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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: | MURPHY (GARDNER AND LOIS B.) PAPERS |
| BIRTH: | 1902 |
| DEATH: | 2003 |
| RANGE OF RECORDS: | 1906-1986 |
| LOCATION: | M1070-M1099A; M1250-M1263; M1800-M1824; A29; V3; V18; V oversize; Murphy Depot 1-6 |
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| INVENTORY LENGTH: | 367 pages |
| CONTINUED RECEIPTS: | Yes |
| COLLECTION SIZE: | 39.5 linear feet |
| CONTENT NOTE: | Some documents are photocopies. Voluminous personal and professional correspondence; manuscripts; speeches; lectures; family histories; letters & photos. Lecture notes from Gardner and Lois Murphy's numerous tenures as teaching faculty. Many reports, memos, & other documents reflecting Gardner Murphy's career as Director of Research at Menninger's. A 1917 autobiography, 211 pages long, written by Gardner Murphy for a class taught by Yerkes. Other early classroom work from his "Yale Years"; Documents from WWI including a diary, 1919, Germany. Papers written by students over many years. Among the many topics: APA business (GM president 1943-44); thanatology; parapsychology; ESP; Humanistic Psychology; History of Psychology. Lois B. Murphy's papers reflect her career in child psychology and child development - particularly coping and vulnerability; use of Rorschachs and miniature life toys; observations and filming of children at Sarah Lawrence Nursery School. 1940's correspondence & reports of work with the Hampstead Nurseries (with Anna Freud), Foster care for children uprooted by war; a hostel for children rescued from concentration camps. Many photos. |
| ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: | Some restrictions apply. |
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