ARCHIVES
OF THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY
The
University of Akron
COLLECTION NAME: Katzell (Raymond &
Mildred) Papers
LOCATION: M688
Folder 1:
Correspondence of 1953-56, mostly
form letters and flyers from the Joint Council of New York State Psychologists
on Legislation circulated to psychologists in
Reprints and
newspaper articles on the subject.
A copy of a NY Senate Bill of
Correspondence of 1953-54 is a record
of the history of legislation in
Involved in the correspondence in this folder:
Stuart Cook
Albert S. Thompson
Roger Lennon
Eugene McGowan
Doris Kraemer
Ewald Nyquist
Harry McNeill
Charles Cofer
Herbert Zucker
Margaret Hall Powers
Hilding B. Carlson
Raymond Katzell
Harold Seashore
Elinor Barnes
Theodore Landsman
Daniel Broida
Carbon copy of a
letter of
LOCATION: M2989
Folder 1: Job Mobility in the
Fields of Social Work: 1970 (AHAP)
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Various info. from the Social and Rehabilitation Service Office explaining
its experimental research program. Incl.
paper entitled “Social Welfare Manpower Research Branch: Research on Social
Welfare Rehabilitation Workers, Work and Organizational Contexts” with
hand-written annotations (
Ø
Letter to Katzell from the Dept. of Health, Edu.
and Welfare detailing the process for submitting a
proposal. Incl. hand-written annotations
(
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2-part proposal submitted by
Ø Curriculum Vitas of Katzell, Abraham Korman, Edward Levine, John MacNaughton, Walter Neff, Joseph Weitz and several non-psychologists.
Folder 2: Moral Issues in
Psychology and its Impact on Industrial Behavior: 1959-1966 (AHAP)
Ø
Copy of the Virginia Law Weekly from
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Drafts of Katzell’s
presidential address entitled “Moral Issues in Psychology.” Delivered before the
Ø Katzell’s speech entitled “Some Psychological Developments Relevant to Industrial Engineering.” Prepared for the Industrial Engineering Summer School in 1960.
Ø
Katzell’s speech entitled “Involuntary
Psychological Testing in Employment Settings.” Presented at the
Folder 3: Hiring Discriminations
and Group Productivity: 1967-1969 (AHAP)
Ø
Final report to the Ford Foundation entitled
“Differential Selection Among Applicants from
Different Socioeconomic or Ethnic Backgrounds.”
Written by Katzell, James Kirkpatrick, Robert Ewen, and Richard Barrett
(5/67).
Ø
Final report written by Katzell that details a
study on “The Effects of Leader Style, Leader Power, and Leader-Member
Relations on Group Processes and Outputs” (Grant # MH 06932-04).
Incl. appendix of 6 tables and charts (
Folder 4: Implications of Racial
Differences for Employment: 1970-1973
Ø Several of Katzell’s hand-written drafts on “Implications of Racial Differences for Employment” dated 5/70.
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Hand-written notes for
Ø Katzell’s draft “Twenty Years of Legal Regulation of Psychologists.” Incl. hand-written annotations (NYSPA-1973).
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Katzell’s draft “The Re-examination of Work” (GE
Conference on Employee Motivation—
Ø Katzell’s hand-written outline “Approaches to Diagnosing and Resolving Productivity Problems” (undated).
Ø Katzell’s draft “How Do People Feel About Their Jobs?” Incl. some hand-written corrections (undated).
Folder 5: Miscellaneous
Transparencies and Gain Sharing Transparencies
Ø
Various transparencies regarding job
satisfaction. Topics incl. motivation,
performance, financial value, percentage gains, gain sharing, supervision, and
employee attitudes.
Folder 6: Various Papers:
1972-1987
Ø Report from the 1972 Conference on the Use of Psychological Tests in Employment (Particularly with Minority Group Members) which was held from 11/2 to 11/4. Incl. papers written by Katzell, Chairman Kenneth Clark, Alexander Wesman, Marvin Dunnette, Floyd Ruch, Robert Guion, Philip Dubois, and several other non-psychologists as well as a distribution list (Project NR 150-337).
Ø
Katzell’s remarks entitled “Structural
Approaches to Increasing Both Job Satisfaction and Productivity.” Presented to the
Ø Final report to the U.S. Army Institute for Research in the Behavioral and Social Sciences, entitled “Effects of Communication and Related Factors on Work Motivation.” Written by Katzell and assoc. in Jan. 1979. Incl. ability test project.
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Katzell’s draft entitled “Are We Leaders or
Followers?” Written for the
Ø Katzell’s draft entitled “Income Sharing: System-Wide Incentives.” Delivered at a Conference on Productivity in 1982. Incl. handwritten corrections.
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Hand-written notes for the
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Version of Katzell’s essay entitled “How
Leadership Works” (see 2nd version in Folder 10). Presented at the U.S. Naval Academy
conference on, Military Leadership: Traditions and Future Trends (
Folder 7: Various Papers for
Seminars, etc.: 1960-1968
Ø
Katzell’s speech “The Sixties—An Authoritative
Appraisal as Seen by a Psychologist.” Presented at a Seminar of the Life
Insurance Advertisers Assoc. on
Ø Katzell’s working paper entitled “Organizational Functions and the Problem of Optimum Design.” Prepared for a seminar on the Social Sciences of Organizations (June 1963). Incl. hand-written corrections.
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Katzell’s 1966 draft for the
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Katzell’s essay entitled “Management Motivation
and Development.” Incl. short letter
regarding the contents of the essay (
Ø Katzell’s outline of aforementioned essay incl. hand-written corrections.
Ø 2 page abridged version of Katzell’s speech entitled “Improving Attitudes to Work Especially by Participation.” Presented before Congress in 1968. Incl. hand-written corrections.
Folder 8: PAQ (Positions Analysis
Questionnaire: 1970
Ø Manual explaining use of PAQ (1970).
Folder 9: OFCC (Office of Federal Contract Compliance) Advisory Committee: 1971-1974
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Memos from the U.S. Dept. of Labor Employment
Standards Administration to the Contract Compliance Officers (distribution list
incl.). Topics incl. testing by state
employment services, validation of wonderlic personnel test, and OFCC selection
order (
Ø
Letter to Marian Kelty of the
Ø Correspondence between Katzell and the OFCC regarding the status of contract compliance officers. Incl. hand-written annotations (4/9/73-7/12/73).
Ø Robert Guion’s chronology of events related to OFCC (undated).
Ø Various informational documents from the Department of Labor incl. guidelines on employee selection.
Folder 10: Productivity, Leadership, I/O Psychology: 1986-1989
Ø
Draft of Katzell’s invited address entitled
“From Here to There to Where: The Development of I/O Psychology.” Delivered at convention of the Society for
Industrial and Organizational Psychology held in
Ø
2nd version of Katzell’s essay “How
Leadership Works” dated
Ø
Draft of Katzell’s invited address entitled
“Boos and Bravos: Some Comments on Contemporary I/O Psychology.” Delivered to the
Ø Report by Katzell and assoc. entitled “Productivity Experiments: A Review of the Evidence” (undated).
Ø Typed notes regarding key topics that emerged at the turn of the century (undated).
Folder 11: Effects of Three-Leader
Related Variables: 1973
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Manuscript entitled “Effects of Three-Leader
Related Variables on Group Processes and Outputs.” Co-written by Katzell, Edward Levine and
Richard Lonetto in 1973. Incl. hand-written
corrections.
Ø
Correspondence regarding publication of the
aforementioned manuscript. Incl. letters
to the Journal of Social Psychology, Edward Levine and Richard Lonetto
and also and a corrected version of the manuscript.
Folder 12: Reports to the
Ø
Part A of a report to the Office of Civilian
Personnel, Dept. of the Army entitled “Interaction of the Executive and His
Position” (Contract DA 49-092-ARO-24).
Submitted by Katzell, Richard Barrett, and John Hogan on
Ø
Part B of the report titled “Selecting First
Line Supervisors.” Incl. work analysis
form.
Ø Outline of Part B.
LOCATION: M2990
Folder 1: Development of
Instruments for National Survey: 1973 (AHAP)
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Final report entitled Development and
Pre-Testing of Instruments for National Survey of Social Welfare and
Rehabilitation Workers, Work and Organizational Contexts. Submitted by Katzell,
Mary Collins and Edward Levine to the Social Welfare Manpower Research Branch
of Social and Rehabilitation Services on
Folder 2: Appendix—Volume I: 1973
(AHAP)
Ø 1st volume of the appendix for the aforementioned report. Incl. instrument coverage, questionnaires, and interviews.
Folder 3: Appendix—Volume II: 1973
(AHAP)
Ø 2nd volume of the appendix for the aforementioned report. Incl. questionnaires, interviews, and various letters.
Folder 4: “Sample Design and
Testing Operation:” 1972 (AHAP)
Ø
Final report on “Sample Design and Testing
Operation” (Contract No.
Folder 5: Supplement to “Sample
Design and Testing Operation:” 1972 (AHAP)
Ø Supplement to aforementioned report that explores sampling strategies (6/72).
Folder 6: NIMA Report—“Effects of
Leadership:” 1966
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Katzell’s NIMA report
on “Effects of Group Leadership and Other Inputs on Group Processes and
Outputs.” Project period:
Folder 7: How Race Affects Job
Attitudes: 1970 (AHAP)
Ø
Report to the U.S. Dept. of Labor entitled “The
Job Attitudes of Workers From Different Ethnic
Backgrounds” (Contract NO. 41-8-006-34).
Submitted by Katzell, Robert Ewen and Abraham Korman on
LOCATION: Depot General
Pamphlet: Ethical Standards for
Psychologists,
Committee on Ethical Standards,
LOCATION: Katzell
Depot
Duplicates of vault materials
Published materials (in most cases Raymond Katzell is the author). Generally materials are related to Labor, Hiring, Personnel Testing.
Packet of
materials, “Testing, Laws and Interpretations”. Many are from the Federal Registry, EEO
Guidelines from the State of
“Working Papers No. 1” From the National Study of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Workers, Work and Organizational Contexts. Study conducted by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare, May, 1971.
“An Action Research
Program for Organization Improvement (in Esso
Standard Oil Co.) By The Foundation for Research on Human Behavior,
The Selected, Annotated Bibliography
for the Wonderlic Personnel Test, 1966 plus the 1967
Supplement.