Society for Research in Child Development records, 1920-1996.

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Society for Research in Child Development records, 1920-1996.

Consists of data on the organization of the society and material on membership, meetings, publications, and society business. Includes National Research Council data preceding the formation of the society.

16.17 linear ft. (39 boxes)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6825552

National Library of Medicine

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National Research Council (U.S.)

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The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of further knowledge and advising the federal government. The Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. From the descriptio...

Society for Research in Child Development.

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The field of child development received formal recognition in 1922-23 through the appointment of a subcommittee on Child Development of the National Research Council. In 1925, under the direction of Robert S. Woodworth, an eminent experimental psychologist, this group became the Committee in Child Development with offices and staff in the National Academy of Sciences. The purpose of the committee was to integrate research activities and to stimulate research in child development. The committee a...