Title: |
Charles Gilbert Wrenn papers |
Repository: |
Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the History of Psychology
Phone: 330-972-7285 http://www.uakron.edu/chp |
Creator: |
Wrenn, C. Gilbert (Charles Gilbert), 1902- |
Dates: |
1942-2002 |
Quantity: |
0.5 linear feet |
Abstract: |
The papers of C. Gilbert Wrenn include substantial biographical information, namely in the form of a 51 page autobiography titled, Gilbert Wrenn's Life Story: April 2, 1902-December 28, 2001. Also of interest is a 1984 article from the Tempe Daily News titled, Marriage Stands as Temple of Love. The article discusses love and marriage with Wrenn and his wife, Kathleen. A folder of Wrenn's political correspondence includes photocopied reproductions of correspondence between Wrenn and various political figures including Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Hubert Humphrey. The three large bound volumes contain various materials including military and personal correspondence, military memorandums, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, military circulars, and Japanese items assumed to have been collected during WWII. |
Identification: |
p15960coll10/id/471 |
Location: |
Boxes M3485-M3486 |
Language: |
The records are in English |
Charles Gilbert Wrenn was born in New Paris, Ohio on April 2, 1902. He received his bachelor of arts degree in 1926 from Willamette University and both his master's degree and doctoral degree in psychology from Stanford University in 1929 and 1932 respectively.
Wrenn worked as a visiting professor during the summers of 1929 and 1931 at the University of Oregon and accepted a faculty position at Stanford in 1932 following graduation. Wrenn remained at Stanford until 1936 at which time he accepted a full-time faculty position at the University of Minnesota. He retired from the University of Minnesota in 1964 and accepted another teaching position at Arizona State University where he stayed until he retired permanently in 1970.
Wrenn is best known for his work in counseling psychology. He was elected president of the American Psychological Association's Division of Counseling and Guidance (later the Division of Counseling Psychology) in 1950. He was one of three founders of the Journal of Counseling Psychology in 1954 and served as the journal's first editor. He authored or edited over 400 books, book chapters, and professional articles.
Wrenn died December 28, 2001.
The papers of Charles Gilbert Wrenn include substantial biographical information, namely in the form of a 51 page autobiography titled, "Gilbert Wrenn's Life Story: April 2, 1902-December 28, 2001". Also of interest is a 1984 article from the Tempe Daily News titled, "Marriage Stands as Temple of Love".
A folder of Wrenn's political correspondence includes photocopied reproductions of correspondence between Wrenn and various political figures including Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Hubert Humphrey. The three large bound volumes contain various materials including military and personal correspondence, military memorandums, handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, military circulars, and Japanese items assumed to have been collected during WWII.
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