GNM

• CGNM : Gerhart Niemeyer: Manuscripts


• CGNM 1-2/ Series : Correspondence 1977-1997
• CGNM 1/01 Folder : Letters to Vater 1990-1997
  Numerous letters to Niemeyer dating from the 90s (primarily '96 and '97). Many of these letters are of a very personal nature, composed by Niemeyer's children and grandchildren in anticipation of his 90th birthday.
• CGNM 1/02 Folder : Correspondence 1995-1997
  Numerous postcards (most blank) and letters, primarily from Niemeyer's son Paul and dating from the mid- to late 90s, as well as a copy of Niemeyer's article "History and Civilization" (Anglican Theological Review [Nov., 1976]: 81-97).
• CGNM 1/03 Folder : Correspondence 1996
  4 letters to Niemeyer all dating from 1996.
• CGNM 1/04 Folder : Correspondence 1995-1996
  A small collection of letters to/about Niemeyer dating from 1995-1996, including a 3-page letter to Niemeyer from his grandson Peter.
• CGNM 1/05 Folder : Correspondence 1995
  A large collection of correspondence dating from 1995.
• CGNM 1/06 Folder : Correspondence 1994
  A large collection of correspondence, and a few receipts, dating from 1994.
• CGNM 1/07 Folder : Correspondence 1993
  Correspondence dating from 1993, including a group of letters between Niemeyer and Bill (William F.) Buckley as well as an exchange between Niemeyer and his grandson Lucian.
• CGNM 1/08 Folder : Correspondence 1992
  A large collection of letters and cards dating primarily from 1992.
• CGNM 1/09 Folder : Correspondence 1991
  Correspondence dating from 1991, including correspondence relating to Niemeyer's decision to cease teaching at Notre Dame, as well as a 6-page essay by Niemeyer entitled "Variations on a Theme," written in connection with Niemeyer's participation in the "Prairie Fire Symposium: First Lincoln Conference on Education" (1986).
• CGNM 1/10 Folder : Correspondence 1990
  Correspondence and receipts dating from 1990, including a number of letters and cards from Niemeyer's children.
• CGNM 1/11 Folder : Correspondence 1989
  Correspondence, both personal and business-related, dating from 1989, including brief correspondence relating to Niemeyer's disagreements with the innovations in the Episcopal Church.
• CGNM 1/12 Folder : Correspondence 1988
  Correspondence dating from 1988, ranging from two brief letters from grandchildren to an exchange with the IRS.
• CGNM 1/13 Folder : Correspondence 1987
  Correspondence and receipts dating from 1987, including a letter from Peter Niemeyer (dated 7/21/87) eloquently relating an experience during his trip to Prague, copies of an article from The Sun Maryland announcing Paul Niemeyer's nomination to the U.S. District Court, and records and receipts relating to Lucie Niemeyer's funeral arrangements.
• CGNM 1/14 Folder : Correspondence 1986
  Correspondence, records, and receipts dating from 1986.
• CGNM 1/15 Folder : Correspondence 1985
  Greatly varied correspondence dating from 1985.
• CGNM 1/16 Folder : Correspondence 1984
  Correspondence, records, and receipts dating from 1984.
• CGNM 1/17 Folder : Correspondence 1983
  Large collection of similar items dating from 1983.
• CGNM 1/18 Folder : Correspondence 1982
  Correspondence dating from 1982, including letters relating to Niemeyer's retirement from teaching at Hillsdale College and his appointment by President Reagan to the Board of Foreign Scholarships.
• CGNM 1/19 Folder : Correspondence 1981
  Correspondence and other documents dating from 1981, including an invitation to attend the inauguration of President Reagan and Vice-President Bush.
• CGNM 1/20 Folder : Correspondence 1980
  Correspondence dating from 1980, including a letter from Ronald Reagan thanking Niemeyer for agreeing to serve in an advisory capacity for his presidential campaign.
• CGNM 1/21 Folder : Correspondence 1979
  Correspondence (professional, personal, and financial) and miscellany dating from 1979.
• CGNM 1/22 Folder : Correspondence 1978
  Correspondence and documents dating from 1978, including a contract relating to Niemeyer's appointment as Distinguished Visiting Professor at Hillsdale College.
• CGNM 1/23 Folder : Correspondence 1977
  Varied correspondence dating from 1977.
• CGNM 2/01 Folder : Correspondence 1976
  Varied correspondence dating from 1976.
• CGNM 2/02 Folder : Correspondence 1975
  Correspondence dating from 1975, including a large amount of correspondence relating to Niemeyer's column in the National Review .
• CGNM 2/03 Folder : Correspondence 1974
  Correspondence dating from 1974, including copies of letters of recommendation written for students and responses to Niemeyer's lectures and articles.
• CGNM 2/04 Folder : Correspondence 1973
  Similar collection of correspondence dating from 1973.
• CGNM 2/05 Folder : Correspondence 1972
  Correspondence dating from 1972, including a brief exchange with Eric Voegelin, a number of letters from Bill (William F.) Buckley, and a brief exchange with Pierre Goodrich of the Liberty Fund.
• CGNM 2/06 Folder : Correspondence 1971
  Correspondence dating from 1971, including a few letters from Eric Voegelin.
• CGNM 2/07 Folder : Correspondence 1970
  Correspondence dating from 1970, including a large collection of correspondence with LSU Press regarding the publication of Between Nothingness and Paradise , as well as brief correspondence with Arlington House Publishers regarding the publication of Deceitful Peace . Also included is a Christmas card from President Nixon.
• CGNM 2/08 Folder : Correspondence 1969
  Correspondence dating from 1969, including a card from Nixon and an invitation to his inauguration, a letter from Nixon's office regarding the possibility of an appointment to high Federal office in his administration, and a brief exchange with the University of Notre Dame Press regarding Niemeyer's Between Nothingness and Paradise .
• CGNM 2/09 Folder : Correspondence 1968
  Correspondence dating from 1968, including a letter from Senator Barry Goldwater and a number of letters from Richard V. Allen (Foreign Policy Adviser to Nixon) as well as a copy of an interview with Allen in U.S. News and World Report .
• CGNM 2/10 Folder : Correspondence 1967
  Correspondence dating from 1967, including a collection of correspondence with Arlington House Publishers regarding Deceitful Peace .
• CGNM 2/11 Folder : Correspondence 1966
  Correspondence dating from 1966, including a large amount of correspondence with advisees regarding dissertation work.
• CGNM 2/12 Folder : Correspondence 1965
  Correspondence, receipts, and newspaper articles dating from 1965.
• CGNM 2/13 Folder : Miscellaneous Correspondence - many years 1937-1993
  Varied collection of correspondence, booklets, and reprinted articles dating from 1937-1993. Included are a reprint of Hans J. Morgenthau's review of Niemeyer's Law Without Force (Iowa Law Review 27 [Jan., 1942]), a copy of Niemeyer's article "Two Socialisms" with an accompanying letter from Bill (William F.) Buckley, and a program for Niemeyer's ordination to the Episcopal priesthood in 1980.
• CGNM 2/14 Folder : Miscellaneous Correspondence 1945-1995
  Varied collection of correspondence and reprinted articles dating from 1945-1995. Much of the correspondence is between Niemeyer and Marion Montgomery, and also included are two reprinted articles by David Bruckbauer from The Wanderer (1993).


• CGNM 2-3/ Series : Authors
• CGNM 2/15 Folder : David Bruckbauer 1988-1996
  Numerous lengthy letters from David Bruckbauer to Niemeyer, as well as several short articles by Bruckbauer published in The Wanderer throughout the late 80s and early 90s. Also included is an 11-page manuscript of an article by Bruckbauer on Fr. Richard McBrien (University of Notre Dame) entitled "The New Religion of a Willful Man."
• CGNM 2/16 Folder : David Bruckbauer 1985-1987
  Continuation of extensive correspondence between Bruckbauer and Niemeyer from the mid- to late 80s, as well as Bruckbauer's resume and various course-related materials, including a final exam and a 12-page paper entitled "Ludwig Feuerbach: The Psychology of the Divine as a Projection of the Soul."
• CGNM 2/17 Folder : Hermann Heller 1963-1991
  Materials relating to Niemeyer's co-editing of the revised collected writings of Hermann Heller in the late 60s (published in German). Included are multiple copies of the copyright page of the publication, correspondence between Niemeyer and the editorial office of Christoph Mueller, a brief biography of Heller, a bibliography of Heller's writings, and copies of 3 articles about Heller in German newspapers.
• CGNM 2/18 Folder : Marion Montgomery 1990-1991
  Extensive correspondence between Niemeyer and Marion Montgomery from the late 80s and early 90s. Also included is an article manuscript (approximately 45 pages) sent by Montgomery to Niemeyer entitled "Modern: Modernism, Modernist -- A Preliminary Exploration of Our Intellectual Manner," a book review by Montgomery from Chronicles (March 1990) entitled "A Meditation on a Meditation," and an article by Deal W. Hudson from Crisis (May 1989) entitled "Marion Montgomery's Summa: A Journey through the American Mind."
• CGNM 2/19 Folder : Marion Montgomery 1988-1989
  A few articles/papers by or about Marion Montgomery from the late 80s. Included is an article from This World: A Journal of Religion and Public Life (Winter 1989) by Montgomery entitled "My Most Unforgettable Character: Reflections on a Christmas Story," two copies of a 53-page paper for a meeting of the Maritain Society entitled "The Poet and the Scandal of Particularity," and an article by James B. Graves from the Conservative Digest (February 1988) entitled "A Quiet Talk with Marion Montgomery."
• CGNM 3/01 Folder : Marion Montgomery 1987
  A 192-page manuscript which Montgomery sent to Niemeyer for comments in 1987. The manuscript represents a portion of a book manuscript on the subject of the liberal arts and is entitled "Words, Words, Words: The Feeding of the Larger Body."
• CGNM 3/02 Folder : Marion Montgomery 1987
  Two papers/articles by Montgomery written in 1987 and sent to Niemeyer for evaluation: "Eric Voegelin as Prophetic Philosopher" (37 pages), and "The Quest for Community Ground" (74 pages). The latter was published in Modern Age in two installments, as is indicated by a letter from the journal's editor to Montgomery dated 11 June 1987.
• CGNM 3/03 Folder : Marion Montgomery 1981-1982
  Two published articles by Montgomery: "At Al Johnson's Lake" (31 pages, written in verse with an accompanying 1-page "Note"), published in Southern Review (Fall 1982), and "Solzhenitsyn as Southerner," published in Why the South Will Survive , edited by Clyde Wilson (Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1981).
• CGNM 3/04 Folder : Marion Montgomery - Musing Toward Grassmere 1981-1982
  A 28-page poem by Montgomery, sent to Niemeyer and dated Sept. 17, 1982, entitled "Musing toward Grasmere, and on to Wordsworth's Tomb: May 1981."
• CGNM 3/05 Folder : Alexander Solzhenitsyn 1973-1977
  15 pages of typed notes, and 7 pages of handwritten notes, relating to a presentation by Niemeyer, entitled "The Universal Significance of Solzhenitsyn," given at a 1977 Intercollegiate Studies Institute conference. Also included is a 10-page paper by Niemeyer entitled "Solzhenitsyn: Russia's Second Government," as well as a brief letter from Russian author Lev Navrozov regarding his autobiographical The Education of Lev Navrozov .
• CGNM 3/06 Folder : Alexander Solzhenitsyn 1974-1983
  Large collection of articles, interviews, and speeches by and about Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, dating from the mid-70s through the early 80s.
• CGNM 3/07 Folder : Alexander Solzhenitsyn 1969-1983
  Continuation of previous folder, with a larger collection of materials including numerous newspaper and journal articles relating to the life and work of Solzhenitsyn and dating from the late 60s through the early 80s.
• CGNM 3/08 Folder : Eric Voegelin 1967-1985
  Materials relating to Eric Voegelin's life and work dating from the late 60s to Voegelin's death in 1985. Included are a 10-page memorial article by Niemeyer entitled "Greatness in Political Science: Eric Voegelin (1901-1985)," brief correspondence between Niemeyer and Voegelin, correspondence between Niemeyer and Marion Montgomery, and a 38-page review of Voegelin's Search for Order in History (ed. Stephen A. McKnight, LSU Press, 1978) by Montgomery.
• CGNM 3/09 Folder : Eric Voegelin 1953-1965
  Correspondence between Niemeyer and Voegelin primarily during the 1960s, two published articles by Ellis Sandoz on Voegelin's work, a 10-page typed synopsis of Voegelin's The New Science of Politics , and two copies of a 25-page paper by Voegelin entitled "On Debate and Existence."
• CGNM 3/10 Folder : Eric Voegelin 1953-1978
  Another copy of the synopsis of Voegelin's The New Science of Politics , and a 30-page paper by James Counahan entitled "Gnosticism and the Critical Spirit" and dated March, 1978.
• CGNM 3/11 Folder : Eric Voegelin 1967-1968
  4 letters from Voegelin to Niemeyer (1967-1968) relating largely to the publication and translation of Voegelin's Anamnesis as well as Niemeyer's review of the work.
• CGNM 3/12 Folder : Eric Voegelin
  A 38-page study by Voegelin and Peter Weber-Schafer in German, relating to various attempts (by Wittfogel, Spengler, Toynbee, and others) to periodize Asian history.
• CGNM 3/13 Folder : Eric Voegelin 1986
  Two copies of a 4-page essay entitled "Eric Voegelin, 'The Beginning of the Beginning,' and 'Reflective Distance vs. Reflective Identity'," approximately 15 xeroxed handwritten pages (apparently Voegelin's), a copy of Voegelin's "Consciousness and Order: 'Foreward' To Anamnesis (1966)," the editor's preface to Voegelin's "Quod Deus dicitur," information regarding a Voegelin Panel which included Niemeyer at LSU in 1986, and 8 pages of Niemeyer's handwritten notes on Voegelin's work.
• CGNM 3/14 Folder : Eric Voegelin - Last Work
  A collection of articles by Voegelin, including "Equivalences of Experience and Symbolization in History" (25 pages), "On Hegel -- A Study in Sorcery" (61 pages), "On Classical Studies" (12 pages), "The Moving Soul" (13 pages), and "The Beginning and the Beyond: A Meditation on Truth" (67 pages).
• CGNM 3/15 Folder : Eric Voegelin - Last Work
  A "Bibliography of Works By and About Eric Voegelin" (1991), as well as Voegelin's "The Gospel and Culture" (54 pages), "Wisdom and the Magic of the Extreme: A Meditation" (75 pages), and "The Beginning of the Beginning" (52 pages, with an accompanying 2-page letter from Niemeyer regarding this text).
• CGNM 3/16 Folder : Eric Voegelin - Last Work
  Approximately 30 pages of handwritten notes by Niemeyer on Voegelin's Order and History , as well as two copies of a 17-page review of Voegelin's work entitled "The Fulness of the Quest: Eric Voegelin's Final Volume."
• CGNM 3/17 Folder : Eric Voegelin - Science, Politics 1953-1968
  An 8-page typed synopsis of Voegelin's The New Science of Politics , a 5-page review of Voegelin's Science, Politics and Gnosticism by Niemeyer, and a letter from Voegelin to Niemeyer dated April 11, 1953.
• CGNM 3/18 Folder : Eric Voegelin - Anamnesis - translated by GN 1977
  A copy of Niemeyer's translation of Voegelin's Anamnesis (1977).
• CGNM 3/19 Folder : Eric Voegelin - Anamnesis paperback 1989-1990
  Correspondence relating to the publication of Niemeyer's translation of Voegelin's Anamnesis in a paperback edition by the University of Missouri Press in 1989, as well as the publication contract signed by Niemeyer.
• CGNM 3/20 Folder : Eric Voegelin - Mecosta 1988
  3 pages of Niemeyer's handwritten notes on Voegelin, as well as a 37-page paper by Fred Dallmayr entitled "Voegelin's Search for Order."
• CGNM 3/21 Folder : Eric Voegelin and Michael Oakeshott on History / by Athanasios Moulakis 1988
  A 28-page paper by Athanasios Moulakis entitled "Voegelin and Oakeshott on History," presented at a meeting of the Voegelin Society and sent to Niemeyer in October 1988.
• CGNM 3/22 Folder : Eric Voegelin Colloquium 1989
  A list of participants and a packet of supplemental reading for a Liberty Fund colloquium on Voegelin's New Science of Politics entitled "Liberty, Modernity and Order" held in New Orleans, May 25-28, 1989.
• CGNM 3/23 Folder : Eric Voegelin Review 1975
  A number of essay-reviews of the fourth volume of Voegelin's Order and History, The Ecumenic Age (1974), a lengthy response by Voegelin to one of these reviews (that of Altizer), and approximately 20 pages of Niemeyer's handwritten notes on the volume. Among the essays reviewing Voegelin's work are: Eugene Webb's "Eric Voegelin's Interpretation of Revelation" (39 pages), Niemeyer's "Eric Voegelin's Philosophy and the Drama of Mankind" (31 pages), Thomas J. J. Altizer's "A New History and a New But Ancient God?" (approx. 25 pages), and Frederick D. Wilhelmsen's "The New Voegelin" (Triumph Magazine, Jan. 1975).
• CGNM 3/24 Folder : Eric Voegelin - Ellis Sandoz on 1959-1987
  A reprint of an article by Dante Germino entitled "Voegelin, Christianity, and Political Theory: the New Science of Politics Reconsidered" (published in Rivista internazionale di filosofia del diritto LXII, 1985), an issue of Contemporary Philosophy (Vol. XI, No. 10, June 1, 1987), a bibliography of Voegelin's publications compiled by Ellis Sandoz in 1959, and a 31-page draft of a paper by Sandoz entitled "Eric Voeglin's Philosophy of History and Politics: The Idea of Historical Form" (1959).
• CGNM 3/25 Folder : Eric Voegelin Papers / by Dante Germino 1971,1975
  Two papers by Dante Germino on Voegelin: "Eric Voegelin's Framework for Political Evaluation" (35 pages, prepared for 1975 APSA annual meeting), and "Eric Voegelin and Contemporary Radical Political Thought in America" (28 pages, prepared for a Symposium in honor of Eric Voegelin at the University of Notre Dame, 1971).
• CGNM 3/26 Folder : Eric Voegelin, School of - Notre Dame Symposium
  A program for a symposium entitled "New Departures in Western Political Thought: The School of Eric Voegelin" at the University of Notre Dame.
• CGNM 3/27 Folder : Karl A. Wittfogel 1950-1961
  Several reprinted articles and papers by Karl A. Wittfogel dating throughout the 1950s and early 60s, treating of Communism in the Soviet Union and China, and Marxist-Leninist ideology. Also included are a few letters from Wittfogel to Niemeyer written during the early 60s.
• CGNM 3/28 Folder : Karl A. Wittfogel 1950-1961
  Several reprinted articles by Wittfogel (including many from a series in The New Leader during the 1950s) as well as a booklet containing a series of lectures for a course entitled "From Marx to Mao" (Telecourses -- University of Washington, 1960).
• CGNM 3/29 Folder : Karl A. Wittfogel 1950-1960
  Continuation of previous two folders, containing over a dozen reprinted articles by Wittfogel on Marxism, Mao Tse-Tung, and Communist China.
• CGNM 3/30 Folder : Karl A. Wittfogel 1962-1970
  Continuation of Wittfogel materials, containing 6 reprinted articles.


• CGNM 3-6/ Series : Subjects
• CGNM 3/31 Folder : American Education and Communism 1957
  Materials relating to Niemeyer's participation on the National Committee on American Education and Communism, established by the Foundation for Religious Action in the Social and Civil Order (FRASCO) in 1957. Included are an issue of The Blessings of Liberty (published by FRASCO), the minutes of a meeting of the Committee on American Education and Communism held on February 7, 1957, and a pamphlet describing FRASCO.
• CGNM 3/32 Folder : Articles by others 1971-1990
  A large collection of articles by other authors dating from the 1970s to the 1990s.
• CGNM 3/33 Folder : Articles by others 1907-1979
  Similar to previous folder, a large collection of articles by others dating primarily from the 1970s.
• CGNM 4/01 Folder : Doctors of Modernity: Darwin, Marx, Freud / by R.F. Baum
  A 108-page draft manuscript of R. F. Baum's Doctors of Modernity: Darwin, Marx, and Freud (published in 1988) with occasional penciled comments and corrections by Niemeyer. Niemeyer's corrections are very sparse, and are heavily concentrated in the section on Marx. All of the comments are brief and apparently minor, often consisting simply of a question mark in the margin or a circled word.
• CGNM 4/02 Folder : Between Nothingness and Paradise 1970-1976
  A number of published scholarly reviews of Niemeyer's Between Nothingness and Paradise (LSU Press, 1971) as well as periodic royalty earnings reports from LSU Press. There is also some correspondence between Niemeyer, LSU Press, and Buckley regarding arrangements for Buckley to receive 275 copies of the book at a discounted rate. Also included are reviewers' comments on Niemeyer's manuscript prior to publication and Niemeyer's responses to these comments.
• CGNM 4/03 Folder : Bibliography 1957-1958
  6 pamphlets/order forms from publishers (1957-1958). One is from Oxford University Press for books by Ernest Barker, another from University of Wisconsin Press for The First International: Minutes of the Hague Congress of 1872, with Related Documents (ed. and trans. Hans H. Gerth), another from University of California Press for Aggression and World Order: A Critique of United Nations Theories of Aggression (Julius Stone), and one from the College Paperback Service for a variety of classroom texts (there are also two from German publishers). The only one with markings is that from the College Paperback Service, on which Niemeyer wrote an order for 50 copies each of Aristotle's Constitution of Athens , Gierke's Natural Law and the Theory of Society , 1500-1800, Aquinas' The Political Ideas , Montesquieu's Spirit of the Laws , and Julien Benda's The Betrayal of the Intellectuals .
• CGNM 4/04 Folder : William F. Buckley, Jr. - Notre Dame Commencement 1978
  Focuses on Buckley's commencement address at Notre Dame in 1978. Included are a complete text of the address, an article by Buckley from The Washington Star Syndicate regarding the commencement, an excerpt from the Congressional Record of June 22, 1978 containing a speech by Congressman Robert K. Dornan in praise of Buckley's address, three issues of the National Review from 1978, a few letters between Buckley, Niemeyer, and others regarding the commencement address, and a draft of Buckley's address heavily corrected by Niemeyer. In the July 7, 1978 issue of the National Review are two pages of hand-written notes on Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's "A World Split Apart" (Harvard commencement address).
• CGNM 4/05 Folder : James Burnham Tribute 1987
  Includes a short letter (1987) from Priscilla Buckley to Niemeyer with the text of the August 17, 1987 Memorial Mass eulogy (by Monsignor Clark) for James Burnham enclosed, and the September 11, 1987 issue of the National Review which consists largely of a series of tributes to Burnham.
• CGNM 4/06 Folder : The Catholic University 1974
  Typed manuscript (with occasional handwritten corrections) of "The New Need for the Catholic University," published in the Review of Politics 37 (Oct. 1975): 479-489. There are also 15 pages of handwritten notes relating to the topic of the article, as well as 8 pages from the 1974 Notre Dame Magazine which includes 5 articles written in response to the previous year's report of the Committee on University Priorities at Notre Dame. There is also a 3-page exchange between a Notre Dame faculty member (Julian Pleasants) and Father James Burtchaell, C. S. C. (Provost) regarding the interpretation of the Committee's report with respect to the hiring of faculty of the University.
• CGNM 4/07 Folder : Center for Soviet and East European Studies - Notre Dame 1956
  2-page brief descriptions of courses offered at Notre Dame for academic year 1956-1957 on Communism, the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Niemeyer is listed as teaching a graduate course on "Communist Ideology" which covers Marx and Engels as well as Lenin and Stalin. Also a 4-page document describing the Center for Soviet and East European Studies at the University of Notre Dame with a list of faculty members, including Niemeyer. This document also lists Niemeyer's course on "Communist Ideology."
• CGNM 4/08 Folder : China and the United Nations 1960s
  A large collection of materials relating to the representation of China in the U.N. dating from the early 1950s to the late 1960s. There is nothing in Niemeyer's hand; the materials consist of two booklets, one printed by the U.N. and one by the American-Asian Educational Exchange on the Chinese U.N. representation question, more than a dozen transcripts of speeches by the Chairmen of the Chinese Delegation to the U.N. opposing the representation of the Communist People's Republic dating from 1952-1967, and a 20-page document from the American-Asian Educational Exchange detailing the "Positions of the Republic of China on the Question of Chinese Representation in the United Nations."
• CGNM 4/09 Folder : China and the United Nations 1945-1967
  A large amount of background material and supporting documents from the U.N. and the U.S. Department of State concerning the topic of a discussion panel in which Niemeyer participated in September 1967, namely, the "legal and technical aspects of Chinese representation in the United Nations" (Memorandum from Marvin Liebman to discussants). The panel consisted of 8 members (including Niemeyer) and produced a study on "The Status of China in the United Nations" (written primarily by Stefan T. Possony), although only a heavily corrected rough draft and correspondence regarding it are present in the folder.
• CGNM 4/10 Folder : China, Japan 1967
  5 letters: two from Paul Yupin, Archbishop of Nanking and Rector Magnificus of Fu Jen Catholic University in Taiwan, inviting Niemeyer to visit and lecture (which was accepted) and arranging his visit in September 1967; one from Japanese Professor Inoki regarding Niemeyer's visit to Japan also in the fall of 1967; one from David Rowe to the Vice President and Premier of Taiwan C. K. Yen introducing and commending Niemeyer to him; and one to Niemeyer from Masataka Kosaka regarding Niemeyer's visit to Japan in 1967. There is also a list of attendants for Niemeyer's lecture at the Kyoto International Hotel in October 1967, and two small packets of notes taken evidently in Taiwan. One appears to be in support of a lecture on Chinese communism, and the other regards more practical matters relating to his visit.
• CGNM 4/11 Folder : China, Japan 1967
  More than a dozen pamphlets and booklets received during Niemeyer's 1967 visit to Fu Jen University in Taiwan. The booklets all concern one of three subjects: Fu Jen University itself, the military of the Republic of China, and the Taiwanese land reform movement. There is also a large collection of business cards, most from Taiwanese professors, officials, and businessmen, but also one of Niemeyer's own and a few in German. Lastly, there is a section from the Mainichi Daily News (Oct. 5, 1967) which includes an article on Niemeyer's lecture in Kyoto entitled "Prof. Niemeyer Says Communist Object Remains Unchanged."
• CGNM 4/12 Folder : China, Satellites 1956-1958
  A 94-page report entitled "A Short History of Chinese Communism," the October 20, 1958 issue of The New Leader reprinted by the American-Asian Educational Exchange which consists of an article entitled "Communist China: Power and Prospects" by Richard L. Walker, and over a dozen cut-outs from the New York Times paper and magazine from 1958.
• CGNM 4/13 Folder : Christianity and Communism Interview 1984
  The March 1984 issue of New Heaven New Earth which contains an interview with Niemeyer entitled "Christianity and Communism." In this interview Niemeyer speaks of the origins and central characteristics of Marxism, distinguishes Marxism from Leninism, and describes the relationship of both to Christianity and belief in God.
• CGNM 4/14 Folder : Churches and Marxism 1935-1961
  3 unmarked manuscripts of Harvard Divinity School faculty member Paul Tillich's (evidently unpublished) 17-page essay entitled "The Christian and the Marxist View of Man" (1935). The debate regarding the alleged communist affiliations of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. is documented by a 9-page excerpt from the House Congressional Record of March 3, 1960 and a pamphlet prepared by the National Council in 1960 denying any sympathies with Communism and even accusing its accusers of advancing the communist agenda. There is also a 6-page document entitled "Can the General Board of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Deny Responsibility for Any Action of the Fifth World Order Study Conference in Cleveland, Ohio, November 18-21, 1958?"
• CGNM 4/15 Folder : Communist Mind 1960s
  2 cut-out newspaper articles on Soviet Russia, a copy of a "Memorandum Submitted to Department of Defense on Propaganda Activities of Military Personnel" by Fulbright in the Senate (copy from Congressional Record, August 2, 1961), and typed drafts (with handwritten corrections) of what appear to be a few chapters of Deceitful Peace: A New Look at the Soviet Threat (New Rochelle, N.Y.: Arlington House, 1971). There are also two pages of handwritten notes regarding the book and a letter from Niemeyer to Arlington Publishers (Nov. 29, 1966) including a plan for the book.
• CGNM 4/16 Folder : Conference on European Problems (CEP) 1988-1993
  A large collection of newspaper articles, documents, and conference papers (2 by Niemeyer) focusing on the meetings of the Conference on European Problems from 1988-1993. One paper by Niemeyer is an 8-page talk entitled "Beyond Institutions of Power and Patterns of Profit," and another is a 12-page paper entitled "Reorientation Required." A letter from Richard B. Foster of June 1, 1988 indicates that "Reorientation Required" was to be published in Comparative Strategy Vol. 7, No. 4, although this doesn't appear in the Selected Bibliography.
• CGNM 4/17 Folder : Conference on European Problems (CEP) 1986-1987
  Letters and documents relating to the establishment of the Conference on European Problems in 1986, including a list of members and officers (Niemeyer as President) and plans for a conference in Kloster Banz. There are also a number of newspaper and magazine articles from 1986-1989. Of most interest is a draft of a paper (with accompanying handwritten notes) by Niemeyer entitled "Western Weaknesses in the Ideological Struggle," apparently unpublished according to the available Bibliography. The paper contains an assessment of the "human rights" basis for U.S. foreign policy, a probing analysis of the non-Western ideological mind, and an explanation of the failure of the U.S. to "leave our message in countries and areas which we could militarily wrest from the enemy." Although it is aimed towards communist ideology, it possesses a continuing relevance for the struggle of the West against Islamic fundamentalism in the Middle East.
• CGNM 4/18 Folder : Conference on Unity of Sciences 1975-1976
  Conference papers and brief correspondence relating to the 1975 International Conference on the Unity of the Sciences. An article by Henryk Skolimowski entitled "Knowledge and Values" from The Ecologist (Jan. 1975) is also included along with brief correspondence between Niemeyer and Skolimowski. The two conference papers include one by Eugene P. Wigner entitled "The Unity of Science," and one by William G. Pollard entitled "Is Religion Functional as a Source of a Standard of Value Today?" which contains frequent handwritten markings and comments by Niemeyer.
• CGNM 4/19 Folder : Days and Works - National Review Columns 1973-1977
  Numerous letters of response to Niemeyer's column in the National Review from 1974-1977, as well as more than 20 pages of Niemeyer's notes for various articles in this column. Also included is a draft of an article which appeared in Niemeyer's NR column entitled "Common Sense."
• CGNM 4/20 Folder : Deceitful Peace 1966-1975
  Materials relating to the publication of Deceitful Peace: A New Look at the Soviet Threat (N.Y.: Arlington House, 1971). Included are periodic royalty reports and correspondence between Niemeyer and Arlington House, personal letters to Niemeyer regarding the book, and numerous published reviews.

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