Ulysses G. Weatherly Social progress manuscript, circa 1926
A Guide to his Papers at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Kristen Walker.
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Weatherly, Ulysses G. (Ulysses Grant),
1865-1940.
TitleUlysses G. Weatherly Social progress
manuscript, circa 1926
Collection No.
C284
Extent
.6 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
In 1895, Ulysses G. Weatherly joined the
Indiana University faculty, where he remained until his retirement in 1935.
Throughout his teaching career, he taught courses in many disciplines, including
history, sociology, and economics. This collection consists entirely of his
Social Progress manuscript, which includes not only his
typescripts but also his handwritten drafts and notes.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice is required.
Biographical Note
Ulysses Grant Weatherly was born on April 21, 1865, in West Newton, Indiana, to
William and Lydia Weatherly. Weatherly had quite a varied academic career,
graduating with an A.B. from Colgate University in 1890, attended the University of
Leipzig from 1893-1894, received his PhD from Cornell University in 1894, graduated
from Pillsbury Academy in 1896, attended Columbia University from 1899-1900, and
lastly received an LLD (LittD) from Colgate University in 1910. Sometime during his
collegiate career Weatherly became a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity. In 1890
Weatherly married Alice May Burgess, and they had one daughter, Ruth Burgess (Mrs.
Harold Gray).
Weatherly joined the IU faculty in 1895 as an Assistant Professor in European
History. He was promoted to Associate Professor in 1896 and served in that capacity
until 1899, when he was appointed a full Professor in the department of Economics
and Sociology. In 1900 he was named as chair of the department, a position he held
until his retirement in June of 1935. After retirement, Weatherly was named
Professor Emeritus in Economics and Sociology.
During his professional career Weatherly was also very active in several community
and professional organizations. Within the American Sociology Society he served on
the Executive Committee from 1907-1910, and was Vice-President from 1920-1923 and
President from 1923-1924. In Indiana, he was President of the Indiana Conference of
Charities from 1911-1912, and Chairman of the Indiana Child Labor Commission from
1909-1915. Weatherly was also an active member of the Eugenics Research Association
and the Indiana Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa. He authored
Social
Progress: Studies in the Dynamics of Change,
and several journal
articles.
Ulysses G. Weatherly passed away in July 1940.
Arrangement
Files are arranged by chapter.
Scope and Content Note
This collection is comprised entirely of Weatherly’s manuscript of
Social Progress: Studies in the Dynamics of Change,
which was published in 1926. The files are arranged in chapter order. Included in
each folder are Weatherly’s notes and hand written drafts, along with the
typewritten drafts of each chapter. Topics include, but are not limited to, natural
selection, race, evolution, economics, social experimentation, the growth of
science, and industrialization.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession Information: Accession 0194
Usage RestrictionsThe donor(s) of this collection have not transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University.
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Preferred Citation
[Item], Ulysses G. Weatherly Social progress manuscript, Collection C284, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Processing InformationProcessed by Kristen Walker.
Completed in 2005.
Container List
Box 1
Manuscript,
Social Progress: Studies in the
Dynamics of Change,
circa
1926
I. Population Basis
II. Physical Social Heredity
III. Race and Class
IV. Nascent Periods and Efflorescence
V. Mind-Stuff in Social Evolution
VI. Environmentalism and Acceptance
VII. Economic Determinism and Laissez-faire
VIII. The Pessimist
IX. The Conservative
X. Radicals and Utopians
XI. Rate and Stages
XII. Standards of Valuation
XIII. Science
XIV. Social Contacts
XV. The State
XVI. The Dynamic Individual
Box 2
XVII. Leadership
XVIII. Pathology
XIX. Stagnation
XX. Stereotypes: Formalism
XXI. Guidance
XXII.Goals
