| Description |
23 linear feet (42 boxes). |
| Form |
Questionnaires E (Box 11) available on microfilm; New York Public Library. |
| Summary |
Collection consists of Papanek's correspondence, writings, diaries, photographs, sound recordings, and other materials, most of which relate to his work with children's homes in Europe and the U.S. General correspondence concerns juvenile delinquency; refugee children of World War II; and Papanek's directorships of American Youth for World Service, 1945-1951, Child Projects of the Unitarian Service Committee, 1946-1947, Brooklyn Training School for Girls, 1948-1949, and the Wiltwyck School for Boys, Esopus, N.Y., 1949-1958. Also, materials pertaining to Papanek's professional associations and his interest in socialism especially in Austria; desk and pocket diaries, 1938-1966; typescripts of articles, lectures and other writings including his book The Austrian School Reform (1961); photographs of his work with children's homes in Europe and the United States, ca. 1937-1960s; and sound recordings of interviews with Papanek about his experiences in Nazi-occupied France conducted by Edward Linn between 1959 and 1967, and of lectures delivered by Papanek for college social science courses in the 1960s. |
| Restricted Access |
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated. |
| Access |
Permission to view selected materials must be obtained from Curator of Manuscripts. |
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Records pertaining to patients or residents of the Brooklyn Training School and Wiltwyck School closed for 100 years from date of file (2048-2072). |
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Boxes 14-17; 33-41A closed. |
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Researchers must use cassette copies of sound recordings. |
| Biography |
Ernst Papanek (1900-1973) was an Austrian-born child psychologist and educator known for his work with refugee children during and after World War II and for his involvement in socialist parties in Europe and the United States. |
| Finding Aids |
Collection guide available in repository and on internet. |
| Subject |
Papanek, Ernst, 1900-1973.
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American Youth for World Service.
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Unitarian Universalist Service Committee.
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Brooklyn Training School for Girls (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
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Wiltwyck School for Boys (Esopus, N.Y.)
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Church work with children -- Unitarian Universalist churches.
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Social work with children -- Europe.
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Social work with children -- United States.
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Juvenile delinquency -- United States.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Children -- Europe.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees.
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Socialism -- Austria.
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Education -- Austria.
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Children -- United States.
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Children -- Europe.
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Europe -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
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Austria -- Politics and government -- 1918-
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| Genre/Form |
Audio tapes.
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Diaries.
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Photographs.
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| Occupation |
Psychologists. |
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Educators. |
| Added Author |
Braunthal, Julius, 1891-
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Brown, Claude, 1937-
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Fromm, Erich, 1900-
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Jonas, Franz.
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Kilpatrick, William Heard, 1871-1965.
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Kreisky, Bruno.
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Linn, Edward, Interviewer.
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Moch, Jules Salvador, 1893-
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Patterson, Floyd.
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Probst, Otto, 1911-
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Sinclair, Upton, 1878-1968.
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Thomas, Norman, 1884-1968.
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| LCCN |
ms 76001534 |
| Standard no. |
*ZZ-24041 |
| Call No. |
MssCol 2333
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| Research Call Number |
MssCol 2333
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