Robert Richardson Sears papers 1929-1988

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Robert Richardson Sears papers 1929-1988

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These papers document his professional career as teacher and researcher in child psychology. Included are correspondence, memos, research data, manuscripts, course materials, students' papers, grant files, reports, speeches, minutes, and articles. Subjects include his books PATTERNS OF CHILDREARING and IDENTIFICATION IN CHILD REARING; the Kansas City thumb sucking study; research on gifted children; research for a psychological study of Mark Twain; and his affiliations with the American Psychological Association, the Social Science Research Council, the Society for Research in Child Development, and the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences. These papers document his professional career as teacher and researcher in child psychology. Included are correspondence, memos, research data, manuscripts, course materials, students' papers, grant files, reports, speeches, minutes, and articles. Subjects include his books PATTERNS OF CHILDREARING and IDENTIFICATION IN CHILD REARING; the Kansas City thumb sucking study; research on gifted children; research for a psychological study of Mark Twain; and his affiliations with the American Psychological Association, the Social Science Research Council, the Society for Research in Child Development, and the Center for Advanced Study in Behavioral Sciences.

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