 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Collections are arranged alphabetically by last name of donor.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
| TITLE: | MILES (WALTER R. & CATHARINE COX) PAPERS |
| BIRTH: | 1885 |
| DEATH: | 1978 |
| RANGE OF RECORDS: | 1899-1965 |
| LOCATION: | M1100-M1199.28; A31; Miles Depot 1-4; Films 9-8 |
| FINDING AID: | |
| INVENTORY LENGTH: | 756 pages |
| CONTINUED RECEIPTS: | No |
| COLLECTION SIZE: | 70 linear feet |
| CONTENT NOTE: | Films; photos of family; experiments at the Carnegie Nutrition Lab; Stanford Later Maturity Studies and many others. Military reports - particularly related to Night Vision and adaptation of pilots (WWII). Copy of a manuscript reporting Walter Miles' visit to foreign laboratories in 1920. Similar information about Raymond Dodge's 1930 tour of foreign labs. Descriptions and photos of laboratory apparatus - particularly the Pursuitmeter; the String Galvanometer; the Vreeland Oscillator; and the Harger Drunkometer (for alcohol tests). Diaries 1901-62. Copies of papers presented at the International Symposium on Military Psychology. Catharine Cox Miles' handwritten notes, correspondence, test protocols and other documentation of her work with "geniuses" for L. Terman. Career Summary for Catharine Miles 1912-53; Catharine Miles' Connecticut Jail Study of Psychological Characteristics of Inmates. Correspondence about the Terman-Miles book "Sex and Personality." 1911-16 Sermons by Walter Miles. Voluminous correspondence. Among the topics discussed: 1915-56 correspondence with Quaker "Friends" generally about WWII relief work and sheltering English children in American homes. Work of the Office of Scientific Research & Development (OSRD) improving vision, night vision, & dark adaptation for pilots; correspondence with various professional organizations. Correspondence regarding the AOA Committee on Motions Pictures & Stoelting Company about Metfessel Films. Work on aging, alcoholism, and color vision. |
| ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: | Some restrictions apply. |
| DEPOT BOX INFORMATION: | Many reprints. |