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Professor Paul Tillich (Details anzeigen)^a
Union Theological Seminary
99 Claremont Ave.
New York, N.Y. (Details anzeigen)^b

Dear Dr. Tillich (Details anzeigen)^c:

I am happy to be able to send you this brief report of the rather substantial progress that has been made towards the reestablishment of a branch of the Institute of Social Research at the University of Frankfurt (Details anzeigen)^d.

First of all, space has been made available on the campus for the construction of a building to replace the old one, which was destroyed. City officials have promised their cooperation with regard to the building program; the architectural plans have been drawn up and the financing is largely assured.

The chair of social philosophy occupied by Dr. Horkheimer (Details anzeigen)^e until it was abolished by the Nazis has been reestablished by the University and he holds it again. Horkheimer (Details anzeigen)^f lectured there during this past summer sessionn, Dr. T.W. Adorno (Details anzeigen)^g is offering courses as Horkheimer (Details anzeigen)^h's representative in the current term (and he is also working on the plans for the Institute), and we hope that three members of the Institute will be in attendance during the summer semester of 1950.

The reestablishment of this faculty post means that the Institute and the University will work in the closest cooperation. In the immediate future, we are going to set up a temporary working library jointly, and we shall initiate small research programs with students. As rapidly as the facilities and the personnel become available, we hope to launch more elaborate research projects. Among the possibilities under discussion are (1) a series of case studies on the attitutdes of representatives of the various social strata in Germany (Details anzeigen)ⁱ to Nazism from its first beginnings; (2) an investigation of the German authoritarian personality-type, to be conducted on the model of the study made in this country by the Berkeley Public Opinion Study Group in collaboration with the Institute (to be published in a month or two); and (3) antisemitism in the German working class.

These are as yet no more than tentative proposals for studies. It is our intention to seek the advice and guidance of our friends in the United States (Details anzeigen)^j and elsewhere in developing the program of the Institute in Germany (Details anzeigen)^k. Probably the most effective way to obtain such counsel will be for us to call a meeting in New York (Details anzeigen)^l in the spring, at which time we shall be able to discuss our plans with you and others in detail.