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Harold Garfinkel Papers LSC.1273 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt087015p0 No online items Finding Aid for the Harold Garfinkel Papers LSC.1273 Processed by Anne Caiger, 2003. Additions processed by Charlotte B. Brown, University Archivist, 2008-2010. Final processing by Kelly Besser, 2013. Machine-readable finding aid created by Caroline Cubé. UCLA Library Special Collections Online finding aid last updated on 2020 October 26. Room A1713, Charles E. Young Research Library Box 951575 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.ucla.edu/special-collections Finding Aid for the Harold LSC.1273 1 Garfinkel Papers LSC.1273 Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections Title: Harold Garfinkel papers Creator: Harold Garfinkel Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1273 Physical Description: 86 Linear Feet(160 boxes) Date (inclusive): 1952-2007 Abstract: Harold Garfinkel was a professor of sociology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) from 1954 to 1987. The papers include: materials relating to Garfinkel's study of correspondence received by California Governor Edmund G. (Pat) Brown regarding the criminal case of Caryl Chessman (executed on May 2, 1960) and issues regarding capital punishment; transcripts and audio recordings of UCLA course lectures by Garfinkel (Sociology Department); correspondence; speeches and presentations; reprints; research notes and data; and research proposals. Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Language of Material: English . Conditions Governing Access Open for research. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: This collection contains both processed and unprocessed audiovisual materials. Audiovisual materials are not currently available for access, unless otherwise noted in a Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements note at the file level. All requests to access processed materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page. Conditions Governing Use Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Harold Garfinkel papers (Collection 1273). Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles. Provenance/Source of Acquisition Gift of Professor Harold Garfinkel, 1981 and 2010. Processing Note Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices. Processed by Anne Caiger, 2003. Addition to Collection 1273 processed by Charlotte B. Brown, University Archivist, 2008-2010. Final processing by Kelly Besser, 2013. UCLA Catalog Record ID UCLA Catalog Record ID: 4233061 Biography/History Harold Garfinkel was the social theorist who developed and utilized ethnomethodology to study social thought and practice. He received a BS in economics from the University of Newark in 1939; an MA in sociology from the University of North Carolina in 1942; and a Ph.D in sociology from Harvard University in 1952. He worked as an assistant professor (1954-1957) and professor of sociology (1960-1984) at UCLA. He received the Cooley-Mead Award of the Social Psychology Section of the American Sociological Association in 1995. He wrote Studies in Ethnomethodology published in 1967. Scope and Content The collection consists of materials relating to a project to study the correspondence received by the Governor of California, about the case of Caryl Chessman, 1959-1960, and related issues such as capital punishment. Chessman was convicted on various felony counts and his execution on May 2, 1960 brought to an end court proceedings that had lasted over a period Finding Aid for the Harold LSC.1273 2 Garfinkel Papers LSC.1273 of years. The original letters to the Governor are arranged in several numbered sequences: a detailed description of both the arrangement and the numbering system, which was set up by the Governor's Office and subsequently retained, is given in Box 2, as part of what appears to be a draft progress report dated September 12, 1962, on the study project. Correspondence is selected (not all correspondence is included). The addition to the Harold Garfinkel Papers was acquired between 2008-2010 and includes Garfinkel's professional and research files dating prior to and after Garfinkel's Chessman research; selected audio recordings; correspondence and printed email; typed transcriptions of course lectures and presentations; reprints; research notes; and research proposals. Ethnomethodology: "refer[s] to the investigation of the rational properties of indexical expressions and other practical actions as contingent ongoing accomplishments of organized artful practices of everyday life." Abbreviations used: HG = Harold Garfinkel NIMH = National Institute for Mental Health NPI = Neuropsychiatric Institute (University of California, Los Angeles) Organization and Arrangement Arranged in the following series: Correspondence and other files re: project (Boxes 1-3). Copies of case papers and court documents "Governor's Diary," 1959-60 (Box 4). Card indexes re: project (Boxes 5-6). Samples of original letters to California Governor re: Chessman case (Boxes 7-12). Original letters to Governor Edmund G. (Pat) Brown (Boxes 13-148). Related Material An additional group of material, unconnected to the Chessman correspondence project and relating to a patient study conducted by the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, has been transferred to UCLA University Archives Record Series 627. SEE ALSO: Neuropsychiatric Institute (NPI). "Studies of Suitability for Psychiatric Outpatient Treatment" clinical study and survey by Harold Garfinkel. (UCLA University Archives Record Series 627). Subjects and Indexing Terms Sociologists -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archives. Garfinkel, Harold--Archives. Chessman, Caryl University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Sociology--Faculty -- Archives box 1-3 Correspondence & other files re project. box 4 Copies of case papers & court documents "Governors Diary," 1959-1960 General Physical Description note: (2 binders) box 5-6 Various card indexes re project. box 7-8 Samples of original letters to Governor of California re Chessman case [several sequences]. box 9-12 Samples of original letters to Governor [one sequence]. Original Letters to Governor "Con ex," 1959-1960 box 13 1-176 July 14-October 11, 1959. box 14 179-385 October 12 -13, 1959. box 15 386-635 October 12-13, 1959. box 16 637-961 October 14 -15, 1959. box 17 962-1253 October 15-17, 1959. box 18 1267-1571 October 17-19, 1959. box 19 1572-1894 October 19-21, 1959. box 20 1896-2121 October 21-November 12, 1959. box 21 2122-2274 November 13, 1950-January 9, 1960. Finding Aid for the Harold LSC.1273 3 Garfinkel Papers LSC.1273 box 22 2275-2449 January 10-29, 1960. box 23 2450-2642 January 29-31, 1960. box 24 2647-2859 February 1-4, 1960. box 25 2860-3099 February 4-8, 1960. box 26 3100-3362 February 8-10, 1960. box 27 3363-3620 February 10-12, 1960. box 28 3623-3875 February 12-13, 1960. box 29 3880-4075 February 14, 1960. box 30 4076-4260 February 15, 1960. box 31 4261-4569 February 15-16, 1960. box 32 4571-4809 February 16, 1960. box 33 4810-5191 February 16, 1960. box 34 5192-5442 February 17, 1960. box 35 5443-5746 February 17, 1960. box 36 5747-6093 February 17, 1960. box 37 6094-6864 February 17, 1960. box 38 6865-7175 February 18, 1960. box 39 7176-8400 February 18, 1960. box 40 8401-9611 February 18, 1960. box 41 9612-10471 February 18, 1960. box 42 10472-10736 February 19, 1960. box 43 10737-10985 February 19, 1960. box 44 10986-11559 February 19-20, 1960. box 45 11560-11824 February 20, 1960. box 46 11825-12085 February 20-21, 1960. box 47 12086-12320 February 21-22 1960. box 48 12321-12555 February 22, 1960. box 49 12556-12853 February 22, 1960. box 50 12854-13136 February 22-23, 1960. box 51 13137-13411 February 23-24, 1960. box 52 13414-13691 February 24, 1960. box 53 13692-13956 February 24-25, 1960. box 54 13963-14275 February 26, 1960. box 55 14276-14552 February 26-27, 1960. box 56 14556-14870 February 27-28, 1960. box 57 14871-15136 February 28-29, 1960. box 58 15139-15460 February 29-March 1, 1960. box 59 15461-15757 March 1-2, 1960. box 60 15758-16056 March 2-3, 1960. box 61 16058-16332 March 3, 1960. box 62 16333-16655 March 4-5, 1960. box 63 16656-16933 March 5-7, 1960. box 64 16934-17222 March 7-8, 1960. box 65 17223-17541 March 8-9, 1960. box 66 17542-17859 March 9-11, 1960. box 67 17860-18063 March 12-24, 1960. box 68 18064-18283 April 2-21, 1960. box 69 18284-18526 April 21-25, 1960. box 70 18527-18825 April 25-26, 1960. box 71 18827-19072 April 26, 1960. box 72 19073-19280 April 27, 1960. box 73 19282-19593 April 27, 1960. box 74 19594-19839 April 27-28, 1960. box 75 19840-120182 April 28-29, 1960. box 76 120183-120687 April 29, 1960. box 77 120688-121557 April 30-May 1, 1960. box 78 121558-122388 May 1-2, 1960; n.d.
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