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Center for the History of Psychology
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The Center for the History of Psychology at The University of Akron is home to a vast collection of materials documenting the history of psychology and related human sciences. The Center houses the Archives of the History of American Psychology as well as a museum of psychology, and provides a variety of educational programs related to both library and information science and the history of the human sciences. The collections are comprised of the personal papers of more than 700 psychologists, over 1500 instruments and apparatus, 12,000 three-dimensional and paper-and-pencil tests, 5,000 moving image items, 4,000 audio recordings, 20,000 photographs and still images, 30,000 grey literature documents, and more than 50,000 monographs.
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LATEST ARTICLES ( 196 )
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In Memoriam: John A. Popplestone, 1928-2013
Dr. John A. Popplestone, founder and original director of the Archives of the History of American Psychology passed away in Akron, Ohio on September 15,... Read more
Posted on 27 September 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
Sigmund Koch Papers Open for Research
- contributed by Emily Gainer.Reflecting on his career, Sigmund Koch wrote this: “psychology is populated by a vast hypersufficiency of heroes but as yet not a... Read more
Posted on 24 September 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
A Unique Peek Into a 100 Years of Social and Cultural Evolution
Contributed by Leah Schmidt.During Summer 2013, Leah worked at the CHP for her culminating experience to earn her MLIS from Kent State University School of... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2013 CULTURE, SOCIETY -
Little Albert, the Neurocomic
-Contributed by Cathy Faye.The CHP received a couple pretty great gems today from historian of psychology, Benjamin Harris. The first is a comic about John... Read more
Posted on 06 September 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
Book of the Month – Jodi’s Pick
- contributed by Jodi Kearns.Book of the Month is starting a new feature: Staff Picks! Each month, a CHP staff member will select a book from the collection.... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2013 HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
New CHP Collection Provides Inside Look at Asylum History
-Contributed by Rhonda Rinehart. A new collection at the Center for the History of Psychology gives an insider’s view of the daily operations of early American... Read more
Posted on 19 August 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
Book of the Month – Pliny’s Natural Historie
- Contributed by Cathy Faye.The August Book of the Month is a significant and valuable volume in our collection. The historie of the world: commonly called... Read more
Posted on 01 August 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
Book of the Month – Maslow’s Personal Copy
- Contributed by Emily GainerThere is an important day to be celebrated in July! July 30 is Paperback Book Day, and the CHP has a number of notable paperbacks... Read more
Posted on 01 July 2013 PSYCHOLOGY -
Book of the Month: The Behavior of Organisms
-Contributed by Emily Gainer Cathy FayeJune’s feature is unlike any of our previous Book of the Month selections. It isn’t even housed with the books or in... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?
-Contributed by Lizette Royer Barton.While working in the Muzafer and Carolyn Sherif papers I came across the most amazing folder. In 1936 5th graders in... Read more
Posted on 09 May 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
Book of the Month: The Witchery of Sleep
- Contributed by Emily Gainer.May’s book of the month is a fascinating turn-of-the-century book about an often perplexing topic: SLEEP. Read more
Posted on 01 May 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
The IQ Zoo: CHP’s First Online Exhibit
Emily Winters, an MLIS student at Kent State University, has been diligently working on creating the CHP’s first online exhibit. Read more
Posted on 25 April 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
Basements, Exhibits, and Digital Content
-Contributed by Allison Howell.During her time as a practicum student at the CHP, Allison has been working on several projects, including preservation and... Read more
Posted on 10 April 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
CHP and the History of Psychology in Latin American Countries
-Contributed by Rodrigo Miranda. In today’s post, doctoral student Rodrigo Miranda shares some of his finds in the CHP collections, focusing on those relevant t... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
Encapsulation Capers
-Contributed by Allison Howell.In this CHP blog posting, practicum student Allison Howell provides a lesson in archival encapsulation and gives an inside look a... Read more
Posted on 26 March 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
Christmas in March
-Contributed by Allison Howell.Allison is a graduate student in Library and Information Science at Kent State University. She is completing her practicum at... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
Book of the Month: On the Origin of Species
-Contributed by Stephanie Cameron.March’s Book of the Month selection is probably familiar to most people. As one of the world’s most debated books, Charles... Read more
Posted on 04 March 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
Psychology Department Histories
-Contributed by Emily Gainer.Interested in learning about the history of a particular psychology department in the United States? We might have just the thing... Read more
Posted on 28 February 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
Introducing Rodrigo Miranda
-Contributed by Rodrigo MirandaThe CHP is happy to welcome Rodrigo Miranda to Akron. Rodrigo will be doing research at the CHP for the next eight months. Read more
Posted on 25 February 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY -
Book of the Month
-Contributed by Emily Gainer.Welcome to the first installment of Book of the Month! The CHP is excited to launch a Book of the Month feature that spotlights ou... Read more
Posted on 04 February 2013 HEALTH, HISTORY, PSYCHOLOGY