Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140

RS 13/30/52
Walter Albin Lunden (1899-1990)
Papers, 1947-1986, undated


Descriptive summary

creator:

Lunden, Walter Albin (1899-1990)
title:

Papers
dates:

1947-1986, undated
extent:

0.63 linear feet (1 documkent box and 1 half-document box)
collection number:

RS 13/30/52
repository:

University Archives, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research
publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department
preferred citation:

Walter Albin Lunden Papers, RS 13/30/52, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Biographical note

Walter Albin Lunden was born in Minnesota on March 27, 1899. He received his B.A. (1922) from Gustavus Adolphus College, his M.A. (1929) from the University of Minnesota, and his Ph.D. (1934) from Harvard University.

Lunden was professor of sociology (1931-1942) at the University of Pittsburgh and president (1942-1943) of Gustavus Adolphus College. He then enlisted in the United States Army and became a chief prison officer in the Military Police.  During World War II, he served oversees in England, France, and Germany, and saw combat action in the Rhineland.  Lunden attained the rank of Major and was discharged in 1947.

After his service in the military, Lunden joined the faculty at Iowa State University as Associate Professor (1947-1948) of sociology in the Department of Economics and Sociology. He was soon promoted to Professor (1948-1969). During his time at Iowa State, Lunden authored numerous books and articles on criminology.

Lunden has a long list of honors and achievements. Lunden was named a fellow of the American Criminology Society, the American Sociological Association, and the American Association for Advancement of Science. He was President (1962-1963) of Alpha Kappa Delta, the international sociology honor society. Lunden also served as Chairman (1957-1961) of the Governor's Committee on Penal Affairs.

Walter Lunden married Lillian M. Chack in 1924. Together they had one son, Bruce. Walter Lunden died on November 20, 1990, in Cambridge, Minnesota.

 

Collection description

The collection (1947-1986, undated) contains biographical information and materials written by Professor Walter A. Lunden. The printed materials include articles and reports authored by Lunden, many of which are concerned with the criminal justice system in Iowa. Several reports prepared for government agencies are also included in the collection including a report of the Governor's Committee on Penal Affairs and a report Lunden prepared for the Des Moines, Iowa, Police Department. Many of Lunden's published works are available in the Special Collections Department and can be located by searching the Library catalog.

 

Organization

The collection in organized alphabetically.

 

Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Biographical Information

1952-1967, undated

1

2

Article: "Suicides in France, 1910-1943"

1947

1

3

Article: "Hogs and Homicide"

1947

1

4

Article: "United States Army Supervision of Civil Prisons in Bavaria"

1947

1

5

Article: "Criminal Litigation in the Courts of Iowa from 1935-1946"

1947

1

6

Article: "Are We Getting Younger?"

1949

1

7

Article: "Crime and the Life Cycle"

1949

1

8

Article: "The Tyranny of Time"

1950

1

9

Article: "Criminal Cases in Iowa Courts, 1935-1948"

1950

1

10

Article: "Membership and Stability"

1952

1

11

Article: "A Decade of Delinquency in Iowa"

1952

1

12

Article: "Inmate Publications and the Reader's Digest"

1954

1

13

Article: "Social Innovations in Prisons"

1956

1

14

Article: "Brainstorms in Prison"

1956

1

15

Article: "The Crucible of Captivity: A Sociological Analysis of the Behavior of Prisoners of War"

1957

1

16

Article: "How Our Society is Changing"

1957

1

17

Article: "Inequalities in Sentencing Practices of Criminal Courts"

1957

1

18

Article: "Pioneers in Criminology XVI - Emile Durkheim (1958-1917)"

1958

1

19

Article: "The Mobility of State Prison Wardens"

1958

1

20

Article: "The Mobility of Chiefs of Police"

1958

1

21

Article: "The Rotary Jail, or Human Squirrel Cage"

1959

1

22

Article: "The Count: Up or Down"

1959

1

23

Booklet: "Iowa Juvenile Courts Statistics, 1940-1959"

1960

1

24

Article: "Crime Down Under: In Tasmania, 1934-1956"

1960

1

25

Abstract of Paper on Time Lapse in Criminal Litigation

1963

1

26

Article: "The Saturation Point in Crime"

1966

1

27

Article: "Crimes in Thailand, 1940-1965"

1968

1

28

Article: "Students and Capital Punishment"

1969

1

29

Article: "Police Now Dealing with Crimes Against the State"

1970

1

30

Article: "Seven Major Crimes in Seven States"

1972

1

31

Article: "The Suicide Cycle"

1978

1

32

Article: "The Ghosts of the Guillotine and Others"

undated

1

33

Article: "Auto Theft"

undated

2

2

Correspondence

1947-1970, undated

2

8

Newsclippings

1966-1986, undated

2

1

Progress Reports on Studies

1947-1957

2

7

Proposals

1966

2

5

Publicity Materials for Books by Lunden

1952-1967, undated

1

34

Report: "An Analysis of Crimes and Arrests in Des Moines, Iowa, 1951 to 1955"

1956

1

35

Report: "The Prison Warden - The Selection and Mobility of State Prison Wardens"

1957

1

36

Report: "A Survey of What Prisoners, Prison Guards, and College Students Think About the Care and Treatment of Prisoners"

1957

1

37

Report: "Prisons, Prisoners and People"

1957

1

38

Report: "What Price Prisons, Probation, Parole, in Iowa?"

1958

1

39

Report: "Juvenile Probation in Iowa"

1958

1

40

Report: "Judicial and Prison Statistics in Iowa"

1959

1

41

Report: "A Quarter Century of Criminal Justice in Iowa"

1959

1

42

Report: "Iowa Country Homes"

1959

1

43

Report: "The People, Their Prisons, and Prisoners"

1960

1

44

Report: "The Veterinary Student"

1960

1

45

Report: "Report of Penal Affairs Committee of Iowa"

1960

1

46

Report: "The Theory of Crime Prevention"

1962

1

47

Report: "Crimes in Iowa Cities and Manpower Wastage in Police Departments"

1968

1

48

Report: "The Police Image"

1971

1

49

Report: "The Murder Cycle"

1973

1

50

Report: "The Shoplifting Cycle"

1979

2

3

Reports of Work and Workshops

1949-1951

2

4

Summary of Project on Farm and Non-Farm Youth in Hamilton County, Iowa

1950

2

6

Workshop Pamphlets

1959-1960