Robert Mearns Yerkes papers, 1822-1985 (inclusive).

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Robert Mearns Yerkes papers, 1822-1985 (inclusive).

The papers contain correspondence, reports, minutes of meetings, research notes, writings, photographs, diaries, and other materials documenting the professional career and personal life of Robert Mearns Yerkes. The papers document the broad range of psychological activities undertaken by Yerkes in the first half of the twentieth century. The papers contain correspondence and other materials on chimpanzee and gorilla behavior, intelligence testing in World War I, eugenics and immigration restriction, sex research under the auspices of the National Research Council's Committee for Research in Problems of Sex, research into the behavior of lower animals, and efforts to establish psychology as an experimental science. The papers include notes on chimpanzee and gorilla research, a complete set of his published writings, professional and personal photographs, and extensive files providing information on family life.

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Dealer in general merchandise in Levita, Texas. From the description of Papers, 1893-1936. (Texas Tech University). WorldCat record id: 24728496 Walter Miles, a professor of experimental psychology at Stanford University, endeavored to memorialize Muybridge's work by establishing a permanent exhibit at the Stanford Museum and correspondingly hosting a 50th anniversary event. From the description of Research concerning Eadweard Muybridge, 1928-1932. (Unknown). Wor...

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Burtt, Harold E. (Harold Ernest), 1890-

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Harold Burtt was born April 26, 1890 in Haverhill Massachusetts. Burtt attended Dartmouth for his BA and graduated in 1911. Graduate school brought Burtt to Harvard for his AM in 1913 and PhD in 1915 where his lab partner was Sidney Pressey under mentorship of Hugo Munsterberg. Upon graduation, Burtt taught at Simmons College and Harvard until 1917. In 1918, he served in the U.S. Army Air Service during World War I. Burtt served on a National Research Council board with William Mars...

Warren, Howard C. (Howard Crosby), 1867-1934

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Howard Warren was born in Montclair, New Jersey, in 1867. Warren studied civil engineering at Princeton University, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1889 and his master's in philosophy in 1891. He taught at Princeton for over 30 years. During that time, he created a department of psychology independent of the philosophy department (in 1920) and funded the construction of Enos Hall (in 1924). Warren played a role in founding and maintaining various psychological journal...

Köhler, Wolfgang, 1887-1967

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Wolfgang Köhler was a psychologist and was one of the founders of Gestalt psychology. From the description of Papers, 1914-1967. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173465786 Wolfgang Köhler was an internationally recognized leader in experimental psychology. Along with Max Wertheimer and Kurt Koffka, he was a founder of Gestalt psychology, which strongly affected the development of psychology for more then half a century. Wolfgang Köhler was born in Rev...

Dallenbach, Karl M., 1887-1971

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Psychologist, professor. Cornell University Ph.D. 1913; Karl M. Dallenbach taught at Ohio State University from 1915 to 1916, and at Cornell from 1916 to 1948. He left Cornell, and taught at the University of Texas until his retirement in 1969. He became editor of the American Journal of Psychology in 1926 and remained editor until 1967. Dallenbach authored more than 400 articles and monographs on such subjects as sensation, attention, perception, cutaneous sensibility, ...

Riopelle, A. J.

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Strong, Reuben Myron, 1872-1964

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Schultz, Adolph H. (Adolph Hans), 1891-

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Winternitz, M. C. (Milton C.)

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Milton C. Winternitz: teacher of pathology at Johns Hopkins Medical School, 1907-1917; pathologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital, 1910-1917; pathologist, City Hospital, Baltimore, 1910-1917; professor of pathology and bacteriology, Yale University, 1917-1950; professor emeritus, 1950-1959; dean of Yale Medical School, 1920-1935; administrator of various institutes and organizations; author of several books on medical topics. From the description of Milton Charles Winternitz papers, 1898-...

Watson, John B. (John Broadus), 1878-1958

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Hartman, Carl G. (Carl Gottfried), 1879-1968

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The first person to receive a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin (UT), Dr. Carl Gottfried Hartman (1879-1968) graduated in 1915 with a focus in zoology. He previously served as superintendent of Travis County schools (1904-1909) and taught at the Sam Houston State Teachers College in Huntsville (1909-1912). Hartman taught at UT until 1925, when he became a research associate in the Laboratory of Embryology of the Carnegie Institute at Johns Hopkins Medical School. In 1941, he joined the ...

Whiting, Charles Frederick, 1875-1972.

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Gellerman, Louis W.

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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...

Haslerud, George M.

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Jacobsen, Carlyle Ferdinand, 1902-

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Medical psychologist. From the description of Reminiscences of Carlyle Jacobsen : oral history, 1964. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122481319 ...

Yerkes Laboratories of Primate Biology, Inc.

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Elliott, Richard Maurice, 1887-1969

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Richard Maurice “Mike” Elliott was born November 3, 1887 in Lowell, Massachusetts. Elliott was the middle child with two older brothers, Herford and Robert, and two younger sisters, Margaret (Margaret Elliott Tracy) and Esther (Esther Elliott Leggat). Elliott’s father, Thomas H. Elliott, worked as a builder and in local real estate. His mother, Lilla Naylor Elliott, worked briefly as a grade school teacher prior to her marriage. Elliott’s parents were Unitarians who valued competiti...

Burnett, Charles T. (Charles Theodore), 1873-

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Healy, William, 1869-1963

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Served as a director of the Judge Baker Foundation. From the description of Correspondence with Johan Thorsten Sellin, 1931-1960. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 237003620 ...

Hilgard, Ernest R. (Ernest Ropiequet), 1904-2001

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Professor of Psychology and Education at Stanford, since 1933; Dean of Graduate Division, 1951-1955. From the description of Ernest Ropiequet Hilgard papers, 1942-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 497929051 Biographical/Historical Sketch Professor of Psychology and Education at Stanford, since 1933; Dean of Graduate Division, 1951-1955. From the guide to the Ernest Ropiequet Hilgard papers, 1942-2000, (Depa...

Riesen, Austin H. (Austin Herbert)

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Terman, Lewis M. (Lewis Madison), 1877-1956

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Lewis Madison Terman was a professor of psychology at Stanford from 1916 to 1956 (emeritus 1942-1956). He was a member of numerous national education, psychology and science organizations and was the author or co-author of a number of books. Terman was born in Johnson County, Indiana, January 15, 1877. He received an A.B. and A.M. from Indiana University and his Ph.D. from Clark University. He died December 21, 1956. From the description of Lewis Madison Terman papers, 1910-1959. (Un...

Breed, Frederick S. (Frederick Stephen), 1876-

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La Rue, Daniel Wolford, 1878-1969

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Adams, Donald Keith, 1902-1971

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Yale University.

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Davenport, Charles Benedict, 1866-1944

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Charles B. Davenport was a biologist and director of the Department of Genetics at the Carnegie Institution of Washington (1904-1934). From the description of Papers, 1874-1944. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122488735 Charles B. Davenport's influence and efforts at Cold Spring Harbor, New York, began in 1898 when he became the director of the summer school of the Biological Laboratory, a position he held until 1923. The lab was administered by...

Elder, James Harlan

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Doll, Edgar A. (Edgar Arnold), 1889-

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EDGAR DOLL was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He was educated at Cornell University (A.B. in Education in 1912), New York University (Pd.M in Education, 1916), and Princeton University (Ph.D in Psychology, 1920). Doll's professional career was dedicated to improving the lives of children with special needs. He was associated with The Training School at Vineland (New Jersey) first as a clinical psychologist working under H.H. Goddard from 1912-1917. Doll accepted academic appoi...

Titchener, Edward Bradford, 1867-1927

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Professor of Psychology, Cornell University. From the description of Edward Bradford Titchener papers, 1887-1940. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63933942 ...

Sparks, Richard D.

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Richard D. Sparks was a treasurer of Sparks Milling Company, Alton, Illinois, and an animal rights advocate for gorillas. From the guide to the Richard D. Sparks gorillas papers, 1925-1962, (University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections) Treasurer of Sparks Milling Company, Alton, Illinois, and animal rights advocate for gorillas. From the description of Richard D. Sparks gorillas papers, 1925-1962 (bulk 1931-1932). (University of Arizona). WorldCat record...

Harlow, Harry F. (Harry Frederick), 1905-1981

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Seashore, Carl E. (Carl Emil), 1866-1949

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Speranza, Gino Charles, 1872-1927

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American military and political attaché in Italy. From the description of Gino Charles Speranza papers, 1911-1925. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868199 Gino Speranza (1872-1927), attorney, journalist and author, was best known for his writings on immigration issues, his work as a journalist during World War I, and his work with Italian immigrants in the United States. As an attorney Speranza served as legal counselor to the Italian Consulate Gen...

Benchley, Belle Jennings, 1882-

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Yerkes, Ada W. (Ada Watterson), 1873-1963

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Ada Watterson Yerkes (1873-1963) was related to three families who settled early in the Connecticut Western Reserve area: the Harper family, the Norton family, and the Watterson family. She was the daughter of Robert Frank Watterson and Carrie Theresa Norton and was the granddaughter of Caroline Harper Norton. Members of the Harper family came to the United States from Ireland in 1720 and settled first in Massachusetts, then in Connecticut and New York, and finally in Oh...

Zuckerman, Solly Zuckerman, Baron, 1904-1993

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George Washington Corner worked as an anatomist, endocrinologist, and medical historian. From the guide to the George Washington Corner papers, 1889-1981, 1903-1982, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Murchison, Carl, 1887-1961

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Ursinus College. Class of 1897.

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Bingham, Harold C. (Harold Clyde), 1888-1964

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Angell, James Rowland, 1869-1949

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Professor at the University of Chicago, later President of Yale University. From the description of James Rowland Angell letters, 1880-1945. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418550 Born May 8, 1869, Burlington, Vermont; psychologist, educator; B.A., University of Michigan, 1890, M.A. 1891; M.A., Harvard, 1892; taught at the University of Chicago and was acting president, 1918-1919; president of the Carnegie Corporation, 1920-1921; president of Yale University,...

Fulton, John F. (John Farquhar), 1899-1960

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John Farquhar Fulton was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on November 1, 1899. He received B.S. and M.D. degrees from Harvard, and a M.A. and D. Phil. from Oxford. He was appointed Sterling Professor of Physiology at Yale in 1929 and in 1951 became the first Sterling professor of the history of medicine. During World War II, Fulton served on the National Research Council. He was an authority on comparative physiology of the primate brain, neurophysiology, aviation medicine, and medical history. He co...

Lathrop, Abbie E. C.

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