Yves Rene Marie Simon Papers

Source

Simon family.

Microfilm made by Simon's son from papers held by the family.

Contractual restrictions may apply.

Preferred Citation

Yves Rene Marie Simon Papers (SIM), University of Notre Dame Archives (UNDA), Notre Dame, IN 46556

Scope and Content

Correspondence with Robert Speaight, 1941-1944, and others concerning Simon's work; manuscripts by Simon; newspaper and journal articles concerning Simon; reviews of his publications; and certificates and awards given Simon. Also microfilm of correspondence with editors, Supreme Court Justices, and John F. O'Hara, CSC, then President of Notre Dame; of clippings from Marquette University and Milwaukee newspapers; and of his journal, 1945-1949.

Background

Student of Jacques Maritain; professor of philosophy at Notre Dame (1938-1948) and at the University of Chicago (1948-1961).

Index :

 Simon, Yves Rene Marie, 1903-1961. 
 Speaight, Robert, 1904- 
 O'Hara, John F. (John Francis), 1888-1960. 
 France -- Politics and government -- 1940-1945. 
 Knowledge, Theory of. 
 Christian ethics. 
 Ontology. 
 Letters. 
 Awards. 
 Clippings. 

• CSIM Yves R. Simon: Manuscripts
  • CSIM 1/01 Folder : Newspaper articles about Yves R. Simon
  • CSIM 1/02 Folder : Book Reviews
  • CSIM 1/03 Folder : Bibliographies of Yves R. Simon's Works / by Anthony O. Simon
  • CSIM 1/04 Folder : Correspondence with Robert Speaight
  • CSIM 1/05 Folder : Correspondence concerning Yves R. Simon
  • CSIM 1/06 Folder : Biographical material
  • CSIM 1/07 Folder : Michiana Magazine 1972/0716
  • CSIM 1/08 Folder : Michiana Magazine 1972/0723
  • CSIM 1/09 Folder : Certificates and Awards
  • CSIM 1/10 Folder : Memorial card
  • CSIM 1/11 Folder : Offprints

• MSIM Yves R. Simon: Microfilm

  Correspondence, some in French and German; letters to the editor; articles by Jacques Maritain; letters from five Supreme Court Justices in 1951 thanking Simon for inscribed copies of a book, and correspondence with the Rev. John O'Hara then President of Notre Dame. Also newspaper clippings from Marquette University and Milwaukee newspapers, and excerpts of a typewritten journal from 1945-1949. Material was microfilmed by Simon's son Anthony, and does not duplicate other Simon material held by the Notre Dame Archives.

• PSIM Yves R. Simon: Printed Material

  Books by Yves R. Simon and issues of journals containing articles by him.

  • PSIM v. 1 Volume : La Marche à la Délivrance / par Yves R Simon. New York: Éditions de la Maison Française 1942
  • PSIM v. 2 Volume : La Civilisation Américaine / par Yves R. Simon avec la collaboration de John Cort, Rev. Leo R. Ward, Willis D. Nutting, Benjamin T. Crawford, John H. Sheehan, Matthew A. Fitzsimons, Waldemar Gurian, Alvan S. Ryan, Aaron I. Abell, Frank O'Malley. Desclée de Brouwer 1950
  • PSIM v. 3 Volume : "The Rationality of the Christian Faith" / by Yves R. Simon. Thought 31:123, Winter 1956-1957
  • PSIM v. 4 Volume : "To Be and To Know" / by Yves R. Simon. Chicago Review 14:4, Spring 1961
  • PSIM v. 5 Volume : A General Theory of Authority / by Yves R. Simon. Notre Dame, IN: University of Notre Dame Press 1962
  • PSIM v. 6 Volume : The Great Dialogue of Nature and Space / by Yves R. Simon. Albany, NY: Magi Books 1970