A Friendship That Lasted a Lifetime: The Correspondence Between Alfred Schutz and Eric Voegelin

Appendix: Complete List of Letters in the Schütz-Voegelin Correspondence

Appendix m Complete List of Letters in the Schütz-Voegelin Correspondence Editors’ note: This appendix lists all the letters in the Schütz-Voegelin correspondence , from July 31, 1938, through April 30, 1959. Letters shown in boldface are those included in this volume. Letters shown in regular type appear in the German edition of the correspondence: Alfred Schütz and Eric Voegelin, Eine Freundschaft, die ein Leben ausgehalten hat. Briefwechsel 1938– 1959, ed. Gerhard Wagner and Gilbert Weiss (Constance: UVK, 2004). For each letter, the numbers in brackets refer to the letter’s pages in the German edition. Additionally, a brief explanation of the content is given for each letter not included herein. Schütz to Voegelin, July 31, 1938 [25] Schütz to Voegelin, August 10, 1938 [26] S tries to help the Voegelins with visa formalities for entry into France. Schütz to Voegelin, October 15, 1938 [27–28] Voegelin to Schütz, October 25, 1938 [29–33] Schütz to Voegelin, December 18, 1938 [34–36] Emigration of S’s parents and mother-in-law; S cancels a lecture at the London School of Economics; Farber invites S to write an essay for a publication in honor of Husserl; reference to Talcott Parsons. Voegelin to Schütz, January 9, 1939 [37–38] S’s pecuniary circumstances; reference to Max Weber; V’s vocational prospects . Schütz to Voegelin, March 3, 1939 [39–41] 211 212 Appendix Schütz to Voegelin, March 10, 1939 [42–43] S congratulates V on his new position at Bennington College. Voegelin to Schütz, April 2, 1939 [44–45] V on Siegfried Kracauer’s manuscript; V on the “castrated form” of his foreword to The Political Religions. Schütz to Voegelin, June 30, 1939 [46–47] Schütz to Voegelin, July 28, 1939 [48–49] A research project for S and the question of a re-entry permit. Schütz to Voegelin,August 16, 1939 [50–52] Voegelin to Schütz,August 19, 1939 [53–55] Schütz to Voegelin, August 26, 1939 [56] S sees no sense in wanting to work in Europe; V’s manuscript received, but not read; reference to Hemingway. Schütz to Voegelin, September 19, 1939 [57] S gives up his plans to travel to Europe; his employer arrives in the United States; his vocational future uncertain; plan to seek an academic position. Schütz to Voegelin, November 23, 1939 [58] S is very busy; anxious about his vocational future; reference to American sociology. Schütz to Voegelin, December 20, 1939 [59] Telegram concerning a possible meeting with V in Philadelphia. Voegelin to Schütz, May 17, 1940 [60] V informs S that he’ll be in New York on June 1–2. Schütz to Voegelin, May 22, 1940 [61] Reference to Parsons. Schütz to Voegelin, June 30, 1940 [62–63] S sends two manuscripts; reference to Hans Kelsen’s arrival in the United States. Schütz to Voegelin, August 25, 1940 [64] Vacation in Larchmont. Schütz to Voegelin, September 20, 1940 [65–66] Letters of recommendation to the New School for French friends. Schütz to Voegelin, October 5, 1940 [67] S asks V to help their common friend Stephan T. Possony. 213 Appendix Voegelin to Schütz, November 23, 1940 [68–69] Schütz to Voegelin, December 2, 1940 [70–71] Voegelin to Schütz, December 31, 1940 [72] Voegelin to Schütz, March 25, 1941 [73] V informs S that he’ll be in Philadelphia on April 4–5. Schütz to Voegelin, March 29, 1941 [74] S will try to travel to Philadelphia. Voegelin to Schütz, March 31, 1941 [75] Arrangements concerning the meeting. Schütz to Voegelin, April 3, 1941 [76] S confirms that he is coming. Voegelin to Schütz, May 28, 1941 [77–78] Schütz to Voegelin, June 12, 1941 [79–81] Voegelin to Schütz, June 17, 1941 [82] V writes about his work on History of Political Ideas. Schütz to Voegelin, June 28, 1941 [83] A possible meeting with V. Schütz to Voegelin, April 18, 1942 [84] S has received V’s essay on the Mongolian empires. Voegelin to Schütz, April 21, 1942 [85–106] V gathers information on Pelliot; working on History of Political Ideas; V includes a detailed table of contents. Voegelin to Schütz, April 27, 1942 [107] V has received S’s essay...