American Psychological Association Records 1917-1986 (bulk 1940-1980)

Hobbs, Nicholas

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Chein, Isador

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Hunt, Thelma Freeman, 1902-1964

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Thelma Hunt (1903-1992) in her long career as a pioneer woman psychologist, had a considerable impact on the discipline of psychology. She was born November 30, 1903 in Aurora, Arkansas and entered the George Washington University (GW) in 1921. She earned an A.B. (1924), with Distinction in Psychology, an M.A. (1925) and a Ph.D. (1927). Upon receiving her Ph.D., she taught psychology at Middle Tennessee State College and returned to GW in 1928 as an instructor in psychology. She rec...

American psychological association

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In the 1980s, the American Psychological Association (APA) Board of Directors approved an oral history project focusing primarily on key figures in American psychology that were advanced in years. Another part of the project involved interviewing past APA presidents. The APA historian continues to conduct these interviews. The APA archives hold the entire collection of these interview tapes. You can search the APA online index of these oral histories at http://apa.org/archives/oral.html for the ...

Peace Corps (U.S.)

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The Peace Corps was established by Executive Order 10924, issued by President John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961, announced by televised broadcast March 2, 1961, and authorized by Congress on September 22, 1961, with passage of the Peace Corps Act (Public Law 87-293). Since 1961, over 200,000 Americans have joined the Peace Corps and have served in 139 countries. From the guide to the Brown University Peace Corps files, 1965-1967, (John Hay Library Special Collections) The Pea...

American Psychological Association

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Note on the Organization Founded in 1892 and incorporated in 1925, the American Psychological Association (APA), a professional organization for psychologists, numbered slightly over seventy-two members as of 1991. The primary purpose of the organization, according to Article I of the original articles of incorporation, is "to advance psychology as a science, as a profession, and as a means of promoting human welfare." These objectives are ac...

Albee, George W.

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Olson, Willard Clifford, 1899-1978

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Professor of education and psychology at the University of Michigan, director of child development research, 1929-1952, and dean of the University's School of Education, 1952-1970. From the description of Willard C. Olson papers, 1920-1973. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 82029591 From the description of Willard C. Olson papers, 1924-1973. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423030 Willard Clifford Olson was born October 8, 189...

Clendenen, Dorothy

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Yerkes, Robert Mearns, 1876-1956

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Robert Mearns Yerkes was an animal psychologist; he became a member of the American Philosophical Society, 1936. From the guide to the Testament: the scientific way, n.d., n.d., (American Philosophical Society) George Washington Corner worked as an anatomist, endocrinologist, and medical historian. From the guide to the George Washington Corner papers, 1889-1981, 1903-1982, (American Philosophical Society) Psychologist. From the description o...

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 i...

Tyler, Leona E. (Leona Elizabeth), 1906-1993

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Leona Elizabeth Tyler was born on May 10, 1906 in Chetek, Wisconsin. Her family moved to northern Minnesota amidst the Mesabi Iron Range when she was a girl. Tyler graduated with her BA in English from the University of Minnesota at the age of 19. After graduating, she became a teacher for the next 13 years. While taking a summer course at the University of Minnesota on individual differences from Professor Donald Patterson, Tyler was persuaded to enter the university's PhD program ...

Hunt, John McVee

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Hobbs, Nicholas.

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Chein, Isidor, 1912-1981

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Little, Kenneth B., 1918-1997

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Paterson, Donald G. (Donald Gildersleeve), 1892-1961

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Donald Gildersleeve Paterson was born on January 18, 1892 in Columbus, Ohio to Robert Paterson and Rosatha Gildersleeve. Both of Donald’s parents were deaf and communicated with their five children via finger spelling and American Sign Language. Donald’s fluency in American Sign Language played an important role in his early career at Ohio State University where he earned both his B.A. in 1914 and M.A. degrees in 1916. While there, he studied under Rudolf Pintner, whose lectures on ...

Darley, John Gordon, 1910-1990

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Margolin, Joseph B., 1921-2006

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McKeachie, Wilbert James, 1921-....

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Professor of psychology at the University of Michigan, director of the university's Center for Research on Learning and Teaching. From the description of Wilbert J. McKeachie papers, 1941-1991 (bulk 1960-1991). (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422436 Wilbert J. McKeachie, a professor of psychology at the University of Michigan highly regarded for both his teaching and research on teaching, was born in 1921 in Clarkston, Michigan. He won a scholars...

Zaro, Joan S.

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Brayfield, Arthur H., 1915-2002

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Arthur Hills Brayfield was a professor of psychology and the author of numerous books and publications on the topic of job and counseling psychology. In 1951, as a faculty member of the University of California, Berkeley (Assistant Professor of Education, Counseling Psychology), he refused to sign a loyalty oath and was terminated. From 1962-68 he served as the Executive Officer of the American Psychologial Association. From 1968 on he was the chair of the Department of Psychology, Claremont Gra...

Wolfle, Dael, 1906-2002

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McMillan, John H.

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Centor, Arthur

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Sanford, Fillmore H. (Fillmore Hargrave), 1914-1967

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Hunt, Thelma

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Hoch, Erasmus Leonard, 1914-

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