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Wolfgang Sonntag manuscripts

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Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]370 Lancaster Ave, Haverford, PA 19041

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
MC.975.07.111
Repository:
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Extent:
0.17 linear ft. (6 folders)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Wolfgang Sonntag manuscripts (HC.MC.975.07.111), Quaker & Special Collections, Haverford College, Haverford, PA.
Date:
1965-1971 (inclusive)
Creator:
Sonntag, Wolfgang
Form:
manuscripts (documents)
Abstract:
Wolfgang Sonntag's academic writing focuses on issues of economics, foreign aid, and the voluntary aid movement. The collection also includes correspondence related to Sonntag's writings.

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This collection is comprised of the four volumes of manuscripts of Wolfgang Sonntag's academic writing on issues of economics, foreign aid, and the voluntary aid movement. The collection also includes correspondence related to Sonntag's writings.

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Processed by Kara Flynn; completed November, 2015.

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Publisher
Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections
Finding Aid Author
Kara Flynn
Finding Aid Date
November, 2015
Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).

Collection Inventory

"The Great Self-Deception: The Foreign Aid Illusion" Part 1, Undated.
Box 11
Scope and Content note

This single volume, unpublished manuscript discusses the harm that foreign aid can do, the application of western economic theory to underdeveloped countries, and how to overcome the problems with foreign aid. It includes the following chapters: "The Age of Change," "Marxist Theory and Underdeveloped Countries," "The Western Concept of Development," "The Role of Capital," "Know-How," "Attitudes," "Theory and Practice: The Impact of Economic Theory," and "The Great Self-Deception: Corollaries."

"The Great Self-Deception: The Foreign Aid Illusion" Part 2, Undated.
Box 11
"The Peace Corps Idea: From Vision to Reality", 1965.
Box 11
Scope and Content note

This essay provides a discussion of the creation of the Peace Corps, its purpose, and the Quaker organizations that acted as antecedents to the Peace Corps.

"Reflections about 'Underdevelopment,' 'Overdevelopment:' and the Role of Voluntary Service", 1967.
Box 11
Scope and Content note

This essay discusses the voluntary service movement.

"Science and Morals", 1969-1970.
Box 11
Scope and Content note

This essay discusses the historical relationship between science and morals.

Related Correspondence, 1969-1971.
Box 11
Scope and Content note

Correspondence related to Sonntag's writing between himself and colleagues.

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