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Alfred Diamant papers, 1950-2010, bulk 1960-1996

A Guide to his Papers at the Indiana University Archives

Finding aid prepared by Jessica Lopez

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
Diamant, Alfred, 1917-2012.

Title
Alfred Diamant papers, 1950-2010, bulk 1960-1996

Collection No.
C565

Extent
6.4 cubic feet (7 boxes)

Language
Materials are in English and German

Abstract
Alfred Diamant was a professor of Political Science at Indiana University from 1967 to 1988 and served as the Chair of Political Science and West European Studies. He taught all levels of political science from introductory to doctoral courses with a special interest in comparative government. This collection consists of Diamant’s academic papers including class material, student correspondence, and personal publications.

Access Restrictions

Select files are closed to researchers.

Advance notice required for access to this collection.

Biographical Note

Born September 25, 1917 in Vienna, Austria, Alfred "Freddy" Diamant escaped religious persecution in 1940 ]and settled in the United States. After the attack on Pearl Harbor, Diamant could not enlist, but was drafted by the United States military to fight for the cause of the Allies. After volunteering to speed up his service, he started basic training at Fort Knox, Kentucky and was later transferred to Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, Indiana. He was selected for Officers Graduate School and served in Maryland. There, his commanders learned of his German speaking skills and he was trained as an interrogator of prisoners of war for three months. Before being sent to England in 1944, Diamant became an American citizen.

On D-Day, June 6, 1944, Diamant served as part of the 82nd Airborne Division. His team was dropped eighteen miles off course. He was fortunate to survive, but was captured and taken as a prisoner of war. After attempting to escape, Diamant was shot in the back by his pursuers and survived a potentially fatal shot. He and the other prisoners were rescued in the following days. His wound was enough to send him home where he enrolled at Indiana University and pursued his interest in political science.

He achieved two degrees in political science at Indiana University in 1947 and obtained his Ph.D. from Yale in 1957. He taught at the University of Florida (1950-1960), Haverford College (1960-1967), and finally, Indiana University, from which he retired in 1988. During his tenure at IU he served as the Chair of Political Science and the Chair of West European Studies. Over the course of his career, Diamant earned various prestigious awards, including the Guggenheim in 1973 and a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship. He was described by his colleagues and students as a tenacious, courteous, and intellectual person who had a keen interest in both his students and colleagues. He married his wife Ann Redmon Diamant in 1943 and the couple had two children, Alice and Steve. He passed away on May 11, 2012.

Arrangement

Collection is organized into two series: Teaching files and Publications

Scope and Content Note

This collection houses Diamant’s academic contributions. The main series of Teaching files (1950-1996) include his teaching and class material, student correspondence, the second contains his publications (1954-2010). The files in the Student correspondence sub-series includes a large number of recommendation letters. As such, the sub-series is closed but may be made available with advance notice so that the Archivist may review the specific files requested.

This collection spans the time period between 1950 and 2010 (when his memoir was published). Other related materials containing information regarding his personal life can be found in the Lilly Library (Diamant mss).

Related Material

Additional publications and research materials may be accessed in IUScholarworks: http://scholarworks.iu.edu/

Related photographs may be available in the University Archives Photographs Database: http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/archivesphotos/

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information
Accession 2013/088, 2014/062
Usage Restrictions
The donor(s) of this collection have not transferred their copyrights for the materials to the Trustees of Indiana University. For more information, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.

The Indiana University Archives respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not claim any copyrights for non-university records, materials in the public domain, or materials for which we do not hold a Deed of Gift. Responsibility for the determination of the copyright status of these materials rests with those persons wishing to reuse the materials. Researchers are responsible for securing permission from copyright owners and any other rights holders for any reuse of these materials that extends beyond fair use or other statutory limitations.

Digital reproductions of archival materials from the Indiana University Archives are made available for noncommercial educational and research purposes only. If you are the copyright holder for any of the digitized materials and have questions about its inclusion on our site, please contact the Indiana University Archivist.

Preferred Citation
[Item], Alfred Diamant papers, Collection C565, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
Given to the University Archives by Alice Diamant, Alfred Diamant’s daughter, in 2013 and 2014.
Appraisal
Records removed from this collection include student grades. Student final grades can be found at the Office of the Registrar.
Processing Information
Processed by Jessica Lopez.

Completed in 2015

Container List

Series: Box 1 Teaching files, 1950-1996 
Subseries: Course materials, 1950-1995 
Additional Materials,1994-1995 
Berlin Guide, 1984 

(Materials are in German)

Comparative Government – Haverford College, Columbia,1961-1965 
Comparative Politics Exams (Qualifying Exams),1969-1989 
Comparative Politics (University of Florida),
Grad Syllabi/Exams (University of Florida),1959-1960 
Undergraduate Syllabi,1950-1983 
Hand-outs,1994-1995 
Miscellaneous Courses,1967-1973 
Political Theory – Haverford College, Syllabi,1963-1983 
W605/Y657,
Notes I,1983-1989 
Notes II,1983-1989 
Notes II Germany,1983-1989 
Notes III,undated 
Y103 American Politics,1981-1987 
Y210 Holocaust,
Lectures,1983-1988 
Exams, Syllabi,1983-1988 
Y335,
Notes I, II,1974-1975 
Formal/Informal,1974-1975 
Syllabi,1967-1988 
Y396 Democracy,
Notes,1980 
Exams, Syllabi,1980-1986 
Y570 Diamant/Gillespie,1970-1971 
Y657,
A/I Syllabi/Exams,1983-1989 
A/I Notes I,1983-1989 
A/I Notes II,1983-1989 
Exams, worksheets,1968-1994 
Syllabi,1965-1995 
Subseries: Student Correspondence,1952-1996 

Access Restrictions

This entire series is closed to researchers at this time. Files are housed in boxes 3-7.

The files in the Student correspondence sub-series includes a large number of recommendation letters. As such, the sub-series is closed but may be made available with advance notice so that the Archivist may review the specific files requested.

Recommendations,
A-B 1957-1994 
C-E 1954-1991 
F-G 1956-1991 
Hetzner, Candace 1989 
H 1959-1991 
I-K 1955-1995 
L-M 1954-1994 
N-R 1952-1989 
Schmidt, Vivien-Ann 1991-1992 
Sa-Sh 1961-1985 
Si-Sz 1957-1989 
T-Z 1957-1988 
Abdelrahman, A. Abdelrahman 1970-1975 
Abshire, Jean 1991-1998 
Al-Sohaibani, Abdolrahman 1987-1989 
Allen, Barbara 1977-1989 
Allen, Pamela 1984 
Austin, Joe 1981-1982 
Backoff, Robert 1976 
Ballard, Chris 1984-1985 
Bendix, John 1984-1996 
Barbour, Christie 1980-1989 
Bova, Russ 1981-1985 
Brady, Janet 1977-1984 
Brown, Melissa 1992 
Burns, Mark 1975 
Carter, Paul 1984-1996 
Casavina, Paul 1972-1973 
Champagne, Rick 1983-1986 
Cheung, Peter 1984 
Chindalak, Vadhanasindhu 1981-1988 
Choi, Y.H. 1971-1986 
Chung, Moo-Kwon 1985-1995 
Comedy, Yolanda 1989-1994 
Cox, Robert H. 1986-1995 
Craine, Richard 1986-1989 
Cullather, Nicholas 1980 
Cuzan, Alfred 1972-1978 
Daigle, Steven 1969-1970 
DeBruyn, Maria 1972 
Deschamps, Elaine 1994 
Dexheimer, Wolfgang 1969-1983 
Diaconoff, Peter 1967-1969 
Dillon, Peter 1990 
di Geronimo, Victor 1977-1982 
Dinse, John 1970-1976 
Dodson, J. Michael 1972-1977 
Eidlin, Fred 1968-1970 
Ennenga, Wilma 1982-1987 
Fairlie, Lyndell 1970-1973 
Jose Carlos Fajardo 1970-1980 
Fernandez, Jean Marc 1977-1978 
Fitzgerald, Don 1970-1977 
Fitzgerald, Keith 1984-1989 
Flanders, Steven 1968-1972 
Fornerino, Marines 1993-1995 
Gill, Michael 1971-1986 
Goehlert, Robert 1977-1981 
Goodfellow, Sam 1992-1993 
Golino, Louis R. 1984-1989 
Goran, George 1970-1973 
Green, Barbara 1969-1977 
Groelsema, Robert J. 1990-1995 
Guicherd, Catherine 1983-1995 
Hadjikyriacou, Andreas 1988 
Hamadi, Abdulkarim 1976-1979 
Hansen, Emanuel 1971-1973 
Hastedt, Glenn 1975-1980 
Hayes, Lynton 1970 
Hayes, Margaret 1969-1975 
Hayes, Richard 1969-1971 
Hersch, Gisela 1968-1977 
Hetzner, Candace 1976-1992 
Hiskes, Richard 1975-1976 
Hudson, George E. 1969-1972 
Hume, Rex 1971-1976 
Jang, Guhn-Choow 1986 
Jansen, Alf-Inge 1969 
Janzen, Eileen 1978-1991 
Job, Brian 1970 
Jogerst, Michael 1968-1970 
Kahn, Beverly (Mrs.) 1974-1983 
Kahn, Robert 1972-1978 
Kamenitsa, Lynn 1990-1992 
Kangas, Roger 1993 
Kay, Woodie 1981-1987 
Kennedy, Ellen 1985-1988 
Kessler, Christian 1972-1974 
Kim, Jai-Hyup 1971 
Young-Pyoung, Kim 1978-1982 
Kukainis, Beate 1970-1982 
Lois Kuter 1979-1985 
Kyzer-Sheely, Gary 1976-1977 
La, Jea Miw 1969-1981 
Lawther, Wendell 1971-1979 
Leal, Raymund R. 1975-1983 
Le Prestre, Philip 1977-1986 
Lovell, Allen 1986 
Loveman, Brian 1969-1973 
Magnuson, Richard Axel 1971-1981 
Malloy, Michael 1989-1997 
Malloy, Michael II 1994-1996 
Mark Mandeles 1979-1986 
Mangun, William 1974-1977 
Martin, James 1978 
Matiko, Julius 1968-1973 
McDavid, James 1971-1975 
McMane, Aralynn Abare 1987-1989 
Meeks, Margot 1979-1980 
Meister, Kyle 1986 
Meredith, Samuel 1972-1978 
Michalak, Thomas 1973 
Machels, Marcia 1970-1981 
Michelmann, Hans 1970-1992 
Michelmann 1973-1975 
Michelson, Lorna 1973 
Milakovich, Mike 1969-1970 
Mitchell, Albert 1969 
Mitchell, Michael 1968-1977 
Mitchell, Neil 1979-1987 
Molse, Lester 1970-1974 
Mononi, Faustin-Emery 1971-1973 
Morgado, Michael 1975-1976 
Mueller, James 1970-1971 
Murphy, Roger 1990-1994 
Murray, Arlo Michael 1969-1976 
Mushaben, J. 1969-1976 
Mushaben, Joyce 1976-1988 
Nakhnikian, Ellen 1970-1972 
Ndegwa, Steve 1991-1992 
Nebert, D 1972-1978 
Nicoll, Nancy L. 1983-1990 
Nulens, H.-G. 1980-1982 
Olander, Joseph D. 1969-1970 
Olguin, John 1974-1989 
O’Shaughnessy, Laura 1969-1977 
Olivo, Christiane 1992-1996 
Quirk Miller, Nancy 1983 
Pawinski, Monica 1985-1986 
Peterson, James 1976-1980 
Pickering, Jeff 1991-1994 
Piecewicz, Richard W. 1978 
Porter, Vicki 1984 
Postbrief 1971-1973 
Puckett, Robert H. 1983 
Price, Barry 1977-1989 
Rector, Henry 1984-1990 
Reid, Phyllis Ann 1969-1970 
Reynolds, John F. 1970-1971 
Richardson, Gregg 1971 
Robertson, Dave 1977-1986 
Rogers, Bruce 1972 
Roll, Charles R. 1972-1976 
Rossow, Robert 1971-1993 
Sabetti, Phillip 1970-1982 
Salert, Barbara 1972-1973 
Sanjian/Stephenson, Andrea 1978-1983 
Sarti, Odile C (PhD Hist) 1983 
Scheffler, Pamela 1985 
Sattinger, Gerald 1968-1975 
Schmidt, David 1976-1982 
Scheinman, Marc 1970-1973 
Schneider, Peter 1971-1973 
Schwarz, Gabriella 1982-1985 
Scott, Eric Jon 1971 
Shimkin, Alexanderundated 
Simmons, James R. 1983 
Smedberg, Roblyn 1980-1985 
Smith, Gordon Budd 1973-1977 
Smith, James 1976-1985 
Smith, Stuart M. 1988 
Staab, Andrew Westma 1984-1985 
Staab, Eric P. 1990-1991 
Starks, Warren 1975-1976 
Stein, George 1969-1971 
Studlar, Donley 1970-1980 
Thompson, Pamela 1976-1977 
Trousdell, Elizabeth 1984-1995 
Tunsiri, Vichai 1969-1971 
Townsend, Allan 1970-1977 
Ullman, Uri 1977-1987 
Uslaner, Eric 1971-1975 
Valentine, Shawna 1985 
Valyocsik, Sander C. 1993-1995 
Votruba, Brian 1994 
Walshok, Marko 1968-1973 
Waltman, Jerrold 1972-1990 
Wells, Margaret 1971-1972 
West, Darrell 1977-1984 
Whitaker, Gordon 1970-1975 
White, Robert 1971-1974 
Wildermuth, M. 1985 
Williams, Margit B. 1991-1996 
Wilson, Jeanne L. 1977-1983 
Wilz, Thomas 1986 
Wright, George 1974-1977 
Wright, Kristie 1987 
Wynne, Susan 1988 
Yahya, Ali 1976-1979 
Zatlin, Dayle 1972-1975 
Zulauf, Barry 1982-1984 
Series: Publications and presentations, 1954-2010 
Box 1 “The Department, The Prefect, and Dual Supervision in French Administration: A Comparative Study,” 1954 
“The Need for Local Government Reform in the United States,” 1956 
“Austrian Catholics and the First Republic, 1918-1934: A Study in Anti-Democratic Thought,” 1957 
“A Case Study of Administrative Autonomy: Controls and Tensions in French Administration,” 1958 
“Austrian Catholics and the Social Question, 1918-1933,” 1959 
“Bureaucracy in Western Europe,” 1959 
Box 2 Austrian Catholics and the First Republic: Democracy, Capitalism, and the Social Order, 1918-1934,  1960 
I Cattolici Austriaci e la Prima Repubblica, 1918-1934,  1964 
“The Comparative Study of Political Systems,” 1964 
“European Models of Bureaucracy and Development,” 1966 
“Verwaltung und Entwicklung: Wissenschaftliche Forschungstendenzen und Modelle in den USA,” 1966 
“Political Development: Approaches to Theory and Strategy in Approaches to Development: Politics, Administration and Change,” 1966 
Review of The Citizen and the Administrator in a Developing Democracy, 1968 
“Tradition and Innovation in French Administration,” 1968 

(French and Engish copies)

Measuring National Bureaucracies: The Interaction of Theory and Research, 1969 
Anti-Bureaucratic Utopias in Highly Industrialized Societies: A Preliminary Assessment, 1972 
Sozialstruktur und Politik in Frankreich, Chapter 5, 1976 
Democratizing the Workplace: The Myth and Reality of Mitbestimmung in the Federal Republic of Germany in Worker Self-Management in Industry: The West European Experience, 1977 
Worlds Apart, Worlds United: A European-American Story, The Memoirs of Ann & Alfred Diamant, 2010 

(includes DVD of presentation given on same at the IU Emeriti House, 28 March 2011)

Box 3-7 Restricted (See above note)
Box 3 Recommendations – Ballard
Box 4 Barbour – Goran
Box 5 Green – McDavid
Box 6 McMane – Robertson
Box 7 Rogers - Zulauf
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