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Philip E. Converse papers, 1948-1992
13.6 linear feet (in 13 boxes)
The Philip Converse collection is divided into ten series: Biography; Writings and Lectures; Correspondence; Teaching Materials; Study Materials; Conferences, Professional Associations and Committees; Administrative Files; Grant Proposals; Photographs; and Oral History. These divisions are designed to provide an overview of Philip Converse's career at the University of Michigan and document its three main components: scholar, professor, and administrator.
Biographical material (includes vitae)
Biography (8 folders) consists of background material on Converse, including vitae, bibliographies, completed questionnaires, congratulatory letters, outside employment offers, book reviews, and newspaper articles. Materials relating to his applications for various fellowships are contained in this series and include brief autobiographical career accounts. In 1987, Converse's wife, Jean, authored Survey Research in the United States: Roots and Emergence, 1890-1960. Two chapters from her book which detail the origins of the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research, are included in this series. The biographical materials are, on the whole, particularly helpful in reconstructing the various stages of Converse's career and outlining his major research accomplishments.
Writings and Lectures
Writings and Lectures (1.5 linear feet) consists of articles and book chapters, as well as lectures delivered to various groups and associations around the world. They are arranged chronologically, and date from the time Converse began his graduate studies at the University of Michigan to the time of his departure from Ann Arbor for the Center for Advanced Study of the Behavioral Sciences. To distinguish his speaking career from his writing career, lectures and paper presentations are grouped separately. For a complete listing of Converse's writings and major speeches see his vitae and bibliographies in the Biography series.