Sidney Hook papers, 1902-2009

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Summary

Creators:
Hook, Sidney, 1902-1989
Abstract:
Correspondence, speeches and writings, lecture notes, printed matter, sound recordings, videotape, and photographs relating to philosophy, Marxism, communism in the United States and elsewhere, the question of communists in the educational system, campus disturbances in the 1960s, the Congress for Cultural Freedom and other anti-communist movements, the thought of John Dewey, principles of education, the nature of academic freedom, and affirmative action programs.
Extent:
198 manuscript boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 folio, 5 sound discs, sound recordings, video recordings; digital media (84.6 Linear Feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Sidney Hook papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The papers of Sidney Hook consist of correspondence, speeches and writings, lecture notes, printed matter, sound recordings, videotape, and photographs relating to philosophy, Marxism, communism in the United States and elsewhere, the question of communists in the educational system, campus disturbances in the 1960s, the Congress for Cultural Freedom and other anti-communist movements, the thought of John Dewey, principles of education, the nature of academic freedom, and affirmative action programs.

Biographical / historical:
Date Event
1902 December 20
Born, New York City
1927
Author, The Metaphysics of Pragmatism
Ph.D., Columbia University
1927-1969
Professor of Philosophy, Washington Square College, New York University
1933
Author, Towards the Understanding of Karl Marx
1936
Author, From Hegel to Marx
1939
Author, John Dewey: An Intellectual Portrait
1940
Author, Reason, Social Myths and Democracy
1943
Author, The Hero in History
1946
Author, Education for Modern Man
1948-1969
Head, All-University Department of Philosophy, New York University
1953
Author, Heresy, Yes, Conspiracy, No
1955
Author, Marx and the Marxists
1957
Author, Common Sense and the Fifth Amendment
1959
Author, Political Power and Personal Freedom
1961
Author, The Quest for Being
1962
Author, The Paradoxes of Freedom
1967
Author, Religion in a Free Society
1970
Author, Academic Freedom and Academic Anarchy
1973
Author, Education and the Taming of Power
1973-1989
Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace
1974
Author, Pragmatism and the Tragic Sense of Life
1975
Author, Revolution, Reform and Social Justice
1980
Author, Philosophy and Public Policy
1983
Author, Marxism and Beyond
1987
Author, Out of Step: An Unquiet Life in the Twentieth Century
1989 July 12
Died, Stanford, California
1990
Author, Convictions (published posthumously)
Acquisition information:
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1990, with increments received in later years.
Arrangement:

The collection consists of additional increments of material found in the series Addendum 2007 and Addendum 2025. The addendums follow the same arrangement structure of the original accession.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

Folio may not be used without permission of the Archivist. The remainder of the collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Sidney Hook papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:
Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US