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Historical Note

Daedalus is the quarterly journal of the American �鶹��ý��վ. In 1978 the American �鶹��ý��վ published an issue of ��æ�岹���ܲ� on Edward Gibbon’s Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire to commemorate the bicentennial of that publication. The positive reception of the Daedalus issue led to the publication of a similarly themed issue two years later.

In 1778, the Genevan Enlightenment intellectual Jean-Jacques Rousseau died. Rousseau wrote on many subjects: however, some of his most frequent themes and topics examined in his writing were on anomie (the sociological term meaning the condition where society offers little moral guidance to individuals), equality, freedom, justice, marginality, and moral illness. His works on political philosophy include “Discourse on Inequality” (1755) and “The Social Contract” (1762). His part fictional book, part educational treatise named “Emile, or On Education” (1762) explores the philosophy of education through a coming-of-age story. His book “Julie, or the New Heloise” (1761) was one of the first examples of romanticism in fiction. A posthumous work, “Confessions” (1782), was one of the first examples of modern autobiography.

To commemorate the bicentennial of Rousseau’s death, Daedalus dedicated the Summer 1978 issue to him. According to the preface by �鶹��ý��վ Editor Stephen R. Graubard, “Rousseau was known as an intellectual who anticipated an agenda of moral, political, social, and aesthetic concerns that remains preoccupying for those alive today.” Many of the authors represented in this issue explore Rousseau’s argumentative rhetorical style in their essays. As Rousseau’s writing was influential across multiple disciplines, authors in this issue also placed his work in the context of philosophy, anthropology, psychology, history, political science, sociology, and literature.

Scope and Content

This subseries is part of the �鶹��ý��վ Archives’ Record Group XVIII: Daedalus. The records relate to the administrative and project records for the Summer 1978 issue of Daedalus, and date from 1977-1978, with the bulk created in 1978. They include invitations from Graubard to the authors of essays, copyright agreements, and general administrative correspondence.

The invitations from Graubard to the authors of essays (and in some cases following up with those individuals who did not reply to the first letter) contain RSVPs from the authors or decline notices. Records relating to copyright agreement include contracts and related reminders. The general administrative correspondence consists of flowsheets recording when documentation was received and correspondence with the printer; receipts from vendors; copied draft proofs of the preface and table of contents; memorandums; names and addresses of contributors; handwritten notes; and back matter.

It also contains records relating to the significant work of writing and editing the essays that appeared in the Summer 1978 issue of Daedalus, from 1977-1979, the bulk of it created in 1978. The author, and in some cases translator, correspondence with Graubard regards essay contributions with accompanying typewritten drafts of essays, handwritten edits with errata, corrected galleys, and copyedited versions. A few copies of the correspondence and drafts exist in certain cases. 

Arrangement

Processing for this series utilized “More Product, Less Process” (MPLP) principles: thus, minimal preservation steps were taken and folder titles listed in the finding aid are as they appeared on the original folders. Where lacking, folder titles and dates have been ascribed in brackets. Paperclips were removed; staples were not. Some folders were split into two because the amount of material exceeded the space in the folder.

This series is divided into two subseries: Subseries 1: Administrative Records, 1977-1978; and Subseries 2: Project Records, 1977-1979
The original order of the collection has largely been maintained with divisions made apparent in the order. Folders in the first subseries are arranged in their original chronological order. The second subseries is organized in their original alphabetical order.

Processing Information

Processed by James Fraser, Simmons SLIS Intern, Fall 2019. 

Volume

1 records storage carton (1 linear foot)

Preferred Citation

[Item title, date]. Record Group XVIII: Publications: Editorial Records: Daedalus: Rousseau For Our Time (Vol. 107 No.3, Summer 1978). Archives, American �鶹��ý��վ of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Subjects

Education.
Enlightenment.
Equality.
Marginality, Social.
Philosophy.
Philosophy, European
Philosophy, European--18th century.
Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
Politics.

Baczko, Bronisław, 1924-
Barber, Benjamin R., 1939-2017
Bloom, Allan, 1930-1992
Daedalus (Boston, Mass.)
Featherstone, Joseph
Graubard, Stephen Richards
Gossman, Lionel
Kessen, William
Manent, Pierre
Manuel, Frank Edward
Masters, Roger D.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778.
Schwartz, Benjamin I. (Benjamin Isadore), 1916-1999
Shklar, Judith N.
Starobinski, Jean
Wokler, Robert, 1942-2006