James M. Reinhardt, Sociology
Papers
Title: James M. Reinhardt,
Sociology Papers
Creator: Reinhardt, James Melvin,
1895-1974
Dates: 1924-1974
Quantity: 13 boxes (4.4 linear
feet)
Collection Number: RG 12-22-10
Language: English
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Biography:
James M. Reinhardt served as a professor of Sociology at the University of Nebraska
from 1931-1963, instructing students in criminology and sociology. He was born on 5
October 1895 in Dalton, Georgia. Orphaned at age three, Reinhardt lived with his
grandfather. Instead of attending school, he spent most of his young life working,
mainly in cotton mills. During World War I, Reinhardt served as a private in the
infantry. After the war he went back to school and received his high school diploma
at age 22. He then enrolled as an undergraduate at Berea College in Kentucky and
graduated in 1923. Reinhardt received his Master of Arts in 1925 and Doctorate of
Philosophy in 1929, both from the University of North Dakota. He married Cora Lee
Cook in 1922 and had one daughter. He died on 23 April 1974.
During his career, Reinhardt published many books and articles about sociology and
criminology, including The Murderous Trail of Charles
Starkweather,
The Psychology of Strange Killers, and Principles and Methods of Sociology. Reinhardt served as
a visiting faculty member at the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy in
Washington, D. C. He received several awards, such as the Distinguished Citizen
award, admiralty in the Nebraska Navy, and induction into the national Police Hall
of Fame. The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Sociology grants the James
M. Reinhardt Award to graduate student research in criminology.
Scope and Content:
The papers include correspondence regarding criminal cases that Reinhardt worked on
as a consultant or that he researched, as well as correspondence with convicts.
Included in the convict correspondence are letters from Charles Starkweather. Also
in the collection are research materials and notes, publications, memorabilia and
awards presented to Reinhardt during his career. Of special note is an autographed
picture of J. Edgar Hoover.
Subjects:
Reinhardt, James Melvin, 1895-1974
Starkweather, Charles Raymond, 1938-1959
Murder -- Nebraska
Murder
Criminology -- United States
Criminal justice, Administration of -- United
States
Criminal psychology
Sociology
Social psychology
Social problems
United States -- Social conditions
Sexual deviation
Sex crimes
Series Description:
Series 1: General Correspondence Boxes 1-3 The bulk of the correspondence is between Reinhardt and various colleagues,
and generally relates to his research. Included is Reinhardt's
correspondence relating to his university work, as well as that with family
and friends. Notable correspondence includes several letters to and from J.
Edgar Hoover, mainly concerning workshops taught by Reinhardt at the F.B.I.
Academy. The correspondence runs from 1924-1974.
Series 2: Criminology Correspondence and Case Files Boxes 4-7, Folders 1-6This series contains a variety of research materials. It includes
correspondence with convicts who were known to Reinhardt because of his
research or due to his consulting work with the FBI. Many of the
correspondents were those imprisoned in the Nebraska State Penitentiary.
While the majority are letters written to Reinhardt, some of the letters,
dating back to the 1930s are those he gathered, probably for his own
research. Materials in the case files are generally correspondence, court
trial transcripts, interviews with convicts, photocopies of newspaper
clippings, psychological test information, and police reports. All case
files are filed alphabetically by last name.
Series 3: Research Notes and Manuscripts Box 7, Folder 7-Box 11, Folder 1This series contains all Reinhardt's notes and manuscript drafts, and
manuscripts that Reinhardt created. The manuscripts may or may have not been
published. Many of the manuscripts are early version of articles that he
published, also drafts of stories developed from his research in
criminology. At the end of the Reinhardt's manuscripts are items produced by
other individuals, that he may have gathered for his research or were
created in classes that Reinhardt taught. If possible these materials are
arranged chronologically, and there after by title.
Series 4: Publications Box 11, Folders 2-9This series consists of manuscripts of articles, book chapters, and book
reviews, along with published articles and reprints, all by Reinhardt. The
published materials are arranged chronologically by publication date.
Series 5: Biographical and Collected Materials Box 11, Folder 10-Box 13, Folder 3Biographical and genealogical materials are located in this series.
Reinhardt's military service records, awards, miscellaneous personal
letters, photographs of Reinhardt and his family, and membership cards from
various affiliations are included. Other items include newspaper clippings
and three photographs presented to Reinhardt, including an autographed
picture of J. Edgar Hoover.
Series 6: Symposium and Conferences Box 13, Folders 4-7This series contains various pamphlets and flyers from symposiums and
conferences that Reinhardt attended, which are arranged by date.
Container List:
Series 1: General CorrespondenceBox 1. Folder 1. Correspondence, 1924-1936
Box 1. Folder 2. Correspondence, 1937-1939
Box 1. Folder 3. Correspondence, 1940-1943
Box 1. Folder 4. Correspondence, 1944-1947
Box 1. Folder 5. Correspondence, 1948
Box 1. Folder 6. Correspondence, 1949
Box 1. Folder 7. Correspondence, 1950
Box 1. Folder 8. Correspondence, 1951
Box 1. Folder 9. Correspondence, 1952
Box 1. Folder 10. Correspondence, 1953
Box 1. Folder 11. Correspondence, 1954
Box 2. Folder 1. Correspondence, 1955
Box 2. Folder 2. Correspondence, 1956
Box 2. Folder 3. Correspondence, 1957
Box 2. Folder 4. Correspondence, 1958
Box 2. Folder 5. Correspondence, 1959
Box 2. Folder 6. Correspondence, 1960
Box 2. Folder 7. Correspondence, 1961
Box 2. Folder 8. Correspondence, 1962
Box 3. Folder 1. Correspondence, 1963
Box 3. Folder 2. Correspondence, 1963
Box 3. Folder 3. Correspondence, 1964
Box 3. Folder 4. Correspondence, 1965
Box 3. Folder 5. Correspondence, 1966
Box 3. Folder 6. Correspondence, 1967-1970
Box 3. Folder 7. Correspondence, 1971-1972
Box 3. Folder 8. Correspondence, 1973
Box 3. Folder 9. Correspondence, undated
Series 2: Criminological and Case FilesBox 4. Folder 1. Criminological file, correspondence, 1939-1954
Box 4. Folder 2. Criminological file, correspondence, 1955-1956
Box 4. Folder 3. Criminological file, correspondence, 1957-1974, undated
Box 4. Folder 4-9. Case files, Alexander, 1956
Box 4. Folder 10-12. Case files, Arlen, 1952-1956
Box 4. Folder 13. Case files, Barnes, 1962
Box 4. Folder 14. Case files, panel discussion Bode, 1950, Dec. 6
Box 4. Folder 15. Case files, Coffey, undated
Box 4. Folder 16. Case files, Gresham, undated
Box 4. Folder 17. Case files, Hansen, 1961
Box 5. Folder 1. Case files, Keys, 1959-1961
Box 5. Folder 2-3. Case files, Lord, 1963
Box 5. Folder 4-5. Case files, Noble, H.L., 1961-1963
Box 5. Folder 6-11. Case files, Noble, H.L., undated
Box 5. Folder 12. Case files, Noble, H.L., autobiography, draft 1, pg.
1-50
Box 5. Folder 13. Case files, Noble, H.L., autobiography, draft 1, pg.
51-106
Box 5. Folder 14. Case files, Noble, H.L., autobiography, draft 2, pg. 1-50
Box 5. Folder 15. Case files, Noble, H.L., autobiography, draft 2, pg.
51-106
Box 5. Folder 16. Case files, Noble, H.L., legal matters
Box 6. Folder 1. Case files, Noble, H.L., legal matters
Box 6. Folder 2. Case files, Ottoson
Box 6. Folder 3. Case files, Starkweather, Charles, letters (copies), 1959
Box 6. Folder 4. Case files, Starkweather, Charles, interview
Box 6. Folder 5. Case files, Starkweather, Charles, drawings (copies)
Box 6. Folder 6. Case files, Starkweather, Charles, photographs
Box 6. Folder 7. Case files, Starkweather, Charles, autobiography, chapter 1
(copy), 1900-1915
Box 6. Folder 8. Case files, Starkweather, Charles, autobiography, pg. 1-50
(copy)
Box 6. Folder 9. Case files, Starkweather, Charles, autobiography, pg. 51-100
(copy)
Box 6. Folder 10. Case files, Starkweather, Charles, autobiography, pg. 101-121,
b1-b30 (copy)
Box 6. Folder 11. Case files, Starkweather, Charles, autobiography, b31-b68, notes
for chapter 1 (copy)
Box 6. Folder 12. Case files, Starkweather, Charles, autobiography,
typescript
Box 6. Folder 13. Case files, Starkweather, Charles, autobiography,
typescript
Box 6. Folder 14. Case files, Starkweather, Charles, newspaper
clippings
Box 6. Folder 15. Case files, Starkweather, Charles, newspaper
clippings
Box 6. Folder 16. Case files, Starkweather, Charles, books
Box 7. Folder 1. Case files, Stevens, 1952
Box 7. Folder 2. Case files, Sypher, 1960-1963
Box 7. Folder 3. Case files, Whitman, 1966
Box 7. Folder 4. Case files, Ziegler, 1960
Box 7. Folder 5. Case files, Zobel, 1963
Box 7. Folder 6. Case files, miscellaneous
Series 3: Research and Research NotesBox 7. Folder 7. Notes, Autobiography transcribed by Gail Moats
Box 7. Folder 8. Notes, Cotton Mill
Box 7. Folder 9. Notes, Life History
Box 7. Folder 10. Notes, Life History
Box 7. Folder 11. Notes, The Psychology of Criminal Behavior
Box 7. Folder 12. Notes, The Psychology of Criminal Behavior
Box 8. Folder 1. Notes, sex and sex crimes
Box 8. Folder 2. Notes, sex offenders
Box 8. Folder 3. Notes, sexual criminalites
Box 8. Folder 4. Notes, correspondence, sexual perversions
Box 8. Folder 5. Notes, The Socializing Process
Box 8. Folder 6. Notes, social psychology outline
Box 8. Folder 7. Notes, social psychology outline
Box 8. Folder 8. Notes, Sociology 209
Box 8. Folder 9. Transvestism
Box 8. Folder 10. Notes, miscellaneous, handwritten
Box 8. Folder 11. Notes, magazine articles, photocopies
Box 9. Folder 1. Manuscripts, "Another
Follows"
Box 9. Folder 2. Manuscripts, "The Applause Was
Over," misc. research material
Box 9. Folder 3. Manuscripts, book reviews
Box 9. Folder 4. Manuscripts, "C"
Box 9. Folder 5. Manuscripts, criminal behavior, misc. drafts
Box 9. Folder 6. Manuscripts, "Earl,""The Empty Cell"
Box 9. Folder 7. Manuscripts, "The End of the
Line"
Box 9. Folder 8. Manusripts, "The End of the
Road"
Box 9. Folder 9. Manuscripts, "The F.B.I. Builds
Security"
Box 9. Folder 10. Manuscripts, Frank Carter Case, drafts and notes
Box 9. Folder 11. Manuscripts "G"
Box 9. Folder 12. Manuscripts, "George Emmet
Moore"
Box 9. Folder 13. Manuscripts, "The
Homecoming"
Box 9. Folder 14. Manuscripts "The Invisible
Shadow"
Box 9. Folder 15. Manuscripts, "Jesson
Hemson"
Box 9. Folder 16. Manuscripts, "L"
Box 9. Folder 17. Manuscripts, "Murder For
Fun"
Box 9. Folder 18. Manuscripts, "Nationality and Racial
Groups in Nebraska," drafts
Box 9. Folder 19. Manuscripts, Orma Clark case, drafts and notes
Box 9. Folder 20. Manuscripts, "P"
Box 9. Folder 21. Manuscripts, "R"
Box 9. Folder 22. Manuscripts, "Rondel
Walson"
Box 10. Folder 1. Manuscripts, "S"
Box 10. Folder 2. Manuscripts, "Something He Could Not
Reach"
Box 10. Folder 3. Manuscripts, "Something He Could Not
Reach"
Box 10. Folder 4. Manuscripts, "Suddenly He Remembered a
Name"
Box 10. Folder 5. Manuscripts, "Then Suddenly There Were
Two"
Box 10. Folder 6. Manuscripts, "The Thin
Edge"
Box 10. Folder 7. Manuscripts, "The Thin
Edge"
Box 10. Folder 8. Manuscripts, "Thompson Murder,"
handwritten
Box 10. Folder 9. Manuscripts, "Tomorrow Can
Wait"
Box 10. Folder 10. Manuscripts, "U-V"
Box 10. Folder 11. Manuscripts, "Waiting Around Made Him
Restless"
Box 10. Folder 12. Manuscripts, "Waiting Around Made Him
Restless"
Box 10. Folder 13. Manuscripts, "The Wish To
Confess"
Box 10. Folder 14. Manuscripts, "You Must Find My
Gottlob," misc.
Box 10. Folder 15. Manuscripts, "You Must Find My
Gottlob," misc.
Box 10. Folder 16. Manuscripts, untitled drafts, notes
Box 11. Folder 1. Manuscripts, untitled, fragments
Series 4: PublicationsBox 11. Folder 2. Publications, 1920s
Box 11. Folder 3. Publications, 1930s
Box 11. Folder 4. Publications, 1940s
Box 11. Folder 5. Publications, 1950s
Box 11. Folder 6. Publications, 1950s
Box 11. Folder 7. Publications, 1960s
Box 11. Folder 8. Publications, 1970s
Box 11. Folder 9. Publications, undated, multiple dates
Series 5: Biographical and Collected MaterialsBox 11. Folder 10. Personal correspondence
Box 11. Folder 11. Military papers
Box 12. Folder 1. Obituaries, biographies of Reinhardt
Box 12. Folder 2. Newspaper clippings about Reinhardt
Box 12. Folder 3. Awards, 1937-1959
Box 12. Folder 4. Awards, 1961-1971, undated
Box 12. Folder 5. Awards, plaque, mounted certificates, 1956, undated
Box 12. Folder 6. Photographs, autographed
Box 12. Folder 7. Photographs, Reinhardt family
Box 12. Folder 8. Membership cards
Box 12. Folder 9. Figures and illustrations, drawing
Box 12. Folder 10. Journals, 1954-1966, undated
Box 12. Folder 11. Newspaper clippings, 1925-1949
Box 12. Folder 12. Newspaper clippings, 1950-1959
Box 13. Folder 1. Newspaper clippings, 1960-1966
Box 13. Folder 2. Newspaper clippings, 1967-1971
Box 13. Folder 3. Newspaper clippings, undated
Series 6: Symposium and ConferencesBox 13. Folder 4. Symposium and conference materials, 1930-1949
Box 13. Folder 5. Symposium and conference materials, 1950-1959
Box 13. Folder 6. Symposium and conference materials, 1960-1969
Box 13. Folder 7. Symposium and conference materials, undated
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