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.
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Related Material
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.
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Preliminary Description of the
Collection
Organizations and general materials,
1942-1981
Professional organization materials,
1947-1981
Box 1
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
Box 1
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
Lilly Endowment, background and
initial research,
1957-1968
Box 3
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
