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"> Education. Inc.The Annual Meeting of the Council of theFoundation has been fixed for Thursday, June 3,1954, at 3:00 p.m. in the Foundation's offices,246 East 46 Street.The agenda and related material will cometo you in a few days.From inftrmation that will be supplied toyou shortly, jtou will see that the Foundationhas not heretofore been in so favorable aposition as it now is for the funding of itsentire program. This meeting will, therefore,be quite definitive and is of unusual importance. We hope that you will make extraordinaryefforts to be present.V'\Wj33c>a^/.W;mJSecretary to the Council
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Dr. F- L. KunsFoundation for Integrated Education, Inc.BR East Ii6th StreetNew York 17, *lew Yorkily dear KunuiThe enclosed leaflet gives a concise Idea about the objectives, character of research, and publications of thisResearch Center published prior to my last two volumes. I believe that copies cf all of these publications have been sontto you. Ine Lain Currents laade a special abbreviated suctiaryof uy Beoenst'a 1 .''cu.aaiilty. If you do not liave a copyof ether volumes and .want to have tffioj please write to M and Ishall sand thircofr1-6^ you.As to my writing to :'r. Norman Couaens, in this respectI am somewhat reluctant to break my rule not to ask any publisherabout reviewing my works. Since you know him better than I do, Iam not sure that even If I should write to him nry letter couldhelp much in this matter. Unless you inform me that lay letter toCcusons is adivsable, I shall leave the matter in your hands.Vory sincerely yours.Pitlrin A. Sorokin
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September 20, 1954Dear Professor Wald,At breakfast the day we left Star Island I hada vary brief discussion witn you, in which I said thatrecently for the first time some measurements had beenpublished, recording tie effect of conscious volutionon the pneumo-arterial rhythm in yogia. Yoc; properlyremarked that thia sort of evidence was overd ,e and Ipromised to give you the reference.The original work was done by Thareaa Brosse,and reported in French Journals, but unnoticed in Englishuntil I offered a full digest in KjflN CUIttflNTS ia ModernThought.This came to Sorokin*a attention and he, varywisely, Sc-ran-ed no have another run of the tests.The whole business is now at last published, pages262 of Forn "Spiritual Growth II immensely enjoyed your address at Star Island,and I hope that when next I am in Cambridge you may findtime for a brief personal visit such as proved Impossibleat the Shoals.He are sending MAIN CUSrigliTS. which containa references to Star Island and to you,at the Woods Hole addreas,marked "Please Forward". I do hope this reaches you.Cordially yours,Prof. George Wald
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September 21, 19$UBr. F. L. KuanThe Fcunnatiua forIntegrated Education,2h6 East iioth Street:<ew Ycrk 17, Now YorkInc.Dear Dr. KunsiI thank you for copy csor -wild.t your lettertoPnI trust that the siimmeFoundation went emlter conferencesuccessfully.cf 1,haBy tho way, J would like tc ask whether youhad any correspondence or talk with iir,Rcraan Cousins cf the SATUBUAY HSVIEn OFI.ITErViTURE about writing a review cf try lasttwo volumes:Kith boat wishes.Sincerely ycurs,Pit!rim A. Sorokin
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fJA ^ J,Dr. Pitirim A. Sorokin, DirectorResearch Center in Creative Alt mi SBHarvard UniversityOner son HallCambridge 3S, MassachusettsDear Dr. Sorokin: «I have addressed a written inquiry now to Mr. Norman Cousinsof the Saturday Review. Although this was dated September 29,I do not as yet have a response. If I do not hear from himby tomorrow, I shall try to talk to him on the telephone aboutit.I find that Gardner i-.urphy has not yet seen the volume containing the Brosse^ 'in which he would naturally take particularinterest. He read my original presentation of it In MAINUeJRRKI\'i?S, but probably could make good use of the presentgreatly expanded documentation. His notice of these mattersin one or two appropriate Journals would certainly be toyour advantage.Yours sincerely,^^
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Prof. SorokinjThough the Catalogue Dept. (Widener) told methis morning that Spirit and Mature was listed amongvolumes available, the Circulation Dept. claim thisbook has been lost. Of course, they cannot say whetheror not it will ever be returned (or found). Theyfurther said that they have three individuals waitingfor this book. Sorry 11A.U.
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October 13, 195kDr. pitirlm A. Sorokin, DirectorBesearch Center in Creative AltruismHarvard UniversityEmerson HallCambridge 38, MassachusettsDear Professor Sorokin:Thank you for your very welcome letter of October 11. In return for yourcheck for $5-CO we are sending you twenty copies of the magazine, scaled atthe cost of mechanical production only. This is an arrangement we wouldlike very much to carry through with members of our Council, since they arelikely to use the material to encourage Interest among people who might beactive friends of our work.It will be a happy moment when you and your Immediate co-workers turn yourattention to this program of cosmogony. I have been convinced from thebeginning that until we take the reports of obviously competent seers intoe integrated.problem is beyond solution.I feel quite sure that you must ba well acquainted with more than one effortto re-evaluate the contributions of talent throughout recorded history. Ihope you have possessed yourself of tho first volume In the Bollingen SeriesXXX? It is entitled Spirit and Nature and comes from Pantheon Press 195h.It consists of selections from the series of discussions held at the villa[f at a later stage you define the purpose and scope of such an inquiry;o be conducted by the Center, we would be very ha-puy to have it for pub-.ication in MAIN CURRENTS, for the American university world very muchleeds heartening and encouragement along these lines.fi-L^ ni.ss - 2j,
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October 22, 1951,VDr. F. L. Kan*ITbe Foundation for Integrated Sducation, Inc.21*5 East r.6th StreetHaw York 17, New Yolkliy dear RunuAccept my sincere thanks for copies of MAIN CnRRBNTs whichyou generously sent to me, I am sending these copies to a numberof persona interested in the works of this Center, as well as inthe problems of integrated education. In this way indirectly perhaps I can a little bit help in diffusion of the information onn-cernuig The Foundation for Integrated Bklucation, as well as UAIri*CURRK1TTS.I have not read 3FIKIT AND NATURS, hut I am going to getIt not later than next Uonday, and shall read it. I tliank you forthis suggestion.A couple of months ago I finished ay substantial volume onFAD9 AND DilUSIOM IN J100EHN SOCTOLOQI AND RELATED SCIENCES. Thevolume gives a very sharp criticism of moat of the recent currentsin these disciplines and exposes their slum scientific nature. Atthe same time it SUggeste what I call the integral wethod of astudy of aociocultural phenomona, wtiloh I believe is congenial toyour integral method. The volume will be published by the HenryKsgnery Company in September, 1955.Before starting my revision and bringing up to date nyvolume, COCTEHrUUBY SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES (so far, translated into10 languages), I am busy now with a little volume about AmericanSex Revolutioni Its Factors, fifflt. and Consequences, wtiloh I expect to complete in November of this year, and then to flive It toone of the publishers interested in this sort of work.With ay best regards for lira. Kuni and yourself,Very sincerely yours,Pitiria A. Sorokin
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Dr. Fitirira A. SorokinHarvard UniversityResearch Center in Creative AltruismjSnerson HallCambridge 3£, MassachusettsMy dear Sorokin:IharJt you for your letter of October 22.Reverting once more to this matter of the cosmogonies that 11a behindthe religions and the visions of seers, a major problem will be to seewhat car. be done to draw from contemporary physics and chemistry whatthey have to say t.iat bears on this. I am sura that you are perfectlyaware of the possibilities herein. It is quite another matter to getthe help of men qualified to discuss the sources. The most valuablematerial is buried in extremely technical works, and lie in highlydisputable areas. Eddington's posthimcus writings are fundamental,for example.To collate and report neon the cosmogonies of various seers ie initself obviously a good thing, for the percentage of agreement thatcan be displayed among them is very remarkable indeed. But theproblem would then still remain of giving the conclusions contemporaryvalidity. It is precisely this which I think our foundation might indue time be able to supply.Ever yours cordially,^^r^f^ - /«***'=a_ '
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February 25, 1955Dr. F. L. KunaThe Foundation forIntegrated Education, Inc.New York 16, New YorkMy dear KunxtI would like to have your reaction about theidea outlined in the enclosed leaflet, liorespecifically, I would like to know whetheryou would be willing tc be one of the foundingme&oers and eventually one of the leaders ofthe suggested association.Very sincerely yours.Pit.rim A. SorokinP.3. If the planned association isorganised and would have necessary resources for publication of a bulletin orjournal, I wonder If some sort of comMna-tion or closest cooperation between your(UIN TRENDS III 1I00EHH WODOHT and theplanned bulletin or journal would be advisable.
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February 26, 1955Professor Pitlrim A. SorokinResearch Center in Creative AltruismHarvard DniversityEmerson HallCambridge 36, Massachueett sMy dear Sorokin:J I shall of course be honored, and happy, to cooperate with you in theproposed new organization described In your letter of February 25.I am sure you will realize that for the time being at least I havehere in the Foundation an allegiance nrlor to any other, but sincethe general -nurnoses will be basically the same, laboring for oneIs really laboring for the other.I am not, however, quite clear about the tenor of the post scrlot.Of course there will be closest cooperation, no matter how far thenew association gets, but If It has resources for a Journal, Itwill t^-en In that field be Independent. If, however, it has onlymoney enough for a house organ or bulletin, MAIN CURRENTS may beuseful In a larger snhere.ire closely about this at a laterLooking forward to developments, I mlgnt mention to you that a verysubstantial sun has now been offered to me which la to Insure aconsiderable and immediate enlargement of MAIN CURRE^S. Its businessaffaire will be In the hands of an experienced managing editor and thelikelihood of our being able to reach an audience of many thousandsall over the world is good.I do hope you will write to me freely or let ub talk about mattersof common Interest whenever it Is necessary. I shall next be InBoston in May to give the colloquium address for the Unitarianson tne 19th of that month. We could forgather at that time forinstance.Ever yours oordlally.
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Dr. P. L. Run*The Foundation for Integrated rjduoation. Inc.21*6 unst li6th Street;:ow York 17, New YorkMy dear KunaiI am very grateful to you fur your readiness to cooperatewith the proposed new organisation, ie liave only Just started tosend out the circular letter not en masse, but merely a few tovarious purscns who have been interested in the work of the Center.If, and when, the total ntmaber cf persons willini; to beer no membersof the new organisation ia sufficient, and when among them thereshould be a number of eminent persona in various fields of cultural,scientific, and social activities, then I shall let you know aboutthe next stop which we would be taking towards establishment of thoAssociation.I an r-lad to learn that you plan to expand the !h\I!I CUhHEHTSI:; L.ODSJIH TnOMJUT. ■> idea of cooperation between UAIN CUiJISHTS anda poBaible .-.ournal or bulletin of the new Association consistedtentatively in particular attention .p.von in these publications toeach other and to the important papers and events published in eachof these .journals. In case ths Association would not be in positionto start is own Journal soon, I thought that perhaps It would bepossible to have in your journal a special section devoted to theAssociation, for nhich the Association would naturally pay all theexpenses. Kor the present we shall leave the natter until the Association is bom.Very sincurely yours,Pitirlm A. Sorokin

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