H, 1947-1966
Scope and Contents
1947-1949, 1951-1952, 1955-1966. Correspondence with Professor Louis M. Hacker, Department of Economics at Columbia University. Konvitz asks Hacker to teach his American Ideals course in the spring of 1965 when Konvitz will be at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (February 3, 1964). Konvitz and Hacker were unable to agree on when the class would be scheduled (February 7, 1964). Routine personal correspondence with Paul M. Herzog, President of the American Arbitration Association (December 1961 and January 1958); and Doctor Jerome Holland, President of Hampton Institute. Konvitz mentions that David Fellman, the President of the American Association of University Professors, concurred with him that Konvitz should discuss with Holland some of the problems that the American Association of University Professors has had concerning some Black colleges and universities (April 4, 1964). Personal correspondence with James M. Nabrit, Junior, President of Howard University (July 1960); and with Doctor Edwin H. Wilson, Executive Director of the American Humanist Association, and editors of The Humanist. Correspondence with United States Senator Hubert Humphrey. Humphrey asks Konvitz for his advice on the appropriate line of Presidential succession (January 22, 1964). Routine correspondence with David L. Hurwood, Secretary of the Board of Governors of the Menorah Association, Incorporated. Konvitz was the Secretary of the Association's Menorah Faculty Council.
Dates
- 1947-1966
Language of Materials
Collection material in English, German, Yiddish
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
204.78 cubic feet
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository