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Title: |
Kurt Lewin papers |
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Repository: |
Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the History of Psychology
Phone: 330-972-7285 http://www.uakron.edu/chp |
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Creator: |
Lewin, Kurt, 1890-1947 |
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Dates: |
1890-1978 |
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Quantity: |
6.27 linear feet (19 boxes) |
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Abstract: |
The Kurt Lewin papers include biographical material, materials from Berlin (the Psychiatric Institute at the University of
Berlin); Commission on Community Interrelations; Jewish Identity; Topology; Gestalt Psychology. Lots of correspondence including
letters among Lewin's biographer, Alfred Marrow and many people who knew Lewin and his work. Also included in the collection
are some materials pertaining to Lewin's daughter, Miriam Lewin. View finding aid for the Kurt Lewin papers. |
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Identification: |
p15960coll10/id/1298 |
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Location: |
Boxes M944-M949, M1286, M2931-M2939 |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
Kurt Lewin is commonly recognized as the founder of social psychology. He was born in 1890 in the Village of Moglino in the Prussian province of Posen. Although completing the requirements for a PhD. in 1914, Lewin was not awarded the degree until 1916 from the University of Berlin. In 1932, he attended Stanford University as a visiting professor and in 1933, immigrated to the U.S. In that same year he became a faculty member of Cornell University. In 1935, he became a professor at the University of Iowa.
Lewin received his citizenship in 1940 and two years later became the President of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI). He is well known for his term "life space", work on group dynamics, and t-groups. His commitment to applying psychology to the problems of society led to the development of MIT Research Center for Group Dynamics.
In 1942, Lewin became President of the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues and in 1944, established the Commission on Community Interrelations. Just before his death in 1947, Lewin founded the National Training Laboratories in Bethel, Maine, now located in Arlington, Virginia.
The Kurt Lewin papers reflect Lewin's interest and research in social psychology and group dynamics. Many of the materials come from his years in Berlin and are in German. In some cases there are English translations. This collection holds correspondence, both personal and professional, and work reflecting the Commission on Community Interrelations, Jewish Identity, Topology and Gestalt Psychology.
The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
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