Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Cattell, James McKeen, 1860-1944
- Extent:
- 0.5 linear feet and 1 box
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); James McKeen Cattell papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
With the exception of letters to John Dewey, George Rives, G. Stanley Hall and some original incoming correspondence, the papers of James McKeen Cattell consist of typescript copies of correspondence with Seth Low, Nicholas Murray Butler, and faculty members, dealing with Psychology Dept. matters, professional matters, and Cattell's battle for academic freedom which ended in his dismissal from and subsequent suit against Columbia. Included are typescript copies of University reports, printed court records, and transcripts of correspondence with Cattell's lawyers.
- Acquisition information:
- Date of acquisition--1959. Accession number--M-59.
- Processing information:
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 04/17/89.
- Arrangement:
Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Academic freedom -- New York (State) -- New York
Editors
Educators
Psychologists
Correspondence
Memorandums
Manuscripts (documents) - Names:
- Columbia University. Department of Psychology
Dewey, John, 1859-1952
Rives, George Lockhart, 1849-1917
Hall, G. Stanley (Granville Stanley), 1844-1924
Low, Seth, 1850-1916
Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947
Seligman, Edwin R. A (Edwin Robert Anderson), 1861-1939
Fackenthal, Frank Diehl, 1883-1968
Shotwell, James T., 1874-1965
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); James McKeen Cattell papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu