Edward Devereux papers

Collection — sr: 1120

Identifier: 23-13-3191

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Includes correspondence, publications, course material and subject files pertaining to Devereux's interest in the ways families are organized cross-culturally and historically and how these variations affect child rearing, with reference to these subjects in Japan, Germany, Israel and England. Also files on gambling, the juvenile courts in Tompkins County, children's games, in particular Little League, and correspondence concerning his documentary film "Two Ball Games."

Dates

1936-1978.

Creator

Devereux, Edward Clifton. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Edward Devereux was Professor of Human Development and Human Studies at Cornell University from 1950-1978.

Edward Devereux was born in Long Island, New York in 1912. He received his A.B. and Ph.D. degrees in Sociology from Harvard in 1940. After two years as a Sociology Instructor at the University of Toronto, Devereux entered the U.S. Navy as a navigator and executive officer on a fleet tanker until 1945. He was then appointed Assistant Professor of Sociology at Princeton for five years, before joining the Cornell University faculty as Associate Professor of Child Development and Family Studies in 1950, serving as Department Chair from 1966-1970.

Extent

3.4 cubic feet. (3.4 cubic feet.)

Additional Description

Abstract

SERIES LIST

Series I. AT & T Company Box 1, Folders 1-5

Series II. Springdale - Community Study Box 1, Folders 6-25

Series III. Germany - Study Box 1, Folders 26-30

Series IV. Series IV. Israel - Study Box 1, Folders 31-41

Series V. Hawaii - Study Box 1, Folders 42-44

Series VI. Japan - Study Box 1, Folders 45-54

Series VII. Course Material Box 2, Folders 1-29

Series VIII. Seminars/Conferences Box 2, Folders 30-42

Series IX. Publications Box 3, Folders 1-57A

Series X. Subject Files: Children's Play Box 3, Folders 58-67

Series XI. Subject Files: Gambling Box 4, Folders 1-12

Series XII. Projects Box 4, Folders 13-15

Series XIII. Biographical material and Correspondence Box 4, Folders 16-20

Series XIV. Talks and Sound Recordings Box 4, Folders 21-22

RELATED MATERIAL

A DVD of the two copies of the film "Two Ball Games" can be found in collection #21-36-2566, box 24

Physical Description

Correspondence, publications, course material, subject files.

General

Contact Information:: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:: Damon Clark
Date completed:: June 18, 2002
EAD encoding:: Damon Clark, June 2002
Date modified:: RMC Staff, October 2018