The Development of Western Civilization (unpublished).
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Kranzberg, Melvin, Dr., 1917-1995
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content: Melvin Kranzberg Papers
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content: Melvin Kranzberg Papers / Series 6: Publications
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content: 1953-1968
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content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: NMAH.AC.0266, Subseries 6.2
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content: Archival materials
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consists of thirteen boxes of administrative and planning records as well as draft manuscripts of this two-volume textbook. Kranzberg began the project in 1953 and was joined in 1955 by D. Harvey Buchannan and Dirk Jellema. Although the three authors signed an authors' agreement and publishing contract with Macmillan Publishing Company in 1955, in 1968 Macmillan decided not to publish the book, citing severe structural and stylistic deficiencies. Although the work was not published, Macmillan did commend the authors for their "excellent" incorporation of science and technology into the history of the Western World.

Administration and Planning, 1953-1968 contains two boxes of chronologically arranged information on the administrative and planning aspects of the book. Included are early drafts of the project, tables of contents, illustrations, maps, correspondence between the authors, Macmillan contracts, and the notice of contract termination.

Draft Manuscripts, 1953-1968 consists of eleven boxes of the textbook manuscript as it appeared in different stages of writing and editing. These are arranged by chapter.