Guide to the American Psychological Association (APA) collection of oral histories

History of American Psychological Association (APA) Collection of Oral Histories

American Psychological Association (APA) Presidents Oral History Project In the 1970s, the American Psychological Association (APA) Board of Directors approved an oral history project focusing primarily on key figures in American psychology that were advanced in years. Another part of the project involved interviewing past APA presidents. The APA historian continues to conduct these interviews. The APA archives hold the entire collection of these interview tapes. You can search the APA online index of these oral histories at
http://apa.org/archives/oral.html for the archives transcripts or
http://www.apa.org/archives/sound.html to find the actual audio tapes.

American Psychological Association (APA) Veterans Administration Oral History Project This small collection of oral histories of psychologists associated with the Veterans Administration was donated to the Cummings Center for the History of Psychology by APA historian, Wade Pickren, who conducted the interviews during 2003-2004.

Scope and Content

This small collection of two separate oral history projects conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA) includes eleven interview transcripts. The APA Presidents Oral History project transcripts are photocopies of the originals which are located in the APA archives, while the APA Veterans Administration oral histories include original typewritten and annotated transcripts.

The recordings of the Presidents Oral History project interviews are located in the Cummings Center's audio collection.

Statement of Arrangement

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.

Archives of the History of American Psychology Collection of Oral Histories Theophile S. Krawiec Collection of Oral Histories

Subject Headings

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

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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

Detailed Description of The Collection