Vernon K. Dibble papers

Collection

Identifier: 1000-375

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

This collections contains correspondence, notes on Vernon Dibble's gratuate work at Columbia University, his dissertation, research materials, course materials and book reviews.

Still pending at the time of the original accession were research materials for his work on Charles Horton Cooley.

Dates

Creation: 1961-1980

Creator

Dibble, Vernon K. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted

Biographical / Historical

Vernon K. Dibble (1932-1980), Wesleyan class of 1954, was one of three original faculty of the Sociology Department at Wesleyan, founded in 1967. He did his graduate work at Columbia University (PhD 1961), and was an assistant professor there until 1967.

His book: "The Legacy of Albion Small" (Chicago, 1975) was a profile of one of the fathers of Sociology. At the time of his death, he was researching American sociologist, Charles Horton Cooley.

Extent

11 Linear Feet (11 paige boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Vernon K. Dibble ('54) was professor of sociology at Wesleyan from 1967 until his death in 1980. This collection includes materials from his graduate work at Columbia University and his professional work at Columbia and Wesleyan.