Papers, 1943-1983.

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Papers, 1943-1983.

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Chiefly research data which Schmeidler gathered through her work with psychology students at the City College of the City University of New York and her colleagues in the parapsychological field. Includes correspondence, writings, and research files. Reflected in much of the research is the work for which she is most notable, the development of the metaphor of sheep and goats. Also contained in the research are her studies of how various surroundings, physical conditions, and personality traits can affect extrasensory perception abilities, utilizing several methods, including Saul Rosenzweig's Picture Frustration Study and Rorschach inkblots. Other topics represented in the collection are: clairvoyant medical diagnosis; house hauntings; poltergeist case studies; telepathy; precognition; and psychokinesis. Researchers, psychics, and colleagues with whom she corresonded and conducted experiments include: Gardner Murphy, Ingo Swann, Caroline Chapman, Eileen Garrett, Betty Humphrey, Larry Lewis, Thelma Moss, Steve Heymaan, J.G. Pratt, Murry Melnick, and Christopher Scott. Much of the data contained in the collection resulted in publications of article or book length. One of the writings for which there are charts, statistics, and tables is the book she co-authored with Robert A. McConnell, ESP AND PERSONALITY PATTERNS. Among the organizations highlighted are the American Society for psychical Research, the Duke University Parapsychology Laboratory, and the Parapsychology Foundation.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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American society for psychical research

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Moss, Thelma

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Schmeidler, Gertrude Raffel.

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Professor, experimental psychologist, and parapsychologist. From the description of Papers, 1943-1983. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 23884137 1912, July 15 Born Long Branch, New Jersey 1932 B.A. magna cum laude Smith College, Northampton, Mass. 1932 ...

Garrett, Eileen J. (Eileen Jeanette), 1893-1970

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Medium. From the description of Seance records, 1929-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155485763 Trance medium. From the description of Correspondence with Margaret Naumburg, 1933-1938. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 63585665 ...

Swann, Ingo, 1933-

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Melnick, Murry.

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Chapman, Caroline, 1818-1876

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Duke University. Parapsychology Laboratory.

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Lewis, Larry, 1944-

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Pratt, J. Gaither (Joseph Gaither), 1910-1979

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Joseph Gaither Pratt was born in Winston-Salem, NC on August 31, 1910 to Joseph M. and Mattis H. Pratt. He completed his academic training at Duke University: A. B. in 1931, M. A. in 1933 and Ph.D. in 1936. He married his wife Nellie in 1936, and they had four children. Pratt joined the psychology department at Duke in 1937 as an instructor and a member of the staff of parapsychology where he served for nearly 30 years. He left Duke in 1963 to join the University of Virginia School of Medicine. ...

Parapsychology Foundation.

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Humphrey, Betty, M.

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Heyman, Steven

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Scott, Christopher D.

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Student at University of Maine. From the description of Folklore paper, 1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70953728 ...

McConnell, Robert A. (Robert Armstrong), 1944-

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Murphy, Gardner, 1895-1979‏

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Psychologist and parapsychologist. From the description of Papers, 1938-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155494325 Research director at the Menninger Foundation in Kansas and at different times the president of both the American Psychological Association and the American Society of Psychical Research. From the description of Correspondence with Margaret Naumburg, 1945-1963. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 63585542 ...