The seventh volume of a projected twelve continues the series of
William James's correspondence with family, friends, and colleagues
that was begun in volume 4. Consisting of some 488 letters, with an
additional 510 calendared, it offers a complete accounting of his
correspondence for the years 1890-94.
The chief event of the period is the publication of the
long-awaited Principles of Psychology, which produced many
congratulatory and critical letters from Oliver Wendell Holmes,
Christine Ladd Franklin, Shadworth Hollway Santayana, James Mark
Baldwin, and others. James devoted much effort to ensuring that
Harvard did not fall behind its many emerging rivals in psychology,
engineering the coming of Hugo Munsterberg to Harvard and raising
funds for the psychological laboratory. Strains and a sense of
rivalry began to develop with Granville Stanley Hall, his former
student, who was established as president of nearby Clark
University. Also of interest are his letters about and to Mary
Whiton Calkins concerning her efforts to become a graduate student
at Harvard.
James's major essay in ethics, "The Moral Philosopher and the
Moral Life, " appeared during this period and provoked considerable
correspondence. Among the more curious letters is that to Alexander
McKenzie, who after visiting James's classroom in an official
capacity expressed concern about his lack of Christian faith.
These years saw the birth of James's last child, Alexander
Robertson, and the death of his sister Alice. They were also the
years of his long European sabbatical.
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