Kingsley Davis papers, 1926-1981

Summary

Creators:

Davis, Kingsley, 1908-1997

Abstract:

Speeches and writings, correspondence, notes, statistics, memoranda, reports, and printed matter, relating to international population changes, changes in family structure, and urbanization.

Extent:

55 manuscript boxes (33.0 Linear Feet)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Kingsley Davis Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Background

Scope and content:

The Kingsley Davis Papers, acquired in 1983, consist of correspondence, memoranda, notes, printed matter, reports, statistics, and speeches and writings, relating to international population changes, changes in family structure, and urbanization. Davis used some of this material as research materials for his numerous books on urbanization and population growth.

Biographical / historical:

Date	Event
1908 August 20	Born, Tuxedo, Texas
1930	A.B. in English, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
1932	M.A. in Philosophy, University of Texas, Austin, Texas
1933	M.A. in Sociology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1934-1936	Instructor, Sociology, Smith College, Massachusetts
1936	Ph.D., Sociology, Harvard University
1936-1937	Assistant Professor, Sociology, Clark University, Massachusetts
1937-1942	Associate Professor and Chairman, Pennsylvania State University
1942-1944	Visiting Research Associate, Office of Population Research, Princeton University, New Jersey, and Chairman, Pennsylvania State University
1942-1948	Associate Professor, Anthropology and Sociology, Princeton University
1944-1945	Associate Professor, Public Affairs, Princeton University
1944-1948	Research Associate, Princeton University
1948-1955	Professor, Sociology, Graduate Faculty of Political Science, Columbia University, New York
1949	Author, Modern American Society: Readings in the Problems of Order and Change
1950	Author, Corrientes Demográficas Mundiales
1951	Author, The Population of India and Pakistan
1955-1970	Professor, Sociology, University of California, Berkeley
1956-1977	Chairman, International Population and Urban Research, University of California, Berkeley
1958	Author, A Crowding Hemisphere: Population Change in the Americas
1961-1963	Chairman, Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley
1963	Author, Future Demographic Growth of the San Francisco Bay Area
1964	Author, The Place of Latin America in World Demographic History
1969	Author, World Urbanization, 1950-1970
1973	Author, Cities: Their Origin, Growth, and Human Impact: Readings from Scientific American
1980	Author, A Structural Analysis of Kinship: Prolegomena to the Sociology of Kinship
1970-1976	Ford Professor, Sociology and Comparative Studies, University of California, Berkeley
1976-1977	Ford Professor, Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley (recalled)
1977-1992	Distinguished Professor, Sociology, University of California, Los Angeles
1985	Author, Contemporary Marriage: Comparative Perspectives on a Changing Institution
1987	Author, Below-Replacement Fertility in Industrial Society: Causes, Consequences, Policies
1989	Author, Population and Resources in a Changing World: Current Readings
1991	Author, Resources, Environment, and Population: Present Knowledge, Future Options
1981-1992	Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
1992-1997	Emeritus, Senior Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University
1997 February 27	Died

Acquisition information:

Materials were acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in 1983.

Physical location:

Hoover Institution Library & Archives

Rules or conventions:

Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Families
Population
Urbanization

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.

Terms of access:

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Kingsley Davis Papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:

Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US

Contact:

(650) 723-3563

hooverarchives@stanford.edu

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