Overview of the Arnold Joseph Toynbee miscellaneous papers
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Overview of the Arnold Joseph Toynbee miscellaneous papers
Hoover Institution Archives
Stanford University
Stanford, California
- Processed by:
- Hoover Institution Archives Staff
- Date Completed:
- 2009
- Encoded by:
- Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record by David Sun.
© 2009 Hoover Institution Archives. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Title: Arnold Joseph Toynbee miscellaneous papers
Dates: 1921-1950
Collection Number: 25006
Creator: Toynbee, Arnold Joseph, 1889-1975.
Collection Size:
1 folder, 7 phonorecords
(0.8 linear feet)
Repository:
Hoover Institution Archives .
Stanford, California 94305-6010
Abstract: Transcripts of letters from A. and Rosalind Toynbee to relatives and friends in England, 1921-1923, relating to their observations
of conditions in Greece and Turkey during the Greco-Turkish War; and sound recordings of speeches by A. Toynbee in San Francisco
and at Stanford University, 1950, relating to the prospects for Western civilization. Digital version of sound recordings
available.
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Archives
Languages:
English
Administrative Information
Access
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Arnold Joseph Toynbee miscellaneous papers, [Box number], Hoover Institution Archives.
Acquisition Information
Acquired by the Hoover Institution Archives in 25006.
Accruals
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the collection in Stanford University's online catalog at
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of boxes listed in this finding aid.
Biographical/Historical Note
British historian.
Scope and Content of Collection
Transcripts of letters from A. and Rosalind Toynbee to relatives and friends in England, 1921-1923, relating to their observations
of conditions in Greece and Turkey during the Greco-Turkish War; and sound recordings of speeches by A. Toynbee in San Francisco
and at Stanford University, 1950, relating to the prospects for Western civilization. Digital version of sound recordings
available.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Civilization, Occidental.
Greco-Turkish War, 1921-1922.
Greece--History.
Turkey--History.
Phonorecords.
Toynbee, Rosalind.
Partial Collection Contents
Record cabinet
Sound recordings (phonorecords)
1950
Record cabinet
Sound recording of Toynbee speech made in Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University, Stanford, California
1950 October 19
Access Information
Use copy reference number: 25006_a_0001705
Scope and Content Note
Toynbee states his ancestors would say history makes sense because one can see the will of God in history. However, other
events challenge this Christian assumption. The study of natural law has produced a philosophy of this law existing on its
own, not as handed down from God. Cycles play an important role in life. Wars occur in a cycle, business goes through booms
and busts, and the generational cycle is important to changes of nationalities. (3 discs)
Record cabinet
Sound recording of Toynbee speech made in Memorial Auditorium, Stanford University, Stanford, California
1950 October 20
Access Information
Use copy reference number: 25006_a_0001706
Scope and Content Note
On how the West sees itself as a cohesive body; it's not "we" Americans, "we" Briton, or "we" Germans, but "we" Westerners.
Toynbee on the path toward a world government, formalizing this new identity. He sees the Christian tradition as a tying bond.
He also compares the world to the Roman Empire. (2 discs)
Record cabinet
Sound recording of Toynbee speech to the Commonwealth Club: Is Our Civilization on the Way Out?
1950 October 20
Access Information
Use copy reference number: 25006_a_0002896
Scope and Content Note
Toynbee speaks about the changes Western society needs to make in order to stay relevant and resist communism. He believes
the West needs to be both (a) more than national-minded and (b) more religious minded. He believes countries should submit
its sovereignty to a world power, no matter how terrible, if it can prevent another world war. He relates Islam to communism
and how both are rooted in Western civilization and a continuation of institutions gone wrong. He concludes by pondering the
rights of the individual vs. society, saying the Western stance is a paradox as the communist view is more noble and selfless.
(2 discs)
Rest of collection not yet described
