Robert Asher Preston papers, 1923-1996.

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Robert Asher Preston papers, 1923-1996.

This is a collection of papers dating from 1923 until his death in 1996. Topics such as mental health and religion, pastoral care, and religious education are included in his papers. There is also a collection of works regarding Anton T. Boisen, including works by him and about his work on mental disorders. One such item is a dissertation on Boisen by Glenn H. Asquith, Jr. Biographical information by Virgil David Cooper and autobiographical information on Robert Preston are also included.

.5 cubic ft. (1 letter archive box and 1 half sized letter archive box)

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Preston, Robert Asher, 1912- .

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Robert Asher Preston was born on July 16, 1912 in Corydon, Iowa. He graduated magna cum laude from Texas Christian University at the age of twenty and was asked to stay on for a year and teach Greek. In 1935 he received a Masters degree from the University of Chicago and in 1936 he became the educational assistant to the Clinical Director of the New Jersey State Hospital at Greystone Park. Preston served as a Chaplain in the Air Force during World War II. Immediately after the war h...

Boisen, Anton T. (Anton Theophilus), 1876-1965

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Cooper, Virgil David.

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Asquith, Glenn H., 1946-

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