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Morris Janowitz Collection, Addendum One
Creator: Morris Janowitz Dates: 1941-1945, 1976-1980 Quantity: 1.5 linear feet Acquisition: Donated by Rebecca Janowitz, February 8, 2011 Identification: PMML ID# 800089, OCLC# 781444298, Call# PAPERS 00097 Citation: [Document Title]. The Morris Janowitz Collection Addendum One, [Box #, Folder #], Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Chicago, IL. Language: English Finding Aid: Written by Dustin DePue
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Scope and Content of the Collection
The Morris Janowitz collection consists of official documents, papers, and artifacts that belonged to Janowitz during his service during World War II from 1943 to 1945, documents and publications of his professional work, and news clippings written by him or that include him as a subject or as an expert. Also included in the collection are his WWII-era and post-war photographs as well as two sets of lithographs.
Arrangement
The collection arrived with no discernible arrangement and was reorganized by PMML staff by document type, subject, and date. The collection is contained within one legal- sized box and one medium-oversized box. The collection is arranged into series according to correspondence, publications, miscellaneous, and photographs.
Series One: Correspondence
This series contains letters and v-mails written by Morris Janowitz to his parents during WWII, including letters written while stationed in England, France, and Germany. There are also a small number of letters written by Janowitz post-WWII as well as letters written by others that are in reference to Janowitz.
Series Two: Publications
This series contains scholarly works written by Janowitz that appeared in academic or professional journals; newspaper articles that are either written by Janowitz, contain quotes from him, or are in some way about him; and manuscripts that were written by Janowitz or refer to him.
Series Three: Miscellaneous
This set contains itineraries, event programs, and other miscellaneous documents regarding Morris Janowitz.
Series Four: Photographs
This series consists mostly of photographs taken while Janowitz was serving in the Army and stationed in Europe during WWII as well as a few post-war photographs.
Rights
Copyrights held by Rebecca Janowitz were transferred to the Pritzker Military Museum & Library. All other rights are held by the author or publisher. Users assume responsibility for following copyright laws as established by US Code Title 17.
Access
Researchers must use reproductions of valuable original documents, unless otherwise granted permission by PMML staff.
Separations
Item ID Description 800089276 War Department Identification Card 800089277 Dog Tags 800089278 Compact Disc—"Morris Janowitz Writing Collection" Lithograph Collection "Uniforms of the Navy 1900-1967" (includes oversized booklet that was intended to accompany the lithographs)
800089279 "United States Navy, 1900" 800089280 "United States Navy, 1905-1913" 800089281 "United States Navy, 1917-1918" 800089282 "United States Navy, 1917-1918" 800089283 "United States Navy, 1918-1919" 800089284 ""United States Navy, 1922-1931" 800089285 "United States Navy, 1941" 800089286 "United States Navy, 1942-1943" 800089287 "United States Navy, 1943-1944" 800089288 "United States Navy, 1951-1952" 800089289 "United States Navy, 1961" 800089290 "United States Navy, 1967" Lithograph Collection of Naval Paintings
800089291 "First Recognition of the Stars and Stripes: 14 Feb 1778" "'Good Discipline is Considered by all Who Know Anything of Service as 800089292 the Vital Part of a Ship at War': USS Constellation vs. I'Insurgente—9 Feb 1799" "'The Most Bold and Daring Act of the Age': Burning of the Frigate 800089293 Philadelphia—16 Feb 1803" "'If That Fellow Wants to Fight, We Won't Disappoint Him': USS 800089294 Constitution vs. HMS Guerriere—19 July 1812" "'We Have Met the Enemy and They Are Ours': The Battle of Lake 800089295 Erie—10 September 1813" "'From the First Volley at One Another, Modern Naval History Must Date 800089296 It's Birth'" "'We Fought Her Until She Would No Longer Swim—Then We Gave 800089297 Her to the Waves': USS Kearsarge vs. CSS Alabama—19 June 1864" "'Damn the Torpedoes, Full Speed Ahead': Battle of Mobile Bay—5 800089298 August 1864" "'You May Fire When Ready Gridley': Battle of Manila Bay—1 May 800089299 1898" "'Victory was the Consummation of Thorough Preparations': Battle of 800089300 Santiago de Cuba—3 July 1898" 800089301 "'We are Ready Now': Return of the Mayflower—4 May 1917" "Logistics is as Vital to Military Success as Daily Bread is to Daily Work': 800089302 A Fast Convoy —World War I"
Key Subjects
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Library’s online catalog. Researchers interested in materials about related topics, persons, or places should search the catalog using these subject headings.
Names
Janowitz, Morris (1919-1988)
Subjects
Draft--United States Military service, Voluntary--United States Sociology, Military World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Europe
Container List
Box Folder Item ID Title Dates Series One: Correspondence
1 1 Letters from 1941
Letter to Folks regarding turning down a job 21-Jun- 800089081 offer from the War Department1 41
1 2 Letters from 1942
18-Jan- 800089082 Letter to Folks regarding draft status 1-A 42 Telegram to Morris Janowitz congratulating 800089083 9-Oct-42 him on promotion
1943, 1 3 Letters from 1943 n.d. Letter to Folks regarding postponement of 800089084 24-Jul-43 induction 24-Dec- 800089085 Letter to Folks regarding weekend pass 43 Letter to Folks regarding inactive service 800089086 n.d. and staying in Washington
1 4 Letters from 1944
V-mail to Mr. Samuel Janowitz regarding 800089087 Morris Janowitz's mailing address with OSS 2-Mar-44
Detachment V-mail to Folks regarding living quarters, 800089088 3-Mar-44 footlocker in transit, and the need for clothes V-mail to Folks regarding the barracks in 800089089 6-Mar-44 England and the quality of the food V-mail to Folks regarding colleagues in 20-Mar- 800089090 England and "American Brain Trust" 44 Letter to Folks regarding clothes, letter- 27-Mar- 800089091 writing, and the slow-paced nature of the 44 English Letter to Postmaster Paterson from Allan Evans requesting that Sam Janowitz be 28-Mar- 800089092 allowed to send civilian clothes to Morris 44 Janowitz Letter to Folks regarding lack of civilian 800089093 2-Apr-44 clothes, weather, and his dislike of tea Letter to Folks regarding the arrival of his 10-Apr- 800089094 footlocker and his being stationed in London 44 V-mail to Folks regarding letter writing and 12-Apr- 800089095 afternoon in the country 44 Letter to Folks regarding financial concerns 23-Apr- 800089096 back home and supply shortages 44 800089097 V-mail to Folks regarding a visit to Oxford 2-May-44
800089098 V-mail to Folks regarding package 8-May-44
Letter to Folks regarding the grind of work 17-May- 800089099 and thoughts on what he will do after the 44 war Letter to Folks regarding work and a 26-Jun- 800089100 German girl he has gone out with 44 V-mail to Folks regarding the weather and 800089101 7-Jul-44 the second front Letter to Folks regarding visit to Cambridge 800089102 10-Jul-44 University 800089103 Letter to Folks regarding the V-1 flying bomb 19-Jul-44
V-mail to Folks regarding arrival of package, 800089104 3-Aug-44 supply-levels of the store Letter to Folks regarding German 11-Aug- 800089105 resistance, trip to dentist, too much cocoa 44 Letter to Folks regarding their letter-writing, 20-Aug- 800089106 the cracking of fortress Europe 44 Letter to Folks regarding the desire of the 28-Aug- 800089107 British civilians to live a normal life again 44 Letter to Folks regarding their perceptions of 800089108 3-Sep-44 the end of the war 23-Sep- 800089109 Letter to Folks regarding leaving London 44 V-Mail to Folks regarding arrival in France, 23-Sep- 800089110 attachment to SHAEF 44 Letter to Folks regarding Paris and his 27-Sep- 800089111 annoyance with Parisian complaints 44 800089112 Letter to Folks regarding life in Paris 1-Oct-44
V-mail to Folks regarding work and the spirit 11-Oct- 800089113 of the French 44 Letter to Folks regarding political tension 800089114 between de Gaulle government and 5-Nov-44
resistance groups Letter to Folks regarding production of Faust 18-Nov- 800089115 at The Paris Opera 44 V-mail to Folks regarding Christmas 22-Nov- 800089116 package and the unlikelihood of the war 44 ending before Spring Letter to Folks regarding Christmas 800089117 4-Dec-44 shopping and selling the family store Letter to Folks regarding his promotion to 14-Dec- 800089118 corporal, package situation, and work 44 V-mail to Folks regarding arrival of Henry in 18-Dec- 800089119 France and the German counter-offensive 44
1 5 Letters from 1945
Letter to Folks regarding packages and 21-Jan- 800089120 phone call with Henry 45 Letter to Folks regarding news of the 31-Jan- 800089121 Russian front, post-war struggles, and his 45 preference for the British versus the French 13-Feb- 800089122 Letter to Folks regarding visit to London 45 16-Feb- 800089123 Letter to Folks regarding mail and weather 45 800089124 Letter to Folks regarding clothing needs 1-Mar-45
Letter to Folks regarding a visit to Germany 12-Mar- 800089125 and the devastation of Trier 45 18-Mar- 800089126 Letter to Folks regarding work 45 V-mail to Folks regarding packages and the 13-Apr- 800089127 family store 45 Letter to Folks regarding receiving 800089128 1-May-45 commission as a second lieutenant Letter to Folks regarding the anticipation of 800089129 6-May-45 the French for the war to be officially over 10-May- 800089130 Letter to Folks regarding V-E day in Paris 45 30-May- 800089131 Letter to Folks regarding tour of Germany 45 Letter to Folks regarding visit with Henry 17-Jun- 800089132 and moving to Frankfurt, Germany 45 18-Jun- 800089133 Letter to Folks regarding salary 45 Letter to Folks regarding the city of 800089134 1-Jul-45 Wiesbaden and psychological disarmament Letter to Folks regarding summer in Bad 800089135 Homburg, his growing contempt for the 15-Jul-45
Germans, and pressure at work Letter to Folks regarding trip to Paris, his 11-Aug- 800089136 boss's departure, and the war in the Pacific 45 Letter to Folks regarding Henry, new project 800089137 3-Sep-45 in Darmstadt, and a drop in Army morale Letter to Folks regarding the prospect of 16-Sep- 800089138 returning home 45
Letters with unidentified dates and empty 1 6 envelopes Empty envelope addressed to Mr. Sam 21-Nov- 800089139 Janowitz 44 Empty envelope addressed to Mr. Sam 800089140 16-Jul-45 Janowitz Empty envelope addressed to Mr. Sam 800089141 23-Jul-45 Janowitz 800089142 Letter to Folks regarding work n.d.
Letter to Folks regarding Gracie, work, and 800089143 n.d. the need for a bicycle Letter to Folks regarding draft board, Henry, 800089144 n.d. and cocktail party Letter to Folks regarding physical exam and 800089145 n.d. money Letter to Folks regarding Henry and new 800089146 n.d. window office Letter to Folks regarding moving into the 800089147 n.d. Library of Congress annex for work 800089148 Letter to Folks regarding being at Fort Dix n.d.
800089149 V-mail to Folks regarding sailing to Europe n.d.
Letter to Folks regarding missing them and 800089150 n.d. visiting home for vacation Telegram to Morris Janowitz from Rita and 800089151 n.d. Larry regarding his birthday Letter to Folks regarding three days in Paris 800089152 n.d. with Henry 800089153 Letter to Folks regarding school n.d.
Letter to Folks regarding personal interview 800089154 n.d. with draft board and life in Washington D.C. Letter to Folks regarding occupation of 800089155 n.d. Germany Letter to Folks regarding instructions for 800089156 n.d. sending telegrams
1 7 Post-WWII Correspondence
800089157 Memorandum summarizing a meeting with 11-Nov-
Morris Janowitz regarding the sociological 69 implications of an all-volunteer military Letter to Morris Janowitz from Curtis W. 800089158 Tarr regarding Janowitz's testimony before 18-Jul-75
the Defense Manpower Commission Draft Letter to the editor of the American Sociological Association from Charles 800089159 Moskos, Jr. and Morris Janowitz regarding a n.d.
letter published in ASA FOOTNOTES in November , 1976
Series Two: Publications
1 8 Scholarly Works
"German Reactions to Nazi Atrocities", The 800089160 American Journal of Sociology, Vol. LII, No. Sep-46
2 "Armed Forces in Western Europe: 800089161 Uniformity and Diversity" European Journal 1965
of Sociology, VI "Five Years of the All-Volunteer Force: 800089162 1973-1978", Armed Forces and Society, Feb-79
Vol. 5, No. 2 "The Citizen Soldier and National Service", Nov-Dec, 800089163 Air University Review, Vol. XXXI, No. 1 79 "Making the All-Volunteer Military Work?" 800089164 Feb-81 Bulletin of Atomic Scientists "Armed Forces in Society: A World 800089165 Perspective" Armed Forces and Society: n.d.
Sociological Essays
1 9 Articles and Newspaper Clips
"Janowitz Defends Stevenson on End-Draft 28-Sep- 800089167 Suggestion", Michigan Daily 56 "Military Mission: Key to Military 800089168 1-Mar-60 Organization" Air Force Magazine Jul-Aug- 800089169 "The Professional", Armor, Book Review 60 "Ex-General Defends Speech Supervision", 27-Apr- 800089170 Sun-Times 62 "Sociologist Sees A National Draft System 800089171 6-Dec-66 Curtailing Local Boards", Sun-Times "Military Research Does Exist on Campus" 800089172 5-Jun-70 The Chicago Maroon "Sociologist Responds to Charges of Military 800089173 Complicity by ROTC Group", The Chicago 5-Jun-70
Maroon "A Reporter at Large: All Volunteer 1" The 24-Nov- 800089174 New Yorker 75 Picture and caption regarding Morris 800089175 4-Jun-76 Janowitz from The Dispatch "Unwelcome in the Military", Philadelphia 17-Jun- 800089176 Inquirer 76 "The New Army: Uncle Sam wants you (and 24-Nov- 800089177 your sister)" Chicago Journal 76 "The 1976:2 Public Affairs Seminar", Military 800089178 1976 Medic Review "National Service Before Federal Jobs?", 800089179 6-Mar-77 Sun-Times "Politically, Draft is Dead, Prof Says" The 19-Mar- 800089180 Chicago Tribune 79 "NU Students Take a Long Look at Draft 24-Jan- 800089181 Registration Proposal", Sun-Times 80 "Students Chilly; They Feel Draft Coming", 24-Jan- 800089182 The Chicago Tribune 80 "Draft? It Isn't Needed; It Isn't Feasible", 15-Feb- 800089183 Sun-Times 80 "Cool it! Military Action Can't Succeed", Sun- 800089184 1-May-80 Times "The Military Manpower Problem", from 12-May- 800089185 TIME Seminar 80 800089186 "Who'll Fight for America?", TIME 9-Jun-80
"Making a Volunteer Military Work", The 18-Nov- 800089187 Chicago Maroon 80 "Military Benefits Hike Needed?", The 14-Apr- 800089188 Chicago Maroon 81 "A National Service System: Looking at 800089189 8-Jan-82 Some Options", The Chicago Maroon "Volunteer Military Too Heavily Black, Study 28-Jun- 800089190 Finds", Sun-Times 82 "Death in Beirut: Profs React", The Chicago 25-Oct- 800089191 Maroon 83 "Janowitz Named to Army Chair", The 16-Oct- 800089192 University of Chicago Chronicle 86 800089193 "Use Military to Keep Peace in Mideast" n.d.
"Sociologist Lauds ROTC as Link Between 800089194 n.d. Military, U.S. Society" 800089195 "The National Draft System…" (title cut-off) n.d.
"The Military Bureaucracy: 'Only Tolstoy 800089196 n.d. Could Describe it'" 800089197 "Induce, Don't Induct, Into the Army" n.d.
1 10 Manuscripts
Book review for Janowitz's book, The 24-Apr- 800089198 Professional Soldier: A Social and Political 60 Portrait "Some Observations on Social Science 800089199 9-Feb-76 Research on 'The Military and Society'" 800089200 "American Youth and Military Service" Jun-79
800089201 "My Picture of the World Military Balance" 24-Jul-80
800089202 "Group Representation and Non- n.d.
Partisanism in the U.S. Military" 800089203 "Toward National Service: The Next Steps" n.d.
Series Three: Miscellaneous
1 11 Miscellaneous
Announcement and Foreword for Sociology 800089204 and the Military Establishment by Morris 1959
Janowitz Program for Morris Janowitz's book talk of 800089205 6-Dec-60 The Professional Soldier 12-Apr- 800089206 Program for Leadership Conference 13-Apr-
1961 Revised agenda for Air University 21-Nov- 800089207 Conference on "The Role of the Military in 22-Nov-
Communist Societies" 1975 9-Aug- Program for International Symposium on 800089208 11-Aug- Armed Forces and Society 1978 Foreword by Morris Janowitz for unknown 800089209 1979 publication 10-Sep- 800089210 "Itinerary for Janowitz Trip to Korea" 81 Introduction for "The Morris Janowitz 800089211 n.d. Collection on Armed Forces and Society" Pamphlet regarding Armed Forces and 800089212 n.d. Society "The All Volunteer Military and U.S. 800089213 International Military Policy: Some n.d.
Questions"
Series Four: Photographs
Oversized Photos
2 1 800089214 IOAC Class Photo 1983 Mar-83
2 2 World War II Photographs
800089215 Women and men in office in Paris 1944
800089216 Janowitz and soldiers riding in Jeep in Paris 1944
Janowitz sitting in field in England in 800089217 1944 Summer Janowitz and other soldiers riding in Jeep in 800089218 1944 Paris in Fall 800089219 Janowitz just after commission Apr-45
800089220 Paris on V-E Day 8-May-45
Janowitz leaning against truck with three 800089221 1-May-45 other soldiers Janowitz and team sitting at typewriters in 800089222 1945 Paris Janowitz and team working on typewriters in 800089223 1945 Paris Janowitz with George and Al Biderman in 800089224 1945 Spring 800089225 Portrait of Janowitz taken in Paris 1945
800089226 Portrait of Janowitz smiling taken in Paris 1945
800089227 Janowitz in front of bush in London n.d.
800089228 Janowitz standing outside n.d.
800089229 Janowitz standing under trees n.d.
800089230 Janowitz at Cambridge n.d.
800089231 Janowitz standing in front of stone wall n.d.
800089232 Janowitz inside building n.d.
Portrait of Janowitz wearing Army shirt and 800089233 n.d. tie 800089234 Portrait of Janowitz in uniform n.d.
Janowitz with holstered pistol on hip in 800089235 n.d. Germany 800089236 Janowitz riding backseat in Jeep in France n.d.
Janowitz standing near fountain with Al 800089237 n.d. Biderman Janowitz and two soldiers sit outside in 800089238 n.d. Compiegne, France 800089239 Janowitz and team working on typewriters n.d.
Janowitz with George and Al Biderman in 800089240 n.d. street 800089241 Janowitz poses with group near trees n.d.
Janowitz with George and Al Biderman near 800089242 n.d. fountain Janowitz and several men and women sit 800089243 n.d. outside in the sun 800089244 Janowitz and Al Biderman near fountain n.d.
800089245 Janowitz outside with two women n.d.
800089246 Janowitz with group near body of water n.d.
800089247 Al Biderman with three soldiers near fence n.d.
800089248 Two soldiers pose outside n.d.
Large group of German prisoners standing 800089249 n.d. together Small group of German prisoners standing 800089250 n.d. together German prisoners lying in grass (one of the 800089251 four very similar photographs that share the n.d.
same title) German prisoners lying in grass (one of the 800089252 four very similar photographs that share the n.d.
same title) German prisoners lying in grass (one of the 800089253 four very similar photographs that share the n.d.
same title) German prisoners lying in grass (one of the 800089254 four very similar photographs that share the n.d.
same title) Small group of German prisoners standing 800089255 n.d. together in a clearing 800089256 German prisoners standing in a line n.d.
800089257 Large group of people celebrating n.d.
800089258 German prisoners in prison camp n.d.
Large group of German prisoners standing 800089259 n.d. together 800089260 Building in Compiegne, France n.d.
800089261 Bridge crossing a river n.d.
800089262 City street with pedestrians and cars n.d.
800089263 Large cathedral n.d.
800089264 Building with intricate ornaments n.d.
Arched stone entrance riddled with bullet 800089265 n.d. holes Bent-over street lamp near buildings and 800089266 n.d. rubble piles
2 3 Other Photographs
"Rebecca, Morris, Gayle, and Darryl 800089267 8-Oct-86 Henderson" 800089268 "Gayle and Morris in Chapel Hill" n.d.
800089269 "Morris at international meeting" n.d.
Janowitz sits near birthday cake at I.U.S. 800089270 n.d. conference 800089271 Janowitz and an unidentified General at n.d.
I.U.S. conference Janowitz talks with unidentified General at 800089272 n.d. I.U.S. conference 800089273 Birthday cake for Janowitz from the I.U.S. n.d.
"Trip West" Three men look at mountain in 800089274 n.d. the distance 800089275 Eight men at office table n.d.