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Preliminary Inventory of the John H. Hallowell Papers, 1942 - 1981

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Descriptive Summary

Title
John H. Hallowell Papers, 1942 - 1981.
Creator
Hallowell, John H. (John Hamilton), 1913-
Extent
9.0 Linear Feet,
6,000 Items
Repository
University Archives, Duke University
Abstract
John H. Hallowell served as Professor of Political Science and as Director of the Lilly Endowment Research Program in Christianity at Duke University. Papers include correspondence, committee notes, manuscript materials, printed matter, a master's thesis, diplomas, certificates, grant proposals, and student papers. Major subjects include the Duke University Department of Political Science, political ethics, the Duke University Research Council, religious education, religious activities on campus, the Lilly Endowment, and study and teaching of political science. Contains restricted materials. Materials range in date from 1942-1981.
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.
For a period of twenty-five years from the origin of the material, permission in writing from the office of origin and the University Archivist is required for use. After twenty-five years, records that have been processed may be consulted with the permission of the University Archivist.
Records, such as search committee files or others pertaining to employment where individuals are identified, are closed for 70 years.
In accordance with the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 as amended, Duke University permits students to inspect their education records and limits the disclosure of personally identifiable information from education records.
Unprocessed materials are closed pending processing.
In off-site storage; 24 hours advance notice is required for use.
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.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], John H. Hallowell Papers, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The John H. Hallowell Papers were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 1982-1990.
Processing Information
Processed by Emily Glenn
Completed March 2003
This collection is partially processed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
Encoded by Jill Katte, September 2003
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
            

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Biographical Note

John Hamilton Hallowell was born in Spokane, Washington in 1913. He received degrees from Harvard University (A.B., cum laude, 1935), Duke University (M.A., 1937), Princeton University (Ph.D., 1939), and College of Holy Cross (Litt. D., 1963). Early in his career, Hallowell taught politics at Princeton University and the University of California at Los Angeles. He was later a Visiting Professor at Stanford University, University of Illinois, University of North Carolina, and a Charles R. Walgreen lecturer at the University of Chicago. Hallowell was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship (1955-1956) and was a Fulbright professor at University of Western Australia in Perth (1983).

In 1942, Hallowell came to Duke University. He began teaching as an Associate Professor of Political Science and became a full Professor in 1950. From 1964 to 1971, Hallowell was Chair of the Political Science Department; he was the James B. Duke Professor of Political Science from 1975-1982. Hallowell received grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund summer seminars for students and instructors of political science at Duke University.

At Duke University, Hallowell served on committees concerning athletics, fellowship on campus, research ethics, curriculum, and instructor development. He was Director of the Lilly Endowment Research Program in Christianity and Politics (1957-1968), a scholarship-granting organization supporting the study of theology and community service. Hallowell also led two political campaigns among his colleagues in North Carolina: a campaign in favor of Lyndon B. Johnson for President of the United States, and a campaign opposing the establishment of a Richard M. Nixon presidential library on campus. Outside of Duke University, he served with other theologians on the Commission for Church-State Relations, and as the President of the Southern Political Science Association (1963-1964).

Some of Hallowell's publications include: The Decline of Liberalism as an Ideology (1943), Main Currents in Modern Political Thought (1950), and The Moral Foundation of Democracy (1953). Hallowell was the editor of Development, For What? (1964), Eric Voegelin's From Enlightenment to Revolution (1975), Prospects for Constitutional Democracy (1976), and Journal of Politics.

After 40 years of service to Duke University, Hallowell died in 1991.

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Collection Overview

Contains materials pertaining to the career of John H. Hallowell, Professor of Political Science at Duke University from 1942-1982. Also contains records of Hallowell's involvement in political science and theological associations, and correspondence. Contains restricted materials. Types of materials include correspondence, committee notes, manuscript materials, printed matter, a master's thesis, diplomas, certificates, grant proposals, and student papers. Materials range in date from 1942-1981.
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Subject Headings

These and related materials may be accessed under the following subject headings in the Duke University Libraries online catalog.
  • Duke University--Endowments.
  • Duke University--Funds and scholarships.
  • Duke University--Religious activities.
  • Duke University. Dept. of Political Science.
  • Duke University. Research Council.
  • Hallowell, John H. (John Hamilton), 1913-
  • Political ethics.
  • Political science--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
  • Religious education--North Carolina--Durham.
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Committee Against the Nixon-Duke Library records.
University Archives, Duke University.

Department of Political Science records.
University Archives, Duke University.

Research Council records.
University Archives, Duke University.

University Development records.
University Archives, Duke University.

Durden, Robert F. Lasting Legacy to the Carolinas: the Duke Endowment, 1924-1994
Perkins Library, Duke University.

List of Series in Collection
Organizations and general materials, 1942-1981
Lilly Endowment, background and initial research, 1957-1968
Personal and professional correspondence, ca. 1946-1977
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Preliminary Description of the Collection

Box 1

Organizations and general materials, 1942-1981

Arranged alphabetically.


Professional organization materials, 1947-1981
American Political Science Association, 1963
Citizens' Committee on Three-Point Program, 1960
Commission on Church-State Relations, 1963-1964
Commission on the Humanities, Political Science Committee, 1963-1964
Council of Protestant Colleges and Universities, 1962
Course materials, 1949-1976
Decline of Liberalism, correspondence, 1943
Guild of Scholars, 1947-1954
Henry Holt and Co., correspondence, 1949-1953
Journal of Politics, editor, 1974-1976
Liberalism notes, undated
National Endowment for the Humanities, grants and conferences, 1975-1977
North Carolina Chapter of Professors for Lyndon B. Johnson for President of the United States, 1964
Office of War Information Memoranda, 1942
Political science associations, general, 1976
Society for Religion in Higher Education, 1967-1969
Social Science Council, 1968-1972
Southern Political Science Association, president, 1963-1964
University of Chicago Press, Moral Foundations of Democracy, 1952-1954
From Enlightenment to Revolution, manuscript materials, 1974-1976
Clippings, 1981
World Council of Churches, 1963-1964

Duke University materials, 1946-1973
Allen Building Crisis, 1970
Caldwell, John T., honorary degree recipient, 1965
Committee on Athletic Programs, 1962
Committee on Social Thought, ca. 1950
Duke Episcopal Student Center, 1960
Duke Press, general, including Lilly Endowment Publications, 1958-1968
Duke University Church Board, 1946-1952
Faculty Christian Fellowship, 1952, 1963
Faculty Committee on Improvement of Instruction at Duke, 1948
Committee Against the Nixon-Duke Library, 1981
Philosophy Department, 1975
Picketing, 1968
Poteat's Proposal for Polanyi Symposium, 1964
Research Council, 1965-1973
Box 2
Sociology Department, 1979-1980
Contains restricted materials.
Student Perspective, 1970
University Council, 1960-1963

Department of Political Science, Duke University, 1964-1974
Personnel information is restricted.
Baylis, Thomas, 1966-1968
Chairmanship, Departmental, Correspondence, 1960-1962
Cheek, Roma, 1964-1966
Cochran, Clarke, 1969-1975
Connery, Robert H., 1964-1966
Director, Undergraduate Studies, 1962
Douglas, Bruce, 1970-1974
Fall Controversy, 1968
Fishman, Ethan, 1973-1974
Hart, James E., 1966-1969
Howard, J. Woodford, Jr., 1965-1967
Kearney, Robert N., 1964-1966
Schroeder, Donald, 1972-1975
Sindler, Allan P., 1964-1965
Southern Association of Colleges Self-Study Report, 1965
Strange, John H., 1964-1968
Wagner, Harrison, 1964-1966
Washburn, John, 1965-1971
CLOSED: Personnel Information
Wilson, Robert R., 1964-1966
Wiser, Jim, 1969-1974
Box 3

Lilly Endowment, background and initial research, 1957-1968

Advisory Committee, correspondence and memos, 1957-1958
Advisory Committee, Minutes, 1957-1960, 1962-1964
Africa Symposium, 1962-1963
Annual reports, 1957-1967
Brookes, Edgar, 1962-1964
Budgets, 1957-1960
Canavan manuscript, 1959-1960
Correspondence, 1958-1964
Expenditures, 1958-1959
Foster, Michael, 1958-1960
Friedrich, Carl J., lectures and book, 1963-1964
Inquiries about Pre-doctoral Fellowships, 1958-1960
Kuhn, Helmut, 1963
Lecture Series, 1957-1959
Pre-doctoral Fellowships, 1958-1968
Lilly Endowment notes, 1958-1960
History of the Lilly Endowment, proposals, correspondence, 1957
Pattillo and Templeton correspondence, 1957-1963
Lilly Endowment publicity, 1957-1959
Ramsey, Paul, 1959-1962
Related projects, 1958-1961
Grant proposal, renewal, 1961-1962
Reports, Pamphlets, Summer Programs, 1957-1963
Reviews of Lilly books, 1960
Summer research conferences, 1958-1960
Thompson manuscript, 1959-1960
Eric Voegelin materials, 1960-1962
Wild manuscript, 1959-1961

Personal and professional correspondence, ca. 1946-1977

Subjects of correspondence include invitations to speak at conferences, appointments at Duke University, the Lilly Endowment, the Political Science Department, honor societies, family matters, ministry, and religious education.
Box 4
ca. 1946-1959
Box 5
ca. 1960-1967
Box 6
ca. 1967-1977