William Martin papers, 1957-2012

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Series I: Course Materials, 1957-1978

This series consists of course materials maintained by William Martin for classes he taught in the Sociology department at Columbia University from 1957 to the late 1970s. Contents include syllabi, exam questions, and hand written lecture notes. There are sometimes examples of syllabi he referenced which were created by other professors for similar or same courses.



Box 1 Folder 1 GS Sociology 1 - Final Exam, 1957


Box 1 Folder 2 GS Sociology R1 - Syllabus, 1957


Box 1 Folder 3 GS Sociology 60 - Small Groups syllabus, ca. 1957


Box 1 Folder 4 Sociology 1201: Transformation of Society, 1968-1979


Box 1 Folder 5 Sociology 1201: Transformation of Society - Syllabit from others and articles to inform course content, 1970-1976


Box 1 Folder 6 Sociology 1202: The Individual and the Social Structure, 1963-1974


Box 1 Folder 7 Sociology V1208: The Logic of Social Inquiry", 1974-1975


Box 1 Folder 8 Sociology V3217: Social Control, 1975-1978


Box 1 Folder 9 Sociology 3224: Sociology of City Life, 1963


Box 1 Folder 10 Sociology 3620: The Sociology of Law and Legal Systems, 1975-1978


Box 1 Folder 11 Sociology C3666: Political Sociology, 1963


Box 1 Folder 12 Papers presented by Robert H. Somers (BASR), undated

presentations under the auspices of the Bureau of Applied Social Research (BASR)


Box 1 Folder 13 Public Opinion Orals - Summary, undated