Papers of Philip J. Rulon

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Papers of Philip J. Rulon

1930-1968

Phillip Justin Rulon (1900-1968), psychologist and educator, worked at Harvard University from 1930 until his retirement in 1966. He began teaching at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education as an instructor in 1930, then became a full professor in 1944. Rulon was also acting dean of the Graduate School of Education from 1943 to 1948. His papers contain correspondence, research notes, data, and reports from consultant projects, including for the United States Air Force, the Harvard Vocational Study, the Motion Picture in Science Teaching Carnegie study, and the Educational Research Corporation, including research on script shorthand.

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