James McKeen Cattell Papers 1835-1948 (bulk 1896-1948)

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James McKeen Cattell Papers 1835-1948 (bulk 1896-1948)

Educator, editor, and psychologist. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, lectures, articles, notes, financial papers, biographical and genealogical material, family papers, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Cattell's professional and academic affiliations.

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