GB 0097 MARSHALL - MARSHALL, Thomas Humphrey, 1893-1981, Professor of Sociology

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0097 MARSHALL

Title

MARSHALL, Thomas Humphrey, 1893-1981, Professor of Sociology

Date(s)

  • 1919-1980 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

9 boxes

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Born 1893; educated at Rugby School, and Trinity College, Cambridge University; civilian prisoner in Germany during World War One, 1914-18; Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1919-25; Lecturer, London School of Economics, 1925; Reader in Sociology, London University, 1930; Head of German Section, Research Dept of Foreign Office; Deputy Director, Research Department of Foreign Office, 1939-44; Head of the Social Science Department, London School of Economics, 1944-50; Member, Lord Chancellor's Committee on the Practice and Procedure of Supreme Court, 1947-53; Educational Adviser in the British Zone of Germany, 1949-50; Member, UK Committee for Unesco; Member, UK Delegation to Unesco General Conference, 1952; Martin White Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics, London University, 1954-56; Director, Social Sciences Department, Unesco, 1956-60; President, International Sociological Association, 1959-62; Professor Emeritus, University of London; died 1981. Publications: Sociology at the crossroads (Longmans, Green and Co, London, 1947); Citizenship and social class (University Press, Cambridge, 1950); International comprehension in and through social science (Oxford University Press, London, 1960); Social policy (Hutchinson and Co, London, 1965); Sociology at the crossroads (Heinemann, London, 1963); The approach of the utopians; Training for social work (Oxford University Press, London, 1946); Citizenship and social class (Pluto press, London, 1992); The right to welfare and other essays (Heinemann, London, 1981).

Archival history

GB 0097 MARSHALL 1919-1980 Collection (fonds) 9 boxes Marshall , Thomas Humphrey , 1893-1981 , Professor of Sociology
Born 1893; educated at Rugby School, and Trinity College, Cambridge University; civilian prisoner in Germany during World War One, 1914-18; Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1919-25; Lecturer, London School of Economics, 1925; Reader in Sociology, London University, 1930; Head of German Section, Research Dept of Foreign Office; Deputy Director, Research Department of Foreign Office, 1939-44; Head of the Social Science Department, London School of Economics, 1944-50; Member, Lord Chancellor's Committee on the Practice and Procedure of Supreme Court, 1947-53; Educational Adviser in the British Zone of Germany, 1949-50; Member, UK Committee for Unesco; Member, UK Delegation to Unesco General Conference, 1952; Martin White Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics, London University, 1954-56; Director, Social Sciences Department, Unesco, 1956-60; President, International Sociological Association, 1959-62; Professor Emeritus, University of London; died 1981. Publications: Sociology at the crossroads (Longmans, Green and Co, London, 1947); Citizenship and social class (University Press, Cambridge, 1950); International comprehension in and through social science (Oxford University Press, London, 1960); Social policy (Hutchinson and Co, London, 1965); Sociology at the crossroads (Heinemann, London, 1963); The approach of the utopians; Training for social work (Oxford University Press, London, 1946); Citizenship and social class (Pluto press, London, 1992); The right to welfare and other essays (Heinemann, London, 1981).

Given by the family in 1982.

Papers of Professor Thomas Humphrey Marshall, 1919-1980, mainly comprising texts and notes for sociology lectures, 1930-1980, on subjects including industrialisation, poverty and social policy; notes made by Marshall on reading material, 1930-[1979], notably on childcare, health, housing, elderly people, social policy and welfare; official papers on post-war Germany, 1942-1950, mainly essays and lectures by Marshall while a member of the Foreign Research and Press Service and reports and talks as Educational Adviser in the British Zone; reports and papers by Marshall for UNESCO and UNESCO journals, 1959-1964; papers relating to visits to Nigerian universities, 1964; drafts, reviews and other writings by Marshall, 1919-1975.

Arranged in sections as shown in the Scope and Content.

Open.

Copyright retained by the donor and their heirs. Microfilm copies only.
English

Temporary handlist and online catalogue available.

Microfilm made available by Follet Preservation Microfilming Project, 1998. Films are held on open access in the Library (Archives MF 465-471).

Sources: Who's Who 1897-1996 (A & C Black, 1996); British Library On-Line Public Access Catalogue 97; Historical Manuscripts Commission National Register of Archives. Compiled by Sarah Aitchison as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Jan 2001 Africa Europe Foreign Research and Press Service Germany Marshall , Thomas Humphrey , 1893-1981 , sociologist Nigeria Sociology UNESCO , United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization West Africa Western Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Given by the family in 1982.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of Professor Thomas Humphrey Marshall, 1919-1980, mainly comprising texts and notes for sociology lectures, 1930-1980, on subjects including industrialisation, poverty and social policy; notes made by Marshall on reading material, 1930-[1979], notably on childcare, health, housing, elderly people, social policy and welfare; official papers on post-war Germany, 1942-1950, mainly essays and lectures by Marshall while a member of the Foreign Research and Press Service and reports and talks as Educational Adviser in the British Zone; reports and papers by Marshall for UNESCO and UNESCO journals, 1959-1964; papers relating to visits to Nigerian universities, 1964; drafts, reviews and other writings by Marshall, 1919-1975.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Arranged in sections as shown in the Scope and Content.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright retained by the donor and their heirs. Microfilm copies only.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Temporary handlist and online catalogue available.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Microfilm made available by Follet Preservation Microfilming Project, 1998. Films are held on open access in the Library (Archives MF 465-471).

Related units of description

Related descriptions

Publication note

Notes area

Note

Alternative identifier(s)

Access points

Subject access points

Place access points

Name access points

Genre access points

Description control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

British Library of Political and Economic Science

Rules and/or conventions used

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

    Sources

    Accession area