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Title: |
Alfred J. Marrow 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: |
Marrow, Alfred J. (Alfred Jay), 1905-1978 |
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Dates: |
1945-1971 |
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Quantity: |
1.32 linear feet (4 boxes) |
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Abstract: |
The Alfred J. Marrow papers reflect his work and interests in intergroup relations and industrial and organizational psychology,
including correspondence and research with Harwood Manufacturing Corporation, the Commission on Community Interrelations of
the American Jewish Congress, and the New School for Social Research. View finding aid for the Alfred J. Marrow papers. |
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Identification: |
p15960coll10/id/1357 |
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Location: |
Boxes M1938-M1940.1 |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
Alfred J. Marrow was born on March 8, 1905 in New York City. He earned his MA from Columbia University and his PhD in 1937 from New York University. In 1940, Marrow succeeded his father as President of the Harwood Manufacturing Corporation. Marrow founded the Commission on Community Interrelations in New York and served as its chairman until its dissolution in 1954. He also founded the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Marrow was an industrial psychologist, executive, and activist for social change. His most significant impact on psychology was on industrial/organizational psychology through his long series of studies at Harwood. He also wrote The Practical Theorist: The Life and Work of Kurt Lewin, the definitive biography of his great friend and mentor. Marrow was active in the community, serving as executive chair of the American Jewish Congress, president of the National Academy of Professional Psychologists, director of the New School for Social Research, director of Antioch College, director of Gonzaga University, and fellow of the New York Academy of Science.
Alfred J. Marrow died on March 3, 1978 in New York.
The Alfred J. Marrow papers consist of papers and notes written by Marrow and others regarding personal and group identity, intergroup relations, misplaced persons, and ethnic groups. Some correspondence with the Commission on Community Interrelations of the American Jewish Congress and with the New School for Social Research are present in the collection. Correspondence and studies related to industrial and organizational psychology, particularly of a study done with Harwood Manufacturing Corporation employees is also of note.
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