Finding aid for the Allan G. Barclay papers


Title:
Allan G. Barclay papers
Repository:
Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the History of Psychology
Phone: 330-972-7285
http://www.uakron.edu/chp
Creator:
Barclay, Allan G.
Dates:
1962-1990
Quantity:
3.8 linear feet
Abstract:
The majority of the collection consists of personal and professional correspondence in addition to materials related to Barclay's consulting work, grant and research project materials and his role within various professional organizations. Material regarding Barclay's own time as a student as well as materials related to his work after he retired from Washington University in St. Louis in 1979 are scant.
Identification:
p15960coll10/id/55
Location:
Boxes M2468-M2479
Language:
The records are in English

Biography of Allan G. Barclay

Allan G. Barclay was born in Masonville, Iowa on December 22, 1930. After serving in the US Army during the Korean War he received his BA in psychology from the University of Tulsa in 1955. He earned his doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Washington University in St. Louis in 1960. Barclay accepted his first teaching position at St. Louis University in 1960 and by 1965 was Professor of Psychology and Pediatrics. He remained at St. Louis University for nineteen years and during that time held several positions including chief of the Psychology Service at Cardinal Glennon Memorial Hospital for Children, director of the Child Development Clinic for Mentally Retarded Children and associate university research administrator. He also worked as a consultant for several projects including President John F. Kennedy's Committee on Mental Retardation, the United States Children's Bureau and the White House Conference on Children.

In 1979 Barclay accepted a position at Wright State University as the associate dean of academic affairs in the School of Professional Psychology. While at Wright State he served as vice president of the faculty and also worked as a consultant for the US Air Force. In 1990 Barclay left Wright State University and returned to St. Louis University as Professor Emeritus and as an adjunct Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry. At this time he also accepted an appointment as Clinical Research Professor at the Missouri Institute of Mental Health.

Barclay was a fellow and an active member of the American Psychological Association (APA) and at different times served as president of three divisions - Clinical Psychology, Mental Retardation and Consulting Psychology. He also served on numerous boards and committees within the organization including the Board of Professional Affairs, the Policy and Planning Board, the Finance Committee and the Continuing Education Committee. He was a diplomate in clinical psychology of the American Board of professional Psychology and a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Science, the International Council of Psychologists and the Royal Society of Health. Barclay served as president of the Missouri Psychological Association three times and also worked as a liaison to the Missouri General Assembly. His work as a liaison led to the eventual licensure law for Missouri psychologists in 1977 and Barclay was the first psychologist in the state to be granted a psychology license.

Barclay received numerous awards throughout his career including the APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service, the Karl F. Heiser APA Presidential Award for Advocacy, the APA State Leadership Award and the Distinguished Contributions to Clinical Psychology Award from APA's Division of Clinical Psychology. He served two terms as president of Psi Chi and established a $500 scholarship in his name at St. Louis University for outstanding doctoral students in psychology.

Barclay published over 100 journal articles, book chapters and book reviews. He presented more than 35 papers and chaired or participated in over 30 different symposia. He worked as a consulting editor for several psychological journals and in 1976 became the founding editor of the journal "Professional Psychology: Research and Practice."

Allan G. Barclay died at his home in St. Louis, Missouri on February 2, 2006.* *

Thumin, F.J. and Craddick, R.A. (2007). Allan G. Barclay (1930-2006). American Psychologist, 62 (1), 56. *

_____ (2000). Allan G. Barclay: Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service Citation. American Psychologist, 55(11), 1313-1315.*

Scope and Content

The majority of the collection consists of personal and professional correspondence in addition to materials related to Barclay's consulting work, grant and research project materials and his role within various professional organizations. Material regarding Barclay's own time as a student as well as materials related to his work after he retired from Washington University in St. Louis in 1979 are scant.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged into the following series: Series 1: Correspondence, 1965-1979 Series 2: Presentations, 1968-1972 Series 3: Papers and Publications, 1966-1972 Series 4: Manuscript Reviews, 1971 Series 5: Academic Materials, 1962-1977 Series 6: Consulting Materials, 1966-1979 Series 7: Prescription Privileges, 1986-1990 Series 8: Reports, 1967-1977 Series 9: Grant Proposals and Research Projects, 1967-1978 Series 10: Professional Organizations, 1959-1979 Series 11: Restricted Materials, 1971

Restrictions on Use

The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Restrictions on Access

Patient records are restricted according to HIPPA regulations. Items containing personal information as well as manuscript reviewer comments and student grades have also been restricted.

Subject Headings

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Child psychology
Mental retardation
Pediatrics
Prescription privileges for clinical psychologists
Psychologists
Psychology

Persons:

Barclay, Allan G.
Cardinal Glennon

Material Types:

Manuscripts

Preferred Citation

Cite as: [identification of item], [folder number, box number], Archives of the History of American Psychology, The Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the History of Psychology - The University of Akron

Acquisition Information

The papers of Allan G. Barclay were received from Allan Barclay in two accessions in 1980 and 1989.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Lizette Royer in July 2009.


Accruals

No further accruals are expected for this collection.

Detailed Description of The Collection



Series 1: Correspondence, 1965-1979

Box M2468 / Folder 1
Correspondence, 1965-1966




Box M2468 / Folder 2
Correspondence, 1967




Box M2468 / Folder 3
Correspondence, 1968 [1 of 4]




Box M2468 / Folder 4
Correspondence, 1968 [2 of 4]




Box M2468 / Folder 5
Correspondence, 1968 [3 of 4]




Box M2469 / Folder 1
Correspondence, 1968 [4 of 4]




Box M2469 / Folder 2
Correspondence, 1969




Box M2469 / Folder 3
Correspondence, 1970 [1 of 3]




Box M2469 / Folder 4
Correspondence, 1970 [2 of 3]




Box M2469 / Folder 5
Correspondence, 1970 [3 of 3]




Box M2470 / Folder 1
Correspondence, 1971 [1 of 5]




Box M2470 / Folder 2
Correspondence, 1971 [2 of 5]




Box M2470 / Folder 3
Correspondence, 1971 [3 of 5]




Box M2470 / Folder 4
Correspondence, 1971 [4 of 5]




Box M2470 / Folder 5
Correspondence, 1971 [5 of 5]




Box M2471 / Folder 1
Correspondence, 1972 [1 of 3]




Box M2471 / Folder 2
Correspondence, 1972 [2 of 3]




Box M2471 / Folder 3
Correspondence, 1972 [3 of 3]




Box M2471 / Folder 4
Correspondence, 1973-1977




Box M2471 / Folder 5
Correspondence, 1978-1979 and undated





Series 2: Presentations, 1968-1972

Box M2471 / Folder 6
Presentations, 1968-1972 and undated





Series 3: Papers and Publications, 1966-1972

Box M2472 / Folder 1
Papers authored by Barclay, 1966-1972 and undated




Box M2472 / Folder 2
Papers authored by others, undated




Box M2472 / Folder 3
Papers without identified authors, undated





Series 4: Manuscript Reviews, 1971

Box M2472 / Folder 4
Manuscript Reviews (Some restrictions apply), 1971





Series 5: Academic Materials, 1962-1977

Box M2472 / Folder 5
Academic Materials, 1964-1968




Box M2472 / Folder 6
Academic Materials, 1971-1976




Box M2472 / Folder 7
Academic Materials, undated




Box M2472 / Folder 8
Academic Materials (Some restrictions apply), 1967-1972




Box M2472 / Folder 9
"Metropolitan College", 1962-1963




Box M2473 / Folder 1
"Sarasota File", 1975-1977


Scope and Content: This folder remains in the original order of the creator and the original folder title is retained. It contains correspondence, ephemera, research bulletins, a faculty handbook and other material related to Dr. Barclay's work as a special instructor at The University of Sarasota in Sarasota, Florida.



Series 6: Consulting Materials, 1966-1979

Box M2473 / Folder 2
"H.E.W., 1967", 1967


Scope and Content: This folder remains in the original order of the creator and the original folder title is retained. H.E.W. is an acronym for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare - a Public Health Service through the Bureau of State Services and Community Health in Washington DC.It contains correspondence, grant proposals and project information and other materials regarding various children's services groups and Barclay's work, oftentimes on their behalf, with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare.


Box M2473 / Folder 3
"Project Follow Through", 1968-1970


Scope and Content: The folder remains in the original order of the creator and the original folder title is retained. It contains correspondence, progress reports and psychological testing information regarding Barclay's work with the federally funded educational program Project Follow-Through.


Box M2473 / Folder 4
"Proposed Child Development Center at St. Louis University", 1966-1967


Scope and Content: The folder remains in the original order of the creator and the folder title is retained. Folder contains correspondence, notes and plans for a proposed new building for the Child Development Center at St. Louis University.


Box M2473 / Folder 5
"St. Clair County Community Health Board", 1974


Scope and Content: The folder remains in the original order of the creator and the original folder title remains. Folder contains correspondence and project plans regarding the proposed move of the St. Clair County Community Mental Health Board (Bellevill, IL) into a renovated building.


Box M2473 / Folder 6
"Rainbow Village", 1967-1968


Scope and Content: The folder remains in the original order of the creator and the original folder is retained. Folder contains correspondence, newsletters, meeting notes and reports regarding Rainbow Village, Inc which is described as, "a coordinated community for post-school mentally retarded" in St. Louis, MO.


Box M2473 / Folder 7
"New Hope", 1977-1979


Scope and Content: The folder remains in the original order of the creator and the original folder title is retained. Folder contains correspondence, reports, notes and by-laws for the New Hope Foundation, Inc. and the New Hope Learning Center. The center is described as, "...a not-for-profit incorporation organized to found, care for and educate profoundly handicapped and mentally disabled children between the ages of six and twenty-two...."


Box M2474 / Folder 1
"New Hope", 1977-1979


Scope and Content: The folder remains in the original order of the creator and the original folder title is retained. Folder contains correspondence, reports, notes and by-laws for the New Hope Foundation, Inc. and the New Hope Learning Center. The center is described as, "...a not-for-profit incorporation organized to found, care for and educate profoundly handicapped and mentally disabled children between the ages of six and twenty-two...."


Box M2474 / Folder 2
Miscellaneous Consulting Projects, 1965-1971




Box M2474 / Folder 3
Long-Range Task Force on University Affiliated Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled, 1972-1977




Box M2474 / Folder 4
Long-Range Task Force on University Affiliated Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled, 1972-1977




Box M2474 / Folder 5
Long-Range Task Force on University Affiliated Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled, 1972-1977





Series 7: Prescription Privileges, 1986-1990

Box M2475 / Folder 1
Prescription Privileges, 1986-1990


Scope and Content: Folder contains photocopied correspondence, reports and various publications regarding the role of prescription privileges in the field of psychology.



Series 8: Reports, 1967-1977

Box M2475 / Folder 2
Reports, 1967-1969




Box M2475 / Folder 3
Reports, 1970




Box M2475 / Folder 4
Reports, 1971




Box M2475 / Folder 5
Reports, 1972




Box M2476 / Folder 1
Reports, 1973-1977




Box M2476 / Folder 2
Reports, undated




Box M2476 / Folder 3
Reports, undated





Series 9: Grant Proposals and Research Projects, 1967-1978

Box M2476 / Folder 4
Meeting Notes with Various Funding Foundations, 1969-1970




Box M2476 / Folder 5
Project Proposals and Information, 1967-1969




Box M2476 / Folder 6
Project Proposals and Information, 1970




Box M2476 / Folder 7
Project Proposals and Information, 1971




Box M2477 / Folder 1
Project Proposals and Information, 1972-1973




Box M2477 / Folder 2
CDC/UAF Project Information, 1977-1978




Box M2477 / Folder 3
Project Proposals and Information, undated





Series 10: Professional Organizations, 1959-1979

Box M2477 / Folder 4
Psi Chi, 1967-1971 and undated




Box M2477 / Folder 5
Psi Chi, 1971-1972




Box M2477 / Folder 6
Psi Chi, 1971-1972




Box M2478 / Folder 1
International Council of Psychologists, 1967-1979




Box M2478 / Folder 2
International Council of Psychologists, 1978-1979




Box M2478 / Folder 3
American Psychological Association, 1966-1970




Box M2478 / Folder 4
American Psychological Association, 1971-1978




Box M2478 / Folder 5
American Psychological Association, 1971-1973




Box M2479 / Folder 1
American Psychological Association, 1971-1973




Box M2479 / Folder 2
Missouri Psychological Association, 1969-1972




Box M2479 / Folder 3
Southwestern Psychological Association, 1968-1971




Box M2479 / Folder 4
American Association on Mental Deficiency, 1970-1971




Box M2479 / Folder 5
Miscellaneous Professional Organizations, 1959-1978





Series 11: Restricted Materials, 1971

Box M2479 / Folder 6
Patient Records, 1971