Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914-2005

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Psychologist and educator.

From the description of Kenneth Bancroft Clark papers, 1897-1994 (bulk 1935-1990). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982674

Social psychologist, educator, and author.

From the description of Audio materials, 1950-1975 [sound recording]. 1950-1975. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 40723090

African American psychologist and educator.

From the description of Papers, 1897-1994 (bulk 1935-1990). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70937573

Psychologist, educator; interviewee married Mamie Phipps Clark.

From the description of Reminiscences of Kenneth Bancroft Clark : oral history, 1976. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 309729847

Business executive, psychologist, educator, writer.

Clark was an expert witness regarding the psychological effect of segregation in education for the landmark Brown v. Kansas Board of Education case, 1954. Clark also founded and directed the Metropolitan Applied Research Center, a non-profit research corporation concerned with the problems of American urban society.

From the description of Kenneth Clark papers, 1954-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122363996

Biographical Note

  • 1914, July 14: Born, Panama Canal Zone
  • 1919: Moved to New York, N.Y., with mother and sister
  • 1931: Naturalized United States citizen
  • 1935: A.B., Howard University,Washington, D.C.
  • 1936: M.S., psychology, Howard University,Washington, D.C.
  • 1938: Married Mamie Katherine Phipps (died 1983)
  • 1940: Ph.D., experimental psychology, Columbia University,New York, N.Y.
  • 1941 - 1942 : Hampton, Va. Hampton Assistant professor of psychology, Hampton Institute,Hampton, Va. Washington, D.C. Washington, D. C. District of Columbia Research psychologist, Office of War Information,Washington, D.C.
  • 1942 - 1975 : Professor of psychology, City College, City University of New York,New York, N.Y.
  • 1946: Cofounder with Mamie Phipps Clark of Northside Center for Child Development,New York, N.Y.
  • 1950: Member, fact finding staff, Mid-Century White House Conference on Children and Youth
  • 1951: Social science consultant, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund
  • 1954: Research on effects of racial segregation cited by Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education decision on school segregation
  • 1955: Published Prejudice and Your Child (Boston: Beacon Press. 151 pp.)
  • 1961: Awarded Spingarn Medal by the NAACP
  • 1961 - 1967 : Consultant, personnel division, State Department
  • 1962 - 1964 : Chairman, board of trustees, Harlem Youth Opportunities Unlimited,New York, N.Y.
  • 1964 - 1966 : Director, Social Dynamics Research Institute, City College, City University of New York,New York, N.Y.
  • 1965: Published Dark Ghetto: Dilemmas of Social Power (New York: Harper and Row, Publishers. 251 pp.)
  • 1966 - 1986 : Member, board of regents, State Education Department, University of the State of New York
  • 1966 - 1975 : President, Metropolitan Applied Research Center,New York, N.Y.
  • 1968: Published with Jeannette HopkinsA Relevant War Against Poverty: A Study of Community Action Programs and Observable Change (New York: Harper & Row, Publishers. 275 pp.)
  • 1968 - 1975 : Member, board of directors, New York State Urban Development Corp.
  • 1970 - 1971 : President, American Psychological Association
  • 1974: Published The Pathos of Power (New York: Harper and Row, Publishers. 188 pp.)
  • 1976 - 1986 : President, Clark, Phipps, Clark & Harris,New York, N.Y.
  • 1986 - 1994 : President, Kenneth B. Clark & Associates,Hastings-On-Hudson, N.Y.
  • 1994: APA Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contribution to Psychology
  • 2005, May 1: Died, Hastings-On-Hudson, N.Y.

From the guide to the Kenneth Bancroft Clark Papers, 1897-2003, (bulk 1935-1990), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Kluger, Richard. Brown vs. Board of Education collection, 1950-1975 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Hugh H. Smythe and Mabel M. Smythe Papers, circa 1895-1997, (bulk 1960-1990) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914-2005. Audio materials, 1950-1975 [sound recording]. Library of Congress
referencedIn Committee on Civil Rights in Metropolitan New York. 1950-66. Archives. 1949-66. Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
referencedIn Ralph Ellison Papers, 1890-2005, (bulk 1930-1994) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Kenneth Clark papers, 1954-1982. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn Kluger, Richard. Brown vs. Board of Education collection, 1950-1975 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Daniel P. Moynihan Papers, 1765-2003, (bulk 1955-2000) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Kenneth Bancroft Clark Papers, 1897-2003, (bulk 1935-1990) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Hugh H. Smythe and Mabel M. Smythe Papers, circa 1895-1997, (bulk 1960-1990) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Stokes, Olivia Pearl, 1916-. Olivia Pearl Stokes papers : additions, 1972-1992. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Hugh H. Smythe and Mabel M. Smythe Papers, circa 1895-1997, (bulk 1960-1990) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Cook, Stuart W. (Stuart Wellford), 1913-1993. Stuart Cook papers, 1947-1993. University of Akron, Bierce Library
creatorOf Thalheimer, Ross, 1905-. Ross Thalheimer papers, 1940-1978. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Judicial Council of the National Bar Association (1970- ). Records. 1970-1977. Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
creatorOf Boyle, Sarah-Patton, 1906-. Papers of Sarah-Patton Boyle, 1949-1970. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Clark, Mamie Phipps. Reminiscences of Mamie Phipps Clark : oral history, 1976. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Lincoln University (Pa.). Honorary degree recipients collection, 1868-1989 (bulk 1940-1989). Lincoln University, Langston Hughes Memorial Library, Langston Hughes Memorial Library
referencedIn "For Freedom Now" Civil Rights Symposium National Archives at College Park
creatorOf Redding, Jay Saunders, 1906-1988. Papers, [ca. 1940-1980]. Brown University Archives, John Hay Library
creatorOf Northside Center for Child Development records, 1947-1972. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
referencedIn [Kenneth Clark's America--sample reel] [videorecording] / producers, Glenn Silber, Carol Munday Lawrence. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf New York (N.Y.). Board of Education. Central Zoning Unit. The elementary schools of Manhattan / Board of Education, City of New York, Division of Housing, Central Zoning Unit ; Francis A. Turner, assistant superintendent ; compiled by J.R. Library of Congress
creatorOf Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914-2005. Educating for humanity [sound recording] / Kenneth B. Clark. Sarah Lawrence College, Esther Raushenbush Library
creatorOf Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914-2005. Reminiscences of Kenneth Bancroft Clark : oral history, 1976. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Boyle, Sarah-Patton, 1906-. Papers of Sarah-Patton Boyle 1938-1988 (bulk 1944-1975). University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Papers of Julian Bond 1897-2006 University of Virginia. Small Special Collections Library
referencedIn Northside Center for Child Development records, 1947-1972 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Clark, Kenneth Bancroft, 1914-2005. Papers, 1897-1994 (bulk 1935-1990). Library of Congress
referencedIn American Psychological Association Records, 1917-1986, (bulk 1940-1980) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Ross Thalheimer papers, 1940-1978 Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archives Section
creatorOf NONMUSIC RECORDING (COLLECTION) Audio materials, 1956-1977 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Audio materials, 1956-1977 [sound recording]. Library of Congress
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correspondedWith Allport, Gordon W. (Gordon Willard), 1897-1967 person
correspondedWith American Psychological Association person
associatedWith American Psychological Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Black Panther Party. corporateBody
associatedWith Bond, Julian, 1940- person
associatedWith Boyle, Sarah-Patton, 1906- person
associatedWith Brown, Oliver, 1918-1961 person
correspondedWith Carter, Robert L., 1917-2012 person
associatedWith City University of New York. City College corporateBody
associatedWith City University of New York. City College. Social Dynamics Research Institute. corporateBody
associatedWith City University of New York. City College. Social Dynamics Research Institute. Social Dynamics Research Institute records. 1954-1968. corporateBody
associatedWith Clark family. family
associatedWith Clark, Mamie Phipps. person
associatedWith Clark, Mark, d. 1969. person
associatedWith Clark, Phipps, Clark, and Harris. Clark, Phipps, Clark, and Harris records. 1938-1994. corporateBody
associatedWith Clark, Ramsey, 1927- person
associatedWith Committee on Civil Rights in Metropolitan New York. 1950-66. corporateBody
associatedWith Cook, Stuart W. (Stuart Wellford), 1913-1993. person
correspondedWith Delany, Hubert T. person
associatedWith Edwin, Ed, person
correspondedWith Ellison, Ralph. person
correspondedWith Ellison, Ralph. person
associatedWith Garvey, Marcus, 1887-1940. person
associatedWith Hampton, Fred, d. 1969. person
associatedWith HARYOU (Organization) corporateBody
associatedWith Hastie Group. corporateBody
associatedWith Haverford Group. corporateBody
associatedWith Intergroup Committee on New York's Public Schools. corporateBody
associatedWith Judicial Council of the National Bar Association (1970- ) corporateBody
associatedWith Kenneth B. Clark and Associates. Kenneth B. Clark and Associates records. corporateBody
associatedWith Klineberg, Otto, 1899-1992. person
associatedWith Kluger, Richard. person
associatedWith Kluger, Richard. person
associatedWith Lincoln University (Pa.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993 person
correspondedWith McClung, Alfred Lee person
associatedWith Metropolitan Applied Research Center. corporateBody
associatedWith Metropolitan Applied Research Center. Metropolitan Applied Research Center records. 1949-1978. corporateBody
associatedWith Mid-century White House Conference on Children and Youth (1950 : corporateBody
associatedWith Mid-century White House Conference on Children and Youth (1950 : corporateBody
associatedWith Mid-century White House Conference on Children and Youth (1950 : Washington, D.C.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Moynihan, Daniel P. (Daniel Patrick), 1927-2003 person
correspondedWith Murphy, Gardner, 1895-1979 person
associatedWith Myrdal, Gunnar, 1898-1987. person
associatedWith National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. corporateBody
associatedWith National Child Labor Committee (U.S.) corporateBody
associatedWith National Scholarship Service and Fund for Negro Students. corporateBody
associatedWith New York (N.Y.). Board of Education. Central Zoning Unit. corporateBody
associatedWith New York State Urban Development Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith Northside Center for Child Development. corporateBody
associatedWith Northside Center for Child Development (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
correspondedWith Randolph, A. Philip (Asa Philip), 1889-1979 person
associatedWith Redding, Jay Saunders, 1906-1988. person
correspondedWith Redding, Louis L. person
associatedWith Sarah Lawrence College. corporateBody
associatedWith Smythe, Hugh H. (Hugh Heyne), 1913-1977. person
associatedWith Smythe, Mabel M. (Mabel Murphy). Hugh H. Smythe and Mabel M. Smythe papers. circa 1895-1997 person
associatedWith Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues. corporateBody
associatedWith Stokes, Olivia Pearl, 1916- person
associatedWith Thalheimer, Ross, 1905- person
associatedWith Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education corporateBody
associatedWith Two Cities' Project. corporateBody
associatedWith Two Cities' Project (Newark, N.J.) corporateBody
associatedWith Two Cities' Project (White Plains, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Universal Negro Improvement Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Universal Negro Improvement Association. Universal Negro Improvement Association records. 1918-1962. corporateBody
associatedWith University of the State of New York. Board of Regents. corporateBody
correspondedWith Waring, Elizabeth person
associatedWith Wilkins, Roy, 1901- person
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United States
New York (N.Y.)
White Plains (N.Y.)
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
New York (State)--New York
Chicago (Ill.)
Arkansas--Little Rock
Newark (N.J.)
United States
Arkansas--Little Rock
New York (State)--New York
Illinois--Chicago
Harlem (New York, N.Y.)
United States
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Birth 1914

Death 2005-05-01

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