Seymour Melman papers, 1958-1997

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Series I: Book Titles

Includes manuscripts and research files.


Subseries I.1: Civil Defense Against Nuclear Attack



Box 1 Pamphlets, reprints, clippings, etc.


Subseries I.2: Disarmament



Box 2 Clippings, reprints, notes, from First Intercollegiate Conference on Disarmament and Arms Control, Swarthmore College, 1962, Pamphlets and notes

[from first congressional hearings, conference papers on disarmament and inspection; papers from the Mershon National Security Program, Ohio State University, 1959]



Box 3 Clippings, reprints, notes, from First Intercollegiate Conference on Disarmament and Arms Control, Swarthmore College, 1962, Pamphlets and notes

[from first congressional hearings, conference papers on disarmament and inspection; papers from the Mershon National Security Program, Ohio State University, 1959]



Box 4 Clippings, reprints, notes, from First Intercollegiate Conference on Disarmament and Arms Control, Swarthmore College, 1962, Pamphlets and notes

[from first congressional hearings, conference papers on disarmament and inspection; papers from the Mershon National Security Program, Ohio State University, 1959]


Subseries I.3: In the Name of America



Box 5 Research papers



Box 6 Research papers



Box 7 Research papers



Box 8 Research papers



Box 9 Research papers; paperback copy of book


Subseries I.4: Pentagon Capitalism



Box 10 Research material


Box 10 Chapter 2: Research material



Box 11 Chapter 2: Research material



Box 12 Chapter 3: Research material



Box 13 Chapter 3: Research material


Box 13 Chapter 4: Research material



Box 14 Chapter 4: Research material



Box 15 Chapter 4: Research material


Box 15 Chapter 5: Research material



Box 16 Chapter 5: Research material



Box 17 Chapter 5: Research material


Box 17 Chapters 6: Research material


Box 17 Chapter 7: Research material



Box 18 Chapter 8: Research material



Box 19 Chapter 9: Research material



Box 20 Manuscript--first draft; printed copy


Subseries I.5: Our Depleted Society



Box 21 Research material


Box 21 Chapter 2: Research material



Box 22 Chapter 3: Research material



Box 23 Chapter 4: Research material



Box 24 Chapter 4: Research material


Box 24 Chapter 5: Research material



Box 25 Chapter 5: Research material



Box 26 Chapter 5: Research material


Box 26 Chapters 6-8: Research material


Box 26 Chapter 9: Research material



Box 27 Chapter 9: Research material


Box 27 Chapter 10: Research material



Box 28 Chapters 11-12: Research material


Box 28 Chapter 13: Research material



Box 29 Chapter 13: Research material


Box 29 Chapters 14-15: Research material



Box 30 Manuscript final draft; printed copy of book


Subseries I.6: The Peace Race



Box 31 Chapters 1-8: Research material

[Marked by Melman as unused material]



Box 32 Chapters 9-13: Research material

[Marked by Melman as unused material]



Box 33 Chapters 1-7: Research material



Box 34 Chapters 8-13: Research material; printed copy of book


Subseries I.7: The Military Economy


Box 34 Part 1 A collection of articles in the New York Times from the Civil War to 1981, with an introduction, "The Transformation of War Economy", by Melman



Box 35 Parts 2-5


Subseries I.8: Permanent War Economy



Box 36 Research notes and material



Box 37 Chapter 2: Research notes and material



Box 38 Chapter 2: Research notes and material


Box 38 Chapter 3: Research notes and material



Box 39 Chapter 4: Research notes and material



Box 40 Chapter 4: Research notes and material



Box 42 Chapter 4: Research notes and material



Box 43 Chapter 4: Research notes and material



Box 40 Chapter 4: Research notes and material

[Marked by Melman as unused material]



Box 41 Chapter 4: Research notes and material

[Marked by Melman as unused material]



Box 43 Chapter 5: Research notes and material



Box 44 Chapter 5: Research notes and material



Box 46 Chapter 5: Research notes and material



Box 47 Chapter 5: Research notes and material



Box 44 Chapter 5: Research notes and material

[Marked by Melman as unused material]



Box 45 Chapter 5: Research notes and material

[Marked by Melman as unused material]



Box 47 Chapter 6: Research notes and material



Box 48 Chapter 6: Research notes and material



Box 49 Chapter 7: Research notes and material



Box 50 Chapter 7: Research notes and material


Box 50 Chapter 7: Research notes and material

[Marked by Melman as unused material]



Box 51 Chapter 7: Research notes and material

[Marked by Melman as unused material]


Box 51 Chapter 8: Research notes and material



Box 52 Chapter 8: Research notes and material



Box 53 Chapter 8: Research notes and material


Box 53 Chapter 9: Research notes and material



Box 54 Chapter 9: Research notes and material



Box 56 Chapter 10 : Research notes and material



Box 55 Chapter 10: Research notes and material

[Marked by Melman as unused material]



Box 56 Chapter 10: Research notes and material

[Marked by Melman as unused material]


Subseries I.9: Inspection for Disarmament



Box 57 Misc. data, correspondence, papers, drafts 1 & 2



Box 58 Misc. data, correspondence, papers, drafts 1 & 2


Subseries I.10: Profits Without Production



Box 59 Prologue: Research material



Box 60 Prologue: Research material



Box 77 Prologue: Research material



Box 61 Chapter 1: Research material



Box 62 Chapter 1: Research material



Box 77 Chapter 1: Research material



Box 63 Chapter 2Research material



Box 77 Chapter 2Research material



Box 63 Chapter 3-4: Research material



Box 78 Chapter 3-4: Research material



Box 63 Chapter 5: Research material



Box 79 Chapter 5: Research material



Box 64 Chapter 6: Research material

[Some material marked by Melman as unused]



Box 65 Chapter 6: Research material

[Some material marked by Melman as unused]



Box 80 Chapter 6: Research material

[Some material marked by Melman as unused]



Box 81 Chapter 7: Research material


Box 81 Chapter 8: Research material



Box 82 Chapter 8: Research material



Box 66 Chapter 9: Research material



Box 67 Chapter 9: Research material



Box 83 Chapter 9: Research material



Box 68 Chapter 10: Research material

[Some material in Box 68 marked by Melman as unused]



Box 69 Chapter 10: Research material



Box 84 Chapter 10: Research material



Box 85 Chapter 10: Research material



Box 86 Chapter 10: Research material



Box 87 Chapter 10: Research material



Box 70 Chapter 11: Research material



Box 71 Chapter 11: Research material

[Some material in Box 71 marked by Melman as unused]



Box 88 Chapter 11: Research material



Box 72 Chapter 12: Research material

[Some material in Box 72 marked by melman as unused]



Box 90 Chapter 12: Research material



Box 91 Chapter 12: Research material



Box 92 Chapter 12: Research material



Box 93 Chapter 12: Research material



Box 94 Chapter 12: Research material



Box 73 Chapter 13: Research material

[Some material marked by Melman as unused]



Box 74 Chapter 14: Research material

[Some material in Box 74 marked by Melman as unused]



Box 75 Chapter 14: Research material



Box 95 Chapter 14: Research material



Box 96 Chapter 14: Research material



Box 97 Chapter 14: Research material



Box 76 Chapter 15: Research material

[Marked by Melmas as unused]


Subseries I.11: The Impact of the Patent System on Research



Box 98 Manuscript


Subseries I.12: The Production of Technical Knowledge in Relation to the Patent System


Box 98 Research notes, 1956


Subseries I.13: Conversion and Reindustrialization: Alternatives to Pentagon Indsutrial Policy


Box 98 Conference paper, 13 June 1987


Subseries I.14: Managerial vs. Cooperative Decision Making in Israel



Box 99 Manuscript, 1970


Subseries I.15: The National Priorities Problem: Choices and Consequences


Box 99 Conference papers, September 30-October 1, 1966


Subseries I.16: After Capitalism: From Managerialism to Workplace Democracy



Box 100 Introduction: Managerialism and "The Market" are not Forever


Box 100 Part I: From Feudalism to Capitalism, and After Chapter I: The Shape of Production Under State Capitalism



Box 101 Chapter 2: The Founding Alienation of Capitalism


Box 101 Part II: State & Corporate Managers Impose Alienation on a Whole Society by Destroying Production Capacity Chapter 3: Alienation from Accumulation Makes the U.S. a Third Rare Economy



Box 102 Part II: State & Corporate Managers Impose Alienation on a Whole Society by Destroying Production Capacity Chapter 3: Alienation from Accumulation Makes the U.S. a Third Rare Economy



Box 103 Part II: State & Corporate Managers Impose Alienation on a Whole Society by Destroying Production Capacity Chapter 3: Alienation from Accumulation Makes the U.S. a Third Rare Economy



Box 104 Part II: State & Corporate Managers Impose Alienation on a Whole Society by Destroying Production Capacity Chapter 3: Alienation from Accumulation Makes the U.S. a Third Rare Economy



Box 105 Part II: State & Corporate Managers Impose Alienation on a Whole Society by Destroying Production Capacity Chapter 3: Alienation from Accumulation Makes the U.S. a Third Rare Economy



Box 106 Part II: State & Corporate Managers Impose Alienation on a Whole Society by Destroying Production Capacity Chapter 3: Alienation from Accumulation Makes the U.S. a Third Rare Economy



Box 107 Part II: State & Corporate Managers Impose Alienation on a Whole Society by Destroying Production Capacity Chapter 3: Alienation from Accumulation Makes the U.S. a Third Rare Economy



Box 108 Part II: State & Corporate Managers Impose Alienation on a Whole Society by Destroying Production Capacity Chapter 3: Alienation from Accumulation Makes the U.S. a Third Rare Economy


Box 108 Chapter 4: State Managers Accumulate Military Power Without Limit



Box 109 Chapter 4: State Managers Accumulate Military Power Without Limit


Box 109 Chapter 5: Hidden Costs of Campaigning for World Hegemony



Box 110 Chapter 5: Hidden Costs of Campaigning for World Hegemony



Box 111 Chapter 5: Hidden Costs of Campaigning for World Hegemony



Box 112 Chapter 5: Hidden Costs of Campaigning for World Hegemony



Box 113 Chapter 5: Hidden Costs of Campaigning for World Hegemony



Box 114 Chapter 5: Hidden Costs of Campaigning for World Hegemony



Box 115 Chapter 5: Hidden Costs of Campaigning for World Hegemony



Box 116 Chapter 6: The Lesson of Soviet Russia: From Alienation to Production Collapse



Box 117 Chapter 6: The Lesson of Soviet Russia: From Alienation to Production Collapse



Box 118 Chapter 6: The Lesson of Soviet Russia: From Alienation to Production Collapse



Box 119 Part III: Managing as Deindustrialization Proceeds Chapter 7: Managers Use Hi-Tech in an Attempt to Make Workers and Unions Obsolete



Box 120 Part III: Managing as Deindustrialization Proceeds Chapter 7: Managers Use Hi-Tech in an Attempt to Make Workers and Unions Obsolete



Box 121 Part III: Managing as Deindustrialization Proceeds Chapter 7: Managers Use Hi-Tech in an Attempt to Make Workers and Unions Obsolete



Box 122 Part III: Managing as Deindustrialization Proceeds Chapter 7: Managers Use Hi-Tech in an Attempt to Make Workers and Unions Obsolete



Box 120 Chapter 8: Management Promotes Ownership Without Control



Box 121 Chapter 8: Management Promotes Ownership Without Control



Box 122 Chapter 8: Management Promotes Ownership Without Control



Box 123 Chapter 8: Management Promotes Ownership Without Control



Box 124 Chapter 8: Management Promotes Ownership Without Control



Box 125 Chapter 8: Management Promotes Ownership Without Control


Box 125 Part IV: Workers Create a Process of Disalienated Decision-Making for an Economy and Society After Capitalism Chapter 9: Creating Workplace Democracy



Box 126 Part IV: Workers Create a Process of Disalienated Decision-Making for an Economy and Society After Capitalism Chapter 9: Creating Workplace Democracy



Box 127 Part IV: Workers Create a Process of Disalienated Decision-Making for an Economy and Society After Capitalism Chapter 9: Creating Workplace Democracy



Box 128 Part IV: Workers Create a Process of Disalienated Decision-Making for an Economy and Society After Capitalism Chapter 9: Creating Workplace Democracy


Box 128 Chapter 10: Disalienation by Design: Installing Workplace Democracy



Box 129 Chapter 10: Disalienation by Design: Installing Workplace Democracy



Box 130 Chapter 10: Disalienation by Design: Installing Workplace Democracy



Box 131 Chapter 10: Disalienation by Design: Installing Workplace Democracy



Box 132 Chapter 10: Disalienation by Design: Installing Workplace Democracy



Box 133 Chapter 10: Disalienation by Design: Installing Workplace Democracy



Box 134 Chapter 10: Disalienation by Design: Installing Workplace Democracy



Box 135 Chapter 10: Disalienation by Design: Installing Workplace Democracy



Box 136 Chapter 10: Disalienation by Design: Installing Workplace Democracy



Box 137 Chapter 10: Disalienation by Design: Installing Workplace Democracy



Box 138 Chapter 10: Disalienation by Design: Installing Workplace Democracy



Box 139 Chapter 10: Disalienation by Design: Installing Workplace Democracy



Box 140 Chapter 10: Disalienation by Design: Installing Workplace Democracy


Box 140 Chapter 11: White Collar Joins The Blue



Box 141 Chapter 11: White Collar Joins The Blue



Box 142 Chapter 11: White Collar Joins The Blue



Box 143 Chapter 11: White Collar Joins The Blue



Box 144 Part V: Advancing Workplace Democracy Chapter 12: The Advancing Process of Capitalism and Workplace Democracy



Box 145 Conclusion: An Exit Path from Capitalism to Workplace Democracy


Box 145 Appendices: I: Selected Bibliography on Workplace Democracy

Series II: "Research Conference on Disarmament"

A large bound volume containing the original papers delivered at the Conference.



Box 146 Includes papers by: David F. Cavers -- Samuel Lubell -- Herbert Ritvo -- Charles O. Porter -- Robert W. Kastenmeier -- Christopher Hohenemser -- Arthur I. Waskow -- Robert Engler -- Alberta B. Szalita -- Lewis C. Bohn -- Leonard S. Rodberg -- John Martinson & C. W. Churchman -- Amitai Etzioni -- J. David Singer -- Roger Fisher -- Emile Benoit -- John P. Hardt -- Richard C. Raymond -- John E. Ullmann -- Richard L. Meier , Columbia University, 1 & 2 December 1961, 1 volume

[Gift of Professor Melman, 8 August 2002]