John Edgar Coover papers, 1907-1938.

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John Edgar Coover papers, 1907-1938.

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Papers include Coover's correspondence with David Starr Jordan, Ray Lyman Wilbur, and the Board of Trustees, 1913-1936, concerning his psychic research and his annual reports to the University president, with several letters pertaining to the Australian medium Charles Bailey; typescript "Report on Experimentation upon the Transfer of Improved Conditions of Attention, " 1910-11; typescript of his doctoral thesis, "Formal Discipline from the Standpoint of Experimental Psychology, " 1912; reprints of Coover's articles on psychic research and his "Notescript, " a form of shorthand, 1913-ca. 1936; and miscellaneous clippings, 1912-1938. Also included is a diary kept by his wife Margaret E. Coover, 1907-1915, concerning social affairs, club activities, domestic life, and Coover's positions.

.75 linear foot.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Bailey, Charles R.

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Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931

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Wilbur, Ray L. (Ray Lyman), 1875-1949

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