George Modelski papers, approximately 1940-2012
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Modelski, George
- Title
- George Modelski papers
- Dates
- approximately
1940-2012 (inclusive)19402012
- Quantity
- 16.46 cubic feet (17 boxes)
- Collection Number
- 5862
- Summary
- Professional correspondence, research files, conference files, published and unpublished writings, course files, personal and family photographs and historical documents
- Repository
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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
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
George Modelski was on the faculty of the University of Washington Department of Political Science for nearly 30 years, beginning in 1967 until his retirement in 1995. He completed his PhD in International Relations at the University of London in 1955. Before coming to the UW, he was a senior research fellow at the Institute of Advanced Studies, Australian National University. After his retirement, he moved to Washington, DC where he remained active in research, conferences, and publishing.
He was a major contributor to international relations theory, the study of multinational corporations as actors in international relations, and the study of leadership in international relations. He is best known for his work on long-cycles in global politics in depicting regularities in the rise and decline of world powers from the 15th century to the present. That work appeared in a 1987 book Long Cycles in Global Politics (Macmillan) and was further developed in a 1988 book Seapower in Global Politics 1494-1993 (Macmillan with William Thompson) along with numerous articles and book chapters. Modelski saw long-cycles as a mechanism of evolutionary world politics, and more broadly system evolution. This appeared among other works in a 2008 co-edited book Globalization as Evolutionary Process: Modeling Global Change (Routledge with Tessaleno Devezaras and William Thompson). Modelski's work has been widely cited and is a standard reference in textbooks on international relations.
During his academic career, Modelski held a number of positions in the profession and received a number of honors. He was Co-President and President of the International Studies Association 1980-82, and chair of the UW Pacific Northwest Colloquium on International Security 1982-1991. In 2012 he was awarded the Bronze Kondratieff Medal, which is provided by the Kondratieff Foundation and the Russian Academy of Sciences in citing his outstanding contributions to the development of the social sciences.
George Modelski passed away at his home in Washington, DC on February 21, 2014.
Content Description
Professional correspondence, research files, conference files, published and unpublished writings, course files, personal and family photographs and historical documents.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative Information
Related Materials
The Evolutionary World Politics website created by George Modelski was captured once successfully by the Internet Archive Wayback Machine in 2014. The snapshot can be viewed here: https://wayback.archive-it.org/4366/*/http://faculty.washington.edu/modelski/
Detailed Description of the Collection
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Accession No. 5862-001: George Modelski papers, circa 1940s-2012
16.46 cubic feet (17 boxes)Scope and Content: Professional correspondence, research files, conference files, published and unpublished writings, course files, personal and family photographs and historical documents.
Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.
Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Acquisition Info: Sylvia Modelski, 2014-09-30
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Description: Topical Files; Course FilesContainer: Box 1, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Topical Files: Course FilesContainer: Box 2, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Topical Files (Correspondence, Research, Course Files)Container: Box 3, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Topical Files (Correspondence, Research, Course Files)Container: Box 4, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Topical Files (Correspondence, Research)Container: Box 5, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Topical Files (Correspondence, Writings, Research)Container: Box 6, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Topical Files (Correspondence, Research)Container: Box 7, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Topical Files (Correspondence, Conferences, Research)Container: Box 8, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Research Materials; Writings Of OthersContainer: Box 9, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Research Materials; Lecture TransparenciesContainer: Box 10, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Photographs And Personal/Family Historical Documents; Publications And WritingsContainer: Box 11, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Publications; ReprintsContainer: Box 12, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Articles/Papers, Writings Of OthersContainer: Box 13, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Publications; Reprints, Conference Papers, Conference Papers, ReportsContainer: Box 14, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Correspondence, Conference MaterialsDates: 1955-1995Container: Box 15, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Writings Of Others (Reprints And Papers), Correspondence Re: Conferences, Publications Correspondence Re: Conferences, Publications, EtcDates: 1998-2012Container: Box 16, Accession 5862-001
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Description: Research Notes; Electronic Files (5.25 And 3.5 Floppy, Cd)Container: Box 17, Accession 5862-001
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)
- World politics--Study and teaching--History--Sources
Personal Names
- Modelski, George--Archives
Other Creators
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Corporate Names
- University of Washington. University Archives (curator)
