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Scope and Content Note
The papers of Lester Frank Ward (1841-1913) span the years 1883-1906 and consist of drafts, notes, and page proofs of five books written on sociology by Ward. The collection is arranged chronologically by date of publication and includes Dynamic Sociology (1883), Psychic Factors of Civilization (1893), Outlines of Sociology (1898), Pure Sociology (1903), and Applied Sociology (1906). The materials trace the development of Ward’s beliefs regarding egalitarian sociology.