Cases / The American Landing / Robert Lynd
The American Landing · dossier
Filed as person, standing in one authored connection inside The American Landing, dated 25 June 1934.
Columbia 1934 role
Advocated the Institute's Columbia relationship and described the contemplated arrangement as a very loose affiliation with complete Institute autonomy.
Limit
A reported proposal for Columbia faculty representation on the Institute board is not proof that appointments occurred.
Evidence
Research Memo: Columbia's 1934 Housing and Affiliation of the Institute for Social Research. Claim-level source records are linked from the event and task.
Why this person matters
Advocated for a loose Columbia affiliation that preserved the Institute's autonomy.
Evidence basis
Research Memo: Frankfurt Institute to Columbia
Verification boundary
Membership, employment, collaboration, and influence are recorded as different relationship types. Shared membership is preserved as evidence but is not treated as proof of agreement or influence by itself.
Verified relationship
advocatedForInstitute: Institute for Social Research
The archive holds one authored connection for this record inside The American Landing. Each row below states the claim, its tier, its confidence, and the dates the record gives. Open a row for the full account, or open it on the case canvas to see the connection drawn.
REL-000343Relationship wording unavailable 25 June 1934 Account not writtenRobert Lynd · Relationship wording unavailable · Institute for Social Research.
documented confidence · medium this record is the subject
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