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Stuart Carter Dodd papers, 1924-1975

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Dodd, Stuart Carter, 1900-1975
Title
Stuart Carter Dodd papers
Dates
1924-1975 (inclusive)
Quantity
83 ft
Collection Number
1686
Summary
Correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, project files, course materials and audio recordings of a Professor of sociology
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users.

Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Professor of sociology, University of Washington.

Stuart Carter Dodd was born in 1900 in Turkey. He was educated at Princeton University where he received a B.S. in 1922, M.A. in 1924, and Ph.D. in 1926. Dodd joined the faculty of the American University in Beirut, where he founded the school's sociology department and served as its chairman, from 1927-1947. During World War II, he served as an Army lieutenant colonel in the psychological-warfare branch of Allied headquarters in Sicily and London. After the war, he was co-chairman, with George Gallup, of the World Association for Public Opinion, a consulting organization to the United Nations. He served as the director of the Washington Public Opinion Laboratory at the University of Washington from 1947 to 1961. He was associated with the Behavioral Science Council, 1959-1961; and the Behavioral Science Research Council,1962-1965. He retired from the U.W. faculty in 1971 and was elected professor emeritus. Dodd died in 1975.

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Content Description

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Use of the Collection

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Administrative Information

Preservation Note

Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Accession No. 1686-001: Stuart Dodd papers, 1924-1970

    55 cu. ft.

    Scope and Content: Correspondence, speeches and writings, reports, project files, course materials; 1924-1970.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

    Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

    Acquisition Info: Stuart Dodd via Gwen Williams, 1971-08-18

  • Accession No. 1686-002: Stuart Dodd papers, 1971-1972

    3 cu. ft.

    Scope and Content: Correspondence, notes, writings, subject files, conferences and conventions; 1971-1972.

    Subjects covered include: Cosmic models, World Game Theory and Transactional models

    Physical/Technical Access: Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

    Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

    Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

    Acquisition Info: S.C. Dodd, 1973-04-19

  • Accession No. 1686-003: Stuart Dodd papers, 1960-1973

    1.42 cu. ft.

    Scope and Content: Correspondence, speeches and writings, reprints, notes, subject files; ca. 1960-1964, 1972-1973.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

    Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

    Acquisition Info: Stuart C. Dodd, 1974-03-08

  • Accession No. 1686-004: Stuart Dodd papers, 1973-1974

    1 cu. ft.

    Scope and Content: Correspondence, speeches and writings, reprints, notes, subject files; ca. 1973-1974.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

    Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

    Acquisition Info: S.C. Dodd, 1975-05-13

  • Accession No. 1686-005: Stuart C. Dodd papers, [Information not available]

    10 cu. ft.

    Scope and Content: Correspondence, speeches and writings, notes, subject files.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

    Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

    Acquisition Info: Gift of Mrs. Stuart C. Dodd via Gwen WIlliams, Sociology Admin. Asst., 1976-03-25

  • Accession No. 1686-006: Stuart Dodd papers, 1971-1975

    10.33 cu. ft.

    Scope and Content: Correspondence, speeches and writings, notes, audio recordings; 1926, 1971-1975.

    Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

    Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

    Acquisition Info: From Dodd's Home, 1975-03-01

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Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • DeGrazia, Alfred (creator)
    • Dodd, Stuart Carter, 1900-1975 (creator)
    • Kendall, Maurice G. (Maurice George), 1907-1983 (creator)
    • Leathem, Rendle (creator)
    • Lundberg, George Andrew, 1895-1966 (creator)
    • Roberts, Norman (creator)
    • Smith, Gregory Chandler (creator)
    • Steigerwald, John (creator)
    • Washburn, Donald E (creator)
    • Wolf, Charles P (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • American Philosophical Society (creator)
    • American Sociological Association (creator)
    • Pacific Sociological Association (creator)
    • University of Washington. University Archives
    • World Future Society (creator)

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Subject Terms

  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
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