WILLIAM T. SCOTT PAPERS

This is the fourth accession of the papers of William T. Scott and Ann H. Scott; this addition consists only of papers of William; his father Carl F. Scott; and his uncle, Roderick Scott. There are no materials by or about Ann H. Scott.

Biographical sketches of William, Carl, and Roderick Scott are available in the collection guide for manuscript collection 95-92, The Papers of Ann and William Scott. Since those guides were written, William Scott died on February 22, 1999.

Additional papers of the Scotts are available in the Special Collections Department, collections 95-92, 97-15, and 97-27. Each has an extensive guide. The collection for which this document serves as a guide, 99-26, principally contains Bill's writings on Michael Polanyi, scientist and philosopher. Although there is a lengthy Polanyi biography in this collection, Scott's final draft of the Polanyi biography will not be added to this collection until after it is published.

Also included in this collection (which dates from 1903-1995), are grant reports on progress of the Polanyi biography; essays on aspects of Polanyi's life and work; professional correspondence; list of books in Bill's office at the time of his death; files related to Bill's work in the Friends peace movement; taped lectures of Scott and Samuel Abraham Goudsmit; correspondence from Bill's father, Carl F. Scott; and an article by Bill's uncle, Roderick Scott.

Note: William T. Scott is referred to as WTS in this guide.

Processed by: Susan Searcy
Date: September 13, 1999

The papers of William T. Scott are arranged into the following series:

I. Polanyi Biography

II. Polanyi Articles

III. Professional Materials

IV. Scott Family Materials

Series I. Michael Polanyi Biography. 1994. .5 cu. ft.

This series consists of a draft version of "Michael Polanyi: Scientist and Philosopher (1891-1976)" by William T. Scott. This is a lengthy biography of Polanyi but not the full-length book Bill Scott planned to publish. It was edited and commented upon by [Seliordi]. This series is arranged by chapter; chapters XXIII and XXIV were missing when received by the Special Collections Department.

Series II. Polanyi Articles. 1958-1992. .25 cu. ft.

Contained in Series II are materials about Polanyi, excluding Scott's full-length Polanyi biography. They include final reports for grants which provided financial assistance for the Polanyi project, conference papers, correspondence about Polanyi-related topics, and a list of Polanyi work (1958-1971).

II/1 Final report, NEH Grant RO-1910-81 A Biography of Michael Polanyi (1985) and interim report (1979).

II/2 WTS essay for St. James on Polanyi. 1982.

II/3 WTS, "On Polanyi's Notion of Rationality." 1989.

II/4 Correspondence from Teresa in Poland (Grabinska and Zabierowski) [about Polanyi]. 1990-1992.

II/5 WTS, "On Polanyi's Notion of Rationality." Published version.

II/6 Kent State University Lecture by WTS, "At the Wheel of the World: The Life and Times of Michael Polanyi. April 12, 1991.

II/7 Centennial Conference on the Thought of Michael Polanyi, Kent State University. 1991.

II/8 List of Polanyi's work, 1958-1971.

II/9 Correspondence with Fondation Pour Une Entraide Intellectuelle Europeenne. 1979-1987.

Series III. Professional Materials. 1965-1995. 10 folders.

This series presents a brief overview of Bill Scott's professional life and includes non-Polanyi related correspondence, biography and bibliography of Scott, lectures by Scott (both in paper and tape formats) about peace and philosophical issues, and taped lectures by and about physicist Samuel Abraham Goudsmit.

III/1 Biography and bibliography of WTS.

III/2 Correspondence. 1970-1995.

III/3 Number not assigned.

III/4 Faculty Peace Group. 1991.

III/5 List of books in Bill's office at the time of his death.

III/6 Letter from WTS to the Times Literary Supplement (London). n.d.

III/7 Tape of lecture by WTS: "Right to Defend Liberty." May, 1970.

III/8 Tapes of lecture by WTS: "Mind-Body Problem," presented at the Pacific School of Religion. Nov. 11, 1977 - April 18, 1978.

III/9 Tapes:
-Samuel Abraham Goudsmit speech at UNR on "Physics in the Twenties or, How the Electron was Discovered. May 25, 1965.
-S.A. Goudsmit Memorial, UNR. Dec. 28, 1978.

III/10 Tape: S.A. Goudsmit lecture at UNR. Mar. 27, 1981.

III/11 Tape: S.A. Goudsmit lecture. n.d.

Series IV. Scott Family Material. 1903-1958. 3 folders.

There is a small amount of Scott family material in this collection, consisting of a some letters from Carl Scott to his son, WTS; Carl's Biblical Literature class notes; and Roderick Scott's article, "The Personalistic Insights in Ancient Chinese Philosophy."

IV/1 Carl F. Scott correspondence to his son, WTS. 1954-1958.

IV/2 Carl F. Scott's notebook from his "Biblical Literature" class. 1903.

IV/3 Roderick Scott article, "The Personalistic Insights in Ancient Chinese Philosophy." n.d.