The collection is arranged in six series: (1) Correspondence, (2) Writings, (3) Professional Materials, (4) Print Materials, (5) Biographical Materials, and (6) Multimedia.
Rights: To quote in print, or otherwise reproduce in whole or in part in any publication, including on the World Wide Web, any material from this collection, the researcher must obtain permission from (1) the owner of the physical property and (2) the holder of the copyright. Persons wishing to quote from this collection should consult Special Collections Research Center to determine copyright holders for information in this collection. Reproduction of any item must contain the complete citation to the original.
Acquisition Note: Source: Gift. The papers were donated to Morris Library by Sidney Ratner's wife.
Scope and Contents: The collection consists of Sidney Ratner's papers documenting his personal life, career as an intelligence analyst, teaching as a university professor, and writings as a philosopher and economist. The majority of the materials consists of correspondence with colleagues, manuscript drafts of his scholarly work, and World War II strategic reports related to his work with the United States government. The collection also includes manuscripts by scholars other than Ratner, books and offprints from Ratner's personal library, records of his involvement in professional conferences, course syllabi and teaching notes, photographs of Ratner's family and friends, and personal biographical materials. Other noteworthy items are photographs of Europe during World War II, photographs of John Dewey and Arthur Bentley, and correspondence with Albert Camus, Bill Clinton, Albert Einstein, Felix Frankfurter, Oliver Wendell Holmes, John F. Kennedy, Margaret Mead, Robert Oppenheimer, Willard Van Orman Quine, Bertrand Russell, and George Santayana.