Research Guides: John Dewey: Resources

Critical Editions of John Dewey's Writings

Dewey: Collected Works
The digital publication of The Collected Works of John Dewey (InteLex, 1996), a comprehensive critical edition covering all of Dewey’s publications. It is fully searchable.

The Early Works, 1882-1898 by John Dewey
The first series of The Collected Works of John Dewey (SIU Press, 1969–1991), a comprehensive critical edition covering all of Dewey’s publications in 37 volumes. Copies are available in Morris Library's circulating collection, Special Collections Research Center, and the Center for Dewey Studies.
The Middle Works, 1899-1924 by John Dewey
The second series of The Collected Works of John Dewey (SIU Press, 1969–1991), a comprehensive critical edition covering all of Dewey’s publications in 37 volumes. Copies are available in Morris Library's circulating collection, Special Collections Research Center, and the Center for Dewey Studies.
The Later Works, 1925-1953 by John Dewey
The third series of The Collected Works of John Dewey (SIU Press, 1969–1991), a comprehensive critical edition covering all of Dewey’s publications in 37 volumes. Copies are available in Morris Library's circulating collection, Special Collections Research Center, and the Center for Dewey Studies.
The Essential Dewey by John Dewey
The two-volume thematically arranged anthology is a selection of Dewey's most important publications representing his thinking on major philosophical issues.

Dewey: Correspondence
The digital publication of The Correspondence of John Dewey (InteLex, 1999-) is a comprehensive critical edition covering all extant letters known at the time of publication. It covers letters housed at various repositories and personal collections around the world. It is only available in this digital publication and is fully searchable.
Dewey: Lectures
The digital publication of The Class Lectures of John Dewey (InteLex, 2010) is a critical edition of the extant lecture notes to courses taught by Dewey. The notes are composed by Dewey and his students. It is only available in this digital publication and is fully searchable.

SIU Archival Collections on John Dewey

John Dewey Papers
The personal papers of John Dewey are housed at the Special Collections Research Center. The correspondence in the collection is already published in the critical edition. Unpublished items include manuscripts, personal effects, audio tapes, and motion-picture tapes.
John Dewey Photograph Collection
The digital collection covers all 1,634 photographs from two archival collections at the Special Collections Research Center: the John Dewey Photograph Collection (PH 47) and the John Dewey School at the University of Chicago Collection (PH 46).
John Dewey's Personal Library
The 1,603 volumes of Dewey's personal library are held in the rare books of the Special Collections Research Center. The books are cataloged in Morris Library's general catalog. The bibliography, Jo Ann Boydston, John Dewey's Personal and Professional Library (SIU Press, 1982), lists each book.
Special Collections Research Center
Visit Special Collections and search its catalog ArchivEra for additional archival collections containing materials by and about Dewey, such as the Collection of John Dewey (MS 279), Sidney Hook Collection of John Dewey (MS 143), John Dewey Syllabi and Lectures (MS 022), and the Center for Dewey Studies Records (RG 17-33). Also see its digital collection "Audiovisual & Recorded Sound Materials (SIU Carbondale)" that contains recorded interviews with Dewey's colleagues and friends.
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Research Centers, Professional Organizations, and Journals

Center for Dewey Studies at SIU
The research center is located on the lower level of Morris Library and operated by the School of History and Philosophy. It was initiated in 1961 and has served as the flagship Dewey center collaborating with several others around the globe. Its activities include publishing critical editions, gathering secondary research materials, assisting scholars, and promoting Dewey and his ideas to diverse audiences.
John Dewey Society
Society for the Advancement of American Philosophy (SAAP)
Dewey Studies: An Online Publication of the John Dewey Society
The Journal of School and Society: An Online Publication of the John Dewey Society
Education & Culture: The Journal of the John Dewey Society
Tables of contents for recent issues are available at https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/eandc/.
Educational Theory
Tables of contents for recent issues are available at https://edtheory.education.illinois.edu/.
The Pluralist
Tables of contents for recent issues are available at https://www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/?id=plur.

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John Dewey: Resources

Critical Editions of John Dewey's Writings

SIU Archival Collections on John Dewey

Research Centers, Professional Organizations, and Journals

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