Florene Young papers, 1901-1994.

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Florene Young papers, 1901-1994.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/690022191

The collection consists of a good deal of biographical material, including photographs and correspondence, with the majority of the material related to the period of time from 1932-1969 when Dr. Young was a member of the UGA Psychology Department's faculty. In addition to highlighting Dr. Young's accomplishments, it serves to help document the history of the University of Georgia's Psychology Department. These materials were collected by former department head, Dr. Roger Thomas, for his studies into the history of the Psychology Department.

0.5 linear feet.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 7975272

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

University of Georgia. International Student Life Office

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6v44nc8 (corporateBody)

The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Georgia. Located in Athens, Georgia, approximately 70 miles northeast of Atlanta, it was the first state-chartered university in the United States. In 2005 U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked UGA 19th in its list of the top 50 public universities for a sixth year in a row. UGA also ranks 58th overall (public and private) in the nation. Today, it is the largest university of the University Syste...

University of Georgia. Psychology Dept.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6ck6qfw (corporateBody)

Young, Florene M.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6516n53 (person)

Florene Young joined the UGA Psychology Department in 1932 when the Georgia State Teachers College, where she taught from 1926 through 1932, was consolidated with the University of Georgia. At the University, Dr. Young taught courses in abnormal, experimental, and developmental psychology and regularly had her classes visit the State Mental Hospital at Milledgeville. Dr. Young became the director of the UGA Psychology Clinic in 1950 and through her work helped make the field of psychology accept...