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Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives Bendix, Reinhard; Papers Table of Contents Summary Information .................................................................................................................................... 3 Biographical Sketch ....................................................................................................................................... 4 Scope and Contents ........................................................................................................................................ 8 Arrangement of the Collection ...................................................................................................................... 8 Administrative Information ............................................................................................................................ 9 Controlled Access Headings .......................................................................................................................... 9 Collection Inventory ..................................................................................................................................... 10 Autobiographical and Biographical Materials .......................................................................................... 10 Correspondence Files ................................................................................................................................ 15 Published and Unpublished Writings of Reinhard Bendix ....................................................................... 37 Course and Lecture Notes ......................................................................................................................... 76 Published and Unpublished Writings by Others ....................................................................................... 80 Miscellaneous Materials, Notes ................................................................................................................ 96 Pamphlet Collection .................................................................................................................................. 99 - Page 2 - Bendix, Reinhard; Papers Summary Information Repository: M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections & Archives Title: Reinhard Bendix Papers ID: ger021 Date [inclusive]: 1929-1998 Physical Description: 13.67 cubic ft. Physical Location: The materials are located onsite in the department. Language of the English , German . Material: Abstract: The bulk of the collection consists of Bendix' writings and the materials used by him for research purposes as well as for his courses in political and social sciences. This includes a large volume of materials on Max Weber, social stratification, power and authority, bureaucracy, industrialization and large-scale organizations. Bendix' files contain correspondence dealing with his career at the University of California, Berkeley and include materials pertaining to controversies at the university and within the Department of Sociology, as well as student issues and recommendations. Also present in the collection are a number of files dealing with individuals and issues connected with both the American Sociological Association and the International Sociological Association. Preferred Citation Preferred citation for this material is as follows: Identification of specific item, series, box, folder, Reinhard Bendix Papers, 1929-1998. M.E. Grenander Department of Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University at Albany, State University of New York (hereafter referred to as the Bendix Papers). ^ Return to Table of Contents - Page 3- Bendix, Reinhard; Papers Biographical Sketch Reinhard Bendix was born in Berlin, Germany in 1916 and received his formal education at the Gymnasium in Berlin from 1927-1933. After graduation, Bendix spent a year in England where he attended school and worked on a farm in Welwyn Garden City, in the vicinity of London. Upon his return to Germany in 1935, he found employment as a clerk in the export firm of L. Hecht & Co. and later (1937) in the Palaestina Treuhandstelle in Paltreu, Berlin. It was also during these same years that Reinhard became a member of both HaShomer HaZair and the anti-Fascist underground organization Neu Beginnen. In 1938, he was forced to flee Hitler-Germany and immigrated to the U.S. With the help of family friends, Bendix immigrated to the United States in September of 1938 and immediately enrolled in undergraduate studies at the University of Chicago. During the years from 1938 to 1946, he attended the University of Chicago on full scholarship, receiving his B.A. in 1941, his M.A. in 1943, and his Ph.D. in Sociology in 1946, studying under Professor Charles Merriam. During this time, he also met and married Jane Walstrum (1940). After completing his studies, Reinhard Bendix spent one year at the University of Colorado in Boulder, but relocated to California and the University of California, Berkeley in 1947. He became a member of the Faculty of the Department of Sociology, and later the Department of Political Science, and remained at Berkeley until his retirement. Bendix's main research interests centered around the areas of comparative social stratification, political and industrial sociology, and the history of social theory. He was also instrumental in introducing and popularizing the works of Max Weber among American social scientists. His works include Class, Status and Power (with S.M. Lipset, 1953; 1966), Work and Authority in Industry (1956; 1974), Social Mobility in Industry (also with S.M. Lipset, 1959); Max Weber: An Intellectual Portrait (1960), Nation Building and Citizenship (1964; 1976), Kings or People: Power and the Mandate to Rule (1978), and From Berlin to Berkeley: German Jewish Identities (1986 autobiography), as well as over sixty contributions to professional journals. Chronology of Events : 1916 Born on February 25 in Berlin to Ludwig (1877-1954) and Else Henschel Bendix (1883-1968). 1927-1933 Attended the Gymnasium in Berlin. 1934 Attended school in the United Kingdom and worked on a farm outside of London (Welwyn Garden City). 1935-1937 Clerk in the Berlin export firm, L. Hecht & Co. Member of the group Neu Beginnen and HaShomer HaZair. - Page 4- Bendix, Reinhard; Papers 1937-1938 Clerk at the Palaestina Treuhandstelle in Paltreu, Berlin. 1938 Emigrated to the U.S. in September. 1938-1946 Attended the University of Chicago with full scholarships. 1940 Married Jane Walstrum on July 5. 1941 Received a B.A. from the University of Chicago. 1941-1943 Research Assistant of the Social Science Research Committee of the University of Chicago. 1943 Became an American citizen. 1943 Received M.A. in Sociology from the University of Chicago. 1943-1946 Instructor of Social Science at the University of Chicago. 1946-1947 Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Colorado, Boulder. 1947 Received Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Chicago. 1947-1951 Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley. 1948-1950 Member of the Editorial Committee, University of California Press. 1948-1972 Resident Sociologist at Berkeley's Institute of Industrial Relations. 1949 Birth of daughter, Karen. 1949 Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Columbia University (Summer session). - Page 5- Bendix, Reinhard; Papers 1951 Birth of son, Erik. 1951-1956 Associate Professor of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley. 1951-1952 Sociologist, Student Health Service, Cowell Hospital, University of California (psychiatric consultation). 1952-1953 Vice President, Alameda County Mental Health Society. 1953-1954 Fulbright Research Grant, University of Frankfurt, Germany. 1956 Birth of son, John. 1956-1972 Promoted to rank of Full Professor of Sociology, Berkeley. 1958 Winner of the MacIver Award (American Sociological Association) for his book Work and Authority in Industry. 1958-1961 Chairman of the Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley. 1961-1962 Received "Reflective Year Fellowship" from Carnegie Corporation for studies in India and Japan. 1963-1964 Vice President of the American Sociological Association. 1964-1965 Visiting Professor of Sociology at the Freie Universität, Berlin and Visiting Fellow at St. Catherine College, Oxford. 1966-1970 Elected Vice President of the International Sociological Association, as well as Corresponding Member of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie. - Page 6- Bendix, Reinhard; Papers 1968-1970 Director of University of California Study Center in Göttingen, Germany. 1969-1970 President of the American Sociological Association. 1971 Fellow of the Nuffield College, Oxford. 1971-1972 Fellow of the Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton. 1971-1974 Permanent Guest Professor of the University of Konstanz, Germany. 1972-1989 Professor of Political Science and Lecturer in the Department of Sociology. 1975-1976 Fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson International Center of Scholars, Washington, D.C. and Guggenheim Fellowship. 1977 Elected to the American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia. 1978 Received honorary doctorate from the University of Leeds, England. 1980 Received honorary doctorate from the University of Mannheim, Germany. 1981 Max Weber Guest Professor at the University of Heidelberg, Germany. 1982-1989 Numerous lectures given throughout