Finding aid for the John C. Flanagan papers
Title:
John C. Flanagan papers
Repository:
Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the History of Psychology
Phone: 330-972-7285
http://www.uakron.edu/chp
Creator:
Flanagan, John Clemans, 1906-1996
Dates:
1922-1983
Quantity:
1.32 linear feet (4 boxes)
Abstract:
 The John C. Flanagan papers include Flanagan's research in testing and human factors psychology. Some of Flanagan's early writing as well as graduate-level coursework are also included in this small collection.
Identification:
p15960coll10/id/500
Location:
Boxes M845-M848
Language:
The records are in English

Biography of John C. Flanagan

John C. Flanagan was born in Armour, South Dakota on January 7, 1906. Flanagan was raised in Seattle, Washington, graduating from the University of Washington in 1929. He received his doctorate from Harvard University in 1934.

Flanagan enjoyed success as head of the research division in the Air Force's Medical Corps., and was recommended to develop and lead a new program of selection and classification identifying qualities of successful pilot trainees. This success led to Flanagan's founding of the American Institutes for Research in 1946.

In 1960 Project Talent was initiated by Flanagan as a survey of over 400,000 high school students across the United States. The survey was intended to measure the aptitudes and abilities of young people by assessing aspects such as cognitive skills, goals, personal experiences and extracurricular interests.

Project Talent was followed by Project PLAN, a curriculum designed to meet individual needs of students.

Flanagan died April 15, 1996 at the age of 90.

Scope and Content

The John C. Flanagan papers include notes and reports from some of Flanagan's most well-known work including Project Talent, Project PLAN, and human factors testing for various organizations.

Statement of Arrangement

The John C. Flanagan papers are arranged into folders by topic within four boxes.

Restrictions on Use

Some restrictions apply. Contact CHP staff for assistance.

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

Restrictions on Access

Some restrictions apply. Contact CHP staff for assistance.

Related Material: Related Material

A 1983 interview with John C. Flanagan is located in the CHP Oral History Collection, box OH-5.


Separated Material: Separated Material

Two photograph copies of the Psychology Conference Group, Clark University, 1909 have been moved to the CHP Still Images Collection, Box V88, Folder 16.


Subject Headings

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

Subjects:

Aviation psychology
History of psychology
Human factors
Industrial psychology and organizational behaviour
Psychologists
Psychologists--United States
Psychology
Psychology, Industrial

Persons:

Flanagan, John Clemans, 1906-1996

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

Processing Information

The John C. Flanagan papers were processed by Rhonda Rinehart in July 2013.


Detailed Description of The Collection



Series 1: Graduate Work, 1932-1933, undated

Box M845 / Folder 1
Statistics Course Notes, 1933


Scope and Content: Writing on cover: School of Public Health - Harvard University, Prof. E.B. Wilson


Box M845 / Folder 2
Statistics Course Notes, undated


Scope and Content: Professor T. L. Kelley


Box M845 / Folder 3
Descriptive Statistics Course Notes, undated




Box M845 / Folder 4
Psychology 26 Graduate Materials, 1932




Box M845 / Folder 5
Educ BK11 Course Notes, 1932


Scope and Content: Aim of course: place of tests in guidance, values and limitations of tests, use of test results, theory and construction of tests.


Box M845 / Folder 6
Psychometry Course Notes, 1933 February




Box M845 / Folder 7
Economics Course Notes, 1933 February




Box M845 / Folder 8
Vital Statistics Course Notes, undated




Box M846 / Folder 1
Thesis Schedule Notes, undated




Box M846 / Folder 2
Flanagan Master's Thesis, 1932


Scope and Content: Title of thesis: An investigation of the effects of drill in the learning of certain algebraic skills by John Clemans Flanagan.



Series 2: Written Works, 1949-1983

Box M846 / Folder 3
Unpublished Paper, 1935 September 28


Scope and Content: Title: Report on the measurement of attitudes.


Box M846 / Folder 4
Book Chapters, 1949


Scope and Content: Chapters from Current trends in industrial psychology by Flanagan.


Box M846 / Folder 5
Manuals, 1939, 1962, 1981


Scope and Content: Titles:1. The Cooperative Achievement Tests: A bulletin reporting the basic principles and procedures used in the development of their system of scaled scores.2. Some notes on the administrative history of the American Institutes for Research in the behavioral sciences.3. Calculating correlation coefficients.


Box M846 / Folder 6
The assessment of the effectiveness of educational programs, 1966 May




Box M846 / Folder 7
Productivity, Personal Development and Personal Well-Being, 1983 August 26





Series 3: Research Projects and Notes, 1939-1978, undated

Box M846 / Folder 8
Pilot Evaluation Project, 1937, 1946-1947




Box M846 / Folder 9
Tapping Test Research Material, 1959




Box M846 / Folder 10
Tapping Test Patent Material, 1959-1960




Box M846 / Folder 11
National Committee on Teacher Examinations, 1940




Box M846 / Folder 12
National Council of Education Test Manuals, 1939-1940


Scope and Content: Cooperative Mathematics Test for Grades 7, 8, and 9 Form PCooperative English Test, Test A: Mechanics of Expression Form Q


Box M846 / Folder 13
Delco-Remy Performance Record Manual, 1949




Box M846 / Folder 14
New Concepts of Aptitude-Performance Interpretation Notes, undated




Box M846 / Folder 15
Project PLAN Materials, 1971-1972







Subseries A: Project TALENT, tbd

Box M847 / Folder 1
Bulletins, 1959-1975




Box M847 / Folder 2
Research Materials, 1971-1978




Box M847 / Folder 3
Sample Surveys, 1960-1970, 1971 December


Scope and Content: Two copies.


Box M847 / Folder 4
Data Bank Booklet, 1965 March




Box M847 / Folder 5
Eleventh Grade Follow-up Study Report, 1965 April 15




Box M847 / Folder 6
Book Drafts, undated




Box M847 / Folder 7
Five-Year Follow-up Study Report, 1973


Scope and Content: Title: The career data book: Results from Project TALENT's five-year follow-up study.



Series 4: Personal and Professional Work Materials, 1934-1994, undated

Box M848 / Folder 1
Correspondence, 1980-1994




Box M848 / Folder 2
Stanford University Press Contracts, 1934-1935




Box M848 / Folder 3
Copyright Claims and Registration, 1947, 1980




Box M848 / Folder 4
Presentations, 1970-1983




Box M848 / Folder 5
American Psychological Association (APA) Meeting Programs, 1934, 1936




Box M848 / Folder 6
American Psychological Association (APA) Meeting Programs, 1937-1938




Box M848 / Folder 7
Flanagan Career Materials, 1940-1975




Box M848 / Folder 8
Vitae and professional notes, 1958, 1975, undated




Box M848 / Folder 9
Flanagan Tribute, 1992 November 10




Box M848 / Folder 10
Military Information, 1922-1944


Restrictions on Use: These materials cannot be photocopied.


Box M848 / Folder 11
Work and field photographs, 1965, 1978


Scope and Content: Photograph subjects:1. The Vermont Conference on the Primary Prevention of Psychopathology, [group photo 1978].2. Meeting of Contractor Presidents in Nigeria, 1965
Separated Material: The original photographs have been removed and placed in the CHP Still Images Collection, box V88, folder 15.