Finding Aid for the Harold Garfinkel Papers
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The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Finding Aid for the Harold Garfinkel Papers
UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections
Manuscripts Division
Los Angeles, CA
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Harold Garfinkel Papers,
Date (inclusive): 1959-1962
Collection number: 1273
Creator:
Garfinkel, Harold
Extent:
148 boxes (74 linear ft.)
Repository:
University of California, Los Angeles. Library.
Dept. of Special Collections.
Los Angeles, California 90095-1575
Abstract: Harold Garfinkel was a professor of sociology at UCLA (1960- ). He received the Cooley-Mead Award of the Social Psychology
Section of the American Sociological Association (1995), and wrote
Studies in ethnomethodology (c1967). The collection consists of materials, mostly original in-letters, relating to a project to study the correspondence
received by California Governor Edmund G. (Pat) Brown, about the criminal case of Caryl Chessman (executed on May 2, 1960)
and related issues such as capital punishment.
Physical location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department
of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Advance notice required for access.
Restrictions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library,
Department of Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of
the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the
copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC
Regents do not hold the copyright.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Harold Garfinkel Papers (Collection 1273). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Gift of Professor Harold Garfinkel, 1981.
Biography
Garfinkel received a BS in economics from the University of Newark in 1939; MA in sociology, University of North Carolina,
1942; Ph.D in sociology, Harvard University, 1952; assistant professor (1954-57) and professor of sociology beginning in 1960,
UCLA; received the Cooley-Mead Award of the Social Psychology Section of the American Sociological Association, 1995; wrote
Studies in ethnomethodology (c1967).
Scope and Content
Collection consists of materials, mostly original in-letters, relating to a project to study the correspondence received by
California Governor Edmund G. (Pat) Brown, about the criminal case of Caryl Chessman (executed on May 2, 1960) and related
issues such as capital punishment.
Expanded Scope and Content Note
The collection comprises materials relating to a project to study the correspondence received by the Governor of California,
1959-1960, about the case of Caryl Chessman & related issues such as capital punishment. Chessman was convicted on various
felony counts & his execution on May 2, 1960 brought to an end court proceedings which had lasted over a period of years.
The original in-letters to the Governor are arranged in several numbered sequences: a detailed description of both the arrangement
& the numbering system, which was set up by the Governor's Office & subsequently retained, is given in Box 2, as part of what
appears to be a draft progress report dated September 12, 1962, on the study project.
An additional group of material, unconnected to the Chessman correspondence project & relating to a patient study conducted
by the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute, has been transferred to the University Archives (RG 42).
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
Correspondence and other files
re project (Boxes 1-3).
Copies of case papers and court documents “Governor's Diary,” 1959-60 (Box 4).
Card indexes
re project (Boxes 5-6).
Samples of original letters to California Governor
re Chessman case (Boxes 7-12).
Original letters to Governor Edmund G. (Pat) Brown (Boxes 13-148).
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the repository's online public access catalog.
Subjects
Garfinkel, Harold--Archives.
Chessman, Caryl, 1921-1960.
University of California, Los Angeles. Dept. of Sociology--Faculty--Archival resources.
Sociologists--California--Los Angeles--Archival resources.
Container List
Boxes 1-3
Correspondence & other files
re project.
Boxes 4
Copies of case papers & court documents “Governors Diary,” 1959-60.
Physical Description: (2 binders)
Boxes 5-6
Various card indexes
re project.
Boxes 7-8
Samples of original letters to Governor of California
re Chessman case [several sequences].
Boxes 9-12
Samples of original letters to Governor [one sequence].
Original Letters to Governor:
Boxes 13
Numbers: 1-176
July 14-October 11, 1959.
Boxes 14
Numbers: 179-385
October 12 -13, 1959.
Boxes 15
Numbers: 386-635
October 12-13, 1959.
Boxes 16
Numbers: 637-961
October 14 -15, 1959.
Boxes 17
Numbers: 962-1253
October 15-17, 1959.
Boxes 18
Numbers: 1267-1571
October 17-19, 1959.
Boxes 19
Numbers: 1572-1894
October 19-21, 1959.
Boxes 20
Numbers: 1896-2121
October 21-November 12, 1959.
Boxes 21
Numbers: 2122-2274
November 13, 1950-January 9, 1960.
Boxes 22
Numbers: 2275-2449
January 10-29, 1960.
Boxes 23
Numbers: 2450-2642
January 29-31, 1960.
Boxes 24
Numbers: 2647-2859
February 1-4, 1960.
Boxes 25
Numbers: 2860-3099
February 4-8, 1960.
Boxes 26
Numbers: 3100-3362
February 8-10, 1960.
Boxes 27
Numbers: 3363-3620
February 10-12, 1960.
Boxes 28
Numbers: 3623-3875
February 12-13, 1960.
Boxes 29
Numbers: 3880-4075
February 14, 1960.
Boxes 30
Numbers: 4076-4260
February 15, 1960.
Boxes 31
Numbers: 4261-4569
February 15-16, 1960.
Boxes 32
Numbers: 4571-4809
February 16, 1960.
Boxes 33
Numbers: 4810-5191
February 16, 1960.
Boxes 34
Numbers: 5192-5442
February 17, 1960.
Boxes 35
Numbers: 5443-5746
February 17, 1960.
Boxes 36
Numbers: 5747-6093
February 17, 1960.
Boxes 37
Numbers: 6094-6864
February 17, 1960.
Boxes 38
Numbers: 6865-7175
February 18, 1960.
Boxes 39
Numbers: 7176-8400
February 18, 1960.
Boxes 40
Numbers: 8401-9611
February 18, 1960.
Boxes 41
Numbers: 9612-10471
February 18, 1960.
Boxes 42
Numbers: 10472-10736
February 19, 1960.
Boxes 43
Numbers: 10737-10985
February 19, 1960.
Boxes 44
Numbers: 10986-11559
February 19-20, 1960.
Boxes 45
Numbers: 11560-11824
February 20, 1960.
Boxes 46
Numbers: 11825-12085
February 20-21, 1960.
Boxes 47
Numbers: 12086-12320
February 21-22 1960.
Boxes 48
Numbers: 12321-12555
February 22, 1960.
Boxes 49
Numbers: 12556-12853
February 22, 1960.
Boxes 50
Numbers: 12854-13136
February 22-23, 1960.
Boxes 51
Numbers: 13137-13411
February 23-24, 1960.
Boxes 52
Numbers: 13414-13691
February 24, 1960.
Boxes 53
Numbers: 13692-13956
February 24-25, 1960.
Boxes 54
Numbers: 13963-14275
February 26, 1960.
Boxes 55
Numbers: 14276-14552
February 26-27, 1960.
Boxes 56
Numbers: 14556-14870
February 27-28, 1960.
Boxes 57
Numbers: 14871-15136
February 28-29, 1960.
Boxes 58
Numbers: 15139-15460
February 29-March 1, 1960.
Boxes 59
Numbers: 15461-15757
March 1-2, 1960.
Boxes 60
Numbers: 15758-16056
March 2-3, 1960.
Boxes 61
Numbers: 16058-16332
March 3, 1960.
Boxes 62
Numbers: 16333-16655
March 4-5, 1960.
Boxes 63
Numbers: 16656-16933
March 5-7, 1960.
Boxes 64
Numbers: 16934-17222
March 7-8, 1960.
Boxes 65
Numbers: 17223-17541
March 8-9, 1960.
Boxes 66
Numbers: 17542-17859
March 9-11, 1960.
Boxes 67
Numbers: 17860-18063
March 12-24, 1960.
Boxes 68
Numbers: 18064-18283
April 2-21, 1960.
Boxes 69
Numbers: 18284-18526
April 21-25, 1960.
Boxes 70
Numbers: 18527-18825
April 25-26, 1960.
Boxes 71
Numbers: 18827-19072
April 26, 1960.
Boxes 72
Numbers: 19073-19280
April 27, 1960.
Boxes 73
Numbers: 19282-19593
April 27, 1960.
Boxes 74
Numbers: 19594-19839
April 27-28, 1960.
Boxes 75
Numbers: 19840-120182
April 28-29, 1960.
Boxes 76
Numbers: 120183-120687
April 29, 1960.
Boxes 77
Numbers: 120688-121557
April 30-May 1, 1960.
Boxes 78
Numbers: 121558-122388
May 1-2, 1960; n.d.
Boxes 79
Numbers: 20001-20362
October 10-19, 1959.
Boxes 80
Numbers: 20364-20629
October 19, 1959-January 30, 1960.
Boxes 81
Numbers: 20630-20880
January 30-February 9, 1960.
Boxes 82
Numbers: 20881-21258
February 10-16, 1960.
Boxes 83
Numbers: 21259-21646
February 16-17, 1960.
Boxes 84
Numbers: 21648-21978
February 18-19, 1960.
Boxes 85
Numbers: 21980-22199
February 19, 1960.
Boxes 86
Numbers: 22200-22381
February 19, 1960.
Boxes 87
Numbers: 22382-22646
February 19, 1960.
Boxes 88
Numbers: 22647-22848
February 19, 1960.
Boxes 89
Numbers: 22849-23289
February 19, 1960.
Boxes 90
Numbers: 23290-23496
February 20, 1960.
Boxes 91
Numbers: 23497-23752
February 20, 1960.
Boxes 92
Numbers: 23753-24032
February 20, 1960.
Boxes 93
Numbers: 24033-24405
February 20-21, 1960.
Boxes 94
Numbers: 24406-24683
February 21, 1960.
Boxes 95
Numbers: 24684-24910
February 21-22, 1960.
Boxes 96
Numbers: 24911-25206
February 22, 1960.
Boxes 97
Numbers: 25207-25504
February 22-23, 1960.
Boxes 98
Numbers: 25505-25763
February 23, 1960.
Boxes 99
Numbers: 25764-26039
February 23-24, 1960.
Boxes 100
Numbers: 26040-26280
February 24, 1960.
Boxes 101
Numbers: 26281-26530
February 24-25, 1960.
Boxes 102
Numbers: 26531-26746
February 26, 1960.
Boxes 103
Numbers: 26747-27027
February 26-27, 1960.
Boxes 104
Numbers: 27028-27266
February 27-March 1, 1960.
Boxes 105
Numbers: 27267-27540
March 1-3, 1960.
Boxes 106
Numbers: 27541-27761
March 3-6, 1960.
Boxes 107
Numbers: 27763-28032
March 7-8, 1960.
Boxes 108
Numbers: 28033-28299
March 8-11, 1960.
Boxes 109
Numbers: 28301-28502
March 11-17, 1960.
Boxes 110
Numbers: 28504-28705
March 17-25, 1960.
Boxes 111
Numbers: 28706-28879
March 26-April 8, 1960.
Boxes 112
Numbers: 28900-29188
April 9-19, 1960.
Boxes 113
Numbers: 29189-29783
April 19-May 1, 1960.
Boxes 114
Numbers: 29784-30287
May 2-5, 1960.
Boxes 114
Numbers: 35005-35073
October 8-13, 1959.
Boxes 115
Numbers: 35074-35382
October 14-15, 1959.
Boxes 116
Numbers: 35383-35646
October 15-17, 1959.
Boxes 117
Numbers: 35647-35826
October 17, 1959-April 26, 1960.
Boxes 118
Numbers: 35827-36064
April 26-28, 1960.
Boxes 119
Numbers: 36065-36345
April 28, 1960.
Boxes 120
Numbers: 36346-36554
April 28-29, 1960.
Boxes 121
Numbers: 36555-36897
April 29, 1960.
Boxes 122
Numbers: 36898-37185
April 29-30, 1960.
Boxes 123
Numbers: 37187-37335
April 30-May 24, 1960.
“Pro & con ex,” October 12, 1959-February 18, 1960
Boxes 123
Numbers: 40001-40087
October 12, 1959-February 18, 1960.
Boxes 124
Numbers: 40088-40379
February 19-20, 1960.
Boxes 125
Numbers: 40380-40607
February 21-26, 1960.
Boxes 126
Numbers: 40608-40834
February 27-29, 1960.
Boxes 127
Numbers: 40835-41066
March 1-15, 1960.
Boxes 128
Numbers: 41067-41250
March 18-April 27, 1960.
Boxes 129
Numbers: 41251-41468
April 28-May 2, 1960.
Boxes 129
Numbers: 45001-45047
October 18, 1959-February 19, 1960.
Boxes 130
Numbers: 45049-45234
February 19-27, 1960.
Boxes 131
Numbers: 45235-45385
February 28-April 18, 1960.
Boxes 132
Numbers: 45386-45474
Phone notes etc., & envelopes.” April 19-May 1, 1960.
“Cecil Poole,” 1960
Note
[Date of Chessman's execution - May 2]
Boxes 133
Numbers: 50001-50293
May 2-3, 1960.
Boxes 134
Numbers: 50294-50533
May 3-18, 1960.
Boxes 135
Numbers: 50535-50547
n.d.
Boxes 135
Numbers: 55001-55149
February 7-March 3, 1960.
Boxes 136
Numbers: 55150-55307
March 3-April 16, 1960.
Boxes 137
Numbers: 60001-60213
A - Z.
Boxes 137
Numbers: 65001-65999
A - Cn.
Boxes 138
Numbers: 65100-65338
Co - Ir.
Boxes 139
Numbers: 65340-65597
It - Z.
Boxes 140
Numbers: 70001-70234
A - C.
Boxes 141
Numbers: 70235-70553
D - H.
Boxes 142
Numbers: 70554-70906
I - Po.
Boxes 143
Numbers: 70907-71121
Pu - Z.
Boxes 144-148
“786 petitions from the
Los Angeles Times for clemency,” April 1960.
Physical Description: (Newsprint sheets in original envelopes)
