▁Party . ▁Ward ' s ▁ideas ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁air ▁but ▁there ▁are ▁few ▁direct ▁links ▁between ▁his ▁writ ings ▁and ▁the ▁actual ▁programs ▁of ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁w elf are ▁state ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁De al . ▁ ▁Ward ' s ▁di aries ▁All ▁but ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁his ▁vol umin ous ▁di aries ▁were ▁reported ly ▁destroyed ▁by ▁his ▁wife ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁Ward ' s ▁first ▁journal , ▁Young ▁Ward ' s ▁Di ary : ▁A ▁Human ▁and ▁E ager ▁Record ▁of ▁the ▁Years ▁Between ▁ 1 8 6 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 0 ..., ▁remains ▁under ▁copy right . ▁ ▁Ward ▁died ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C .. ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Wat ert own , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Liter ature ▁Be cker , ▁Ernest . ▁Es cape ▁From ▁Ev il . ▁Free ▁Press , ▁re issue ▁edition . ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁ ▁Comm ager , ▁Henry ▁Ste ele , ▁ed . ▁L ester ▁Ward ▁and ▁the ▁W elf are ▁State . ▁New ▁York : ▁Bob bs - M err ill , ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁Cos er , ▁Lewis . ▁A ▁History ▁of ▁Soci ological ▁Analysis , ▁Basic ▁Books , ▁New ▁York ▁http :// www . soci ology . cc su . edu / ada ir / amer ican _ tr ends _ by _ le w is _ cos er . htm ▁D ah ms , ▁Harry ▁F . ▁L ester ▁F . ▁Ward ▁http