Thick Description and Fine Texture
Studies in the History of Psychology
1st Edition
Published on 15. December 2003
249 pages
978-1-935603-43-6 (ISBN)
Description
The essays contained in this volume offer a unique and personal perspective on the archival research process in the history of psychology. Celebrating the achievements of John A. Popplestone and Marion White McPherson, founders of the Archives of the History of American Psychology at The University of Akron in 1965, nine leading scholars describe the value, frustration, and satisfaction inherent in the archival process in the history of psychology. The essays provide valuable information on modern historiography in the history of psychology and the construction of historical narrative based on archival resources.
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David B. Baker is the Director, Archives of the History of American Psychology and Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Akron. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 1988.
Content
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface Thirty-five Years of Archival Achievement: Essays in Honor of John A. Popplestone and Marion White McPherson
- Introduction
- 1. "Microhistory" and the History of Psychology: "Thick Description" and "The Fine Texture of the Past"
- 2. Interviewing as a Tool of the Trade: A Not-Very-Satisfactory Bottom Line
- 3. Harry Hollingworth and the Shame of Applied Psychology
- 4. An Insider's Look at Experimental Psychology in America: The Diaries of Walter Miles
- 5. Contextualizing Documents, Data, and Controversies: Working with the Henry Herbert Goddard Papers
- 6. Three Decades of Historical and Archival Research on Psychology and Religion
- 7. Whatever Happened to the Brass and Glass?
- 8. Archival Adventures in the History of Comparative Psychology
- 9. A Tale of Two Institutions: York University's History of Psychology Program and the Archives of the History of American Psychology
- Contributors
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
