The Institute’s financial crisis forced Horkheimer to endorse members taking outside jobs.

Evidence

You made this trip because you were convinced that, if you have no commitment, you will soon be unable to do your work with me here. Things being as they are, the position seems to be the only way to escape from what you dreaded.’ The unhealthy financial situation of the Institute would not make it possible in times such as these to turn down the offer of a really acceptable job, particularly when it would provide an opportunity to acquire knowledge and abilities which might one day be of use to the Institute. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 1245

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the broader theme of the Frankfurt School’s institutional survival through exile in America, echoing the Milgrom material on how institutions adapt under external constraints. — connects to: Horkheimer welcomed Adorno’s financial independence from the Institute

Broader Connections

• Horkheimer welcomed Adorno’s financial independence from the Institute #qualifies (0.82)