Bernard Brodie papers, 1931-1978

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Summary

Creators:
Brodie, Bernard, 1910-
Abstract:
Bernard Brodie (1910-1978) was a senior staff member at the Rand Corporation (1951-66), professor of political science at UCLA (1966-77), fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and author of various books. The collection consists of professional correspondence, writing files, and various printed materials related to Brodie's interests in political science and strategic planning.
Extent:
35 boxes (17.5 linear ft.)

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of professional correspondence, writing files, and various printed materials related to Brodie's interests in political science and strategic planning.

Biographical / historical:

Bernard Brodie was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 20, 1910; Ph.D, University of Chicago, 1940; instructor at Dartmouth, 1941-43; associate professor and later Director of Graduate Studies, Yale, 1945-51; senior staff member, Rand Corporation, 1951-66; professor of political science, UCLA, 1966-77; technical expert, UN conference, San Francisco, California, 1945; fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences; author of various books, including: Sea power in the machine age (1941), A guide to naval strategy (1944), The absolute weapon (1946), Strategy in the missile age (1959), From cross-bow to H-bomb (1973), Escalation and the nuclear option (1966), and War and politics (1973); died November 24, 1978.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Fawn Brodie, 1978-79.
Arrangement:

Arranged in the following series:

  1. Professional correspondence (Boxes 1-9).
  2. Writings (Boxes 10-23).
  3. Pamphlets by others (Boxes 24-32).
  4. Reviews, notes, lectures, and letters (Box 33).
  5. Research materials related to strategic planning (Boxes 34-35).
  6. Scrapbook related to Sea power in the machine age (Box 55).

Physical location:
Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

Access and use

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988
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