Samuel Beer Finding Aid

HUM182
Beer,SamuelH.SamuelHutchison),
1911-2009.SamuelH.Beerpersonalarchive,
1898-2009andundated:aninventory
HarvardUniversity
©PresidentandFellowsofHarvardCollege,2016
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Repository:HarvardUniversityArchives
CallNo.:HUM182
Creator:Beer,SamuelH.SamuelHutchison),1911-2009.
Title:SamuelH.Beerpersonalarchive,1898-2009andundated
Quantity:61.64cubicfeet50recordcartons,24documentboxes,14flatboxes,1cardbox,2
portfoliofolders)
Abstract:SamuelHutchisonBeer1911-2009)wastheEatonProfessorofScienceof
GovernmentatHarvardUniversityfrom1971to1982.Beer’sresearchfocusedonthe
governmentandpoliticsofGreatBritain,Americanfederalism,intergovernmentalrelations,
comparativegovernment,andthehistoryofpoliticaltheory.Thecollectiondocuments
Beer’sinvolvementasateacher,writer,advisor,consultant,andpoliticalactivist,and
illuminateshisroleasadistinguishedAmericanscholarofBritishpoliticsandawide-
rangingtheoristofAmericanfederalism,withtheheaviestconcentrationofmaterialdating
from1946to2002.Thenatureofthecollection—amixofcomprehensivenotesonlectures,
articles,andbookaswellasmemosandothercorrespondencewithpoliticalactorsand
organizations—reflectsBeer’sphilosophythatacademicworkandpoliticalactivismarenot
justcomplementaryenterprises,butfundamentallyandinextricablylinked.Althoughhe
wasnotanactivist-scholar,BeerwasinvolvedwithAmericanpoliticsatalllevels,from
grassrootsorganizingtopresidentialcampaigns,andarguedthatthisinvolvementwas
centraltomakinghimabettereducator.
Inventoryupdate
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Acquisitioninformation:
TheSamuelH.BeerpersonalarchivewasacquiredbytheHarvardUniversityArchivesthrough
donation.Wheneverpossiblethearchivistnotedthetermsofacquisitioninthefolderlistbelow.
Theacquisitionsareasfollows:
• Accessionnumber:17179;2005August4
• Accessionnumber:18300;2011June30
ResearcherAccess:
TheSamuelH.Beerpersonalarchiveisopenforresearchusewiththefollowingexceptions:original
audiocassettetapes,reel-to-reelaudiotapes,compactdisks,DVD's,floppydisks,andvideocassettesare
notavailableduetofragility.Usecopiesarerequired.
HarvardUniversityrecordsinthiscollectionarerestrictedfor50yearsfromthedateofcreation.
Personalrecordsinthiscollectionarerestrictedfor80yearsfromthedateofcreation.
Restricteditemsarenotedattheitemlevel.
Recordsinboxes85-101containrestrictedmaterialsandareclosedtoresearchers.
Recordsinboxes102-110areclosedtoresearchersduetotheirphysicalcondition.
Restrictionsonuse:
Userestrictionsarenotedinthefolderlists.
CopyingRestriction:
Copyingoffragilematerialsmaybelimited.
Relatedmaterial
IntheHarvardUniversityArchives
• HarvardUniversity.PhotographCollection:Portraits,approximately1852-
approximately2004HUP):containsphotographsofSamuelH.Beer,1943.http://
nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:hua04006
• HarvardUniversity.NewsOfficephotographs:faculty,pressandpublicityportraits,
approximately1960-approximately1969UAV605.295.24:containsphotographsof
SamuelH.Beer,circa1960s:http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.ARCH:hua29013
IntheJohnF.KennedyPresidentialLibraryandMuseum
• SamuelH.BeerPersonalPapers,1945-1962,bulk1955-1962SHBPP):ThePersonal
PapersofSamuelH.BeerdocumentshiscareerinAmericansforDemocraticAction,and
theUnitedStatesMilitary.Thiscollectioncontainstwoseries:Series1,Americansfor
DemocraticActionFiles,1958-1962;andSeries2,U.S.MilitaryGovernmentinGermany,
1945.Series1,organizedinfoursubseriesAdministrativeFiles;SubjectFiles;Name
Files;andChapterFiles),coversallofthebasicadministrativedutiesperformedbythe
AmericansforDemocraticAction,includingconventionsandmeetings.Series2,organized
intwosubseriesInterviewsandReports),isarecordoftheattitudesoftheGermanpeople
immediatelyaftertheendoftheWorldWarII.http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/
Archives/SHBPP.aspx?f=1

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• SamuelH.BeerOralHistoryInterview,JFK#1,2002November7JFKOH-SB-01):
BeerdiscussesJohnF.Kennedy'splaceintheDemocraticPartyandrelationshipwith
Democraticpoliticians,socialissuesandsocialprograms,hisextramaritalaffairsandthose
ofotherpoliticians,andvariousacademicsinvolvedwiththeKennedyadministration.http://
archive2.jfklibrary.org/JFKOH/Beer,%20Samuel%20H/JFKOH-SB-01/JFKOH-SB-01-
TR.pdf
PreferredCitation:
Beer,SamuelH.SamuelHutchison),1911-2009.SamuelH.Beerpersonalarchive,1898-2008and
undated.HUM182,HarvardUniversityArchives.
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AdamSchutzman,andJamesMoore.AdditionaldescriptiveworkwascompletedbyRossMulcare,
January2016.
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Beer’soriginalfoldertitleswereretained;however,insomecasesfoldertitleswerederivedfrom
additionalannotationsfoundonfolderflaps.Anyfoldertitlesanddatessuppliedbythearchivistappear
inbrackets.Beer'soriginalfolderswerechieflyretainedthroughoutthiscollectionandpaperclipswere
notremoved.Insomecases,boundvolumesand3-ringbindersstandaloneandarenotfoundinfolders.
Arrangement
Thecollectionisorganizedintotwoaccessions:Accession171792005August4)
• Accession17179:Correspondence,1959-2003
• Accession17179:HarvardUniversityGovernmentDepartmentfiles,1968-1981
• Accession17179:Teachingmaterials,1938-1999
• Accession17179:Subjectfiles,1953-1988
• Accession17179:Referenceandresourcefiles,1931,1948-2003
• Accession17179:WritingsbySamuelH.Beer,1953-2002andundated
• Accession17179:Talksandlectures,1976-1981andundated
• Accession17179:DemocraticAdvisoryCommitteefiles,1961-1973
• Accession17179:Studentpapers,1963-1982

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Accession183002011June30)
• Accession18300:Personalmaterials,1907-2007
• Accession18300:Chronologicallyarrangedcorrespondencefiles,1939-2007
• Accession18300:HarvardUniversityGovernmentDepartmentfiles,1982-2002
• Accession18300:Teachingmaterials,1946-1976,1985,1998
• Accession18300:WritingsbySamuelH.Beer,1939-2008
• Accession18300:Subjectfiles,1932-2009
• Accession18300:Referenceandresourcefiles,1898-2001
Biographicalnote
SamuelHutchisonBeer1911-2009)wastheEatonProfessorofScienceofGovernment
atHarvardUniversityfrom1971to1982.Beer’sresearchfocusedonthegovernmentand
politicsofGreatBritain,Americanfederalism,intergovernmentalrelations,comparative
government,andthehistoryofpoliticaltheory.Forthirtyyears,BeertaughtWestern
ThoughtandInstitutionsSocialSciences2)atHarvard,acoursethatcombinedhistory,
politicaltheory,andcomparativegovernment.Beerwasacknowledgedastheleading
AmericanexpertonthepoliticsandgovernmentofGreatBritain.Inaddition,Beerwasa
life-longmemberoftheDemocraticParty,activeinMassachusettspolitics,andnational
chairmanofAmericansforDemocraticActionfrom1959to1962.
BornonJuly28,1911,inBucyrus,Ohio,BeerreceivedhisABfromtheUniversityof
Michiganin1932andaBAfromBalliolCollege,Oxfordin1935.Aftergraduation,Beer
workedasastaffmemberfortheDemocraticNationalCommittee,anoccasionalspeech
writerforFranklinDelanoRoosevelt1935-1936),apolicereporterforTheNewYorkPost
1936-1937)andawriterforFortune1937-1938)beforereturningtoHarvard,wherehe
earnedhisPhDinpoliticalsciencein1943.HeservedwithanArmyartilleryunitinWorld
WarIIintheEuropeanTheatre1942-1945),earningabronzestarduringtheinvasion
ofNormandy.BeerrosetotherankofcaptainandwasstationedinGermanyaspartof
thealliedmilitarygovernment.HebeganteachingatHarvardin1946andretiredin1982.
DuringhistenureatHarvard,BeerservedasChairmanoftheHarvardDepartmentof
Governmentfrom1954to1958.Afterretiring,BeerbecamethefirstThomasP.O’Neill,Jr.,
ProfessorofAmericanPoliticsatBostonCollegein1982andseniorscholarattheWoodrow
WilsonInternationalCenterforScholarsattheSmithsonianInstitutionin1996.Beerwas
electedaCorrespondingFellowoftheBritishAcademyfortheHumanitiesandSocial
SciencesinJuly2000.
Aprolificwriter,Beerauthoredseveralbooksandscholarlyarticlesonthepolitics
andgovernmentofGreatBritainandAmericanpoliticaltheory.Inhisfirstbook,The
CityofReason1949),hearticulatedaliberalpoliticalphilosophybasedontheideas
ofAlfredNorthWhitehead.ItwasfollowedbyTreasuryControl1956),astudyofhow
theBritishgovernmentcoordinatesfinancialandeconomicpolicy;andBritishPoliticsin
theCollectivistAge1965),aninquiryintotheconflictbetweenconservativeandradical
impulsesinpostwarBritain.ThisstudyofBritishpolitics,ananalysisofpost-warsocialism,
politicalparties,andpressuregroups,securedhisreputationasthepreeminentexperton
Britishpoliticsandgovernment.In1982,BeerauthoredBritainagainstItself:ThePolitical
ContradictionsofCollectivism,adiscussionofthepoliticaldiscordandpluralisticstagnation
thathadtransformedGreatBritainintoanegativepoliticalmodelbythe1970s.In1993,
Beer’sstudyofAmericanpoliticaltheoryculminatedwithhisToMakeaNation:The
RediscoveryofAmericanFederalism,aninfluentialexaminationoftheoriginalpurpose
behindtheideaofstates’rights.

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BeermarriedRobertaFrancesReedborn1909)in1935;deceased1987.Thecouple
hadthreechildren:WilliamReed1943-1991),Katherineborn1936),andFrancesborn
1941).Beermarriedhissecondwife,JaneK.Brooks1921-2013)in1989.BeerdiedonApril
7,2009.
References
• Hall,PeterA.ATributetoSamuelBeer:SamuelH.BeerandthePossibilitiesofPolitics.
BritishPolitics52010):3-13.
• Hall,PeterA.andHarveyC.Mansfield.SamuelH.Beer.PS:PoliticalScienceandPolitics
42,no.3July2009):592-594.
ScopeandContent
TheSamuelH.BeerpersonalarchivedocumentsBeer’sacademicandprofessional
careerasateacher,writer,advisor,consultant,andpoliticalactivist,andilluminateshis
roleasadistinguishedAmericanscholarofBritishpoliticsandawide-rangingtheorist
ofAmericanfederalism.Thenatureofthecollection—amixofcomprehensivenoteson
lectures,articles,andbookaswellasmemosandothercorrespondencewithpoliticalactors
andorganizations—reflectsBeer’sphilosophythatacademicworkandpoliticalactivismare
notjustcomplementaryenterprises,butfundamentallyandinextricablylinked.Although
hewasnotanactivist-scholar,BeerwasinvolvedwithAmericanpoliticsatalllevels,from
grassrootsorganizingtopresidentialcampaigns,andarguedthatinvolvementwascentral
tomakinghimabettereducator.Thebulkofthecollectiondatesfrom1946to2002andis
avaluableresourceforresearchinthegovernmentandpoliticsofGreatBritain,American
federalism,intergovernmentalrelations,comparativepolitics,andthehistoryofpolitical
theory.Beerwasaprolificresearcher,correspondent,andauthor,andthusmuchofthe
collectionconsistsofpublishedandunpublishedarticles,correspondence,andlecture
materialsproducedduringhiscareer.Althoughtheaccessionsaregenerallywelldefined,
researchersshouldnotethatthereissomeoverlapofsubjectmatterbetweenaccessions.
Thelargestcomponentofthiscollectionarethesubjectfilescomprisedofreports,
letters,newsclippings,speeches,lecturenotes,pamphlets,articles,reprints,andother
recordsdatingfrom1932to2009.Thesubjectfilescontainafewbroadcategoriesof
recordsoverlappingwithothermaterialinthecollectionincludingreferenceandresource
files,writingsauthoredbyBeer,professionalorganizationandconferencefiles,teaching
materials,talksandlectures,andfilesrelatedtoBeer’sinvolvementintheDemocratic
Party.ThesubjectfilesillustrateBeer’swide-rangingresearchonmattersrelatedtoBritish
governmentandpolitics,theAmericanfederalsystem,andintergovernmentalrelations;and
revealhisresearchstyleandextensivedatagatheringtechniques.Publicationsauthoredby
Beerwithinthesubjectfileshighlighthisroleasanadvisortoleadingofficialsonmatters
ofpublicpolicysuchastherestructuringoftheMassachusettstaxcode,improvementof
theElectoralCollege,theexpansionofgovernment-to-governmenteconomiccooperation
acrosstheWesternHemisphere,andthereformofthewelfareprogramsintheUnited
States.Beer’sassociationwithseveralacademicandprofessionalorganizationsincluding
theAmericanPoliticalScienceAssociationpresident,1976-1977),theWoodrowWilson
SchoolofPublicandInternationalAffairsseniorscholar),andtheBritishPoliticsGroup
firstpresident,1974-1976)arechronicledinthesefilesandexhibitBeer’scollaborationwith
colleaguestopromotethestudyoftheUnitedStatesConstitution,Americanfederalism,
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popularityasaspeakeratconferences,paneldiscussions,seminars,andothermeetingson
publicpolicymatters,aswellashiscontributionsinidentifyingandshapingpolicyresponses
onthelocal,national,andinternationallevel,isrepresentedinthesefiles.
Beer'ssubjectfilesalsohighlighthisinvolvementwiththeNationalAssociationfor
theAdvancementofColoredPeopleNAACP)inthe1980s,andparticularlyhisrolein
theestablishmentandoperationoftheBostonbranchoftheAfro-Academic,Cultural,
TechnologicalOlympicsACT-SO)program,oftenreferredtoasOlympicsofthe
Mind.CorrespondenceandrelatedrecordsinthesubjectfilesdocumentBeer'sextensive
participationintheMassachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAmericas,whichwasasub-
organizationofThePartnersoftheAlliance,aUnitedStatesAgencyforInternational
DevelopmentUSAID)programthatfunctionedasthe“people-to-people”armofthe
AllianceforProgress,anefforttobuildeconomicandsocialrelationshipsbetweenthe
UnitedStatesandSouthAmericancountriesinthe1960s.Ofparticularnoteisthevery
lengthyanddetaileddiarythatBeerkeptfromhisfirsttriptoMedellín,Colombiain
1964withthepartnersprogramBox18,Folder31andBox57,Folder4).Dailyentries
describeinincredibledetailhisimpressionofthepeoplehemetandplaceshevisited.
UponhisreturnfromColombia,BeercontactedThomasJ.Wilson,theDirectorofthe
HarvardUniversityPress,andarrangedforthedonationofhundredsofbookstothe
libraryattheEscueladeAdministraciónyFinanzasandInstitutoTecnológico,abusiness
andtechnicalschoolthatwasrecentlybuiltinMedellínthatcaughtBeer'sattention.A
significantportionofBeer'sfilesrelatingtotheMassachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersofthe
Americasinthiscollectionpertaintohisongoingcommitmenttoprovidingtheschool
librarywithbooks,andthedevelopmentofaJuniorExecutiveExchangeProgramwhich
broughtColombianstudentstoBostonandarrangedjobsforthestudentsatlocalbanks
andinsurancecompanies.ThesubjectfilesalsodocumentBeer’sactivitiesonbehalfof
theDemocraticPartyasanadvisorandpoliticalactivistandchroniclehisparticipationat
stateandnationalconventions,hissupportofpoliticalcandidates,andhisinvolvementin
reformingMassachusettsstategovernment.Includedamongthemareseveralaudiocassettes
oftelephoneconversationsandmeetingdiscussionsfromJohnF.Kennedy'stermas
PresidentoftheUnitedStates.Theseaudiocassettesarecopiesoftheoriginalrecordings
whichareheldbytheJohnF.KennedyPresidentialLibrary.Theseaudiocassettesare
unavailabletoresearchersuntilusecopiescanbeproduced.
WritingsinthiscollectionreflectBeer’sresearchinterestsandillustratehisextensive
investigationsofmodernBritishpoliticsandAmericanfederalismfromthe1930sto2000s.
Theauthorofnumerousarticlesandbooks,thewritingschronicleBeer’sscholarshipof
comparativepolitics,especiallyinregardstoGreatBritainandWesternEurope,American
federalism,intergovernmentalrelations,andthehistoryofpoliticaltheory.Thewritingsalso
revealBeer’sanalyticalskills,hisabilitytoclarifymajorissuesandpolicyimplications,and
hisexpertiseinacquiringevidencefromabroadknowledgeofdataandtheories.
Beer’steachinginsuchsubjectsaspoliticalscience,Americangovernment,British
governmentandpolitics,intergovernmentalrelations,andcomparativegovernmentat
Harvardfrom1938to1999areillustratedinthelecturenotes,readinglists,bibliographies,
classreadings,andexaminationsfoundinthiscollection.TheserecordsrevealBeerasa
theoristandscholarandofferaglimpseintothepoliticalscienceandgovernmentinstruction
thatstudentsreceiveatHarvardUniversity.OfspecialinterestareBeer’sextensivelecture
notesthatofferinsightintoBeer’sresearchmethodology,illustratehisdistinctivestyle
ofteaching,includinghismethodofpresentingquestionstostudentsandencouraging
thedevelopmentofanswers,andhisuseofcriticalthinkingskillstoformulateideason
Americangovernmentandpoliticalscience.Inaddition,scatteredthroughouttheserecords
arereadinglists,syllabi,andlecturesforBeer’sgovernmentcoursesatBostonCollege,
DartmouthCollege,andtheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego)fromthe1960stothe

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1980s.Thecollectionalsoincludesalimitedamountofletters,meetingminutes,handbooks,
andotherrecords,documentingBeer’seffortstosupportanddeveloptheDepartmentof
GovernmentcurriculumandteachingprogramatHarvardfrom1968to2002.
Thereferenceandresourcefilesinthiscollectionarecomprisedofprintedmaterials
from1898to2003onawidevarietyofsubjectsrelatedtoBritishgovernmentandpolitics,
Americanfederalism,intergovernmentalrelations,andthehistoryofpoliticaltheory.
PrincipallyusedbyBeertosupporthisteaching,writing,andspeakingactivities,these
filesdocumentBeer’sevolvingstudyofsubjectsrelatedtogovernmentandpolitics.News
clippings,articles,reprints,bookchapters,andreportstracetheevolutionofhistorical
patternsandlong-termtrendsinBritishandAmericanpoliticalculture.Filedinthese
recordsareBeer’sHarvardcourselecturenotes,speechesgivenatconferences,seminars,
andothermeetings,andpublicationsauthoredbyBeer.Derivedfromabroadrange
ofsources,thereferenceandresourcefilesprovideresearcherswithastorehouseof
informationaboutthepoliticalinstitutions,individuals,andgroupsthatinfluencedBritish
andAmericanpoliticsandgovernmentinthetwentiethcentury.
Correspondencefilesdatingfrom1939to2007illustratethedemandforBeer’sexpertise
inmattersrelatedtogovernmentpolicy;manyofthelettersarefromindividualsseekinghis
adviceonnationaleconomicpolicy,civilrightslegislation,foreignanddefensepolicy,and
nationalurbanpolicy.ThecorrespondencefileschronicleBeer’sexchangeswithsignificant
figuresingovernmentincludingUnitedStateSenatorsEdwardM.Kennedy,Daniel
PatrickMoynihan,GeorgeMcGovern,andHubertH.Humphrey;andHenryA.Kissinger,
McGeorgeBundy,ArthurSchlesingerJr.,andSupremeCourtJusticeFelixFrankfurter.
Beer’scorrespondencerevealshisresearchinterestsandhisleadershiproleinthestudyof
Britishpoliticsandgovernment,Americanfederalism,andintergovernmentalrelations.
Additionally,thesefilesalsoincludemoreroutinecorrespondencerelatedtoBeer’stravels,
conferencearrangements,speakingengagements,andthepublicationofhisarticlesand
books.
ThepersonalmaterialsfoundinthiscollectionhighlightBeer’saccomplishmentsasa
student,teacher,andscholarofBritishpoliticsandasatheoristofAmericanfederalism.
IncludedamongthesematerialsisanoralhistorywhichrecountsBeer’sactivitiesasa
DemocraticPartyactivist;photographsandlettersdocumentingBeer’seightiethand
ninetiethbirthdaycelebrations,illustratingthegratitude,respect,andadmirationhewas
heldinbyfriendsandcolleagues;andphotographsofBeerandhiswifeRobertafrom1915
to1985.Additionalpersonalmaterialsincludeletters,cards,andotherrecordsrelatedto
Beer’smarriagetoJaneK.Brooksin1989;photographsandnewsclippingshighlighting
Beer’sinterestinskydiving;andanassortmentofbuttonsandribbonsfromstateand
nationalpoliticalcampaignscollectedbyBeerfrom1953to1988.Awardsandhonorary
degrees,curriculumvitae,andbiographicalsketches,whichdescribeandacknowledge
Beer’slifetimecontributionstothestudyofpoliticsandgovernmentarealsoincluded.
ContainerList
• Accession17179materialreceived2005August4)
• Series:Accession17179:Correspondence,1959-20034.71cubicfeet
ProcessingInformation:Processingandarrangementdetailsarenotedbelow.
AccessRestrictions:Restrictionsonaccessarenotedinthefolderlist.
Arrangement:TheCorrespondenceisarrangedintwogroups:
• Chronologicallyarrangedcorrespondencefiles,1963-1984
• Lettersofrecommendation,1959-2003

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ScopeandContent:Thecorrespondencecontainslettersto,from,andaboutBeer,while
aprofessoratHarvarddatingfrom1959to2003.Thelargestpartofthecorrespondenceis
comprisedoflettersofrecommendationauthoredbyBeerforstudentsandotherprofessionals
seekingemploymentoracademicappointments,fellowshipsandscholarships.Otherletters
aremainlyprofessionalinnature,documentingroutineoradministrativematters,including
requestsfromcorrespondentsforcopiesofBeer’spublications,invitationsforBeertospeakat
conferences,meetings,andseminars,andrequeststoBeertowritebookreviewsandarticles.
• Chronologicallyarrangedcorrespondencefiles,1963-1984.18cubicfeet
ProcessingInformation:TitlestranscribedfromBeer'soriginalfolders.
Arrangement:ThefolderswerearrangedchronologicallybyBeer;thisarrangement
schemewasmaintainedbythearchivist.
ScopeandContent:Thisisprofessionalcorrespondenceto,from,andaboutSamuelH.
Beer,rangingfrom1963to1984.Insomecases,manuscriptsandotherpertinentenclosures
suchasnewsclippings,congressionaltestimonies,andreprintsarealsopresent.Ofparticular
noteisanexchangebetweenSupremeCourtJusticeFelixFrankfurterandBeer1964
February)thatincludesBeer’scommentsontheassassinationofPresidentJohnF.Kennedy,
thedisturbedatmosphereinWashingtonD.C.,afterKennedy'sdeath,thepublic’sanguish
aftertheassassination,andthetransitiontotheJohnsonadministration.
• July1-December31,1963HUM182Box14,Folder3
• January-June,1964HUM182Box14,Folder4
• Miscellaneouscorrespondence,1982HUM182Box14,Folder5
• B.Lettersofrecommendation,1959-20033.5cubicfeet
Arrangement:ThefolderswerearrangedbyBeerintwogroups:personalnameA
thoughZ)andinlettercorrespondencefilesAthroughZ).Thisarrangementschemewas
maintainedbythearchivist.
ScopeandContent:LettersofrecommendationauthoredbyBeerforstudents
andotherprofessionalsseekingemploymentoracademicappointments,fellowshipsand
scholarships.
• Lettersofrecommendation,arrangedbypersonalname,A-H,[1962-2003]HUM182Box
85,Folders1-39
AccessRestrictions:Closedforresearchthrough2083.
• Lettersofrecommendation,arrangedbypersonalname,H-R,[1962-2003]HUM182Box
86,Folders1-45
• Lettersofrecommendation,arrangedbypersonalname,R-Z,[1962-2003]HUM182Box
87,Folders1-33
• Lettersofrecommendation,lettercorrespondencefiles,A-K,[1959-2001]HUM182Box
87,Folders34-38
• Lettersofrecommendation,lettercorrespondencefiles,L-Z,[1959-2001]HUM182Box
88,Folders1-9
• Series:Accession17179:HarvardUniversityGovernmentDepartmentfiles,1968-1981HUM
182Box89,Folders1-19.50cubicfeet
ProcessingInformation:OriginalfolderorderimplementedbyBeer;retainedbythe
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Contentsaredescribedattheboxlevel.FiledividersusedbyBeertodistinguishbetween
subjectcategorieshavebeenleftintheiroriginallocations.
AccessRestrictions:Accessrestrictedthrough2031.
ScopeandContent:TheHarvardUniversityGovernmentDepartmentfileshighlights
Beer’seffortstodevelopandsupporttheDepartmentofGovernmentcurriculumand
programatHarvardfrom1968to1981.Letters,meetingminutes,memoranda,meeting
notes,andagendaschieflyillustrateBeer’sworkinrecruitingandretainingjuniorandsenior
facultyanddocumentBeer’sparticipationonseveralHarvardcommitteesincludingthe
GraduateAdmissionsCommitteeandFacultyCouncil.Otherrecordsincludecurriculumvitae,
newsletters,biographies,andnewsclippings.
• Series:Accession17179:Teachingmaterials,1938-19999.22cubicfeet
archivist.
FoldertitlesderivedprincipallyfromlabelsfoundonBeer'sfilecabinetdrawers.
AccessRestrictions:Restrictedteachingmaterialsarefoundinbox90.
ScopeandContent:TheTeachingMaterialsconsistoflecturenotes,newsclippings,
readinglists,bibliographies,classreadingsincludingreprints,bookchaptersandarticles;
examinations,outlines,andletterschieflyrelatedtoBeer’sAmericanfederalism,
intergovernmentalrelations,andcomparativegovernmentcoursesatHarvardUniversity
from1938to1999.TherecordsrevealBeerasatheoristandscholar;illustratehisclassroom
teachingmethodsandinstruction;andofferaglimpseintothepoliticalscienceandgovernment
instructionthatstudentsreceivedatHarvardUniversity.Moreover,theteachingmaterials
illuminatethemanytopicsthatBeertaughtandwroteaboutforoverfiftyyears.Ofparticular
interestareBeer’sextensivelecturenotesthatofferinsightintoBeer’sresearchmethodology
andhisuseofcriticalthinkingskillstoformulateideasonAmericangovernmentandpolitical
science.ThesenotesincludeextractsfromBeer’sreadings,withhiscommentsandobservations;
topicaloutlinesforclassdiscussions,listsofquestionstobeaskedinclass,summariesof
presentationsbyotherscholarsinhiscourses,andrevealdiscussionsBeerheldwithothers
scholarsandpublicofficialsonmattersrelatedtoAmericangovernmentandpoliticalscience.
TeachingmaterialspertaintoGovernment112alsoknownasGovernment8b),
ParliamentaryGovernment,Government113,ComparativeGovernment:Representative
Institutions,Government147,AmericanFederalism,Government212,Seminarin
ComparativeGovernment:PoliticalParties,andGovernment247,ResearchSeminar:Topicsin
IntergovernmentalRelationsalsoknownasStateGovernment).Includedarelecturesnotes,
examinations,andsyllabiforcoursesBeertaughtonAmericanfederalismanddemocracy,
intergovernmentalrelations,andBritishpoliticsandgovernmentatBostonCollege,Dartmouth
CollegeandtheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego).IncludedarealsoBeer’sMessenger
LectureThePoweroftheCenter:ThePoliticsofAmericanFederalismandNationality,given
atCornellUniversityandaseverallecturespresentedattheLondonSchoolofEconomicson
Britishgovernmentandpolitics.
• PrimarilylecturesnotesonAmericanFederalismandIntergovernmentalRelations,
1966-1983HUM182Box3,Folders7-32
ScopeandContent:Thisboxincludeslecturenotes,newsclippings,readinglists,and
syllabiforGovernment147,AmericanFederalismandGovernment247,ResearchSeminar:
TopicsinIntergovernmentalRelationsalsoknownasStateGovernment).Alsoincludedare
readinglists,syllabi,andlecturenotesforBeer’scoursesatBostonCollegeentitled,American
FederalismPO367)andTopicsinIntergovernmentalRelationsPO367);examinationsfor
Beer’sDartmouthUniversitycourseentitled,PoliticalAnalysis:FederalismandDemocracyin

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ActionGovernment29);andexaminationsandlecturenotesforBeer’sgovernmentcourseat
theUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiegoentitled,AmericanFederalismPS129).
• PrintedmaterialsrelatedtoIntergovernmentalRelations,1960-1984HUM182Box4,
Folders1-37
ScopeandContent:Thisboxcontainscoursematerialsincludinglectures,
notes,readinglists,andsyllabi,forGovernment247,ResearchSeminar:Topicsin
IntergovernmentalRelations.Manyofthereadings,newsclippings,reports,andbookletsin
thisboxrefertoMassachusettsstategovernmentandincludediscussionsabouttheimpactof
thefederalgeneralrevenuesharingprogramonfederal-staterelations,budgetandspending
prioritiesoftheMichaelDukakisandEdwardKingadministrations,taxceilingproposals
inCaliforniaandMassachusetts,thepoliticsofeducationandtheracialcompositionofthe
publicschools,andremediesforpoliticalcorruptioninMassachusetts.Interfiledarenotes
takenbyBeerduringmeetingswithpublicofficialsonMassachusettsgovernmentandletters
toandfromBeerthatincludediscussionsofthenatureoftheAmericanfederalsystemandits
relationshiptonationalidentity.AlsofoundinthisboxisaspeechgivenbyBeerin1967tothe
AmericanAssembly,anon-partisanpublicpolicyforum,onthefiscalchallengesfacingstate
governmententitled,TheLegislatureandtheChallengestoStateGovernment;andlectures
givenbyBeerastheMessengerLectureratCornellUniversity1969)entitled,ThePower
oftheCenter:ThePoliticsofAmericanFederalismandNationalityalsousedforBeer’s
Government247courseatHarvard).
• LecturesnotesonAmericanFederalism,IntergovernmentalRelations,andComparative
Government,1949,1956-1983HUM182Box5,Folders1-39
ScopeandContent:ThisboxiscomprisedchieflyoflecturenotesusedinBeer’s
Harvardcourses,Government247,ResearchSeminar:TopicsinIntergovernmental
Relations;Government147,AmericanFederalism;andGovernment212,Comparative
Government:PoliticalParties.ThelecturenotesincludeextractsfromBeer’sreadings,
includinghiscommentsandobservations,topicaloutlinesforclassdiscussions,listsof
questionstobeaskedinclass,summariesofpresentationsbyotherscholarsinhiscourses;
andrevealdiscussionsBeerheldwithothersscholarsandpublicofficialsonmattersrelated
toAmericanandstategovernment.AlsoincludedinthisboxareBeer’sMessengerLectures
givenatCornellUniversityin1969entitled,ThePoliticalBaseoftheFederal-StateBalance1.
ThePorkBarrelCoalitionandtheStatesRightsFederalismoftheJacksonianEra,1828-1860;
ThePoliticalBaseoftheFederal-StateBalance2.TheSpilloverCoalitionandtheDual
FederalismoftheRepublicanEra,1860-1932;ThePoliticalBaseoftheFederal-StateBalance
3.TheClassCoalitionandtheCooperativeFederalismoftheNewDeal,1932-1960;TheNew
Centralization;andTheNewNationalism.
• SubjectmatteronAmericanFederalism,IntergovernmentalRelations,andRevenueSharing,
ScopeandContent:Mainlyincludeslecturenotes,newsclippings,manuscripts,
casestudies,andreportsusedinBeer’sGovernment247,ResearchSeminar:Topicsin
IntergovernmentalRelationsandGovernment147,AmericanFederalism.Interfiledare
Beer’snotesrevealinghisdiscussionswithscholars,politicians,governmentadministrators,
andpublichealthofficialsincludingHouseMajorityLeaderThomasP.O’Neill,Directorof
RevenueSharingRichardE.Thompson,economistMichaelBird,andUnitedStateSenators
HubertHumphreyandEdwardMuskie,onmattersrelatedtotheAmericanfederalsystem,
revenuesharingandfederalaidtostategovernment,blockgrantlegislation,andthecausesof
federalcentralization.
• RevenueSharingcoursematerials,1957-1986,bulkdates1972-1978HUM182Box7,Folders
1-28
ScopeandContent:Primarilyconsistsofarticles,newsclippings,conference
proceedings,lecturenotes,outlines,andnewslettersaboutthefederalrevenuesharing

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programforGovernment247,ResearchSeminar:TopicsinIntergovernmentalRelations
andGovernment147,AmericanFederalism.Subjectsdiscussedincludethedeclineof
partyloyalty,thepoliticsoftheNewFederalism,theimpactofsuburbanizationonpolitical
fragmentation,andtheinfluenceofintergovernmentallobbyingoninterestgrouppolitics.
• Stateandlocalgovernmentcoursematerials,1955-1985,1999HUM182Box8,Folders1-37
ScopeandContent:Thisboxcontainslecturenotes,courseoutlines,andnews
clippingsforGovernment247,ResearchSeminar:TopicsinIntergovernmentalRelations.
Subjectsdiscussedinthisboxincludethepoliticalallocationoffinancialresources,federal
redistributiveprograms,urbanplanningandpartnership,stateconstitutionalreformin
Massachusetts,andthepowersofaMassachusettsgovernorinpolicymaking.Manyofthe
foldersincludereports,newsclippings,andbookletsrelatedtointergovernmentalrelationsin
Texas,NewYork,NewJersey,Michigan,Maryland,Illinois,Connecticut,andCalifornia.Also
foundinthisboxareprintedmaterialsregardingproportionalrepresentationinCambridge,
includingatributetoPearlK.Wise,thefirstwomanelectedtotheCambridgeCityCouncil
underPlanE,givenbyBeerathermemorialservicein1999.
• ComparativeGovernmentcoursematerials,1957-1973HUM182Box15,Folders22-34
ScopeandContent:Bibliographies,examinations,outlines,reprints,syllabi,news
clippings,lecturenotes,andreadinglistsforGovernment212,SeminarinComparative
Government:PoliticalPartiesandGovernment113,ComparativeGovernment:
RepresentativeInstitutions.AlsoincludesanessaywrittenbyBeerontheFrenchpolitical
scientistWalterBagehotentitled,TwoViewsofTradition1973).
• MainlylecturenotesrelatedtoStateGovernmentandIntergovernmentalRelations,
ScopeandContent:Thisboxcontainslecturenotes,readinglists,newsclippings,
examinations,readinglists,andsyllabirelatedtoGovernment247,ResearchSeminar:Topics
inIntergovernmentalRelations.Subjectmatterfocusesontherelationshipoflegislatorsand
governors,governmentfinance,nationaldevelopment,andpublicattitudestowardsstates.
• ComparativeGovernmentandParliamentaryGovernmentcoursematerials,1947-1970,
ScopeandContent:Thisboxiscomprisedofreadinglists,syllabi,examinations,
pamphlets,bibliographies,outlines,reprints,andnewsclippingsusedinGovernment112
alsoknownasGovernment8b),ParliamentaryGovernment,Government113,Comparative
Government:RepresentativeInstitutions,andGovernment212,SeminarinComparative
Government:PoliticalParties.TopicsincludecentralplanninginGreatBritain,the
relationshipofpubliccorporationsinGreatBritainandtheControlBoard,theworkings
oftheBritishcabinetsecretariat,andpartysystemsinGreatBritain,America,andFrance.
Severalfolderscontainnotes,letters,reviews,andmanuscriptdraftsdiscussingthefunction
oftheBritishtreasuryintheprocessofcentraleconomicplanningprobablyrelatedtoBeer’s
bookentitled,TreasuryControl:TheCo-ordinationofFinancialandEconomicPolicyin
GreatBritain1956)).
• ComparativeGovernmentandParliamentaryGovernmentcoursematerials,1964-1968HUM
182Box18,Folders1-23
ScopeandContent:Thisboxconsistsofnewsclippings,notes,reprints,pamphlets,
bibliographies,examinations,andnewslettersforGovernment112alsoknownas
Government8b),ParliamentaryGovernmentandGovernment212,SeminarinComparative
Government:PoliticalParties.SubjectmatterfocusesonFrenchpoliticsinthe1950s,
politicaltrendsinpost-WorldWarIISweden,parliamentarygovernmentinAustria,and
Italiangovernmentandpoliticsinthe1960s.Thisboxalsoincludesprintedmaterials
examiningGermangovernmentandpoliticsinthe1920sand1930,includinginterviews,
chieflyphotocopies,withGermanciviliansthatBeerconductedwhileservingintheAmerican
MilitaryGovernmentofOccupiedGermanyin1945inthehopesofdeterminingwhyGerman

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citizensjoinedtheNaziParty.Beer’sremarksonthefutureofpoliticaldemocracyinLatin
AmericapresentedontheCanadiantelevisionshowOmnibus1961April16)arealso
includedinthisbox.
• IssuesrelatedtoModernGovernmentandParliamentaryGovernment,1938-1983HUM182
Box19,Folders19-34
ScopeandContent:Thisboxprimarilycontainsexaminations,lecturenotes,reading
lists,reprints,newsclippings,andsyllabiforGovernment112,ParliamentaryGovernment.
SubjectsincludethevolatilityofBritishpoliticsinthe1980s,collectivistpoliticsinGreat
Britain,anddisordersfoundinthemoderndemocraticstate.Alsofoundinthisboxare
lecturenotesonPlato’sandAristotle’spoliticalideas,therelationshipofliberalismand
communism,Rousseau’spoliticalphilosophy,andthemoralbasisofdemocracy,taken
fromProfessorofGovernmentProfessorArthurN.Holcombe’sGovernment1a,Modern
GovernmentcourseatHarvard1938-1947).ThisboxalsocontainslecturesgivenbyBeer
attheLondonSchoolofEconomics1979)ontechnocracyinGreatBritain,pluralistic
stagnation,thepoliticalcontradictionsofcollectivism,andgrouppoliticsinGreatBritainand
America;lecturenotesforBeer’sseminaratDartmouthCollegein1979entitled,Modern
BritishPoliticsandPolicyGovernment89);andlecturenotesandasyllabiforacourseBeer
gaveattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiego)in1980entitled,BritishGovernment:Politics
andPolicyPoliticalScience104).
• HarvardUniversity,BostonCollege,DartmouthCollege,andtheUniversityofCalifornia
SanDiego)teachingmaterials,1950-1983HUM182Box90,Folders1-43
ScopeandContent:Thefoldersinthisbox,generallydenotedasbusinessbyBeer,
containstudentrecords,chieflypapers,classlists,andgradesheets,forcoursesgivenbyBeer
atHarvardUniversity,BostonCollege,DartmouthCollege,andtheUniversityofCalifornia
SanDiego).
• Series:Accession17179:Subjectfiles,1953-19882.74cubicfeet
archivist.
ScopeandContent:TheSubjectfilescontainreports,letters,newsclippings,blueprints,
memoranda,pamphlets,lecturenotes,andotherrecords,chieflydocumentingBeer’sinteraction
withprofessionalorganizationsandlearnedsocietiesfrom1953to1988.Therecordsillustrate
Beer’spublicserviceandrecognizedexpertiseinintergovernmentalaffairsinMassachusetts
andnationallyasaconsultanttotheMetropolitanDistrictCommission1972-1973),a
memberoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheMassachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance,
anorganizationestablishedtopromotesocialandeconomicdevelopmentintheWestern
Hemisphere1963-1968),andasanexecutivecommitteememberoftheBostonbranchofthe
NationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeopleNAACP)from1980to1988,
includinghisparticipationonanNAACPcommitteeestablishedtoexamineaffirmativeaction
andequalemploymentprogramsattheMassachusettsBayTransportationAuthority,andhis
worktoestablishandoperatetheBostonbranchoftheAfro-Academic,Cultural,Technological
andScientificOlympicsACT-SO)program.Additionally,Beer’sinvolvementasamemberof
abipartisancommitteeconvenedbytheNationalConferenceonSocialWelfaretoexaminethe
AmericanfederalsystemandthepracticeofintergovernmentalrelationsintheUnitedStates
1983-1988)ischronicled.
TalksandlecturesincludeBeer'sremarksdeliveredattheNationalPressClub1980April
17)onthecontributionsofLouisLyonstotheNiemanFellowshipprogramforjournalistsat
HarvardUniversity;Beer'scommentsonNixonadministrationproposalstodecentralizethe
federalgovernmenttotheHarvardShopClub1974December19);andBeer'ssupportofthe

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establishmentofaHerbertH.HumphreyFellowshipinSocialandPoliticalThoughtatthe
WoodrowWilsonInternationalCenterforScholars1978).
TheSubjectfilesalsohighlightBeer’sinvolvementwiththeMassachusettsDemocratic
PartyincludinghiseffortstodevelopaneffectivepartyplatformforGovernorEndicottPeabody
1964);hisworkwiththeMassachusettschapterofAmericansforDemocraticActionsupporting
reformstotheMassachusettstaxsystemcirca1960s);andBeer’smembershiponastudygroup
establishedtoexaminetheAmericanconstitutionalstructureattheInstituteofPoliticsatthe
HarvardKennedySchoolofGovernment1981).
• MDC[MetropolitanDistrictCommission]projectI,1972-1973HUM182Box12,Folder7
• MDC[MetropolitanDistrictCommission]projectII,1974HUM182Box12,Folder8
• Wastewatermanagementstudy,draft,MetropolitanDistrictCommission,[circa1973]HUM
182Box12,Folder9
• LettersabouttheproposalfortheMDC'swastewatermanagement,[1975]HUM182Box12,
Folder10
• SSRC[SocialScienceResearchCouncil]grant,1966-1974HUM182Box12,Folder11
• NiemanCommittee,[1969-1972]HUM182Box95,Folder1
AccessRestrictions:Accessrestrictedthrough2022.
• LoisLyons[theNiemanFellowsandHarvard],1980HUM182Box12,Folder12
• PlatformideasforCalifornia,[1964]HUM182Box12,Folder13
• ShopClub,1974HUM182Box12,Folder14
• Futuretalks,[1975-1976]HUM182Box12,Folder15
• Futuretalks,[1976-1977]HUM182Box12,Folder16
• [InstituteofPoliticsFacultyStudyGroupontheChiefExecutiveProject,1979-1980]HUM
182Box12
• Dartmouth,1979HUM182Box14,Folder8
• ADA[AmericansforDemocraticAction],ProposalsforConstitutionalamendmenttochange
methodofelectingPresident,[1955-1956]HUM182Box14,Folder9
• ConstitutionalReform,[1981-1988]HUM182Box14,Folder10
• ConsolidationandStates,[1983-1984]HUM182Box14,Folder11
• PresidentialNominations,[1969,1977]HUM182Box14,Folder12
• TeachingII,[1971-1978]HUM182Box14,Folder13
• Peabodyprogram,[1964]HUM182Box14,Folder14
• SolowayandBenson,reports,salestax,[1956-1957]HUM182Box14,Folder15
• Salestax,[1957-1959]HUM182Box14,Folder16
• Bostonmayoralty,1959HUM182Box14,Folder17
• StatePlatformfor1964materials,[1963-1964]HUM182Box14,Folder18
• JFK[JohnF.KennedySchoolofGovernment,StudyGrouponConstitutionalChange,
1981-1983]HUM182Box14,Folder19
• AAUP[AmericanAssociationofUniversityProfessors,1976-1977]HUM182Box14,Folder
20
• Rutgers[University,1980-1981]HUM182Box14,Folder21
• Futurelectures,IV,[1977-1979]HUM182Box14,Folder22
• Futurelectures,V,[1977-1978]HUM182Box14,Folder23
• Futuretalks,etc.VI,1979HUM182Box14,Folder24
• [RobertH.]Montgomery,ForeignPolicy,[1956]HUM182Box14,Folder25
• StateClub,[1961,1965]HUM182Box14,Folder26
• PublicBroadcastingLaboratory,[1967]HUM182Box14,Folder27
• GreekCommittee[fortheRestorationofDemocraticGovernmentinGreece,1967]HUM
182Box14,Folder28
• JamesDickey,[1967]HUM182Box14,Folder29

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• ConferenceonthePreservationoftheDemocraticProcess,[1961-1962]HUM182Box14,
Folder30
• Spanish,[circa1960s]HUM182Box14,Folder31
• FulbrightCommittee,1960HUM182Box14,Folder32
• FulbrightProgram,[1953]HUM182Box14,Folder33
• Applicationforgrant,1958-1959HUM182Box95,Folder2
• TheObserver,[1961-1965]HUM182Box16,Folder2
• Anti-McCarthyAd,[1954]HUM182Box16,Folder3
• SAGE[Publications],professionalpapersandotherworks,[1970-1977]HUM182Box16,
Folder4
• Examinations,comments,[1962]HUM182Box16,Folder5
• Drake[University],1978HUM182Box16,Folder6
• WWICS[WoodrowWilsonInternationalCenterforScholars,1975-1978]HUM182Box16,
Folder7
• WWICS[WoodrowWilsonInternationalCenterforScholars,1974]HUM182Box95,Folder
3
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]Business,PartnersfortheAlliance,
[1964-1972]HUM182Box18,Folder24
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]Antioquia,VisitHereI,[1965]HUM182
Box18,Folder25
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]Cartagena,[11-12March1967]HUM182
Box18,Folder26
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]MassachusettsPartners,1971HUM182
Box18,Folder27
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]Antioquia,MassachusettsII,Esculea,
[1965-1969]HUM182Box18,Folder28
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]Antioquia,MassachusettsII,Esculea,
[1965-1969]HUM182Box18,Folder29
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]Antioquialists,[1964-1965]HUM182
Box18,Folder30
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]Antioquia,materialsandclippings,
[1964-1968]HUM182Box18,Folder31
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]Antioquia,UniversityofAntioquia,
report,[1962,1965]HUM182Box18,Folder32
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]EscuelaExchangeProgram,[1966-1967]
HUM182Box18,Folder33
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]Anitoquia,expenses,[1964-1968]HUM
182Box18,Folder34
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]Peru,[1968]HUM182Box18,Folder35
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]Brazil,[1966]HUM182Box18,Folder
36
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]Mexico,[1964]HUM182Box18,Folder
37
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]Antioquiamaterials,[1962-1965]HUM
182Box19,Folder1
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]Antioquiamaterials,[1962-1965]HUM
182Box19,Folder2
• [Massachusetts-AntioquiaPartnersoftheAlliance]Partners,Rioconference,1966HUM182
Box19,Folder3

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• WelfareState,PiferI,[1983-1985]HUM182Box23,Folder1
• PiferII,[1985]HUM182Box23,Folder2
• PiferIII,[1985]HUM182Box23,Folder3
• PiferVI,Piferreport,Op-ed,[1985-1988]HUM182Box23,Folder4
• [Pifer]FederalismActof1986,[1985-1987]HUM182Box23,Folder5
• [Pifer]Backgroundmaterial,FederalismandNationalPurposemeeting,Annapolis,
Maryland,1985July12-13HUM182Box23,Folder6
• [Pifer]Backgroundmaterial,FederalismandNationalPurposemeeting,Annapolis,
Maryland,1985July12-13HUM182Box23,Folder7
• NAACP[NationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople,1981-1982]HUM
182Box24,Folder1
• NAACP[NationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople]III,[1980-1983]
HUM182Box24,Folder2
• NAACP[NationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople],MBTA
[MassachusettsBayTransportationAuthority,1983-1984]HUM182Box24,Folder3
• [NationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColoredPeople,1981-1982]HUM182Box24,
Folder4
Folder5
Folder6
• Series:Accession17179:Referenceandresourcefiles,1931,1948-20037.12cubicfeet
archivist.
FoldertitlesderivedprincipallyfromlabelsfoundonBeer'sfilecabinetdrawers.
AccessRestrictions:Restrictedreferenceandresourcefilesarefoundinbox94.
ScopeandContent:TheReferenceandresourcefilescontainprintedmaterialsincluding
newsclippings,articles,reprints,bookchapters,reports,congressionaltestimonies,and
newsletterscollectedbyBeerfrom1931to2003onsubjectsrelatedtoBritishpoliticsand
government,theAmericanfederalsystem,andintergovernmentalrelationsintheUnitedStates.
ScatteredamongthesefilesareBeer’sextensivenotesthatincludehiscommentaryoutliningthe
mainpoints,ideas,andargumentsfoundintheenclosures.AlsointerfiledareletterswithBeer's
commentsoncontemporaryAmericanandBritishpolitics.
ThesefilesweregenerallyusedbyBeertosupporthisteaching,speaking,andwriting
activities,anddemonstratehisknowledgeandexpertiseinthegovernmentandpoliticsofGreat
Britain,thenationaltheoryoffederalism,intergovernmentalrelations,andpoliticaltheory.
Thereferenceandresourcefilescanbeusedtotracetheevolutionofhistoricalpatternsand
long-termtrendsinBritishandAmericanpoliticalcultureandsocio-economicdevelopment.
InterfiledareBeer’slecturenotesfromhisgovernmentcoursesatHarvard,speechesgiven
atvariousacademicconferences,andfragmentsofmanuscriptdraftsandotherpublications
authoredbyBeer.
DerivedfromabroadrangeofsourcesconcernedwiththestudyofBritishandAmerican
politicsandgovernment,thereferenceandresourcefilesprovideresearcherswithawealthof
informationaboutthepoliticalinstitutions,individuals,andgroupsthatinfluencedBritishand
Americangovernmentinthetwentiethcentury.Thereferenceandresourcefilesalsoreveal
insightsintoBeer’sthinkingprocess,illustratehisdatacollectionmethods,andhighlightthe
sourcematerialsheusedtodevelophistheoriesandideas.
• BritishPoliticsI,1931-1980,bulkdates1954-1968HUM182Box9,Folders1-40

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ScopeandContent:Notes,manuscriptsdrafts),reprints,andnewclippingsinthis
boxincludediscussionsofpartyandinterestgrouppoliticsinGreatBritainafterWorldWar
II,particularlythepartyprogramsoftheConservativeandLaborParty.Includedamong
theserecordsarearticleswrittenbyBeerontheradicalizationofBritishintellectualsin
thenineteenthcenturyandtheirattractiontocommunismCommunismandtheBritish
Intellectualcirca1958));acomparisonofconservatisminGreatBritainandAmerica
ConservatisminAmericaandBritaincirca1961));andanintroductionauthoredbyBeerfor
SidneyandBeatriceWebb’sAConstitutionfortheSocialistCommonwealthofGreatBritain
republished1975).
• BritishPoliticsIandII,1950-1962HUM182Box10,Folders1-32
ScopeandContent:Subjectscoveredincludeexaminationsoftheinfluenceofinterest
groupslocalgovernments,tradeunions,churches,businesses,farmers,professionalgroups,
andteachers)inGreatBritainandBritisheconomicpolicyundertheLaborandConservative
PartiesafterWorldWarII.Additionally,pamphlets,brochures,flyers,reports,andnews
clippingsinthisboxdocumentBritishlocalelections,politicalnominations,andpolicy
programsinOxford,SouthWales,Lancaster,andManchesterfortheOxfordConservative
Party,theUnionistParty,andtheLaborParty.SomeofthenotesinthisboxrefertoBeer’s
Government212classatHarvard,ComparativeGovernment:PoliticalParties.
• BritishPoliticsII,1948-1968HUM182Box13,Folders1-38
ScopeandContent:Reprints,reports,newsclippings,booklets,andarticlesinthis
boxdetaildiscussionsofBritishpoliticsandexaminationsofeconomicplanningduringthe
1950s,thefutureofcommercialtelevision,defenseandforeignpolicy,andGreatBritain’s
taxationandfiscalsystem.IncludedareBeer’snotesofferinghisanalysisofinterestgroup
politicsanditsinfluenceonBritishpolicymaking;amanuscriptdraft)ofapaperauthoredby
Beeronhowlarge-scaleorganizationseffecttheflowandstructureofpowerinGreatBritain
entitled,CollectivistPolitics:TowardaManagerialDemocracycirca1959);andelectoral
datainformationonthetwo-partysysteminGreatBritain.Othertopicsaddressedinclude
thefutureoftheBritishWelfareState,Britishpartyunity,andthepoliticalstruggleforpower
betweentheConservativeandLaborParties,particularlyinthe1950s.Someoftheprinted
matterinthisboxwasusedbyBeerinhisGovernment112courseatHarvard,Parliamentary
Governmentandusedassourcematerialforhisbook,BritishPoliticsintheCollectivistAge
1965).
• BritishPoliticsII,1949-1977HUM182Box15,Folders1-21
ScopeandContent:ThisboxcontainsnewsclippingsonBritishpoliticsandgeneral
electionsfrom1955to1959,aswellasanassortmentofbibliographicreferencesonBritish
politicalpartiesfromthe1940sto1960s.Severalundatedmanuscriptsdrafts)authored
byBeerarealsofoundincluding,CollectivistPolitics:TowardaManagerialDemocracy,
PowerandIdeas:TheRoleofInterestGroupsandPoliticsinBritishPolitics,andLiberal
andRadicalPoliticsintheNineteenthCentury.AforwardwrittenbyBeerentitled,Politics
andPoliticalScienceinAmericaandBritainforNewTrendsinBritishPolitics:Issues
forResearch1977)isalsofoundinthisbox.LecturenotesincludeBeer’sreflectionson
theBritishpartysystemandpoliticalculture,theAmericanelectoralsystem,andcentral
managementinGreatBritain.Ofparticularinterestisatranscriptofaradiobroadcastgiven
byBeertotheBBCEuropeanServiceGeneralNewsTalkprogramin1954onMcCarthyism,
entitledAsISeeIt:McCarthyandMcCarthyism;andatalkgivenbyBeeratEmanuelCollege
in1964ontheJohnson-Goldwaterpresidentialelectionanditslong-termimpactonthe
Americanpartysystem.
• AmericanandBritishpolitics,1964-1982HUM182Box19,Folders4-18
ScopeandContent:Thisboxconsistsofreprints,newsclippings,articles,andnoteson
theerosionoftheAmericanpoliticalpartysystemduringthe1960sand1970s.Includedis
anarticleHiddenSpringsofWatergate)andlecturesCanWeSaveOurPartySystem?and

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ThePoliticsofWatergate)authoredbyBeerthatprovidehisreflectionsandobservationson
theWatergatescandalanditseffectonAmericanpoliticalculture.Othersubjectsexamined
inthisboxincludetheimpactoftheyouthmovement,revolutionandrevolutionaries,and
TheBeatlesonBritishpolitics;andthepoliticalcontradictionsofcollectivism.Thisboxalso
containsnotesandchapterdraftsincludingapreface)forBeer’sbook,ModernBritish
Politicsrevisededition1982).
• AmericanPolitics,1954-1956,1967-1986,1992HUM182Box20,Folders1-38
ScopeandContent:SubjectsexaminedincludeAmericancongressionalreformduring
the1970s,thedeclineofnationalpartiesinAmericanpolitics,andthedangersofincreases
topresidentialpower.IncludedareBeer’scommentsonintergovernmentalaffairsduring
theCarterandReaganadministrations,hisobservationsonpresidentialpolitics,andhis
reflectionsonthechangesexperiencedintheAmericanpoliticalsystemfromtheearly
1960sto1990s.ThisboxalsocontainsremarksgivenbyBeerontheNewDealduringthe
RooseveltCentennialattheInstituteofPoliticsatHarvardUniversity1982February4)
andapresentationgivenontheneedforanewpublicphilosophytouniteconflictingclasses
andcompetinggroupsincontemporaryAmericaattheAmericanEnterpriseInstitute1978
December12).
• AmericanPolitics,1948-2003HUM182Box21,Folders1-37
ScopeandContent:ThisboxincludesalecturegivenbyBeeratBradleyJuniorCollege
entitled,CivilLibertiesintheUnitedStatesToday1962March2);aspeechgivenbyBeer
describingthepoliticsofrevenuesharinganditsimpactonintergovernmentalrelations,A
PoliticalBaseforaNewFederalism1976);andabookreviewauthoredbyBeerforThe
ImperialPresidencybyArthurM.SchlesingerJr.1974).AlsoincludedareBeer’snotes
thatcontainhiscommentsontheVietnamWar,observationsonhowtopreventfuture
Watergatescandals,andopinionsoninstitutionalreformoftheUnitedStatesCongress.News
clippings,pamphlets,andbookchaptersdetaildiscussionsofamnestyforVietnamWardraft
dodgers,African-AmericanpoliticsintheUnitedStatesinthe1960s-1980s,themachineryof
congressionalinvestigationscirca1953),themodernizationofAmericanfederalism,andthe
centralizationofgovernment.
• Intergovernmentalrelations,1964-1986HUM182Box22,Folders1-34
ScopeandContent:Thisboxconsistsofarticles,bookchapters,reprints,manuscripts,
newsclippings,newsletters,andbibliographiesonintergovernmentalrelations,federalism,
andtheinteractionofpoliticsandgovernmentintheUnitedStates.Includedaretwotalks
givenbyBeerontheAmericanfederalsystementitled,ThePoliticsofaNewFederalism
1976July20)andTheChangingPoliticsofAmericanFederalism1976November4);andan
articleauthoredbyBeerontheWelfareStateandpublicexpenditure,PoliticalOverloadand
Federalism1977).
• StudentpapersonBritishpolitics,1955-1962HUM182Box94,Folders1-8
AccessRestrictions:Thisboxcontainsevaluativeinformationaboutstudentswith
respecttotheiracademicperformance.
Closedforresearchthrough2042.
ScopeandContent:ThisboxcontainsstudentpapersgatheredbyBeeronsuchtopics
asTorydemocracyinGreatBritain,Britishinterestgrouppolitics,Britisheconomicplanning
inthelate1940s,commercialtelevisionasanissueinParliament,Britishpolicytowardsthe
CommonMarket,andLabourPartydefenseandforeignpolicyinthe1960s.
• Series:Accession17179:WritingsbySamuelH.Beer,1953-2002andundated2.67cubicfeet
ProcessingInformation:Folderorderretainedbythearchivistwiththeexceptionofthe
loosepublicationsfoundinbox1whichwerearrangedchronologically.
Boxes2,3,and11aredescribedattheboxlevel.FiledividersusedbyBeertodistinguish
betweensubjectcategorieshavebeenleftintheiroriginallocations.

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ScopeandContent:Beer'swritingsincludebooks,reprints,bookreviews,bookchapters,
articles,bibliographies,letters,andmemorialminutesforHarvardcolleaguesdocumenting
Beer’sprofessionalandacademiccontributionstothestudyofBritishpoliticsandgovernment,
theAmericanfederalsystem,andintergovernmentalrelationsintheUnitedStates.Thewritings
chronicleBeer’sscholarshipofcomparativepolitics,especiallyinregardstoGreatBritainand
thepoliticsofWesternEurope;Americanfederalismandfederal-staterelations;andthehistory
ofpoliticaltheory.Beer’swritingsilluminatehisanalyticalskills,revealhisabilitytoclarifymajor
issues,andillustratehisabilitytodefineandattractattentiontoimportantsubjects.
ThewritingsreflectBeer’sresearchinterestsfromthe1950sto2000sandinclude
discussionsoftheimpactofcollectivismandinterestgrouppoliticsinGreatBritain;the
importanceofpoliticalliberalismandAmericanfederalismtowardsthedevelopmentof
anAmericannationalidentity;andthesignificanceofintergovernmentalrelationswithin
theAmericanfederalsystemofgovernment.Beer’smajorworksonBritishpoliticsBritish
PoliticsintheCollectivistAge,TheBritishPoliticalSystem,andTreasuryControl:TheCo-
ordinationofFinancialandEconomicPolicyinGreatBritain);AmericanfederalismToMake
aNation:TheRediscoveryofAmericanFederalism);comparativegovernmentPatternsof
Government:TheMajorPoliticalSystemsofEurope)andliberaldemocracyLeft,Right,and
Center:EssaysonLiberalismandConservatismintheUnitedStatesandtheProspectofLiberal
Democracy)areincludedhere.ThereisalsoagroupofarticleswrittenandcompiledbyBeer
forhisAmericanfederalismcourseatHarvardin1980entitled,ThePoweroftheCenter:The
PoliticsofAmericanNationalIdentityandFederalism;Beer’sco-authoredstudyofpoverty
inMassachusetts,TheStateandthePoor1970);andmemorialminutestoHarvardfaculty
membersRichardsCherington1968),RobertGreenMcCloskey1971),andWilliamYandell
Elliott1982).
• [WritingsbySamuelH.Beer,1953,1956-1957]HUM182Box1,Folder1
• [WritingsbySamuelH.Beer,1965-1966]HUM182Box1,Folder2
• [WritingsbySamuelH.Beer,2000]HUM182Box1,Folder6
• ThePoweroftheCenter,1980HUM182Box1,Folder7
• ThePoweroftheCenter,1980HUM182Box1,Folder8
• RobertGreenMcCloskey,[MemorialMinute,1971]HUM182Box1,Folder9
• Cherrington,[CharlesRichard,MemorialMinute,1968]HUM182Box1,Folder10
• Left,Right,andCenter:EssaysonLiberalismandConservatismintheUnitedStates,1965
HUM182Box1,Volume1
• BritishPoliticsintheCollectivistAge,1969HUM182Box1,Volume2
• TheStateandthePoor,1970HUM182Box1,Volume3
• PatternsofGovernment:TheMajorPoliticalSystemsofEurope,1973HUM182Box1,
Volume4
• TheBritishPoliticalSystem,1974HUM182Box1,Volume5
• TheProspectofLiberalDemocracy,1979HUM182Box1,Volume6
• ModernBritishPolitics,1982HUM182Box1,Volume7
• TreasuryControl:TheCo-ordinationofFinancialandEconomicPolicyinGreatBritain,1982
HUM182Box1,Volume8
• ToMakeaNation:TheRediscoveryofAmericanFederalism,1993HUM182Box1,Volume
9
• GovernmentbythePeople?,1993HUM182Box1,Volume10
• W.Y.Elliott[WilliamYandelElliottMemorialMinute,1979-2002]HUM182Box14,Folder
1
• W.Y.E.[WilliamYandelElliottMemorialMinute,1979-1982]HUM182Box14,Folder2

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• FederalismandtheNationalIdea,1977-1992HUM182Box2,Folders1-27
ScopeandContent:Thisboxprimarilycontainsmanuscriptdraftschaptersfourand
five)forBeer’sbook,ToMakeaNation:TheRediscoveryofAmericanFederalism1993),a
reviewoftheideasofnationalismandfederalisminAmericanpoliticalphilosophy.Interfiled
areessays,articles,andlecturesauthoredbyBeeronAmericanfederalismanditsrelationship
tothenationalideaofAmericaincludingTheIdeaoftheNation1982),LibertyandUnion:
InSearchofametaphorandintegration1982),LibertyandUnion:WaltWhitman’sIdea
oftheNation1983),TheIntellectualOriginsofAmericanFederalism:JamesHarrington
1987),andTheFounder’sIdeaofFederalismcirca1988).
• FederalismandtheNationalIdea,1984-1990HUM182Box3,Folders1-6
ScopeandContent:Thisboxconsistsofmanuscriptsdrafts),notes,articles,andnews
clippingsrelatedtothepublicationofBeer’sbook,ToMakeaNation:TheRediscoveryof
AmericanFederalism1993).AlsoincludesalecturewrittenbyBeerentitled,TheFounders
IdeaofFederalism1988)andabookreviewauthoredbyBeeronInventingthePeople:The
RiseofPopularSovereigntyinEnglandandAmericabyEdmundS.Morgan.
• CorrespondenceandotherrecordsrelatedtoTheStateandthePoorandAmerican
federalismandthenationalideal,[1969-1984]HUM182Box11,Folders1-8
ScopeandContent:Thisboxprincipallyiscomprisedofletters,bookreviews,news
clippings,andnotesrelatedtoBeer’sco-editedbook,TheStateandthePoor,astudyofthe
problemsrelatedtopovertyinMassachusetts.Thebookincludescontributionsfromthirteen
expertsfromafacultystudygroupfromtheInstituteofPoliticsattheHarvardKennedy
SchoolofGovernment.IncludedarelettersfromBeer’spublisherregardingbooksales,
lettersfromcolleaguestoBeerthankinghimforcopies,andbookreviewsauthoredbyother
scholars.Additionally,thisboxcontainsfoldersthatincludeadvertisementsforbooksrelated
toAmericanfederalism;probablycollectedaspartofaliteraturesearchperformedbyBeer
onthistopic.
• Series:Accession17179:Talksandlectures,1976-1981andundated.17cubicfeet
UseRestrictions:Useofreel-to-reelaudiotapesisrestrictedduetofragility.
Arrangement:Audiorecordingswerearrangedchronologicallybythearchivist.
ScopeandContent:TheTalksandlecturescontainaudiorecordingsreel-to-reeltapes)
ofthreetalksgivenbyBeerfrom1976to1981.
• SocialScience,reel4[reel-to-reelaudiotaperecording],undatedHUM182Box25,Folder1
UseRestrictions:Closedforfragility.Usecopyneeded.
ScopeandContent:UntitledandundatedlecturepresentedinBeer’sSocialScience2
WesternThoughtandInstitutions)classatHarvard.
• DePauwUniversityFacultySeminar[reel-to-reelaudiotaperecording],1976April22HUM
182Box25,Folder2
ScopeandContent:TalkgivenbyBeerataDePauwUniversityfacultyseminarwith
ProfessorofHistoryCliftonJ.Phillips,ProfessorofPoliticalScienceNicholasP.Lovrich,
ProfessorofHistoryRoderickA.Clifford,ProfessorofHistoryJohnBaughman,and
CatherineDanes[?]1976April22).
• PoliticsandPolicyinMassachusetts[reel-to-reelaudiotaperecording],1981October6HUM
182Box25,Folder3
ScopeandContent:RemarksgivenbyBeerataBoston350lectureatTheJohnF.
KennedyLibrary1981October6).
• Series:Accession17179:DemocraticAdvisoryCommitteefiles,1961-1973HUM182Box12,
Folders1-6.17cubicfeet
archivist.

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ScopeandContent:Letters,newsclippings,reports,outlines,pamphlets,notes,and
discussionpapersdocumentBeer’sadvisoryrolewiththeMassachusettsDemocraticAdvisory
Committeeinthe1960s,especiallywithrespecttotheestablishmentofpoliciesandprograms
designedtocoordinateurbanplanningactivitiesinMassachusettscitiesandtowns,the
reorganizationofcivilserviceandpersonneladministrationinstategovernment,andthe
introductionofcampaignfinancereformlegislation.
• Series:Accession17179:Studentpapers,1963-19822.17cubicfeet
ProcessingInformation:ThestudentpaperswerearrangednumericallybyBeer;this
arrangementschemewasmaintainedbythearchivist.
AccessRestrictions:TheStudentpaperscontainevaluationsofstudentperformanceand
areclosedforresearchthrough2062.
ScopeandContent:TheStudentpapersconsistofstudentworkgatheredbyBeerfromhis
Harvardcourses,Government247,ResearchSeminar:TopicsinIntergovernmentalRelations
andGovernment147,AmericanFederalism.Thepapersprovideaglimpseintothecurriculum
addressedinBeer’scoursesandthegovernmentandpoliticalsciencetopicsthatwereofinterest
tostudents.ManyofthepapersincludediscussionsofthenatureofAmericanfederalism,the
politicsofcentralizationanddecentralization,theinteractionofpoliticalpartiesandspecial
interestgroups,therolesofagovernor,statelegislature,andcourtsysteminpolicy-making,and
theimpactofrevenuesharingonintergovernmentalrelations.
Studentpapers128,134to139arelacking.
• Studentpapers,1-43,[1963-1982]HUM182Box91,Folders1-16
• Studentpapers,43-127,[1963-1982]HUM182Box92,Folders1-24
• Studentpapers,129-133,140-142,[1963-1982]HUM182Box93,Folders1-3
• Accession18300materialsreceived2011June30)
• Series:Accession18300:Personalmaterials,1907-20073.66cubicfeet
ProcessingInformation:ThePersonalmaterialswereinnodiscernableorderwhen
receivedbytheHarvardUniversityArchives;thereforethearrangementwasimposedbythe
archivistduringprocessing.
ScopeandContent:Curriculumvitae,biographicalsketches,newsletters,andnews
clippingshighlightBeer’saccomplishmentsasastudent,teacher,andscholarofBritishpolitics
andasatheoristofAmericanfederalism.Ofparticularnoteisanoralhistorysponsoredbythe
MillerCenterofPublicAffairswhichrecountsBeer’sactivitiesasanadvisortoUnitedStates
SenatorEdwardM.KennedyandhisinvolvementinKennedy’s1962Senatecampaign,aswell
asBeer’sparticipationinMassachusettsreformpoliticsinthe1950sand1960s.Theoralhistory
alsoincludesBeer’sobservationsonKennedy’spoliticalskills,hiseffectivenessasasenator,and
hisimpactinthehistoryofAmericanliberalism;additionaldocumentonBeer'sinvolvementin
Kennedy'ssenatorialcampaignmaybefoundinAccession18300:Subjectfiles.Photographsand
lettersdocumentBeer’seightiethandninetiethbirthdaycelebrations,illustratingthegratitude,
respect,andadmirationhewasheldinbycolleaguesandfriends.OtherphotographsshowBeer
asachildcirca1915),asagraduateofStauntonMilitaryAcademy1928),andwithcolleagues
andfriendsatconferencesandmeetings.PhotographsofBeer'swifeRoberta1985)arealso
amongthePersonalmaterials.Inaddition,therearemarriagelicenses,congratulatoryletters
andcards,guestlists,andnewsclippingsrelatedtoBeer’smarriagetoJaneK.Brooksin1989;
photographs,newsclippingsandaparachutistlogillustratingBeer’sinterestinparachutingand
skydiving;andanassortmentofbuttonsandribbonsfromstateandnationalpoliticalcampaigns
1953-1988)collectedbyBeeratpoliticalconventions.Severalawardsandhonorarydegrees
recognizeBeer’sacademicachievementsincludingtheHarvardCollegeBowdoinPrize1939),
thefirstIsaiahBerlinAwardofthePoliticalStudiesAssociationoftheUnitedKingdom2000),
theSpecialAchievementAwardfromtheAmericanPoliticalScienceAssociation1994,2002),

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andtheDistinguishedPublicServiceAwardfromtheUnitedStatesDepartmentofStatefor
Beer’s“exemplarycontributionstonationalandinternationalaffairs1995).”
• CurriculumVitaeandPersonalFileat87,[1984-2004]HUM182Box26,Folder1
• CurriculumVitaeandPersonal,[1994-2001]HUM182Box26,Folder2
• [CurriculumVitaeandBiographicalSketches,1974-1997]HUM182Box26,Folder3
• ChristmasCardsetallfromStudentsandColleagues,[1929-1989]HUM182Box26,Folder4
ScopeandContent:ThisfoldercontainstwopassportphotographsofSamuelBeer
circa1990s)andaphotographofababynamedKelseyHouston-Edwards1989).Folderalso
containsBeer'sHighSchoolandcollegetranscriptscirca1930s).
• [ChristmasandPostcardsfromStudentsandColleagues,circa1970s-2000]HUM182Box26,
Folder5
• [Postcard,TheGermanOffensiveintheWest,circa1918]HUM182Box26,Folder6
• [BusinesscardscollectedbyBeer,circa1970s-2000s]HUM182Box26,Folder7
• [SenatorEdwardM.KennedyOralHistoryProject,briefingmaterials,2005]HUM182Box
26,Folder8
• [SenatorEdwardM.KennedyOralHistoryProject,2006]HUM182Box26,Folder9
• JohnF.Kennedy[EdwardM.KennedyProject],1963November22[and2006]HUM182Box
26,Folder10
• RobertF.Kennedy,[EdwardM.KennedyProject,1968and2006]HUM182Box26,Folder
11
• AmericanPolicies,DomesticandForeign[EdwardM.KennedyProject,2003-2006]HUM
182Box26,Folder12
• EdwardM.KennedyProject,JFKLibrary,[2006]HUM182Box26,Folder13
• EdwardM.KennedyProject,[2006]HUM182Box26,Folder14
• Parachuting,1961July9-1969June7HUM182Box26,Folder15
ScopeandContent:Thisfoldercontainseightcolorphotographsandthree35mmcolor
slidesrelatedtoSamuelBeer'sparachuting.
• PersonalClippings,[1936-1996]HUM182Box26,Folder16
• PersonalClippings,[1936-1996]HUM182Box26,Folder17
• [PersonalClippings,1936-2006]HUM182Box26,Folder18
• [PersonalClippings,1936-1996]HUM182Box26,Folder19
• Bucyrus[Ohio,1931-2000]HUM182Box26,Folder20
• Classof1928,[1978-1990]HUM182Box26,Folder21
• Bucyrus[Ohio]175thAnniversary,[1996]HUM182Box26,Folder22
• HarvardGraduateSchoolofArtsandSciencesMedal,[1990-1992]HUM182Box26,Folder
23
• HonoraryDegree,1997-1998HUM182Box26,Folder24
• BerlinPrize,[2000]HUM182Box26,Folder25
• Social,[1989-2006]HUM182Box26,Folder26
• [Notecard,Here'stoalltheBeerfamily,1956]HUM182Box26,Folder27
• 50thAnniversary,[1985]HUM182Box26,Folder28
• [50thAnniversary,colorphotographsandnegatives,1985]HUM182Box26,Folder29
ScopeandContent:Thisfoldercontainstenstripsofcolorfilmnegativesandtwenty-
ninecolorphotographs.
• BirthdaytributestoSamBeer,1991HUM182Box26,Folder30
• Beer80th[Birthday],copies,1991HUM182Box26,Folder31
• [LettersregardingSamuelH.Beer's80thbirthdaycelebration,1991]HUM182Box26,
Folder32
Folder33
• JaneK.Brooks,80th,[1991]HUM182Box26,Folder34

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ScopeandContent:Thisfoldercontainsplantmaterialenclosedinmylar)thathad
beenattachedtoaloveletterfromJaneK.BrookstoSamuelBeer.
Folder35
• [CertificateofRegistration,UnitedKingdom,RobertaReed,1933]HUM182Box27,Folder
1
• Obituaries,[1987]HUM182Box27,Folder2
• LettersonBert[RobertaBeer],1987HUM182Box27,Folder3
• LettersonBert[RobertaBeer],1987HUM182Box27,Folder4
• MarriageLicenses,1989HUM182Box27,Folder5
• WeddingPlans,1989HUM182Box27,Folder6
• Honeymoon,Wyoming,1989JulyHUM182Box27,Folder7
• [Program,TheTempest,2005]HUM182Box27,Folder8
• [PoliticalCampaignbuttons,ribbonsandotherpoliticalmemorabilia,1953-1988]HUM182
Box27,Folder9
• [Normandy1944commemorativeribbon,1994]HUM182Box27,Folder10
• [HarvardCollege,BowdoinPrizeAward,1939]HUM182Box27,Folder11
• [Lifemembership,scalesofjusticepin,NationalAssociationfortheAdvancementofColored
People,1971]HUM182Box27,Folder12
• BlueandGold1928,StauntonMilitaryAcademy[Yearbook],1928HUM182Box28,
Volume1
UseRestrictions:Userestrictedduetofragility.
• [PhotographicPostcardsofGermanGeneral'sonParade,1907]HUM182Box29,Folder1
• [PhotographofSamuelH.BeerasChild,circa1915]HUM182Box29,Folder2
ScopeandContent:Thisfoldercontainsoneblack-and-whitephotographofBeerasa
child.
• [GraduationPhotographofSamuelH.Beer,StauntonMilitaryAcademy,1928]HUM182
Box29,Folder3
ScopeandContent:Thisfoldercontainsoneblack-and-whitephotographofBeerasa
youngman.
• [SamuelH.Beer,1960-1975]HUM182Box29,Folder4
ScopeandContent:ThisfoldercontainsthirteenphotographsofBeer.
• [SamuelH.Beer,ContactSheets,1982]HUM182Box29,Folder5
ScopeandContent:Thisfoldercontainstwoblack-and-whitephotographiccontact
sheetsfeaturingBeer.
• [RobertaBeer,circa1985]HUM182Box29,Folder6
ScopeandContent:Thisfoldercontainsastripofcolornegativesandthreecolor
photographsofRobertaBeer.
• [RobertaBeer,PhotographsandNegatives,1985]HUM182Box29,Folder7
ScopeandContent:Thisfoldercontainsthreestripsofblack-and-whitenegativesand
nineblack-and-whitephotographsofRobertaBeer.
• [PicturesofFannyonHorse,circa1990s-2000s]HUM182Box30,Folder1
ScopeandContent:ThisfoldercontainsfourpanoramiccolorphotographsofFranny
andothers.
• [BoxingTeam,StauntonMilitaryAcademy,circa1927-1928]HUM182Box30,Folder2
• SpecialAchievementAwardtoSamuelH.Beer,AmericanPoliticalScienceAssociation,1994
September2HUM182Box31,Item1
ScopeandContent:Woodenandmetalplaque.
• AwardfortheBestBookinFederalismandIntergovernmentalRelations,Presentedto
SamuelH.Beer,AmericanPoliticalScienceAssociation,2002HUM182Box31,Item2
ScopeandContent:Woodenandmetalplaque.

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