RMA02466 Guide to the Max Black papers, [ca. 1927]-1988. Black, Max papers, [ca. 1927]-1988. Compiled by E. Engst, N. Dean Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library March 2004

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Finding aid encoded by Martin Heggestad, March 2004 2007-05-29 converted from EAD 1.0 to EAD 2002 Guide to the Max Black Papers,[ca. 1927]-1988. Collection Number: 14-21-2466 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu E. Engst, N. Dean, Janette Park April 1989 Martin Heggestad, March 2004 Fredrika Loew, October 2018 © 2003 Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY Max Black papers, [ca. 1927]-1988. 14-21-2466 Max Black, 1909- 32.0 cubic ft. Correspondence, files, and a manuscript. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library Professional papers include correspondence, subject files, and files relating to his work with the Science, Technology, and Society program at Cornell. Also, manuscript of Black's book Rational Choice, the Prisoner's Dilemma. Collection material in English BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Philosopher, Professor of Philosophy at Cornell University.

Max Black received two doctoral degrees from the University of London. He taught at the University of London from 1936 to 1940 and at the University of Illinois from 1940 to 1946. He joined the faculty at Cornell in 1946, becoming the Susan Linn Sage Professor of Philosophy in 1954. In 1965, Black became the first director of Cornell's Society for the Humanities, a position he held until 1971. Since 1971, he was a member of the Cornell program on Science, Technology and Society and academic head of its Unit on Humanities, Science and Technology. His first publication was a discussion of Jeremy Bentham's theory of definition. He has written numerous works on philosophical subjects, including books on mathematics, Wittgenstein, and the nature of the university.

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Professional papers include correspondence, subject files, and files relating to his work with the Science, Technology, and Society program at Cornell. Also, manuscript of Black's book Rational Choice, the Prisoner's Dilemma.

 SUBJECTS Names: Black, Max, 1909-1988 Cornell University--Faculty. Subjects: Philosophy--Study and teaching. Philosophers. INFORMATION FOR USERS Access Restrictions:

Boxes 31 and 32 are restricted until the death of the donors or by their permission.

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Max Black papers, #14-21-2466. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.

 CONTAINER LIST 1 Probability; Induction; Mss. (Past); Cornell University matters; Fellowships & Grants; Lectures; Publications, Society for Humanities 1940s-[1960s] 2 Papers; Testimonials; reprints of his writings 1940s-[ ] 3 Course files; Paper on Necessity; Alphabetical file A-Z; Notes A-P on various philosophical subjects 4 Notes P-W on various philosophical subjects; Tractatus by Wittgenstein (notes and papers) 5 Wittgenstein continued; Writing Projects (notes, course notes, arranged alphabetically A-S); Social Science (course notes, reprints, etc.) 6 Course work, notes, drafts, papers, reprints on philosophical topics 1928-[1950s-1960s] 7 Course work for systematics; Philosophy of Science course material; India (1962); Japan (1957); Philosophy of Education [1960s] 8 Reprints by others; Topics (notes and papers); Seminars (Past); Tarners Lecture [1960s]-1978 9 Logic [1950s-1960s] 10 Course material; Academic; reprints [1960s] 11 Bound typescript copies of papers by others; Logical Possibility by M.B. (bd. typsc.) - 2 cassettes 12 Alphabetical Subject Files; Misc. I & J, Knowledge, Language, Literary Criticism, Logic, Measurement, Metaphors, Moore and "O" [1970s-1980s] 13 Subject Files continued, O-R: Observation, Paradoxes, Philosophy, Practical Reasoning, Probability, Rationality, Reasonable Rules, Russell [1970s] 14 Subject Files continued, S-W: Scholarly Responsibility, Sets, Should and Is, Technion Papers, Technology, University (Open), Verifiability [1970s] 15 Wittgenstein continued; Misc. in separate drawer, incl. Lord Ashby, Humbug [1970s] 16 Professional alpha file A-W incls i.e. C.U. Adult Univ.; Financial [1970s-1980s] 17 Professional alphabetical files I-W; Trips (old) [1970s-1980s] 18 Subject files; reprints of M. Black; India [1970s-1980s] 19 Typescripts Memoir of M.B. (Rosenbaum, interviewer); cassettes of lectures; notes 20 Notes on philosophical subjects: incl. Tarners Lecture series [1960s-1970s] 21 Philosophical files incl. Tarners Lecture [1970s-1980s] 22 Alpha file: M-Skepticism, Science, Spare, "P"; course material [1970s] 23 Course material; Other Papers; Dromoland Papers, 1972 [1970s] 24 Course material; notes and papers [1960s] 25 Alphabetical files: Correspondence A-D [1970s]-1980s 26 Alphabetical files: Correspondence E-L [1970s] 27 Alphabetical files: Correspondence L-R [1970s] 28 Alphabetical files: Correspondence S-Z [1970s] 29 Subject files, A-I: Aspen Colloquium, Communication; Determinism; Explanation; Goodman; Humanism; Humanities, Induction [1970s] 30 Humanities Science and Technology - Rockefeller Foundation, Correspondence and Proposals, Annual Reports [1970s] 30 Humanities Science and Technology - Annual Reports, Colloquia, Workshops [1970s] 30 NEH and NSF - Proposals, Grants and Correspondence [1970s] 30 Publications [1970s] 30 Max Black's Memoir, including original tape recordings from oral interview 1987 31 1 1961-1987 Letters to Rosenbaum and Naomi Black

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 31 2 1931-1941, 1972, undated Letters to Michal

With a few replies

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 31 3 1932-1941, 1957, undated Letters to Michal

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 31 4 1932-1936, undated Letters to Michal

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 31 5 1932-1945, 1961-1963 Letters to Michal

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 31 6 1931-1933, undated Letters from Michal

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 31 7 1932 Letters from Michal (and Flossie)

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 31 8 1932, undated Daily Agendas

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 31 9 1955, 1967-1987, undated Daily Agendas

Includes expense logs; notes; doodles

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 31 1964 A Companion to Wittgenstein's 'Tractatus' by Max Black

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 32 1 1954-1955 Diary

Written in examination books

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 32 2 1956 Diary

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 32 3 1957-1958 Diary

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 32 4 1959 Diary

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 32 5 1960 Diary

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 32 6 1961 Diary

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 32 7 1962 Diary

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 32 8 1963 Diary

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 32 9 1964 Diary

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 32 10 1965 Diary

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 32 11 1966 Diary

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 32 12 1967 Diary

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 32 13 1968 Diary

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 32 14 1969 Diary

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 32 15 1970 Diary

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 32 16 1971 Diary

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 32 17 1972 Diary

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 32 18 1973 Diary

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 32 19 1974 Diary

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 32 20 1975 Diary

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 32 21 1976 Diary

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 32 22 1977 Diary

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 32 23 1978 Diary

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 32 24 1979 Diary

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 32 25 1980 Diary

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 32 26 1981 Diary

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 32 27 1982 Diary

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 32 28 1983 Diary

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 32 29 1984 Diary

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 32 30 1985-1986 Diary

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 32 31 1950-1982 General (Travel, Events of Note, etc.)

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 32 32 1988-1990 Estate, Memorial Service

Correspondence

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 32 33 1958, 1983-1987, undated Mabel Michal Black

Includes medicine bills, vaccination record, passports, correspondence, death certificates

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 32 34 1977-1988, undated Assorted Correspondence

Includes bills, receipts, permission letters, publishing letters

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 32 35 1931-1938, undated Letters

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 32 36 1932-1937 Letters - M. Macdonald

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 32 37 ca. 1911, 1953, 1974, 1985-1986, undated Personalia (Personal + Miscellaneous)

Contains letter, infant lock of hair, copy of text, Mind Association members' addresses; letter from Mrs. Ashton Edwards; "philosopher + fish" quote

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 32 38 1931-1949, undated Naturalization Records

Includes "alien registration receipt card," registration receipts, immigrant identification cards, identity cards, correspondence

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 32 39 1911, 1933-1949 Birth Certificates, etc.

Includes marriage registration, birth certificates, certificate of naturalization

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 32 40 1974-1977 Sir Misha Black

Correspondence; newspaper clipping of obituary

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 32 41 1931, 1948 Documents - Miscellaneous

Includes certificate of naturalization, an oath of allegiance

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 32 42 1967 Rivka - Correspondence

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 32 43 1931-1939 Max Black: Testimonials - Selected Copies

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 32 44 1939-1940, 1977, 1993 Willie (and Sylina) - Their Daughter, Elisabeth Halpern - Correspondence

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 32 45 1952, 1974, 1984-1986 "Perplexities" - Duplicates

Research papers

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 32 46 1970, 1987, undated Cornell Press - Business '88

Contains argument for 'Perplexities,' text of "The 'Factual' and the 'Normative',"

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 32 47 1955 England

Includes correspondence, bank notes, material related to King Alfred School

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 32 48 1957 Japan: Photos, Letters, Visiting Cards

Includes small notebook of Japanese phrases, daily logs, expense logs, dresses, passport info; envelope of newspaper clippings

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 32 49 1965 Testimonials

Includes correspondence and letters of recommendation

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 32 50 1966-1968, undated Letters (Miscellaneous)

Includes photo of Christopher + Felicity Gittenden (?) when they were children

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 32 51 1942-1955, undated KEEP (Assorted Documents)

Correspondence; book lists; handwritten notes; flyer for "Special University Lectures in Philosophy" at the University of London

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 32 52 1986-03 Gregory Vlastos

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 32 53 1985-12-08 Eric Ashby

One letter

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 32 54 1987-07-29 Alice Lazerowitz

One letter

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 32 55 1987 Raymond Klibansky

Correspondence

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 32 56 1969, 1977, 1983, 1987 Mark G. Singer

Correspondence; copy of Life with Father, Life with Socrates by Virginia Wetherbee; copy of Are There Any Philosophically Interesting Questions in Technology?; includes two letters from Vicky, one is written on a Harvard College Library transaction card

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 32 57 1966-1978 M.B. Letters

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 32 58 1975-1980, undated Rosenbaum, P. + N.

Correspondence; packet titled "Hints for Life in Jerusalem"

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 32 59 1988-1989, undated Posthumous Publication of Perplexities

Correspondence; draft of foreword of text

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 32 60 1988-1993, undated Possible Posthumous Collection; Other "Lecturing and executive" staff

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 32 61 1985-1996, undated Estate: Mainly Permissions, etc.

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 32 62 1923-1926 School Reports

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 32 63 1924-1938, 1946-1956, 1982-1988, undated Assorted Material

Includes postcards, rent account summaries, loan and savings books; original envelope labeled "Odds and ends"

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 32 64 Undated Photographs - Max and Michal Black

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 32 65 1948-1964, 1974-1986, undated Photographs - Family and Travel

Includes undated note

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 32 66 1941, 1966-1973, undated Photographs - School and Family

Includes correspondence from the National Endowment for the Humanities; photo negatives

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 32 67 1966, 1974, undated Photographs - Seminars/Lectures and Leisure Time

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 32 68 1952-1966, undated Photographs - Assorted

A photo of Ludwig Wittgenstein

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 32 69 1970-1983, undated Photographs - Assorted

Photo negatives

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 32 70 1952, 1961, undated Miscellaneous

Includes pages from Picture Post on various philosophy professors, newspaper clipping of philosopher Bertrand Russell, pictures of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Albert Einstein, and Emir Abdullah, a Mother's Day card (?)

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 32 1990 Dialectica-International review of philosophy of knowledge

Vol. 44, memorial issue

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