Finding aid for the Edmund Delabarre papers


Title:
Edmund Delabarre papers
Repository:
Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the History of Psychology
Phone: 330-972-7285
http://www.uakron.edu/chp
Creator:
Delabarre, Edmund Burke, 1863-
Dates:
1902-1998
Quantity:
2.97 linear feet (9 document cases)
Abstract:
The Edmund B. Delabarre papers focuses largely on Delbarre's research into the effects of the plant Cannabis Indica on human reaction and ability. Many folders contain Delabarre's introspection on the topic as well as data and reports. There are also files pertaining to an unpublished book by Delabarre titled, Tentralogic monism: A harmonious synthesis of common sense, physical science, subjective psychology, and spiritual philosophy as four valid parallel expressions of one eternal conscious being.
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Identification:
p15960coll10/id/1382
Location:
Boxes M260-M268
Language:
The records are in English

Biography of Edmund Delabarre

Edmund Burke Delabarre was born in Dover, Maine, on September 25, 1863. He graduated from Amherst College in 1886. He spent the following six years studying in Berlin, at Harvard under William James, at Freiburg with Muensterberg, and at Sorbonne with Binet. In 1890, he joined the faculty of Brown as the university's first Professor of Psychology. There he established the Brown Laboratory of Experimental Psychology. He retired from the university in 1932.

Delabarre was a pioneer in the field of shape perception and on the interaction between mental processes and the involuntary movements of the body. Also, he was one of the first to use ink blots to encourage mental imagery. His interest in inscriptions on rocks led him to author his most famous book Dighton Rock in 1929, which detailed his interpretation and citing several other interpretations of the inscriptions.

Edmund Delabarre died in Providence, Rhode Island, on March 16, 1945.

Scope and Content

The Edmund B. Delabarre papers focuses largely on Delbarre's research into the effects of the plant Cannabis Indica on human reaction and ability. Many folders contain Delabarre's introspection on the topic as well as data and reports. There are also files pertaining to an unpublished book by Delabarre titled, Tentralogic monism: A harmonious synthesis of common sense, physical science, subjective psychology, and spiritual philosophy as four valid parallel expressions of one eternal conscious being.

In addition, there are reviews written by Delabarre and a bound volume of papers and reviews written by Delabarre.

Statement of Arrangement

The Edmund B. Delabarre papers are arranged within folders by topic into eight boxes.

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:

Drug abuse
Drug utilization
History of psychology
Perception
Psychologists
Psychology
Reaction time--Effect of drugs on

Persons:

Delabarre, Edmund Burke, 1863-

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