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HE FOUNDATIONDear Fitiriaii:October 30, 19591 was really distressed to knew in your letter of October 28tb ofthe difficulty with anemia. 1 do hope that it comes right rapidly foryou are certainly entitled to vital years, and the colleges are entitledto your help aa a kind of roving professor.Ho, ve never received a copy of Power and Morality apparently. Pleasedo send one to me.As for the extended version of "Three Basic Trends of our Tinas," wewould be honored to Iiawe a copy of it sent to us at your convenience. Myassociate, Emily Sellon, will be back from the Mediterranean in a fewdays and she and I can then confer on its prospects for MAIN CURRENTSdespite its length.I do hope we shall be able to have a little visit before very long,as I much mlsa chatting with you and sharing newa. We seem at last tobe getting into a position where finances will no longer frustrate usas completely aa they have until now.Ever yours,Br. Pit Irian A. Sorokin, DirectorResearch Center in Creative AltruisoHarvard University8 Cliff St.Winchester, Maas.
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ifovsmbvr 2, 1959lir, F. L, Kunz, Vict. P.^sidentIhe Foundatiiji for Integrated Idaoa&ioOj Inc.2li6 East li6th StreetNew York 17, H. Y.Dear Fritz!In accordance with your suggestion I an sending herewitha cojjy of the manuscript of "The Three iasic Trendsof Our Tijae". If you find it advisable o publish It,perhaps in two Installmt-nts, I would be glad. If it Istoo long, then please return It tone.Under separate cover I an sending to you a copy ofPor-Tj-r and Morality. I hope you would like the book.Uy health is greatly improved and ie almost normal. Ifyou are in this neighborhood, I would be very glad tohave a chat with you about the programs oi' commoninterest.Asides the revised edition cf By Social ".-billty, WithaddiUonau 100 pages dealing with Cultural Mobility -the book I mentioned In ay previous letter - just hasbeen published. It ia a very substantial volume of some800 pages.bith oest Irishes,Pltlrlm A. Sorokin
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246 EAST 46 ST.. NEW YORK 17, N. Y.December 12, 1959My dear Pitiria,Please excuse the inordinate time that has passed since sereceived the valuable material you seat us. we have been quitsoverwhelmed, even exhausted, by trying to live up to the goodfortune which befell ua last summer through asking a friendshipwith Mrs. Harkaesa and obtaning from her a grant permittingus at last to state our case at length. I shall say only thismuch here: I invited Northrop to rejoin our Council, and askedD. 11. Andrews of the Johns Hopkins University to caae in also; aadthen we four conferred with Mrs. Harkness several times, with aview to long-range stabilization of our work. Her interests isaaialy in music, aesthetically speaking. The first stage isfunded, and we are currently discussing setting up a ResearchAcadeay. Ia a very few weeks we should be far oi ough ahead forae to set down aa account in some detail. 1 know you will rejoiceat this news, aad will do your part, as the program widens out.It is my hope that you will be ia the Boston area in May, and thatif I coae up there for the Colloquium oa the nature of nan I canvisit with you at leisure.Aa you know, 1 have done some thinking about truly appropriatepostulates for a deductive-exact formulation of elementaryprinciples for sociology. I have often hoped to be abje toput them before you in summary form. r-osaibly tnat might thenTurning aow to the manuscript you eo kindly sent for MAIM CURRENTS,I write to say that of course we would like to use it. After avery careful reading as conclude that if you would permit us toreauce the length only by omsiesioa of such illustrations neededto reduce it by afrout four thousand words, and aone which affect thecontinuity of the argument, we could feature it in two successiveissues. If this is acceptable to you we shall do that, and ofcourse send you a copy of the version thus prepared for your finalapproval.I hope that my own reviews of anything you publish will be theoae's printed la MAIN CUKRSNTS.Mb.
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Seooj bar 23, 1959Dr. F. I., KunzThe Foundation for Integrated! vlucaticm, Inc.2li6 East u6th StreetNew York 17, 8. Y.I bring ay apology for delay of ay ■ - - :. letter of "eeerbor 12. This■iornin- .. sent a telegram to y«; gratefully approving yaw plan to publish -ith sumaabbreviations ny article in two isef'a cf *,fcn "sin Currents."Onr of the tocbchs for del:: ■■''i-^n ^r-.nrnle - snrV-n of verysubstantial TronocTrEphs Issued by '^idelbiirg :inivor-3ity and published by Springer V rlag -wanted to publish it ?n the fort?; cor ing volume of Sti-diur. Gwmerale devoted tr philosophicalsoclolo-rioal history cf the ■ ' . their rciles, they, howovc-r, stiiJUlotod thatthey would puMleh It in Herman translation and would nay acme hcnomrluK prcTrtdlngthat the article would not be pobMshed anywhere for tno yoara aft-?r its nublieatiiTOin the Madias Oenex*l«% I Lnfoiaod ttaest ti. " — -?—, the hi ghostscientific '. . -, '.■ ,■..:.'.,' ■■■.-. t for -■"ion inSpanish translation In the BrU Lolo y a "' "'l£tythis volume woulo be published about the 3ame tire as the volume of StudiiEi Oencrale.For this reason I -sted fbeartie return the article*Dr. it. rrHal, tub editor of the 3tudiutn, - rote me that he would be asking the publisherto put aside their c ttloi nd u son as he Mould receive the dec-si an of ths publisher,he would let me know. I tag waiting for thalr dec'sien before answering —r letter.After rasalvln tr kali f ■"■'■■■'ded U tl is ne reason for os tiiubllcation oi this article in tho "":aiii Durrente.B So, pleaso proceed -ith it with theabbreviationa nyantloned In . rur latt '■ ■-" • tlolo ,-r>~habjr|ywillnot be out before the and of I960.) 2y the way until now ay article "The ysterlousEnarir/ of Love" published initially in your jourruil has been already reprinted la sevendifferent ma.razinea in addition to its tape recording In ext :-1puaI orId, Inc.• health is now restored, Liice moat cf sjy volumee, i'owarmtracted for 'JWedish, i/Tench and Jaiianeoe translations.Yfith the warrant Season's Greetings and very best wishus for the Hew Year,P. A. Sorokin
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E FOUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED EDUCATION, INC.246 EAST 46 ST., NEW YORK 17. N. Y.Mr. Pitirim A. Sorokin, DirectorHarvard UniversityResearch Center in Creative Altruism8 Cliff StreetWinchester, MassachusettsMy dear Pitirim:I your kind telegram followed byI told Emily Sellon and Mr. Stulman that the previous articleby you in MAIN CURRENTS has been reprinted in seven different magazinesThey say they would be much interested, and so would i, In having alist of these Journals, only two so far asked our permission, butnaturally if they asked yours that is quite sufficient.I shall definitely be in Boston on May 11, and stay over intothe 12th. On the latter date I wish you would save a little time forme either in W*«tvehester at Harvard, as you may prefer, to talk overwith you this whole question of an initial postulate for the whole ofsociology. I will bring a few lantern slides which illustrate theargument, and if what I have to say strikes you not only as valid butreally fertile, perhaps we could do something together along those twolines.As we all know, general postulates In deductive, exact scienceinvariably sound like platitudes, when first enunciated. Their forceis extended when they are unfolded into a formal argument.With affectionate regards to Mrs. Sorokin and yourself, I remainYours sincerely,i SIUtMAN, Dirtctor
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January 11, 1960Dr. F. L. KunzThe Foundation for Integrated Education, Inc.2li6 East ii6th StreetHew York 17, H. Y.Dear Dr. iTaaUstCordial thanks for your letter and your n.adiness to proceed with the publicationof my article in the "Hain Currents." Herewith are the names of the maj-azineswhich sent to me a copy with reprint of my article about "The ■Mysterious iinergyof Love"t Vedanta and the v.estj The i.eacon (English and American editlona)jNew outlook] Science of Uindj Russia Independence (Russian magazine published inthe United States)! and one or two other fflagaaines whose names just now I do not!■■■....Sono of these ma^jaainea askod ay pcrnriasion and I assume that they asked alsoyour peraission. Some others reprintod the article without asking any permission.As I probably informed you before,, in a much more developed form (about 3 timeslonger than the original article published in the '"Jain Currents") "Tho :.,ysteriouBEneriy of love" was tape recorded and issued in tho Campus Library by CampusVorld, Inc., whose advertising I am enclosing herewith.In way, I BSgwMt to be here wall -i-rs. Sorokin and myself would be glad to see youand Lira. Kunz at nry place and to have cocktail3 and lunch so we could talk overthe matters of common interest. I would bo very much interested to see yourith best regards from both of us to both of ycufpastrel P. A. Sorokinijiclosure
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DUNDATION FOR INTEGRATED EDUCATION, INC.246 EAST 46 ST., NEW YORK 17, N, 'Dr, Pitirim A. Sorokin \ If.Harvard University ^^Z^8 Cliff Street L^Winchester, Mats.My dear Pitirim:I do like to be called Dr. Fritz! If you and Andrews and others continue to callme Doctor, I shall have to compell Harvard University to give me an honorary degree tosave me from being charged with False pretences! Many thanks for yours of January Nth.I am looking forward with much pleasure to seeing you and Mrs. Sorokin in May,and at a later stage let me please respond as regards the hour, If you don't mind.1 would like very much to interest Mr. Sikorsky in our program, now that youare definitely financed and going on.The means that I would like to employ in order to bring this about would involveyou closely by the very nature of the program I have in mind.On aspect is as follows: I have interested the Federal Office of Education indiscussing with me an International Educational Year, The airplane industry is one of thegreatest Forces In the world For the unifying of the human race. Sikorsky is a man of obviousspiritual depth and strength.If this program comes off it will include very important new studies in social science.As you know, I am hopeful of putting some simple postulation propositions in front of you, firstof all privately, which may constitute the beginnings of a deductive-exact approach to socialstudies. If these have some promise, in your opinion, there would need to be somejleriousresearch conducted by the very best qualified people. I would like to hope that he and youand I myself could carry out that part of such a program.When we meet, what I have said about this will be much clearer than it can be now.Meantime, if you could send me his address I would write him a general letter and send hima few copies of MAIN CURRENTS, if you think that these might possibly interest him.
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Dr. Pitirim A SorokinFebruary 16, I960Indeed, I would like to interest any of your friends in ourwork who, in youropinion, might Find it of value.
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i SO ST., NEW YORK 22, N. 'Dr. Pitirim A. SorokinHarvard University8 Cliff StreetWinchester, MassachusettsDear Pitirim :Do please overlook theletter of October 17th.a, fill syjunJ! rufjtjjQII Find enclosed-, has not bit of the meeting, and particularly the remarks by Professor Toynbee andyourself as reported in the New York Times of October 15th, and I had set this aside for somenotice in "News and Notes" of MAIN CURRENTS. The November-December issue is overcrowdedwith various matters, some of them by no means as important as this meeting. The life of an Editoris not conducted according to the highest ideals 1 At any rate, surely something as valuable asthis ought to be communicated in article form to our readers?All of us have long been interested in Toynbee's convictions about the role of religion Inhuman life. One would like to see men of his carfare working with others w/stematically andmonth by month. Now that physics has become metaphysics and the reality of the non-materialis Fully established, the status oF religion vis-ra-vis science is compfetely changed from the relationship that obtained in the 19th Century. In fact, as far as matter and energy goes, a Continuumidentical with its component elements in the Nyaya-Vaiseshika, and, as far as that goes,, in the Sankahya Yoga, and even more clearly a part of mulaprakriti! have been cogitating the idea of assembling a loose federation of men like Heisenberg,Toynbee and others who, in close collaboration with~us,^Northrop and Margenau, would bringthis whole matter into focus, starting with MAIN CURRENTS as an initial avenue to the new ground.If you could find time and inclination to develop the theme which our group pursues, in anarticle that at the same time reports upon the meeting at Salzburg, it would certainly help ourreaders; and it might be that you could say in our pages briefly what can only be said at muchgreater length in many other quarters.With warmest regards, to Mrs. Sorokin and yourself. Yours ever,,_J^r£C\^~,
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FOR INTEGRATED EDUCATION, INC.246 EAST 46 ST.. NEW YORK 17, N. Y.Dr. Pitirim A. SorokinHarvard UniversityResearch Center in Creative Altruism8 Cliff StreetWinchester, MassachusettsMy dear Pitirim!Seeing this letter from you dated April 20 to Emily Sellon makes me hope that you arenow back at Winchester and might possibly be available to join with several of us at a meetingin Mrs. Harkness' penthouse on Friday evening May 6.She gives her guests a buffet dinner at 7 and at 8 I am to identify precisely the remarkableidentity between Hindu Realism and comparable knowledge in contemporary physics.If you and Mrs. Sorokin could be free to be on hand and to assist in the discussion. Itwould give me particular personal pleasure and also be, ! am sure, most helpful.Ever yours affectionately,
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risvanbvr 6, 1)6Dr. F. L. KunsThe Founiati. -n Tor Integrative235 East 50th StreetNew Tork 22, I. T.Dear i-ritsiHost cordial thanlcs for your kind lutter. I would naturally welcome your noteabout tho alsburg meeting in ths gain Currents. lour remarks about the basicallychanged ralaticanahip of religion and science at the present time appeared to aequite correct and your idea to assemble a loose federation of men like H isenberg, Tujnbee,Northrop, Uarganeau, etc., sounds very good to ae. If in the ^ain Currents you Kouldstart a Si ries of art loins...of theae thinkers on tliic topic, such a series would certainly ba highly impoi-taraj?and sicp-iif leant.on ay part I would bo ^lad tn contribute an article to that aeries if you give sufficient Li.e for its writing. Just now I am pressed to write two paper* for the nextiJoniiressttB of the Intornatic.nal Sociology Association and the American SociologySociety that are going to take Lil&ce next - ptet.bt.i- at -ashing ton, and then I have tofinish aaiy autobiography and to write other articles for licientific journals.Your proposed series nay be opened by the articles of other scholars mentioned.During the Int'iniat:. ntil c^n^ress at Salabur-g, i became wall acquainted with Ur. andSirs. Toynbe* and in cnuijctlan witli a considerable change of Toynbee's viewa in hislast volumot A .itudy of History, M found out that th re is much mere congenialitybetween his and rary viewa on the oaaic problems of philosophy of history and problem*of civilisation. During the aeliberatlona at the C.ngreas, Toynbee a^ain and againstressed his agreement with a number of views expressed by ms in my work as well aaat the Rc-nijreBB. He also write a very substantial article of some 50 typewrittenpages on Sorokin1 s Ti.aoiy of History for the fortheoalng volume devoted tc- an analysis,evaluatiiai and criticism of ay various th ori s by aotue 20 eminent American, .uropaan,and Asiatic acholare - the volume initiated and *rgM&.*Wt by Professor iliilip Allenof Mary Washington Collage of Virginia. Ther* seems to be a renewed interest ia ayth.-ori s manifesting itself in several ocno£:-»phs written a..out thea y variousscholars, historians, sociologists, philosophers, psychologists, political scientists,ets., by a stream of articles published, and by continuation ol' translations of ayvolumes vhiah n.-aohtid already !al translations published, and even by a new edition offull li-volume of Social tad Cultural iiynaKlcs wtiich ia being prepared now by one ofthe solid American publishers. All these matters keep me ialriy may and unre tired.With best wishes.
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XVE EDUCATION, INC.777 UNITED NATIONS PIAZA, NEW YORK IApril 14, 1964Dr. Pitirim A. Sorokin6" Cliff StreetWinchester, Mass.Dear Pitirim:After all these years of steady and, I think credit-abls effort, our Foundation is coming into a new and more effective stage of its life. Tour patience and continued interest maybe rewarded. All through Kirtley Mather and Henry Margenau haveresponded to every call made upon them, as officers; and our New Torkgroup (John and Emily Sellon, and Julius Stulman, in particular)have never faltered.Meanwhile events have shown how important are ourcriteria. Thus it became possible, at a Board meeting last March,to define further our research program, and to arrange to establishdirect relations with an educated public that, as of today, seesthe need to study and act together.These new possibilities are being stated in writtenform, our books are being published, and our journal is to be improved, stabilized, and better controlled. As soon as the formulating is done to our satisfaction, the Council members will besupplied with written accounts.I hope you will take an active interest. If you canrespond to written materials we send you, your suggestions will bemost helpful.Meantime could you please give us a little immediatehelp?It is now possible to show, in concrete ways, thatthe best of classical knowledge in Greece and in India, anticipatesthe cosmology that is today emerging in our most authentic sciences.I have been asked by the Asia Society to begin such expositions, inrespect to Indian thought.Do you have friends in the colleges in this region whomight accept an invitation to the preliminary analysis, which Ienclose?Ever yours cordially,

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