Overview Ernest Manheim joined the Sociology Department at the University of Kansas City, Missouri (now the University of Missouri-Kansas City) as a research scholar in 1938 before being appointed as a professor of Sociology at the same institution in 1940. In addition to his career in academia, Manheim was also a composer. This collection reflects his career as both a sociologist and composer, containing publications, manuscripts, research, compositions, and correspondence to and from Manheim, as...