Sociology

 Subject

Staff Only
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on sociology as a branch of learning. This heading may be divided geographically for works on this branch of learning in a specific place. Works on the social conditions of particular regions, countries, cities, etc., are entered under the name of the place subdivided by Social conditions.

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

James J. Lang Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0249
Scope and Contents This collection, measuring .66 linear feet, contains three series of field notes: Series I, housed in 12 acid-free file folders, relates to Notes of a Potato Watcher, covers potato crops, viruses that effect the potato, research into ways to prevent the viruses, genetic engineering of the potato, production, pests, and breeders. File folders follow the format from the table of contents. Note: An abstract written by Professor Lang is included with...
Dates: 1981 - 1998
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Richard Peterson Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0780
Dates: Majority of material found within 1970 - 2010
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Thomas Lynn Smith Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0402
Scope and Contents

The collection contains journal articles, in pamphlet form, written by Thomas Lynn Smith, a Sociology Professor. The topics range from studies of Southern Culture to social structures in the countries of Brazil, Colombia, and El Salvador..

Dates: 1934-1948
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Will Ella Tatom Johnson Smith and James Mapheus Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0403
Scope and Content Note The Will Ella Tatom Johnson Smith and James Mapheus Smith Papers consist of approximately seven cubic feet of material. The bulk of the papers consist of subject files, writings by Will Ella and James Mapheus, and writings by their associates. The Will Ella Tatom Johnson Smith Papers are comprised of five series and represent almost half of the total collection. The series for Will Ella Tatom Johnson Smith are: 1....
Dates: 1925 - 1981
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

William H. Stead Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0416
Scope and Contents

This collection contains reprints of journal articles by William H. Stead, who was Director of Institute of Research and Training in the Social Sciences.

Dates: 1942 - 1946
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

Cecelia Tichi Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS.0722
Dates: 1987 - 2020
Found in: Vanderbilt University Special Collections and University Archives

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