Finding Aid to the Norman Jacobson Papers, 1949-2002
Finding Aid written by Marjorie Bryer
Funding for processing this collection was provided by Matt Jacobson
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University of California, Berkeley
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Finding Aid to the Norman Jacobson Papers, 1949-2002
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2006/223
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Funding for processing this collection was provided by Matt Jacobson
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Marjorie Bryer
- Date Completed:
-
May 2007
© 2007 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
Collection Summary
Collection Title: Norman Jacobson papers
Date (inclusive): 1949-2002
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2006/223
Creators :
Jacobson, Norman
Extent:
Number of containers: 4 cartons, 1 box
Linear feet: approximately 5.6
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract:
The Norman Jacobson papers, 1949-2002, document his professional career as a professor of Political Science at the University
of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, and the University of South Carolina. The bulk of the materials consist of Jacobson's
scholarly writings in the field of political science, his popular writings in other genres, and his course materials.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
Copyright has been assigned to The Bancroft Library. Materials in these collections are protected by the U.S. Copyright Law
(Title 17, U.S.C.) and may not be used without permission of The Bancroft Library. Use may be restricted by terms of University
of California gift or purchase agreements, privacy and publicity rights, licensing terms, and trademarks. All requests to
reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services,
The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See:
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html .
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research
and educational purposes.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Norman Jacobson Papers, BANC MSS 2006/223, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Additional Notes on Collection:
Joint copyright with Robert Peyton of the movie scripts included in this collection were transferred to Peyton. All requests
to reproduce, publish, quote from or otherwise use these specific materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public
Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94270-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft
Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such
permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
Even if copyright is not granted, persons given access to these materials may, unless otherwise stated, make single reference
photocopies in lieu of note taking.
Related Collections
Mac Heirich papers relating to the Free Speech Movement, 1964-1971. BANC MSS 2003/326 c
Clark Kerr office files regarding the Free Speech Movement, 1964-1985 (bulk 1964-1965), CU-495
Mario Savio correspondence: ALS, Mississippi, to Cheri Stevenson, Berkeley , Calif: 1964, BANC MSS 2006/110
Free Speech Movement: scrapbook, 1964-1967 (bulk 1964-1965). UC Archives 308h.F85.s
Free Speech Movement Participants papers, 1959-1997 (bulk 1964-1972), BANC MSS 99/162
Free Speech Movement records, 1936-1969 (bulk 1964-1965), UC archives, CU-309
Strong, Edward W. and Martin Meyerson Correspondence. 1964-1965, UC Archives CU-436
Malcolm Burnstein papers, 1963-1994 (bulk 1963-1973), BANC MSS 99/294
Katherine Amelia Towle papers, 1948-1968, BANC MSS 71/111
Wayne M. Collins papers, 1918-1974 (bulk 1945-1960), BANC MSS 78/177
Separated Material
Printed materials have been transferred to the book collection of The Bancroft Library.
Videotapes/sound recordings have been transferred to the Microforms Collection of The Bancroft Library.
Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Jacobson, Norman--Archives
University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Political Science
Free Speech Movement (Berkeley, Calif.)
Political science--20th century
Political science--Philosophy
Bucky, Jean-Bernard
Burdick, Eugene
Peyton, Robert
Sanford, Thomas Michael
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Norman Jacobson Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Norman Jacobson on December 2006.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the folder level.
Processing Information
Processed by Marjorie Bryer in 2007.
Biographical Information
Norman Jacobson was born in New York City on October 15, 1922. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. He graduated
from St. John's University in 1946 and received his doctorate in Political Science from the University of Wisconsin, where
he studied with the renowned political theorist Merle Curti, in 1951.
Jacobson had an illustrious career in the Political Science Department at the University of California, Berkeley from 1951
through 1989. Following his retirement, he held the title Professor Emeritus and continued to teach and consult at Berkeley,
Stanford University, and the University of South Carolina. Jacobson was the subject of an hour-long television program, "Men
Who Teach" in 1969. He was chosen State of California Professor of the Year in 1988 by the Council for the Advancement and
Support of Education (CASE).
Jacobson's areas of interest included political theory, the history of ideas, and literature and politics, and he taught a
variety of courses in these subjects. He earned a reputation as a dedicated teacher and, in 1965, was one of the founding
faculty of the University of California, Berkeley's Experimental College Program. Jacobson has published widely on the topics
of European and American political thought from the Renaissance to the present, and on such figures as Machiavelli, Hobbes,
Rousseau, Paine, Lincoln, Dostoevsky, Thoreau, Arendt, Orwell and Camus. His publications include
Pride & Solace: The Functions and Limits of Political Theory.
Jacobson served as an alternate member of the U.S. Commission on Intergovernmental Relations in 1955, and as a consultant
to Fund for the Republic, an organization dedicated to defending civil rights and civil liberties, from 1957-1958. In addition
to teaching political theory, Jacobson was a psychotherapist in the Department of Psychiatry at Cowell Memorial Hospital in
Berkeley between 1965 and 1970, and led seminars in the Department of Psychiatry at the U.S. Veterans Administration Hospital
in San Francisco in 1970. His interests also extended into the realms of television, film, and theater. Jacobson collaborated
on a number of (unproduced) television scripts with fellow political scientist, Eugene Burdick, and a screenplay about John
Brown with Robert Peyton. He co-produced the U.S. premieres of two pieces by Bertolt Brecht at UC Berkeley in 1969: the symphony
"Primer of War" and the opera "The Measures Taken." Jacobson also co-produced and wrote
Report, a short film about teaching and learning at a large American University in the early seventies.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Norman Jacobson papers, 1949-2002, document his professional career as a professor of Political Science at the University
of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, and the University of South Carolina. The bulk of the materials consist of Jacobson's
scholarly writings in the field of political science, his popular writings in other genres, and his course materials.
The collection has been divided into five series: Correspondence; Writings; Political Activities; Professional Activities;
and Course Materials. Though they were arranged to correspond to these logical series, most of Jacobson's original folders,
folder titles, and the original order within each folder were maintained. Jacobson's son, Matt Jacobson, created a preliminary
inventory of the collection. His annotations were used to help identify unnamed materials. Researchers should note that
the original folder titles are abbreviated descriptions of folder contents. They should consult the more detailed folder
titles in the container list for the most accurate descriptions of their contents.
Series 1
Correspondence
1949-1989
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 1-16
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes incoming and outgoing correspondence of both a personal and professional nature, as well as departmental memos concerning
University of California, Berkeley business. Researchers should note that correspondence related to specific issues, such
as the publication of a particular monograph or the Free Speech Movement, may also be found in the folders relating to those
topics. This series also includes reprints of some of Jacobson's colleagues' articles. Correspondents include Eric Hoffer,
Clark Kerr, Chester Bowles, John Schaar, Willie Brown, and numerous students and colleagues from Political Science Departments
across the country.
Carton 1, Folder 1-6
General Professional Correspondence
1949-1965
Carton 1, Folder 7
Bowles, Chester
1954-1956
Carton 1, Folder 9
Rockefeller Foundation Grant
1956-1960
Carton 1, Folder 10
Personal Correspondence and Reprints
1958-1960
Carton 1, Folder 11
Reactions to Publication of "Political Science and Political Education," and Address, "Political Behavior"
1961-1965
Carton 1, Folder 12
Outgoing Correspondence
1962-1964
Carton 1, Folder 13
Incoming Correspondence
1964
Carton 1, Folder 14
Brown, Hon. Willie L., Jr.
1967
Carton 1, Folder 15-16
General Personal and Professional Correspondence
1978-1989
Series 2
Writings
1950-2000
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 17-42, Carton 2, Carton 3, folders 1-30
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically. Divided into two subseries: 2.1 Manuscripts; and 2.2 Addresses and Lectures.
Scope and Content Note
Writings includes Jacobson's manuscripts, addresses given at academic meetings, public lectures, and transcripts of Jacobson's
KPFA radio series, "The Political Animal." These works span 50 years and a number of different genres. In addition to scholarly
work, Jacobson wrote or co-wrote screenplays and scripts for television shows. One of Jacobson's collaborators, fellow political
scientist Eugene Burdick, wrote the 1962 classic,
Fail-Safe. Together, the duo proposed a myriad of television series, from children's cartoons, to game shows to dramas. Two folders
contain material related to a drama, "Matador," which was later rewritten as "Rodeo," so as to appeal more to American viewers.
Researchers should note that it was not always possible to distinguish between drafts of essays, public addresses, and class
lectures, so they should consult both Series 2 and Series 5 if they are looking for particular subjects or works.
Subseries 2.1
Manuscripts
1951-2000
Physical Description:
Carton 1, folders 17-42, Carton 2, Carton 3, folders 1-4
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
Consists of scholarly writings in the field of political science, as well as more popular works. These include drafts and
final copies of student work; essays; monographs; memoirs; plays he wrote and co-produced; screenplays; proposals, scripts,
publicity, and production materials for television shows; transcripts, a proposal for a game called "Politics"; reprints of
writings by others that he has annotated; and correspondence.
Researchers should also note that the manuscripts contained in the folders labeled "Science" and "Science/Images/Mirrors"
are probably different versions of the monograph, "Image of Science and Social Science," that Jacobson wrote with fellow political
science professor Thomas M. Sanford in the late fifties. "The Mirror of Science: Reflections on Science and Social Science,"
circa 1960 is, most likely, a later version of this book.
Carton 1, Folder 17
Adlai Stevenson -- Draft Analysis of Speeches and Related Correspondence
1952
Carton 1, Folder 18
The Americans -- Screenplay by Norman Jacobson and Robert Peyton
circa 1970
Carton 1, Folder 19
"Behold Leviathan"
circa 1966
Scope and Content Note
Essay
Carton 1, Folder 20-22
John Brown: Or the American -- Screenplay by Jacobson and Peyton, Fragments, and Correspondence
1971-1972
Carton 1, Folder 23
"Building National Consensus: Revolution, Constitution and Culture"
undated
Scope and Content Note
Draft
Carton 1, Folder 24
"'Damn Your Eyes!': Thoreau and Male Friendship in America"
1999-2000
Scope and Content Note
Essay and Correspondence
Carton 1, Folder 25
A Distant Drummer -- Screenplay by Jacobson and Peyton
circa early 1970s
Carton 1, Folder 26
"The European Visitor's Conceptions of the Social Setting of the American Frontier, 1760-1860
1950
Scope and Content Note
Term Paper
Carton 1, Folder 27
"Franco" -- "Playlet" and Newspaper Clipping
undated
Carton 1, Folder 28
Game Proposal -- "Politics"
1956
Carton 1, Folder 29-39
The Image of Science in the Social Sciences
circa 1956-1960
Scope and Content Note
Drafts and Correspondence
Carton 1, Folder 40
Kirk (Russell) and Viereck (Peter) Book Reviews for
The American Political Science Review
1956-1957
Carton 1, Folder 41-42
"Language and Politics"
1953,
1979-1984
Scope and Content Note
Draft, Research, and Notes
Carton 2, Folder 1-3
The Mirror of Science: Reflections on Science and Social Science
circa 1960
Scope and Content Note
Drafts and Correspondence
Carton 2, Folder 4
"Parable and Paradox: Hannah Arendt's
On Revolution"
undated
Scope and Content Note
Essay
Carton 2, Folder 5
"III. The Perspectives of Science -- Sociological Man: Marx
undated
Carton 2, Folder 6
"The Politics of Irony"
1981-1989
Scope and Content Note
Drafts, and Correspondence
Carton 2, Folder 7
"The Possessed: Masters and Disciples, Intellectuals and Masses
undated
Scope and Content Note
Draft
Carton 2, Folder 8
Pride and Solace Correspondence
1978-1982
Carton 2, Folder 9
"Primer of War" and "The Measures Taken" -- Brecht's Plays and Jacobson's Notes
circa 1969,
undated
Carton 2, Folder 10
"II. Psychological Man: Freud"
1965
Carton 2, Folder 11
"Realism in Political Analysis in America"
circa early 1950s
Scope and Content Note
Draft
Carton 2, Folder 12
"Rodeo"-- Memoir of Attending a Rodeo in 1968
undated
Carton 2, Folder 13-15
Report
circa 1970-1972
Scope and Content Note
Script, Production and Publicity Materials, and Correspondence
Carton 2, Folder 16-21
Rulers
circa 1951
Scope and Content Note
Unpublished Monograph, Revision of Doctoral Dissertation
Carton 2, Folder 22
"Scholar"
1958,
1964
Scope and Content Note
Short Story
Carton 2, Folder 23-25
Science -- Earlier Version of "The Mirror of Science"
1961,
1963,
1970
Scope and Content Note
Drafts
Carton 2, Folder 26-28
"Science/Images/Mirrors" Book(s)
undated
Scope and Content Note
Notes
Carton 2, Folder 29
"Scientific Method and Political Theory: A Reactionary View"
circa 1950s
Scope and Content Note
Draft
Carton 2, Folder 30-33
Television Series
circa 1956-1958
Scope and Content Note
Scripts, Proposals, Correspondence
Carton 3, Folder 1
"The Toll Taker"
undated
Scope and Content Note
Movie Idea
Carton 3, Folder 2
"Truman"
1988
Scope and Content Note
Drafts and Correspondence
Carton 3, Folder 3
"The U.S. Constitution and the Politics of Irony"
undated
Scope and Content Note
Notes
Carton 3, Folder 4
Reprints of Articles
1953-1971
Subseries 2.2
Addresses and Lectures
1952-1982
Physical Description:
Carton 3, folders 5-30
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically. Undated addresses and lectures follow and are arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes public addresses, lectures, and transcripts of Jacobson's KPFA Radio Series.
Carton 3, Folder 5
"Values and Science in Political Theory"
1952 September 13
Carton 3, Folder 6
"The Unity of Political Theory: A Case for Commitment"
1955 January
Carton 3, Folder 7
"American Institutions in the Age of Analysis: The Descent into Reality"
1956 September 6
Carton 3, Folder 8-11
Pieces for KPFA Radio Program "The Political Animal"
circa 1956-1959
Carton 3, Folder 12
Rousseau Lecture, Mills College
Late 1950s
Carton 3, Folder 13
"Berkeley v. Statewide"
Early 1960s
Carton 3, Folder 14
"Civil Disobedience: Philosophy and Tactics"
1964 Oct. 9
Carton 3, Folder 15
"Perspectives on Politics: Dostoevsky on Authority and Rebellion"
1965 March
Carton 3, Folder 16
"The City in American Political Theory"
1965 November 5
Carton 3, Folder 17-18
"Men Who Teach"
1968 April
Scope and Content Note
Transcript of Television Show and Correspondence
Carton 3, Folder 19
"Lincoln and Nixon"
circa 1972-1974
Carton 3, Folder 20
"On Modernization: A New World Passional"
1976 April 29
Carton 3, Folder 21
"Science & History as Ideology: New Men in the Academy"
1974 April
Carton 3, Folder 22
"The Abuse of Public Language and the Teaching of Politics"
1978 April 29-30
Carton 3, Folder 23
"O Brave New World"
1980 May
Carton 3, Folder 24
"The Fate of Two Classics:
Democracy in America and
The Federalists
1981 May 9
Carton 3, Folder 25
"Doing Political Theory and Psychotherapy: Some Experiences of the '60s"
1981 September
Carton 3, Folder 26
"Political Theory and Political Science"
1982 September
Carton 3, Folder 27
Between Past and Future
undated
Scope and Content Note
Notes for Proposed Lecture Colloquium
Carton 3, Folder 28
"Gold Rush"
undated
Scope and Content Note
Poem, Note for Lecture
Carton 3, Folder 29
"Phaedrus"
undated
Scope and Content Note
Lectures
Carton 3, Folder 30
"Science and Politics"
undated
Series 3
Political Activities
1954-1985
Physical Description:
Carton 3, folders 31-44
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence, reports and working papers related to the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations; communications,
correspondence, memos, papers, proceedings, and studies related to the Fund for the Republic; correspondence and the indictment
related to the sedition trial of John William Powell, publisher of the
China Monthly Review, who reported allegations that Japan and the U.S. were conducting germ warfare in China and Korea; materials related to the
Free Speech Movement, including "the Slate Supplement," correspondence, briefs, press releases, leaflets, position papers,
petitions, public statements, and publications; a program from the Cliford Odets' play,
Awake and Sing; and correspondence about a demonstration regarding South Africa.
Carton 3, Folder 31-32
U.S. Commission on Intergovernmental Relations
1954-1955
Carton 3, Folder 33-36
Fund for the Republic
1956-1959
Carton 3, Folder 37
Powell Sedition Trial
1958
Carton 3, Folder 38
"Slate Supplement to the General Catalog"
1964
Carton 3, Folder 39-42
Free Speech Movement
1964-1965
Carton 3, Folder 43
Awake and Sing Program
1969
Carton 3, Folder 44
South Africa Demonstration -- Correspondence
Spring 1985
Series 4
Professional Activities
1965-1995
Physical Description:
Carton 4, folders 1-6
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes curriculum vitae, a faculty profile, and announcements and correspondence regarding Jacobson's tenure, awards, and
retirement.
Carton 4, Folder 1
Letter Re: Promotion to Professor
1965 July 19
Carton 4, Folder 2-3
CASE Award as California Professor of the Year
1988-1989
Scope and Content Note
Announcement and Correspondence
Carton 4, Folder 4
Retirement
1989
Scope and Content Note
Newsletter and Correspondence
Carton 4, Folder 5
Curriculum Vitae
1989,
1995
Carton 4, Folder 6
"Faculty Profile: An Interview with Professor Norman Jacobson"
undated
Series 5
Course Materials
1951-2002
Physical Description:
Carton 4, folders 7-48, Box 1
Arrangement
Arranged in ascending order according to course number and arranged chronologically within each course. Miscellaneous lecture
notes and course materials follow and are arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes lecture notes, lectures, syllabi, and exams from the Political Science classes Jacobson taught at the University
of California, Berkeley, Stanford University, and the University of South Carolina. Folders are arranged in ascending order
according to course number. Since course numbers from the different schools do not overlap, class materials from each university
remain grouped together. Researchers should note that Jacobson's original folders and labels were maintained. He organized
some folders by topic, so some of them contain course materials from more than one class. Researchers should note that materials
relating to student records have been removed from the collection.
Carton 4, Folder 7-9
PS 1, "Introduction to American Politics"
1983-1985,
undated
Carton 4, Folder 10
PS 1 and PS 4, "Introduction to Political Theory"
1984
Carton 4, Folder 11-12
PS 3, "Introduction to Political Science: Scope and Methods in Political Science"
1978-1980
Carton 4, Folder 13-14
PS 44C, "The Enlightenment"
circa 1987
Carton 4, Folder 15
PS 110, "Contemporary Issues and Political Theory"
1965
Carton 4, Folder 16
PS 111, "Principles of Political Theory"
1950s
Carton 4, Folder 17
PS 111A, "Principles of Political Theory," PS 118A "History of Political Theory," and PS 290A, "Scope and Method of Political
Science"
1955-1961
Carton 4, Folder 18-20
PS 112B, "History of Political Theory"
1989,
undated
Carton 4, Folder 21-29
PS 113A-B, "American Political Theory"
1950s-1999
Carton 4, Folder 30-36
PS 118A-B, "History of Political Theory"
1950s
Carton 4, Folder 37-45
PS 151A-C, "History of Political Theory/Thought"
1995-2000,
undated
Carton 4, Folder 46-47
PS 160, "Politics of Business I" and American Government & Politics, X106 ABC
1952,
1956
Carton 4, Folder 48
PS 217, "Politics and Culture"
circa 1989
Box 1, Folder 1-4
PS 255, "Graduate Seminar in Political Theory and Literature"
1995-2002,
undated
Box 1, Folder 5
PS 261, "American Political Thought"
2000
Box 1, Folder 6
GINT 304, "Contemporary Political Theory"
1993
Box 1, Folder 7
GINT 504, "Politics and Ethics"
1994
Box 1, Folder 8
"The Age of Enterprise"
undated
Box 1, Folder 13
"Jefferson and Adams"
undated
Box 1, Folder 14
Bertrand de Jouvenal,
On Power
undated
Box 1, Folder 15
Machiavelli,
Prince
circa 2000
Box 1, Folder 16
"On Metaphor and Dramatic Structure in Political and Scientific Thinking"
undated
Box 1, Folder 17
"Moses and Aaron" -- Political Science/Music Class
undated
Box 1, Folder 21-23
Miscellaneous Syllabi and Exams
1951-2000
