Guide to the Charles Horace Hamilton Papers, 1930 - 1967

Collection Number MC 159

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Collection Information
Abstract:

The Charles Horace Hamilton Papers documents his career as professor and chair of the Department of Rural Sociology at North Carolina State College. The collection describes Hamilton's research, writings, university career, and participation in professional organizations. His main interests were higher education, population and migration, rural families, rural health care and standards of living, and statistics. This collection also contains a manuscript by the Federal Writers Project titled "Gamblers All," detailing the history of tobacco and tobacco workers in North Carolina. It is believed that this manuscript is unpublished.

C. Horace (Charles Horace) Hamilton (1901-1977) taught rural sociology at North Carolina State College from 1931 to 1936 and from 1940 to 1960.

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Valerie Gillispie
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Descriptive Summary

Creator

Hamilton, C. Horace (Charles Horace), 1901-1977.

Title

The Charles Horace Hamilton Papers, 1930 - 1967

Call Number

MC 159

Extent

17 archival box, 8.5 linear feet

Location

For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Special Collections Research Center Reference Staff.

Information for Users

Restrictions to Access

This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information

Gift of Dr. Charles Horace Hamilton, 1972, 1974; gift of Mrs. C. Horace Hamilton, 1980; gift of S. C. Mayo and M. M. Sawhney, 1982; gift of Douglas Hunt, 1990; transfer from University Archives, College of Agriculture and Life Science, Sociology and Anthropology Record Group, 2004.
Preferred Citation

[Identification of Item], Charles Horace Hamilton Papers, MC 159, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Copyright Notice

North Carolina State University does not own copyright to this collection. Individuals obtaining materials from the NCSU Libraries' Special Collections Research Center are responsible for using the works in conformance with United States copyright law as well as any donor restrictions accompanying the materials.

Biographical Note


Charles Horace Hamilton was born on June 10, 1901 on a farm near Waco, Texas. He received his A.B. degree from Southern Methodist University in 1923, and received a masters degree from Texas A&M in 1925. Hamilton spent a year teaching at Lon Morris College in Jacksonville, Texas, followed by a year completing a teaching fellowship at the University of North Carolina. He then researched the rural church at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and completed a Social Science Research Council Fellowship at Harvard University from 1930 to 1931. Hamilton received a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of North Carolina in 1932.

His career with North Carolina State College began in 1931, when he started conducting research and teaching courses in rural sociology. Hamilton returned to Texas A&M in 1936 to teach and research rural sociology. In 1940, he was chosen to head the new Department of Rural Sociology at North Carolina State College, and he served as Professor and Head until 1960.

Hamilton was an extremely active researcher and professor. He conducted research and taught extensively on issues relating to rural people, ranging from population growth and migration to education and health care. He published a number of books, monographs, articles, and reports. He was an active member of a number of professional organizations, including the Population Association of America, the National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, and the American Sociological Association's Committee on Marriage and Divorce Statistics. Hamilton twice took leaves of absence of North Carolina State. He spent 15 months during the years of 1945 and 1946 in Chicago conducting studies on the social and economic aspects of hospitals in the United States. He spent the school year of 1959 - 1960 as a visiting professor of Rural Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

In 1958, Hamilton received the O. Max Gardner Award. In 1961, he was named a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor. Hamilton continued to teach at State until 1967. After leaving North Carolina State, Hamilton served as Associate Director of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina, until his retirement in 1971. In 1977, Hamilton was awarded the Watauga Medal, North Carolina State University's highest honor. Hamilton died on August 1, 1977.

Scope and Content Note


This collection contains materials related to Hamilton's research interests, as well as those documenting his publications, university career, and membership in professional organizations. The materials date from 1930 to 1966. Research includes correspondence, reports, notes, and clippings related to Hamilton's research interests in rural sociology. Writings includes Hamilton's published reports, articles, and brochures. University Career includes outlines, syllabi, tests, and lecture notes about courses taught during the time Hamilton was head of the Department of Rural Sociology. It also includes information about his year as a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Hamilton's vita and awards and honors received. Professional Organizations includes correspondence, reports, and other organizational information about the groups to which Hamilton belonged. "Gamblers All" is a single unpublished manuscript. It was produced by the Federal Writers Project in North Carolina in the late 1930s or early 1940s.

Organization of the Collection


The collection is organized into five series. The Research and Writings series are organized alphabetically by topic, then chronologically within each topic. The University Career series is organized first by course number. It then provides information about the administrative organization of the Department of Rural Sociology. The Professional Organizations series is arranged alphabetically by organization name. The final series, the "Gamblers All" Manuscript, is simply divided into its sections and filed according to page number.

Online Catalog Headings

  • Hamilton, C. Horace (Charles Horace), 1901-1977.
  • Federal Writers' Project (N.C.).
  • North Carolina State University. Dept. of Rural Sociology -- Faculty.
  • North Carolina State University. Dept. of Rural Sociology -- History.
  • University of Wisconsin -- Madison. Dept. of Rural Sociology -- Faculty.
  • Appalachian Region, Southern -- Economic conditions.
  • Appalachian Region, Southern -- History.
  • Appalachian Region, Southern -- In literature.
  • Appalachian Region, Southern -- Race relations.
  • Appalachian Region, Southern -- Rural conditions.
  • Appalachian Region, Southern -- Social conditions.
  • Southern States -- Population -- History.
  • Southern States -- Population -- Statistics.
  • Southern States -- Social conditions.
  • African Americans -- Education (Higher).
  • African Americans -- Land tenure -- Southern States.
  • African Americans -- Population -- History
  • African Americans -- Population -- Statistics.
  • Community colleges -- North Carolina.
  • Cost and standard of living -- Southern States.
  • Divorce -- United States -- Statistics.
  • Education (Higher) -- North Carolina.
  • Eugenics -- History.
  • Insurance, Health -- History -- Southern States.
  • Labor -- Southern States -- History.
  • Land tenure -- Southern States -- History.
  • Land tenure -- Southern States -- Social aspects.
  • Marriage -- United States -- Statistics.
  • Population -- United States.
  • Population research -- United States.
  • Rural families -- Research -- Southern States.
  • Rural families -- Southern States.
  • Rural families -- Southern States -- Economic conditions.
  • Rural families -- Southern States -- History.
  • Rural families -- Southern States -- Social conditions.
  • Social security -- North Carolina -- History.
  • Sociology, Rural -- Study and teaching (Higher).
  • Statistics -- Methodology.
  • Sterilization (Birth control) -- Social aspects.
  • Sterilization (Birth control) -- United States.
  • Tobacco -- History.
  • Tobacco -- Social aspects -- History.
  • Tobacco workers -- North Carolina.
  • Universities and colleges -- North Carolina -- Admission.

Related Material

Selz Cabot Mayo Papers, 1915 - 1983

Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Research, 1932 - 1965


    2.5 archival boxes , 1.25 linear feet

    This series includes correspondence, recommendations, reports, surveys, memorandums, minutes, notes, articles, brochures, and clippings about Hamilton's research interests. Topics revolve around rural sociology and the living and health conditions of rural people. The series is organized alphabetically by topic.

    • African-American Population, 1945 - 1964
      • Correspondence, 1962 - 1964 [MC159 Box 1, Folder1]
      • Surveys, Articles, 1945 - 1950 [MC159 Box 1, Folder2]
      • Clippings, 1963 - 1964 [MC159 Box 1, Folder3]
    • Fertility
      • Brochures, Clippings, 1948 - 1952, undated [MC159 Box 1, Folder4]
    • Higher Education, 1943 - 1965
      • Correspondence
        • 1953 - June, 1962 [MC159 Box 1, Folder5]
        • July, 1962 - December, 1962 [MC159 Box 1, Folder6]
        • 1963 - 1964 [MC159 Box 1, Folder7]
      • Recommendations, 1962 [MC159 Box 1, Folder8]
      • Reports
        • 1960 [MC159 Box 1, Folder9]
        • 1961 - 1964 [MC159 Box 1, Folder10]
      • Surveys, Statistics, 1959 - 1965 [MC159 Box 1, Folder11]
      • Memorandums, Minutes, 1962 [MC159 Box 1, Folder12]
      • Articles, 1964 [MC159 Box 1, Folder13]
      • Brochures, 1943, undated [MC159 Box 2, Folder1]
      • Clippings, 1962 - 1964 [MC159 Box 2, Folder2]
      • Booklets and Posters,
    • Occupations, 1934 - 1951
      • Project Proposals, undated [MC159 Box 2, Folder4]
      • Notes, 1934 [MC159 Box 2, Folder5]
      • Articles, Brochures, 1950 - 1951, undated [MC159 Box 2, Folder6]
    • Rural Health and Insurance, 1944 - 1958
      • Project Proposals, 1953 - 1956 [MC159 Box 2, Folder7]
      • Surveys, 1944 - 1947 [MC159 Box 2, Folder8]
      • Articles, 1958, undated [MC159 Box 2, Folder9]
      • Brochures, Clippings
    • Rural Standards of Living, 1932 - 1965
      • Correspondence
        • January, 1932 - June, 1932 [MC159 Box 2, Folder12]
        • July, 1932 - December, 1932 [MC159 Box 2, Folder13]
      • Reports and Proposals, 1940 - 1955 [MC159 Box 2, Folder14]
      • Surveys, 1947 [MC159 Box 2, Folder15]
      • Statistics, 1940 - 1953 [MC159 Box 3, Folder1]
      • Oversized Statistics Chart
      • Clippings, 1948 - 1965 [MC159 Box 3, Folder2]
    • Social Security, 1958 - 1962
      • Correspondence, 1958 - 1962, undated [MC159 Box 3, Folder3]
      • Interview Questionnaire and Instructions, 1959 [MC159 Box 3, Folder4]
    • Southern Population, 1954 - 1965
      • Correspondence, 1964 - 1965 [MC159 Box 3, Folder5]
      • Articles, Clippings, 1954 - 1955, undated [MC159 Box 3, Folder6]
    • Statistics, 1954
      • Correspondence, 1954 [MC159 Box 3, Folder7]
      • Articles, undated [MC159 Box 3, Folder8]

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  • Writings, 1930 - 1965


    1.25 archival boxes , 0.6 linear feet

    This series includes reports, articles, and brochures written by Hamilton. Topics revolve around rural sociology and the living and health conditions of rural people. The series is organized alphabetically by topic, then chronologically within each topic.

    • African-American Population
      • 1963 [MC159 Box 3, Folder9]
    • Fertility
      • 1964 [MC159 Box 3, Folder10]
    • Higher Education, 1962
      • January, 1962 [MC159 Box 3, Folder11]
      • June, 1962 [MC159 Box 3, Folder12]
      • undated [MC159 Box 3, Folder13]
    • Occupations
      • 1937 - 1951, undated [MC159 Box 3, Folder14]
    • Rural Health and Insurance, 1945 - 1960
      • 1945 - 1951 [MC159 Box 3, Folder15]
      • 1952 - 1954 [MC159 Box 4, Folder1]
      • 1955 - 1960 [MC159 Box 4, Folder2]
      • undated [MC159 Box 4, Folder3]
    • Rural Standards of Living
      • 1930 - 1958 [MC159 Box 4, Folder4]
    • Southern Population
      • 1934 - 1965 [MC159 Box 4, Folder5]
    • Statistics, 1944 - 1965
      • 1944 - 1953 [MC159 Box 4, Folder6]
      • 1954 - 1965, undated [MC159 Box 4, Folder7]

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  • University Career, 1933 - 1966


    3.75 archival boxes , 1.9 linear feet

    This series includes materials relating to courses taught in the Department of Rural Sociology during the years Hamilton was head of the department (1940 - 1960). The series includes information about Hamilton's year as a visiting professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1960 - 1961. Also included is information about the administrative structure of the Department of Rural Sociology at North Carolina State, lists of publications written by members of the faculty, Hamilton's vita, and Hamilton's awards and honors.

    The following course descriptions are taken from North Carolina State College catalogs. Some courses have more than one course number, in which case all course numbers are listed (i.e. RS411/511). Each description is followed by a year in parentheses, indicating from which catalog the course description was taken.

    RS201, Social Problems of Rural Life: Nature of rural society; family; community; farm labor; population trends; standards of living; land tenure; rural-urban differences; institutions and organizations; cooperation; housing; health and medical care; recreation and cultural activities; social security; international aspects; social planning for a better rural life. (1952 - 1953 catalog)

    RS202/204, North Carolina Rural Life: Introduction to the specific patterns of rural living in North Carolina; structure and function of the groups in which North Carolina rural people participate; major social institutions and their related problems; and, organized efforts to improve community life in the state. (1956 - 1957 catalog)

    RS225, Seminar on Research: no description available.

    RS300, Extension Course in Community Organization: no description available.

    RS301, Sociology of Rural Life: A systematic sociological analysis of the characteristics, insitutions and problems of rural life. Part I is a brief description of the basic concepts, theoretical framework and the method of analysis of institutions and problems. Part II consists of systematic analyses of the major social institutions and their respective problems. Part III portrays the role of the community as an area of institutional functioning and societal integration. (1956 - 1957 catalog)

    RS300, Extension Course in Rural Sociology: no description available.

    RS321, Introduction to Social Research: Elementary principles, methods and techniques in scientific social research. Includes planning, organization, preparing schedules and questionnaires, interviewing, sampling, simple forms of tabulation and chart making, and summarizing results. (1952 - 1953 catalog)

    RS322, Introduction to (Rural) Social Work: History and outline of social work. Case work, child and family, medical and psychiatric aspects, probation and parole, public welfare and assistance, group social work, and community organization. (1952 - 1953 catalog)

    RS411/511, Rural Population Problems: "The number and distribution in relation to natural resources; physical and demographic characteristics; marriage rates; natural increase; migration; morbidity; occupations; rural-urban comparisons; trends; and national policies." (1945 - 1946 catalog)

    RS412/512, Rural Family Living: Theories, problems, and surveys of rural standards and conditions of living. Forces and programs affecting present day standards. (1952 - 1953 catalog)

    RS413/513, Community Organization: Community organization in North Carolina and other States; structure and size; institutions and service agencies; disorganization; techniques and methods of organization; leadership and the relation of organizations to State and National agencies. (1945 - 1946 catalog)

    RS422/522, Social Aspects of Land Tenure: Character and history of different types of land tenure; origins and growth of farm tenancy in the United States; social correlatives of land tenure; landlord-tenant relationships; the farm leases; problem of ownership; farm mortgages; reform programs. (1945 - 1946 catalog)

    RS432, Social Security of Rural People: Origin, extent, and character of rural poverty; types and extent of relief; problems of prevention; public policies and programs. (1945 - 1946 catalog)

    RS441, Rural Social Pathology: Characteristic mental traits and attitudes of rural people in relation to social organization and social change. (1952 - 1953 catalog)

    RS442, Rural Social Structure: Social structure is viewed in its two major dimensions: (1) vertically through the concepts of social stratification; and (2) horizontally as a set of basic social institutions interacting by means of a system of concrete social organizations. Particular attention is given to the place of the rural segment in the total social system. The bases of social cohesion which permit diversity within a functioning whole are examined. (1956 - 1957 catalog)

    RS451/452, Statistical Analysis of Social Data: Sampling social data, rural surveys and testing methods; analysis of variance and relationships; population studies. Application to problems in the fields of sociology, psychology and education. (1945 - 1946 catalog)

    RS460, Economic Aspects of Farm Tenancy: no description available.

    RS523, (Sociological Analysis of) Land Tenure Systems: A systematic sociological analysis of the major agricultural land tenure systems of the world with major emphasis on the problems of family farm ownership and tenancy in the United States. (1956 - 1957 catalog)

    RS531, Rural Standards of Living: Theories and surveys of rural standards of living. Forces and programs affecting present-day standards. (1945 - 1946 catalog)

    RS532/632, The Rural Family: Historical forms and functions of rural family life; family activities and relationships; stages of family growth; the family-sized farm; effects of technical and economic changes on the rural family; national policies. (1945 - 1946 catalog)

    RS533/633, The Rural Community: Human ecology; types of communities; historical trends; economic, cultural and psychological factors; solidarity and disorganization; special interest groups; service agencies; state and national relations; "Utopian" experiments; planning. (1945 - 1946 catalog)

    RS534, Farmer's Movements: The origin, growth, and present status of such national farmers' organizations and movements as the Grange, the Farmers' Alliance, the Populist Revolt, the Farmers' Union, the Farm Bureau, the Society of Equity, the Non-partisan League and co-operative marketing. (1952 - 1953 catalog)

    RS541, Social Agencies and Programs (please note, the course number RS541 was earlier assigned to Research in Rural Sociology): Study of social agencies and prgrams and their implementation through specific organizations in dynamic relation with the people whom they serve. Consideration is given to the relation of these agencies and programs to community structure and forces in rural society; coordination of the several types of agencies and programs; professional leadership in the local community; and, problems of stimulating local leadership and participation. (1956 - 1957 catalog)

    RS541/542/543/641/642, Research in Rural Sociology (RS641 also called Statistics in Sociology): Objectives of research; the scientific method; planning; organization, and direction of rural studies; preparation of schedules, interviewing, editing, tabulation, and anlysis; field experience; preparation of research reports. (1945 - 1946 catalog)

    RS460, Social Structure: no description available.

    RS611: Research Methods in Sociology: Designed to give the student a mature insight into the nature of scientific research in sociology. Assesses the nature and purpose of research designs, the interrelationship of theory and research, the use of selected techniques and their relation to research designs, and the use of modern tabulation equipment in research. (1956 - 1957 catalog)

    RS621: Rural Social Psychology: Treats the genetic development of the rural personality and the interrelationship of the individual and the rural society. Studies the social psychological factors related to rural leadership, morale, social organization, and social change, and examines the attitudes and opinions of rural people on current local and national issues. (1956 - 1957 catalog)

    RS631, Population Analysis: Sources and characteristics of population data, problems in population data analysis, and a critical survey of important analytical studies and periodicals in the field. (1952 - 1953 catalog)

    RS652, Comparative Rural Societies: Sociological analysis of rural societies around the world with particular reference to North and South America. In these societies special emphasis is given to cultural and physical setting, population and composition, levels of living, relations of the people to the land, structure and function of the major institutions, and forces making for change. (1952 - 1953 catalog)

    RS652, Theory and Development of Rural Sociology: History of the field; theories and contributions of leading sociologists; critical review of current literature; preparation of outlines on specific subjects. (1952 - 1953 catalog)

    RS663, Social Aspects of Agricultural Programs: The study of agricultural programs as implemented by organizations in dynamic relation with the people whom they serve. The course considers the relation of agricultural programs to the social structure and forces in rural society, the problems of coordinating different types of programs, the problem of professional leadership, and problems of stimulating local leadership and participation. (1952 - 1953 catalog)

    RS671, Seminar: Review of current publications; student research papers; progress reports on departmental research; discussion of research methods and plans; reports from scientific meetings and conferences. (1952 - 1953 catalog)

    • Department of Rural Sociology, 1933 - 1966
      • Courses, 1933 - 1966
        • RS201: Social Problems of Rural Life, 1936 - 1954
          • Outlines and Syllabi, 1950 - 1952, undated [MC159 Box 4, Folder8]
          • Lecture notes, undated [MC159 Box 4, Folder9]
          • Assignments, Tests, 1951 - 1954, undated [MC159 Box 4, Folder10]
          • Articles, Clippings, 1936 - 1937, undated [MC159 Box 4, Folder11]
        • RS202: North Carolina Rural Life
          • Outline, 1953 [MC159 Box 4, Folder12]
        • RS225: Seminar on Research, 1956 - 1960
          • Lecture Notes, 1956 - March, 1960 [MC159 Box 5, Folder1]
          • Lecture Notes, April, 1960 - May, 1960, undated [MC159 Box 5, Folder2]
          • Assignments, undated [MC159 Box 5, Folder3]
        • RS300: Extension Course in Community Organization
          • Outline, Test, 1954 [MC159 Box 5, Folder4]
        • RS301: Sociology of Rural Life, 1953 - 1956
          • Outline, Lecture Notes, 1953 - 1956 [MC159 Box 5, Folder5]
          • Tests, undated [MC159 Box 5, Folder6]
          • Final Exams, undated [MC159 Box 5, Folder7]
        • RS302: Extension Course in Rural Sociology
          • Outlines and Syllabi, 1934, undated [MC159 Box 5, Folder8]
        • RS321: Introduction to Social Research
          • Outlines, 1953, undated [MC159 Box 5, Folder9]
        • RS322: Introduction to Social Work
          • Outlines, 1953, undated [MC159 Box 5, Folder10]
        • RS411/511: Rural Population Problems, 1942 - 1964
          • Outlines and Syllabi, 1953 - 1954, undated [MC159 Box 5, Folder11]
          • Assignments, Tests, 1942 - 1964 [MC159 Box 5, Folder12]
        • RS412/512: Rural Family Living, 1948 - 1953
          • Outlines and Syllabi, 1953, undated [MC159 Box 5, Folder13]
          • Lecture Notes, undated [MC159 Box 5, Folder14]
          • Assignments, Tests, 1948 - 1953, undated [MC159 Box 5, Folder15]
        • RS422/522: Social Aspects of Land Tenure, 1933 - 1953
          • Outlines and Syllabi, 1953, undated [MC159 Box 5, Folder16]
          • Lecture Notes, 1950, undated [MC159 Box 5, Folder17]
          • Lecture Notes, undated [MC159 Box 5, Folder18]
          • Assignments, Exams, 1939 - 1952, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder1]
          • Articles, Clippings, 1933-1952, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder2]
          • Oversized Map of Southern Tenure Areas
        • RS432: Social Security of Rural People
          • Outline, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder3]
        • RS441: Rural Social Pathology
          • Outline, Bibliography, 1953, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder4]
        • RS442: Rural Social Structure, 1948 - 1955
          • Outline and Syllabi, Bibliographies, 1948 - 1953, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder5]
          • Lecture Notes, 1955 [MC159 Box 6, Folder6]
        • RS451/452: Statistical Analysis of Social Data
          • Lecture Notes, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder7]
        • RS460: Economic Aspects of Farm Tenancy
          • Outline, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder8]
        • RS513: Community Organization, 1953 - 1954
          • Outlines and Syllabi, 1953, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder9]
          • Assignments, 1954 [MC159 Box 6, Folder10]
        • RS523: Sociological Analysis of Agricultural Land Tenure Systems
          • Outlines, 1953, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder11]
        • RS531: Rural Standards of Living
          • Outline, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder12]
        • RS532/632: The Rural Family, 1953 - 1956
          • Outlines and Syllabi, 1953, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder13]
          • Lecture Notes, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder14]
          • Assignments, Tests, 1956, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder15]
          • Student Work, 1955 - 1956 [MC159 Box 6, Folder16]
          • Supplemental Materials, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder17]
        • RS534: Farmers' Movements
          • Outlines, 1953, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder18]
        • RS541: Social Agencies and Programs
          • Outline, 1953 [MC159 Box 6, Folder19]
        • RS553: Social Structure
          • Lecture Notes, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder20]
        • RS611: Research Methods in Sociology, 1953 - 1965
          • Outline, 1953 [MC159 Box 6, Folder21]
          • Lecture Notes, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder22]
          • Assignments, Exams, 1963 - 1965 [MC159 Box 6, Folder23]
          • Student Work, 1963, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder24]
        • RS621: Rural Social Psychology
          • Outlines, 1953, undated [MC159 Box 6, Folder25]
        • RS631: Population Analysis, 1953 - 1966
          • Outlines and Syllabi, 1953 - 1966 [MC159 Box 6, Folder26]
          • Assignments, 1966 [MC159 Box 6, Folder27]
          • Supplemental Materials, 1962 [MC159 Box 6, Folder28]
        • RS633: Rural Community
          • Outlines and Syllabi, 1953 [MC159 Box 6, Folder29]
        • RS641: Statistics in Sociology
          • Outline, 1953 [MC159 Box 6, Folder30]
        • RS642: Research in Rural Sociology
          • Outlines, 1953, undated [MC159 Box 7, Folder1]
        • RS652: Comparative Rural Societies
          • Outlines, 1953, undated [MC159 Box 7, Folder2]
        • RS653: Theory and Development of Rural Sociology, 1947 - 1961
          • Outlines and Syllabi, 1953 - 1958, undated [MC159 Box 7, Folder3]
          • Lecture Notes, March, 1954 - April, 1954 [MC159 Box 7, Folder4]
          • Lecture Notes, May, 1954 [MC159 Box 7, Folder5]
          • Lecture Notes, September, 1958 [MC159 Box 7, Folder6]
          • Lecture Notes, October, 1958 [MC159 Box 7, Folder7]
          • Lecture Notes, November, 1958 - December, 1958 [MC159 Box 7, Folder8]
          • Lecture Notes, undated [MC159 Box 7, Folder9]
          • Exams, 1947 - 1959, undated [MC159 Box 7, Folder10]
          • Student Work, 1960 - 1961, undated [MC159 Box 7, Folder11]
          • Supplemental Materials, 1948 - 1951 [MC159 Box 7, Folder12]
        • RS663: Social Aspects of Agricultural Programs
          • Outline, undated [MC159 Box 7, Folder13]
        • RS671: Seminar
          • Outline, 1953 [MC159 Box 7, Folder14]
      • Administration, 1962 - 1966
        • Graduate Student Committees, 1963 - 1966, undated [MC159 Box 7, Folder15]
        • Experimental Statistics Committee, 1962 - 1963
          • Correspondence, 1963, undated [MC159 Box 7, Folder16]
          • Minutes and Schedules, 1962 - 1963 [MC159 Box 7, Folder17]
          • Candidate Information, 1963, undated [MC159 Box 7, Folder18]
      • Departmental Publication Lists, 1954 - 1960, undated [MC159 Box 7, Folder19]
      • Departmental Mission and Plans, 1938 - 1935, undated [MC159 Box 8, Folder20]
    • Visiting Professorship, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1959 - 1960
      • Correspondence
        • 1959 [MC159 Box 7, Folder21]
        • 1960, undated [MC159 Box 7, Folder22]
      • Memorandums, 1959 - 1960 [MC159 Box 7, Folder23]
      • RS125: The Structure and Functioning of American Society, 1959
        • Outline, 1959 [MC159 Box 8, Folder1]
        • Lecture Notes, 1959 [MC159 Box 8, Folder2]
        • Lecture Notes, 1959 [MC159 Box 8, Folder3]
        • Lecture Notes, 1959 [MC159 Box 8, Folder4]
        • Clippings, 1959 [MC159 Box 8, Folder5]
      • RS129: Technological Change in American Rural Society, 1959 - 1960
        • Lecture Notes, 1959 - 1960 [MC159 Box 8, Folder6]
        • Assignments, Tests, 1959 - 1960 [MC159 Box 8, Folder7]
        • Articles, Clippings, 1955, undated [MC159 Box 8, Folder8]
    • Awards and Honors, 1954 - 1966
      • Fulbright Fellowship Invitation Correspondence, 1954 [MC159 Box 8, Folder9]
      • The O. Max Gardner Award Program, 1958
        		 [MC159 Box 8, Folder10]
      • North Carolina Council of Churches Distinguished Service Award Citation, 1966
        		 [MC159 Box 8, Folder11]
    • Vita and Publication Lists
      • 1965, undated [MC159 Box 8, Folder12]
    • Committee on Group Insurance and Faculty Welfare
      • 1953 - 1966 [MC159 Box 8, Folder13]

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  • Professional Organizations, 1933 - 1966


    5.5 archival boxes , 2.75 linear feet

    This series includes correspondence, minutes, agendas, memorandums, reports, proposals, statistics, membership rosters, and other information about the organizations to which Hamilton belonged. The series is organized alphabetically by the name of the organizations. Dr. Hamilton was a member of each organization, and served as Chairman of American Sociological Association's Committee on Marriage and Divorce from 1962 - 1965, as President of the North Carolina Committee on Social Service from 1961 - 1962, and as President of the Population Association of America from 1960 - 1961.

    • ASA's Committee on Marriage and Divorce Statistics, 1961 - 1965
      • Correspondence
        • July, 1961 - November, 1962 [MC159 Box 8, Folder14]
        • December, 1962 - March, 1963 [MC159 Box 8, Folder15]
        • April, 1963 - October, 1963 [MC159 Box 8, Folder16]
        • November, 1963 - August, 1965, undated [MC159 Box 8, Folder17]
      • Memorandums, 1961 - 1964
        		 [MC159 Box 8, Folder18]
      • Statistics, 1962
        		 [MC159 Box 8, Folder19]
      • Membership Rosters, 1963 - 1965
        		 [MC159 Box 8, Folder20]
    • National Committee on Vital and Health Statistics, 1954 - 1964
      • Correspondence
        • August, 1954 - September, 1962 [MC159 Box 8, Folder21]
        • October, 1962 - November, 1963 [MC159 Box 9, Folder1]
      • Minutes
        • May, 1961 - May, 1962 [MC159 Box 9, Folder2]
        • June, 1962 - March, 1963 [MC159 Box 9, Folder3]
        • May, 1963 - October, 1963 [MC159 Box 9, Folder4]
      • Agendas, 1961 - 1964 [MC159 Box 9, Folder5]
      • Memorandums, 1961 - 1963 [MC159 Box 9, Folder6]
      • Annual Reports, 1959 - 1963 [MC159 Box 9, Folder7]
      • Reports
        • June, 1961 - November, 1962 [MC159 Box 9, Folder8]
        • October, 1963, undated [MC159 Box 9, Folder9]
        • World Health Organization Reports
          • 1961 - 1962 [MC159 Box 9, Folder10]
          • March, 1963 - May, 1963 [MC159 Box 9, Folder11]
          • June, 1963 - October, 1963 [MC159 Box 10, Folder1]
          • October, 1963 [MC159 Box 10, Folder2]
          • February, 1964 [MC159 Box 10, Folder3]
          • undated [MC159 Box 10, Folder4]
      • Proposals, 1963, undated
        		 [MC159 Box 10, Folder5]
      • Organizational Information, 1961 - 1963, undated
        		 [MC159 Box 10, Folder6]
      • Clippings, 1959 - 1962
        		 [MC159 Box 10, Folder7]
    • North Carolina Conference for Social Service, 1954 - 1963
      • Correspondence
        • February, 1959 - September, 1961 [MC159 Box 10, Folder8]
        • November, 1961 - September, 1963 [MC159 Box 10, Folder9]
      • Minutes
        • September, 1954 - October, 1961 [MC159 Box 10, Folder10]
        • December, 1961 - October, 1963 [MC159 Box 10, Folder11]
      • Memorandums
        • 1957 - 1961 [MC159 Box 10, Folder12]
        • 1962 - 1963, undated [MC159 Box 10, Folder13]
      • Report on Improving Health Insurance, 1955
        		 [MC159 Box 10, Folder14]
      • Member Rosters, 1959 - 1961
        		 [MC159 Box 10, Folder15]
      • Resolutions, 1961, undated
        		 [MC159 Box 11, Folder1]
      • Budgets, 1961 - 1962
        		 [MC159 Box 11, Folder2]
      • Conference News, 1959 - 1962, undated
        		 [MC159 Box 11, Folder3]
      • Conference Programs, 1962
        		 [MC159 Box 11, Folder4]
      • Brochures, 1960 - 1962, undated
        		 [MC159 Box 11, Folder5]
    • North Carolina Film Board, 1965
      • Correspondence, 1965 [MC159 Box 11, Folder6]
      • Catalogs, 1965, undated [MC159 Box 11, Folder7]
    • North Carolina Good Neighbor Council, 1964
      • Reports and Speeches of the Fourth Meeting, April, 1964 [MC159 Box 11, Folder8]
    • North Carolina Health Council, 1954
      • Research Committee Correspondence, Minutes, 1954, undated [MC159 Box 11, Folder9]
    • Population Association of America, 1954 - 1962
      • Correspondence
        • General
          • April, 1954 - November, 1958 [MC159 Box 11, Folder10]
          • December, 1958 - January, 1959 [MC159 Box 11, Folder11]
          • February, 1959 - April, 1959 [MC159 Box 11, Folder12]
          • July, 1960 - April, 1961 [MC159 Box 11, Folder13]
          • May, 1961 - April, 1962 [MC159 Box 11, Folder14]
        • 1959 Annual Meeting Sessions
          • Demographic Transition in Japan, October, 1958 - April, 1959, undated [MC159 Box 11, Folder15]
          • Demographic Situations, December, 1958 - April, 1959 [MC159 Box 11, Folder16]
          • Demographic Transition Reexamined, November, 1958 - April, 1959 [MC159 Box 11, Folder17]
          • Internal Migration in the U.S., January, 1959 - March, 1959 [MC159 Box 11, Folder18]
          • Ecological Patterns in American Population Change, September, 1958 - March, 1959 [MC159 Box 11, Folder19]
          • Fertility Studies, October, 1958 - April, 1959 [MC159 Box 11, Folder20]
          • Statistical Method in Demographic Research, December, 1958 - April, 1959 [MC159 Box 11, Folder21]
          • Studies in Historical Demography, December, 1958 - April, 1959 [MC159 Box 11, Folder22]
          • 1960 United States Census--A Progress Report, January, 1959 - March, 1959 [MC159 Box 11, Folder23]
        • Glick, Paul C.
          • June, 1960 - October, 1960 [MC159 Box 11, Folder24]
          • November, 1960 - June, 1961 [MC159 Box 11, Folder25]
        • Mayer, Kurt B., September, 1959 - September, 1961, undated [MC159 Box 12, Folder1]
        • Auditing Committee, March, 1961 [MC159 Box 12, Folder2]
        • Meeting Arrangements, January, 1960 - May, 1961 [MC159 Box 12, Folder3]
        • Committee on Census, Organization, and Procedure, September, 1960 - February, 1961 [MC159 Box 12, Folder4]
      • Minutes, Memorandums, 1959 - 1961, undated [MC159 Box 12, Folder5]
      • Conference Programs and Materials1959 - 1962 [MC159 Box 12, Folder6]
      • Ballots and Election Materials, 1959 - 1962 [MC159 Box 12, Folder7]
      • International Population Conference
        • Correspondence
          • June, 1959 - June, 1960 [MC159 Box 12, Folder8]
          • August, 1960 - December, 1960 [MC159 Box 12, Folder9]
          • January, 1961 - April, 1961 [MC159 Box 12, Folder10]
        • Minutes, Memorandums, 1960 - 1961, undated [MC159 Box 12, Folder11]
        • Conference Programs and Materials, 1961, undated [MC159 Box 12, Folder12]
        • Bulletins and Circulars, 1960 - 1961, undated [MC159 Box 12, Folder13]
        • Oversized Programming Chart
    • Rural Church Institute, 1936 - 1951
      • Minutes, 1936 - 1951 [MC159 Box 13, Folder1]
    • Sociological Research Association, 1958 - 1964
      • Correspondence, 1958 - 1962 [MC159 Box 13, Folder2]
      • Membership Rosters, 1958 - 1964 [MC159 Box 13, Folder3]
    • Southern Appalachian Studies, 1958 - 1962
      • Correspondence
        • April, 1958 - July, 1958 [MC159 Box 13, Folder4]
        • August, 1958 - November, 1958 [MC159 Box 13, Folder5]
        • 1959 [MC159 Box 13, Folder6]
        • 1960 - 1962 [MC159 Box 13, Folder7]
      • Conference Programs, 1958 - 1959 [MC159 Box 13, Folder8]
      • Organizational Information, undated [MC159 Box 13, Folder9]
      • Bibliography, undated [MC159 Box 13, Folder10]
    • Technical Committee of Regional Project S-61, 1964 - 1966
      • Notes, undated [MC159 Box 13, Folder11]
      • Minutes, 1964 - 1965 [MC159 Box 13, Folder12]
      • Agendas, 1966 [MC159 Box 13, Folder13]
      • Memorandums, 1964 - 1965 [MC159 Box 13, Folder14]
      • Clippings, 1965 [MC159 Box 13, Folder15]

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  • "Gamblers All" Manuscript


    1 archival box , 0.5 linear feet

    This series consists of a single manuscript, produced by the Federal Writers Project of North Carolina in the late 1930s or the early 1940s. Hamilton's connection to the manuscript is unclear, although he may be responsible for several editing marks on the document. "Gamblers All" tells the history of tobacco in North Carolina, and includes numerous oral histories of tobacco workers, both on farms and in factories. The manuscript is believed to be unpublished.

    Edwin Bjorkman was the state supervisor of the project, and Wendell Brooks Phillips served as editor. Leonard Rapport wrote chapters two, four, six, and eight. Other writers noted on the manuscript are: Phillips, Almon Barbour, Dudley W. Crawford, Beth Cannady, Virginia Christine Anthony, Esther Searle Pinnix, Mary A. Hicks, David P. Allison, T. Pat Matthews, Claude V. Dunnagan, Edwin Massengill, Samuel E. Kluttz, N. C. Browder, Ann Marley, and Albert North.

    • Preface and Table of Contents: Pages i - xiii [MC159 Box 14, Folder1]
    • Section I: Pages 1 - 36 [MC159 Box 14, Folder2]
    • Section II: Pages 37 - 100 [MC159 Box 14, Folder3]
    • Section III, Chapter 1: Pages 101 - 120 [MC159 Box 14, Folder4]
    • Section III, Chapter 2: Pages 121 - 140 [MC159 Box 14, Folder5]
    • Section III, Chapter 2: Pages 141 - 153 [MC159 Box 14, Folder6]
    • Section III, Chapter 2: Pages 154 - 163 [MC159 Box 14, Folder7]
    • Section III, Chapter 2: Pages 164 - 177 [MC159 Box 14, Folder8]
    • Section III, Chapter 2: Pages 178 - 186 [MC159 Box 14, Folder9]
    • Section III, Chapter 3: Pages 187 - 195 [MC159 Box 14, Folder10]
    • Section III, Chapter 3: Pages 196 - 203 [MC159 Box 14, Folder11]
    • Section III, Chapter 3: Pages 204 - 213 [MC159 Box 14, Folder12]
    • Section IV, Chapter 1: Pages 214 - 280 [MC159 Box 14, Folder13]
    • Section IV, Chapter 2: Pages 281 - 291 [MC159 Box 14, Folder14]
    • Section IV, Chapter 2: Pages 292 - 307 [MC159 Box 14, Folder15]
    • Section IV, Chapter 2: Pages 308 - 318 [MC159 Box 14, Folder16]
    • Section IV, Chapter 2: Pages 319 - 326 [MC159 Box 14, Folder17]
    • Section IV, Chapter 2: Pages 327 - 332 [MC159 Box 14, Folder18]
    • Section IV, Chapter 2: Pages 333 - 346 [MC159 Box 14, Folder19]
    • Section IV, Chapter 2: Pages 347 - 353 [MC159 Box 14, Folder20]
    • Section IV, Chapter 2: Pages 354 - 362 [MC159 Box 14, Folder21]
    • Section IV, Chapter 2: Pages 363 - 373 [MC159 Box 14, Folder22]
    • Section IV, Chapter 2: Pages 374 - 399 [MC159 Box 14, Folder23]
    • Section V, Chapter 1: Pages 400 - 426 [MC159 Box 14, Folder