Letters to David M. Ellis (Ph.D. 1942) are concerned with their research and writing in political science and history, teaching at the collee level, Huzar's work as an administrative analyst with the U. S. Bureau of the Budget (1943-1945), his reading of various contemporary authors, study of the language and literature of Russia, interest in classical music and motion pictures, and views on New York State and national politics, in particular the Election of 1944, international affairs and World War II, and the role of the intellectual in society; the correspondence also contains many references to the activities of Cornell graduate students and faculty members.