urn:taro:utexas.cah.02351 A Guide to the David Rodnick Papers, 1936-1980 Original EAD encoding by Lauren Algee according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. February 2011 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Rodnick, David, 1908- Rodnick, David, Papers 1936-1980 Materials are written in English. 84-99 3 ft., 2 in. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin Composed of research notes and reports, a diary, speeches, manuscripts, other literary works, and photographs, the David Rodnick Papers, 1936-1980, document Rodnick’s career as a sociologist and anthropologist. Biographical Note

Born in New Haven, Connecticut, sociologist and anthropologist David Rodnick (1908-1980) earned a B. S. from New York University in 1930, an M.A. from Yale in 1933, and a Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1936. Following World War II, he began cultural analysis of European countries and cultures including posts at the Office of Military Government in occupied Germany, the Paris office of Air University, the University of Oslo, Columbia University, and Princeton University. In the 1950s he became a professor at Inter-American University, San German, Puerto Rico, before moving to Iowa Wesleyan College and then Texas Technological University (1965-1975). Rodnick’s fieldwork also included study of the Assiniboin and Siksika Indians of Montana and historical research of La Bahía Mission in Victoria County, Texas, for the National Park Service. He collaborated with Dr. Ruth Benedict and Margaret Mead and authored many books including The Fort Belknap Assiniboine of Montana: A Study in Culture Change (1938), Postwar Germans, An Anthropologist’s Account (1948), The Norwegians; A Study In National Culture (1955), and The Strangled Democracy: Czechoslovakia, 1948-1969 (1970).

Source:

“Rodnick, David.” Vertical Files, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

Scope and Contents

Composed of research notes and reports, a diary, speeches, manuscripts, other literary works, and photographs, the David Rodnick Papers, 1936-1980, document Rodnick’s career as a sociologist and anthropologist. Published and unpublished manuscripts, other literary works, notes, reports, interviews, and speeches chronicle Rodnick’s field research and ensuing publications on such topics as Native Americans, post-war Europeans, Jewish culture, and Louis Juchereau de St. Denis. A diary chronicles his work and life in Norway, while photographs portray Rodnick and his wife Elizabeth, the couple with Ruth Benedict, and a certificate making him an honorary member of the Assiniboine tribe. Additional material relates to Rodnick’s teaching and fellowships.

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 Index Terms Subjects (Persons) Rodnick, David, 1908- -- Archives St. Denis, Louis Juchereau, chevalier de, 1676-1744 Subjects Assiniboine Indians -- Social life and customs. Anthropology -- Research Jews -- Civilization National characteristics, British. National characteristics, Czech. National characteristics, French. National characteristics, German. National characteristics, Norwegian Potawatomi Tribe -- Social life and customs Siksika Indians -- Social life and customs Sociology -- Research Preferred Citation

David Rodnick Papers, 1936-1980, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

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Basic processing and cataloging of this collection was supported with funds from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) for the Briscoe Center’s "History Revealed: Bringing Collections to Light project," 2009-2011.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Early career: 3W42 American Indian reports, Office of Indian Affairs, Dept. of Interior 3W42 Office of War Information: 3W42 Reports and notes, 1943-1944. 3W42 Report, Basic Background on Austrian Cultureundated. 3W42 Economic Cooperation Administration and Mutual Security Administration, 1951-1952. Research on European countries: 3W42 Czechoslovakia: 3W42 Fellowship applications, plans of study, reports, correspondence, manuscript outline and sections 3W42 Original interviews, January-June 1948. 3W42 Original interviews, June-November 1948. 3W42 Germany: 3W42 Materials on German culture, 1942-1946. 3W42 Information Control Division: briefs, interview, correspondence, 1945-1946. 3W43 Interviews: 3W43 Interviews, December 1945-January 1946. 3W43 Interviews, February-March 1946. 3W43 Interviews, April-May 1946. 3W43 Government personnel close to Adenauer, 1956. 3W43 Bonn, 1957; Eschwege 1957 3W43 Eschwege, 1971. 3W43 Monograph (incomplete) on Eschwege, 1958: 3W43 Chapters II-IV 3W43 Chapters V, VI, VIII-XI 3W43 Photocopies from The Germans; Public Opinion Polls 1947-1966, 1967 3W44 France: 3W44 Visits to French schools, 1953. 3W44 Interviews: 3W44 Chateauroux area, 1952-1953. 3W44 Visits, November 1952-1953, April 1954. 3W44 Visits, 1955, July 1957. 3W44 Reports, August 1953 and April 1954. 3W44 Unpublished manuscript, The Politics of Frustration : The Cultural Milieu of Communism in France, 1956. 3W44 Chapters I-III 3W44 Chapters IV-VI 3W44 Chapters VII-X 3W45 Other literary productions: 3W45 Master thesis, Yale University, 1933. 3W45 Hassidism - A Study of a Mystical Culture Among the East European Jews: 3W45 Part one 3W45 Part two 3W45 Second copy of part one, pp. 1-79 3W45 Monographs, speeches, papers given: 3W45 Materials, 1946, 1951, 1959. 3W45 Materials, 1960-1964. 3W45 Materials, 1966, 1969, 1972-1973. 3W45 Materials, 1974. 3W45 Societies and Cultres of India, 1974. 3W46 Latin America, part I, 1974. 3W46 Latin America, part II, 1974. 3W46 Materials, 1975. 3W46 Materials, 1976-1977, 1980. 3W46 Books reviews, 1956-1980. 3W46 Norway diary, 1949-1950. 3W46 Pp. 1-121 3W46 Pp. 122-243 3W46 Pp. 244-364 3W47 Major unpublished manuscripts: 3W47 Great Britain: The Psychological Impact of the Suez Affairs,, 1956: 3W47 Chapters I-V 3W47 Chapters VI-XII 3W47 Gentle Warrior: The Life and Times of Louis Juchereau de St. Denis,, 1957-1958: 3W47 Abstracts, chapters I-III 3W47 Chapters III-VII 3W47 Chapters VIII-XI, bibliography 3W48 The Development of the Jews from the Perspective of a Social Scientist,, 1980: 3W48 Chapters I-V 3W48 Chapters VI-VIII 3W48 Chapters IX-XI 3W48 Chapters XII-XIV 3W49 Chapters XV-XVI 3W49 Chapters XVII-XVIII, bibliography 3W49 Miscellaneous: 3W49 Personnel file, 1936, 1951, 1959-1963 3W49 Correspondence with editor of Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1964-1966 3W49 Class teaching outlines, 1958-1960, 1978 3Y45 Photographs: 3Y45 David and Elizabeth Rodnick 3Y45 Indian certificate given to David Rodnick 3Y45 David and Elizabeth Rodnick with Ruth Benedict