronological Files Additional Note Unsigned carbon copies of outgoing correspondence from RMH, mostly regarding CSDI matters but some personal correspondence.

Box 2 Vol. 1: September 22, 1961-December 27, 1963. Approx. 1000 leaves. Box 2 Vol. 2: January 3, 1964-June 30, 1971. Approx. 1600 leaves. Box 3 Vol. 3: July 2, 1971-April 30, 1973. Approx. 1700 leaves. Box 3 Vol. 4: May 1, 1973-October 23, 1974. Approx. 900 leaves. Box 3 Vol. 5: June 2, 1975-August 27, 1976. Approx. 100 leaves. Box 4 Artifacts Additional Note RMH academic cap and hood.

Preliminary Guide to the Robert Mss 154 3 Maynard Hutchins Collection

Box 5 Pacem in Maribus I, 1970 Additional Note Photo album (with 42 8x10 b/w prints).

Preliminary Guide to the Robert Mss 154 4 Maynard Hutchins Collection