Oral history interview with David Riesman, 1982.

Biographical Note

Educator, sociologist.

Scope and Contents

Impressions of Spencer Foundation and grant allocation priorities; interest in broadening relationship between social and natural science; leadership of Tom James; differences between socially constructive and fundamental research; experiences with grant-giving institutions.

Subjects

• Education--Research.
• Educators--Interviews.
• Endowment of research.
• Grossner, Isabel S., interviewer.--http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ivr
• Interviews.
• James, H. Thomas (Henry Thomas), 1915-2016.
• Oral histories (literary works)
• Riesman, David, 1909-2002--Interviews.
• Sociologists--Interviews.
• Spencer Foundation.

Access Conditions

Copyright by The Spencer Foundation, 1995