Finding aid for the Glen U. Cleeton papers
Title:
Glen U. Cleeton papers
Repository:
Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the History of Psychology
Phone: 330-972-7285
http://www.uakron.edu/chp
Creator:
Cleeton, Glen U.
Dates:
1917-1971
Quantity:
3.96 linear feet
Abstract:
 This collection contains correspondence between Cleeton and various individuals. Materials in the collection include tests in field of industrial management, course planning in industrial education for Carnegie Institute of Technology, instructor training for Personnel Administration Army Induction Testing and Scoring keys for American Transit Motor Ability Test. In addition there are 9 books authored by Cleeton in the AHAP bookcase.
View finding aid for the Glen U. Cleeton papers.
Identification:
p15960coll10/id/7
Location:
Boxes M334-M339.3; M588-M590
Language:
The records are in English

Biography of Glen U. Cleeton

Glen Uriel Cleeton (July 2, 1895 - June 1, 1980) was born in Green City, Missouri. In 1917, he received his B.S. from Missouri State Teachers College. Cleeton then went on to receive his Masters and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Iowa. While in school from 1915-1922, Cleeton worked as a principal and superintendent of schools in Missouri and Iowa. After completing his doctorate, Cleeton took an instructor position at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1923 and became a professor in 1926. Cleeton consulted for a variety of businesses and corporations including Doubleday, American Transit Association, and Pitts. Ry. Company.

Cleeton authored a variety of articles in the industrial/organizational field on selection, promotion, and safety such as Rating Executives Ability and Suggested Outline for the Investigation of Discipline Problem Cases and Strikes Can Be Prevented (1950). He authored tests on work subjects such as 1942's Executive Personality Inventory and Executive Rating Scale. His major works include Executive Ability: Its Discovery and Development (1946), Making Work Human (1949), and General Printing (1953).

Scope and Content

This collection contains materials pertaining to Cleeton's tenure at Iowa State and the Carnegie Institute of Technology. In addition there are materials on the subject of instructor training for personnel administration, army induction testing and tests in the field of industrial management.

Statement of Arrangement

This collection is arranged by topic at the folder level.

Restrictions on Use

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

Restrictions on Access

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

Subject Headings

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

Subjects:

History of psychology
I/O psychology
Industrial and organizational psychology
Industrial management
Industrial psychology and organizational behaviour
Psychologists
Psychologists--United States
Psychology
Psychology, Industrial
Psychology--History
Psychology--History--20th Century

Persons:

Cleeton, Glen U.

Material Types:

Manuscripts
Manuscripts, American

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