Preliminary
Inventory of the Charles A. Ellwood papers,
1890-1946
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Descriptive Summary
Repository
University Archives, Duke
University.
Creator
Ellwood, Charles A.
(Charles Abram), 1873-1946.
Title
Charles
A. Ellwood papers,
1890-1946.
Extent
5,000 Items,
4 linear feet
(10 boxes)
Abstract
Charles Abram Ellwood (1873-1946)
established the Department of Sociology at Duke University
in 1930. He served as professor of sociology at Duke from
1930 to 1944; his research involved themes of social
psychology, religion, social scientific methods,
criminology, and the family. The papers feature
correspondence, minutes and other records of Pi Gamma Mu,
book and article manuscripts, speeches, clippings, and
photographs. A microfilm copy of a scrapbook (ca.
1900-1946) contains clippings from Ellwood's career. Major
subjects in the papers include discussion and criticism of
Dr. Ellwood's books, articles, and views; the honorary
social sciences society Pi Gamma Mu, the American
Sociological Society and other organizations; the sociology
departments at the University of Missouri and Duke
University; social ethics, religion, and the scientific and
statistical approach to sociology.
Language
English.
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Stored off-site; 24 hours advance notice
required.
Acquisitions Information
The papers were received as a transfer on April
11, 1973 (Accession number: 73-62).
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Charles A. Ellwood
papers, University Archives, Duke University.
Use Restrictions
Copyright for official University records is
held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by
the authors of items in these papers or their descendants,
as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Literary rights to letters written by John Dewey
held by the Center for Dewey Studies, Southern Illinois
University, Carbondale, Illinois.
Processing Information
Processed by Jill Katte, June 2002
Encoded by Joshua McKim, Jill Katte, April 2003
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
Dr. Charles Abram Ellwood established the
Department of Sociology at Duke University in 1930. He was
born near Ogdensburg, New York, on January 20, 1873.
Ellwood earned his bachelor's degree from Cornell
University in 1896 and his Ph.D. from the University of
Chicago. He also studied at the University of Berlin,
Oxford University, and the University of London. Ellwood
served as Head of the Department of Sociology at the
University of Missouri and then moved to organize the
Department of Sociology at Duke University in 1930. His
numerous writings, such as
Social Problems, a
Sociology (1932) and
The World's Need of
Christ (1940), involve themes of social psychology,
religion, social scientific methods, criminology, and the
family. Ellwood actively participated in several national
and international organizations, such as the International
Congress of Arts and Science, the American Academy of Arts
and Sciences, the American Sociological Society, Pi Gamma
Mu National Social Science Honor Society, the International
Congress of Sociology, and the National Education
Association. He served as advisory editor of the
American Journal of
Sociology and as associate editor of the
Journal of Criminal Law and
Criminology. Ellwood retired from Duke University
in 1944; he died September 25, 1946.
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Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, manuscripts, reprints, clippings,
and printed material of Charles A. Ellwood. Major subjects
in the correspondence include discussion and criticism of
Ellwood's books, articles and views; the honorary social
sciences society Pi Gamma Mu, the American Sociological
Society, and other organizations; the sociology departments
at the University of Missouri and Duke University; social
ethics, religion, and the scientific and statistical
approach to sociology. Correspondence written after 1923
contains carbons of Ellwood's letters. The collection also
includes minutes and other records of Pi Gamma Mu, book and
article manuscripts, speeches, clippings, and photographs.
A microfilm copy of a scrapbook (ca. 1900-1946) contains
clippings from Ellwood's career.
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Online Catalog Headings
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American
Sociological Society.
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Ellwood, Charles
A. (Charles Abram), 1873-1946.
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Duke University.
Dept. of Sociology.
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Duke University--Faculty.
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Pi Gamma
Mu.
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Social
psychology.
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Social sciences--Methodology.
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Container List
Accession number: 73-62
Box 1
Correspondence,
1829-1946
1829-1924
[5
folders]
Box 2
January, 1925-October,
1933
[5
folders]
Box 3
November, 1933-December,
1940
[5
folders]
Box 4
1941-1946, undated
[4
folders]
Box 5
Box 6
Publications - reprints and
journals
[3
folders]
Positive #N 1355, Negative in Perkins
Microforms Department
Box 7
Writings - manuscripts and
notes
[8
folders]
Box 8
Writings - manuscripts and notes
[15
folders]
Box 9
Writings and subject files
[13
folders]
Box 10
Writings and subject files
[6
folders]
