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PRITZKER MILITARY MUSEUM & LIBRARY 104 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60603 [email protected] 312-374-9333 Charles C. Moskos Collection Creator: Charles C. Moskos Dates: 1966-2008 Acquisition: Donated by Ilca Moskos, February 23, 2009 Quantity: 2.25 linear feet, 6 boxes Identification: PMML ID# 800021, OCLC# 526623474, Call# PAPERS 00065 Citation: [Document Title]. The Charles C. Moskos Collection, [Box #, Folder #], Pritzker Military Museum & Library, Chicago, IL. Language: English Finding Aid: Written by Federico J. Padrones; Updated by Andrea Martinez, 2018 Archival collections are stored at a remote archival facility. Please contact the Museum & Library at least 48 hours in advance of your visit to view an archival collection. Biographical Note Charles C. Moskos was born on May 20, 1934 in Chicago of Greek immigrants. Moskos attended Princeton University, where he graduated cum laude in Sociology in 1956, and he was drafted into the U.S. Army right after his graduation. Moskos served with the Army's combat engineers in Germany during two years. After leaving the military, he enrolled at UCLA, where he earned his master's and doctoral degrees in 1960 and 1963 respectively. He became assistant professor of Sociology at University of Michigan from 1964 until 1966, when he began to work at Northwestern University as an associate professor. Since 1970 he was Sociology professor, and from 2003 he continued teaching at Northwestern but as professor emeritus. Always involved with the army, Moskos visited different conflicts were the US was involved, and also in UN missions from Vietnam to Iraq. Author of numerous articles and books on military sociology, national youth service, and Greek American studies, Moskos also recommended the "don't ask, don't tell" policy to manage homosexuality in the military, which was passed into law by the Clinton administration in the early 1990s. Moskos’s research also favored the restoration of a national draft, especially right after the 9/11 attacks. Charles Moskos died May 31, 2008 in Santa Monica, California. Scope and Content of the Collection The collection consists largely of Moskos research clippings, papers by fellow scholars, and materials from conferences, commissions and committees. The date-range of the bulk of materials is 2000-2008. Major topics include social aspects of the United States military, especially gender and sexuality, race, religion, military life and culture, statistics and demographic surveys of the US military during the Cold War, and peacekeeping operations in Haiti, Somalia and the former Yugoslavia. Also includes items about the culture of troops deployed to Iraq during the War on Terrorism. Arrangement The collection is divided in two series. Within each series, subject folders contained items chronologically arranged into 6 boxes. Series One: Subject Files, 1966-2008, n.d., Boxes 1-6 This series has been arranged in its original order when possible. Some files held subject headings upon accession and have been retained. Unmarked files were rearranged according to their content. Within each subject file, items were arranged chronologically. Series Two: Audio Recordings, n.d., Box 6 Series two contains one single item, an audio tape titled "Vietnam Audio Tape." Rights Copyrights held by Ilca Moskos 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. 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 Moskos, Charles C. Subjects Afghan War, 2001- Chaplains, Military -- United States Cold War Gay military personnel -- United States Haiti -- History -- American intervention, 1994-1995 Iraq War, 2003-2011. Military planning Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.) Public opinion -- United States -- History -- 20th century Sociologists -- United States Sociology, Military -- United States United Nations -- Armed Forces United States -- Armed Forces -- Military life United States -- Armed Forces -- Reorganization United States -- Armed Forces – Somalia United States. -- Army -- African American troops United States -- Race relations Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 -- Bosnia and Hercegovina United States -- Armed Forces -- Women Peacekeeping Operations Container List Box Folder Item ID # Title Dates 1966- Series 1: Subject Files 2008, n.d. 1 1 Military Aptitude-Testing and Psychology 1977-1982 "Male Chargeable Accessions: Evaluation by 800021001 Mental Categories (1953-1973)," Bernard 1977 Karpinos [photocopied excerpt] "Manpower Research Studies: Male 800021002 Jan-77 Chargeable Accessions," Bernard Kaprinos "Subpopulation Differences in Performance 800021003 on Tests of Mental Ability: Historical Review 1981 and Annotated Bibliography," Mark Eitelberg "A Fuzzy Profile" (National Journal, Vol. 14, 800021004 13-Mar-82 No. 11) and attached tables "Recruit Aptitudes and Army Job 800021005 Performance: Setting Enlistment Standards Sep-82 for Infantrymen," David J. Armor, et al. Draft, All-Volunteer Force, Civil Service 2 1966-2005 Debates "Attitudes of Younger American Men Toward Selective Service," Karen Oppenheim 800021006 1966 (Military Manpower Survey, Working Paper No. 5) "Structural Linkages Between Civilian and 800021007 Military Sectors of American Society," David 1-Aug-74 Segal "The Social Representativeness of the 800021008 Volunteer Army," David Segal and Bernard Dec-75 Daina [Selected Readings on conscription]: Rise 800021009 1981 and Fall of the Volunteer Army, pp. 28-60) "The Utilization of Social Science in the 800021010 Policy Debate on a Military Draft," David 24-Mar-81 Segal "Military Organization and Personnel 800021011 Accession: What Changed with the 20-Mar-81 AVF…and What Didn't," David Segal "The Persistence And Importance of 800021012 Patriotism in the All-Volunteer Force," James 1-Dec-82 S. Burk "Patriotism and the All-Volunteer Force," 800021013 James Burk (Journal of Political and Military /1984 Sociology, Vol. 12) "Military Draft: Potential Impacts and Other 800021014 Mar-88 Issues," US General Accounting Office "Should the US Reinstate the Draft?" 800021015 (Congressional Quarterly's Editorial 11-Jan-91 Research Reports) "Military Service and Educational Attainment in the All-Volunteer Force," Jere Cohen, 800021016 Mar-95 Rebecca Warner and David Segal (Social Science Quarterly, vol. 76, no. 1) 800021017 "Citizen Soldiers" (The New Republic) 8-Jun-99 "Phasing out conscription: Draft now part of 800021018 the past," David R. Sands (Washington 14-Jan-01 Times) "Fighting the War Against Terrorism," Doug 800021019 10-Apr-02 Bandow (Policy Analysis, No, 430) "Representative Rangel's Radical Move to 800021020 Reinstate the Draft," Center for Military 4-Mar-03 Readiness "Conscientious Objector Numbers Are Small 800021021 but Growing," Laurie Goodstein (New York 1-Apr-03 Times) "Service to Civics," The Grantmaker Forum 800021022 1-Oct-03 on Community and National Service "Dems To Revive Draft Demand," Alexander 800021023 10-Oct-03 Bolton, The Hill, October 7, 2003 "U.S. Government Agency Initiates Steps for 800021024 Selective Military Draft," Eric Rosenberg, 14-Mar-04 Seattle Post-Intelligencer, March 14, 2004 "Class Warfare," Josiah Bunting III (American 800021025 2005 Scholar, Vol. 74, No. 1) 800021026 Washington Monthly (March 2005) Mar-05 "The Decline of Conscription in Europe: Are 800021027 There Lessons for the U.S.?" Karl Haltiner 31-Mar-05 and Tibor Tresch "The Draft," Michael Schwartz (Mother 800021028 27-Apr-05 Jones) "The Role of Economics in Ending the Draft," 800021029 David R. Henderson (Econ Journal Watch, Aug-05 Vol. 2, No. 2) "A New Concept of the Citizen-Soldier," 800021030 Fall 2005 Charles Moskos (Orbis) [reprint] "Volunteer Efforts Spark Push for Public 800021031 Service Academy," Christopher Lee 3-May-06 (Washington Post) Email from Campaign for a U.S. Public 800021032 1-May-06 Service Academy to Charlie Moskos "Ambush in War Zone D," Wesley Clark 800021033 2007 (Washington Monthly) 1995- 3 Media 2005, n.d. 800021035 [Brochure] "Media Do's and Don’t's" ca. 1995 "Clarifying the CNN Effect: An Examination of 800021036 Media Effects According to Type of Military Jun-97 Intervention," Steve Livingston "How Voice of NATO Honed His Delivery," 800021037 4-May-99 Craigh Whitney (New York Times) "Missing the Story on Bosnia," Richard Morin 800021038 27-Apr-98 (Washington Post) "Media and the War" in Encyclopedia of the 800021039 Vietnam War, volume one, Spencer C. 1998 Tucker, editor [excerpt] "Hazardous Assignments Killed 36 800021040 Journalists in '03," Neela Banjerjee (New 3-Jan-04 York Times) "The War in Primetime," Tiffany Ayers 800021041 1-Feb (Military Officer) "Media's coverage has distorted world's view 800021042 of Iraqui reality," LTC Tim Ryan (World 18-Jan-05 Tribune) "The Media: Subject Selection Is the Issue," 800021043 Jul-05 Michael D. Mahler (Army magazine) "Embedded With Their Satphones," H.D.S. 800021044 n.d. Greenway [photocopied book reviews] 1974- 4 Race Relations 2005, n.d. "The Impact of Military Service on Low 800021046 Aptitude Men," William E. Beusse (Prepared 1-Feb-74 for Air Force Human Resources Laboratory) "The Influence of Military Service
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