Scope and Contents These items chronicle the daily affairs, decisions, and policies of the Department of Sociology at Saint Louis University as collected by Allen Spitzer during his teaching years. Notable items include: a memo explaining a proposed program in hospital administration to be centered in the department (10-1-57); a proposal for a new doctoral program in anthropology that includes a recent history of that discipline at SLU (1-2-59); Allen Spitzer's progress report for June 1961 to...

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This material concerns arrangements for the Spitzers' trip to Europe in the summer of 1960, during which Allen attended the 34th International Congress of Americanists in Vienna.

Notable items: a letter mentioning Allen's anemia (4-9-60), the Spitzers' Europe itinerary, travel ephemera, and postcards of Berlin showing famous sights before and after World War II.

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This folder contains "excerpts taken from letters received at the Pension and Compensation Board."

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These materials include the documents and files related to Allen Spitzer's dissertation and Ph.D. conferral.

Notable items: questions posed to Allen Spitzer during his examinations for the doctorate, an abstract of his dissertation, and a resume of his academic work.

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This folder contains scanned copies of original photographs that form part of the Allen Spitzer Photograph Collection. The images, many unidentified, consist of shots of family and friends as well as views of Mexico. Several images are copied onto one page.

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These items list Allen Spitzer's early professional activities, including summaries of his education and a report to Herbert Blumer concerning his research in Merida (Yucatan), on the Blackfeet nation, and on urban ecology.

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This is Allen Spitzer's outline of a research proposal in sociology, addressed to Millard Hansen, director of the Social Science Research Center of the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras. As conceived by Spitzer, the project was to last seven to eight years and focus on culture conflict and social disorganization in Puerto Rico.

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This folder contains reading lists for the department of sociology at SLU as well as bibliographies on Austria and of Robert Redfield's works. Also here is correspondence revolving around Allen Spitzer's suggestion that Ralph Linton's "The Study of Man" be revised.

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This folder contains a packet of material about Robert Redfield sent to Allen Spitzer by Redfield's wife.

Items include: a biography of Redfield by his wife; a biographical chronology of Redfield; Redfield's comments on portions of a manuscript apparently entitled "An Introduction to Robert Redfield"; and what seems to be the manuscript itself, with marginal annotations presumably by Redfield.

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In these reference documents, Allen Spitzer's colleagues and friends recommend him for various teaching positions and research opportunities.