Robert S. Hartman Papers
This collection consists primarily of Robert S. Hartman's early work on the subjects of axiology and profit sharing. It also houses a wealth of correspondence, including letters written between Hartman and Wanda Nekrasz (a young Polish Auschwitz survivor who Hartman met in Sweden and later brought to Wooster College). Also included are approximately 200 photographs depicting World War II and the Holocaust.
Dates
- 1924-1973 (Bulk 1931-1973)
Conditions Governing Access
Collections are stored offsite and must be requested in advance. See www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Conditions Governing Use
The UT Libraries claims only physical ownership of most material in the collections. Persons wishing to broadcast or publish this material must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants on www.special.lib.utk.edu for detailed information. Collections must be requested through a registered Special Collections research account.
Extent
34 Linear Feet (34 record boxes)
Abstract
This collection consists primarily of Robert S. Hartman's early work on the subjects of axiology and profit sharing. It also houses a wealth of correspondence, including letters written between Hartman and Wanda Nekrasz (a young Polish Auschwitz survivor who Hartman met in Sweden and later brought to Wooster College). Also included are approximately 200 photographs depicting World War II and the Holocaust.
Biographical/Historical Note
Robert Schirokauer was born in Berlin, Germany, on January 27, 1910. From 1932 to 1933, Schirokauer worked for the University of Berlin and as a Referendar (Assistant Judge) of the Berlin-Charlottenburg District Court. In 1932, he fled Germany for England under the name Robert Schirokauer Hartman. After leaving Germany, Hartman worked as a photographer in London and Paris before accepting a position as a Representative for Walt Disney Productions in 1934. He went on to work as an Instructor and Assistant Professor at the College of Wooster, Ohio (1945-1948), as an Associate Professor at Ohio State University (1948-1956), and as a Fulbright Professor and Research Professor at the National University of Mexico (1957-1973). Hartman also served as a Visiting Professor at MIT (1956-1957), at Yale University (1966), and at the University of Tennessee (1968-1969) in addition to writing a number of books, including Profit Sharing Manual (1948), The Partnership of Capital and Labor: Theory and Practice of a New Economic System (1958), The Structure of Value & Foundations of Scientific Axiology (1959), and The Knowledge of Good (1965). Hartman married Rita Emanuel in 1936 and the couple had one son, Jan Alfred (d. 2006). Hartman died on September 20, 1973 and is buried near his home in Parque de la Paz Cemetery in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Arrangement
This collection consists of thirty-four boxes divided into twenty-two series:
- Series I: Correspondence, 1931-1973
- Sub-Series A: General Correspondence, 1931-1973
- Sub-Series B: Alphabetical Files, 1960-1965, undated
- Sub-Series C: Correspondence Regarding Axiology
- Sub-Series D: Correspondence between Robert Hartman and Marvin Katz, 1957 February-1973 October
- Sub-Series E: Henry Gardner Correspondence and Other Materials, 1941-1970s
- Sub-Series F: Correspondence between Robert Hartman and Wanda Nekrasz, 1946-1954
- Series II: Biographical Information, Certificates, and Documents Regarding Robert Hartman
- Series III: Early Papers and Studies, 1969-1974, undated
- Series IV: Papers, Articles, and Lectures
- Series V: Drafts and Notes for Articles
- Series VI: Other Materials
- Sub-Series A: General Materials
- Sub-Series B: Disney Material
- Series VII: Research Material, 1955 March, undated
- Series VIII: Programs, Announcements, and Newsclippings
- Series IX: Articles Published by and about Robert S. Hartman
- Series X: Articles Published by Robert S. Hartman Regarding Axiology
- Series XI: Books by and about Robert S. Hartman
- Series XII: Articles by Other Authors
- Series XIII: Axiology Material
- Sub-Series A: General Materials
- Sub-Series B: Finances
- Sub-Series C: Student Papers and Exams
- Sub-Series D: Additional General Material
- Series XIV: Profit Sharing, 1944-1972
- Series XV: Tapes, Microfilm, and Games
- Series XVI: Notes
- Series XVII: Scrapbooks
- Series XVIII: Inventory for ISSSTE
- Series XIX: Math Books and Test Material
- Series XXI: Audio Discs (33 1/3 rpm)
- Series XXII: Filing Cabinets
Acquisition Note
Rita (Emanuel) Hartman donated these papers to Special Collections in 1982.
Repository Details
Part of the Betsey B. Creekmore Special Collections and University Archives, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Repository