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Mapping the Young Metropolis: The Chicago School of Sociology, 1915- 1940 Foundational Books and Essays Robert E. Park (1864-1944) “The City: Suggestions for the Investigation of Human Behavior in the City Environment” The American Journal of Sociology, March 1915, Vol. 20, No. 5 Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 1915 Regenstein Library, General Collections Manuscript, “Organizing the City as a Social Laboratory…”, c1929 Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Memorandum and Outline of the Report of the Chicago Commission on Race Relations, 1922 University of Chicago Press Records The Chicago Commission on Race Relations The Negro in Chicago: A Study of Race Relations and a Race Riot Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 1922 University of Chicago Press Imprint Collection, From the Library of Joseph Halle Schaffner Book Jacket for Recent Social Changes…, 1927 University of Chicago Press Records Pamphlet for University of Chicago Press Publications, c1927 University of Chicago Press Records Prospectus for University of Chicago Press Publications, c1927 University of Chicago Press Records Robert E. Park (1864-1944) and Ernest W. Burgess (1866-1966) Introduction to the Science of Sociology Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1921 University of Chicago Press Imprint Collection Book Jacket for 2nd Edition of Introduction to the Science of Sociology, c1926 University of Chicago Press Records Letter From McKeon to Hutchins, January 23, 1945 Office of the President, Hutchins Administration Records Proposal for Introduction to the Study of Sociology, 1919 University of Chicago Press Records Letter from G.J. Laing to E.W. Burgess, 1919 University of Chicago Press Records Memorandum From E.W. Burgess to G. J. Laing, 1919 University of Chicago Press Records Prospectus for Introduction to the Study of Sociology, undated University of Chicago Press Records Manuscript: “Urbanism as a Way of Life”, 193? Louis Wirth Papers Robert E. Park (1864-1944), Ernest W. Burgess (1866-1966) and Roderick D. McKenzie (1885-1940) The City Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1925 Archival Monographs Collection, Gift of Everett C. Hughes Letter from E.W. Burgess to Dean Laing, 1924 University of Chicago Press Records Manuscript: Eulogy for Robert Park, 1944 Everett Cherrington Hughes Papers Program for Robert Park Memorial Service, 1944 Everett Cherrington Hughes Papers Ernest W. Burgess (1866-1966), Editor The Urban Community Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1926 Archival Monographs Collection Book Jacket for The Urban Community, c1926 University of Chicago Press Records Robert E. Park (1864-1944), Ernest W. Burgess (1866-1966) and Roderick D. McKenzie (1885-1940) The City Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1925 Archival Monographs Collection, Gift of Everett C. Hughes Letter from the Director of University of Chicago Press to W.I. Thomas, 1916 University of Chicago Press Records Letter from W.I. Thomas to A.C. McFarland, 1917 University of Chicago Press Records William I. Thomas (1863-1947) and Florian Znaniecki (1882-1958) The Polish Peasant in Europe and America Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1918. Vol. 1 Archival Monographs Collection, Gift of William V. Morgenstern The Gold Coast and the Slum Harvey Warren Zorbaugh (1896-1965) The Gold Coast and the Slum: A Sociological Study of Chicago’s Near North Side Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1929 Regenstein Library, General Collections Book Jacket for The Gold Coast and the Slum, 1929 University of Chicago Press Records Letter from Ellsworth Faris to G. J. Laing, 1928 University of Chicago Press Records Ellsworth Faris, Ph.D. 1914, was a professor in the department from 1919 to 1939. He was the second chair of the department. Memorandum from H. W. Zorbaugh to Anabel Ireland, 1929 University of Chicago Press Records Newspaper Clippings of Reviews of The Gold Coast and the Slum, 1929 University of Chicago Press Records Map of the Gold Coast, 1923 Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Addenda Manuscript: H. W. Zorbaugh’s Dissertation Proposal, undated Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Manuscript: H. W. Zorbaugh’s Dissertation Progress Report, undated Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Manuscript: Introduction from H. W. Zorbaugh Dissertation, undated Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Notes for Illustrations for The Gold Coast and the Slum, 1929 University of Chicago Press Records Photographs used as Illustrations in The Gold Coast and the Slum, 1929 University of Chicago Press Records Vice and Gangs Manuscript: P. M. Hauser Paper for Sociology 373, c1929 Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Map: Chicago’s Gangland, 1927 Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Clifford R. Shaw (1895-1957) Delinquency Areas, a Study of the Geographic Distribution... Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1929 University of Chicago Press Imprint Collection Book Jacket for Delinquency Areas: A Study of the Geographic..., 1929 University of Chicago Press Records Clifford R. Shaw (1895-1957) The Natural History of a Delinquent Career Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1931 Archival Monographs Collection Book Jacket for The Natural History of a Delinquent Career, 1931 University of Chicago Press Records Manuscript: Notes on Gangs in South Chicago, 1931 Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Manuscript: “The Chicago Area Report”, undated Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Prospectus for Lecture Series “Gang life in Great Cities”, c1931 University of Chicago Press Records Frederic M. Thrasher The Gang, a Study of 1,313 Gangs in Chicago Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1927 Archival Monographs Collection Book Jacket for The Gang.., 1927 University of Chicago Press Records Book Jacket for The Gang.., 1942 University of Chicago Press Records Clifford R. Shaw (1895-1957) The Jack-Roller, a Delinquent Boy’s Own Story Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1930 University of Chicago Press Imprint Collection Prospectus Printer’s Proof for The Jack-Roller, 1930 University of Chicago Press Records Paul G. Cressey (1900–1955) The Taxi-Dance Hall: A Sociological Study… Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1932 University of Chicago Press Imprint Collection Manuscript: Thesis Outline for P. G. Cressey Dissertation Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Manuscript: Introduction for P.G. Cressey Dissertation Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Walter C. Reckless (1899-1988) Vice in Chicago Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1933 Regenstein Library, General Collections Book Jacket for Vice in Chicago, 1933 University of Chicago Press Records Clifford R. Shaw (1895-1957) and Henry D. McKay (1899-1980) Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas: a Study of Rates of Delinquents… Chicago: The University of Chicago Press. 1942 Regenstein Library, General Collections Book Jacket for Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas…, 1942 University of Chicago Press Records Proof for Prospectus, undated University of Chicago Press Records Prospectus for The Gang.., c1927 University of Chicago Press Records Prospectus, 1940 University of Chicago Press Records Prospectus for Juvenile Delinquency and Urban Areas…, 1942 University of Chicago Press Records Prospectus for Vice in Chicago, 1933 University of Chicago Press Records The Hobo and The Ghetto Manuscript: Progess Report for Louis Wirth Dissertation University of Chicago Press Records Louis Wirth (1897-1952) The Ghetto Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1928 Archival Monographs Collection Book Jacket for The Ghetto, 1928 University of Chicago Press Records Nels Anderson (1889-1986) The Hobo, the Sociology of the Homeless Man Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1923 Regenstein Library, General Collections Book Jacket for The Hobo…, 1930 University of Chicago Press Records Manuscript: “The Central Business District and the Homeless Man”, c1930 Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Ruth Shonle Cavan (1896-1993) Suicide Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1928. Regenstein Library, General Collections Book Jacket for Suicide, 1928 University of Chicago Press Records Letter from Louis Wirth to Anabel Ireland, 1928 University of Chicago Press Records Cable from Louis Wirth to Anabel Ireland, 1928 University of Chicago Press Records Printing Proofs for Illustrations for The Ghetto, c1928 University of Chicago Press Records Prospectus for The Ghetto, 1923 University of Chicago Press Records Manuscript: Interview with Homeless Ernest Watson Burgess Papers “Chicago: Hobo Capital of America” The Survey Graphic, June, 1923 University of Chicago Press Records Photographs used as Illustrations in The Hobo… University of Chicago Press Records Prospectus for The Hobo…, 1923 University of Chicago Press Records Life History Method Manuscript: C.R. Shaw Student Paper for Sociology 353, undated Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Manuscript: Unidentified Case History, undated Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Manuscript: Interview with Mrs. Lulu Wright, undated Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Manuscript: Nathan Berman Autobiography, undated Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Manuscript: “Lilian Stockley Wilson”, undated Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Manuscript: Interview with Member of South Congregational Church, undated Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Manuscript: “John Du Pree: Autobiographical Case Study”, 1931 Ernest Watson Burgess Papers The Nitty-gritty of Sociological Research Memorandum and Proposal for WPA Project #3743, 1939 Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Map, WPA Project #3743, 1939 Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Schedules, WPA Project #3743, 1939 Ernest Watson Burgess Papers Population Pyramid for the City of Chicago, undated Ernest Watson
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