Contributed by Rose Stull, student assistant.
Gilbert Gottlieb was a research scientist and clinical psychologist. He was the first graduate student in Duke University’s joint psychology-zoology graduate training program. At Duke, he became interested in imprinting in waterfowl. After working at Dorothea Dix Hospital from 1961-1982), Gottlieb became a professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina Greensboro (1982-1995).
The Gilbert Gottlieb papers document his career through written works, correspondence, research files, academic files, unpublished experiments, administrative files, photographs, and slides. We are happy to announce that these papers are now available for research at the CCHP.
Gilbert Gottlieb in his office at Dorothea Dix Hospital, undated. Box M6569, Folder 21
Gottlieb researched early social development in different species of precocial birds in the field and in the lab. He is known for his contributions to the fields of developmental science, and his research focused on ducks and their prenatal and postnatal imprinting behaviors.
Ducklings in Broods with Models, audio visual experiment test shots, undated. M6569, Folder 15
The collection contains hundreds of photographs and slides of Gottlieb and his team conducting research in the field and inside his laboratory at the Dorothea Dix hospital. Gottlieb examined the nuances of development, including the idea of critical periods and imprinting. His focus on imprinting involved auditory and visual testing, examining the development of naturalistic imprinting tendencies. This is a small sample of photographs taken from the Gottlieb collection. In the next few weeks, we’re digitizing the photographs and slides and adding them to the CCHP’s online database.
Gottlieb inspecting nest boxes at Dorothea Dix Field Research Station, undated. Box M6569, Folder 20
Nest boxes at Dorothea Dix Field Research Station, undated. Box M6569, Folder 3
Audio vs. visual Tests, 1966. Box M6569, Folder 4
Chick or duck embryo, undated. Box M6569, Folder 10
Duckling in Head Holder; 8th Nerve Dissection, undated. Box M6569, Folder 16
