Online Sources
- American National BiographyFor American psychologists.
- Archives of the History of American PsychologyThis site has a great archive of artifacts (instruments, eg) with photos and it also has a large collection of still images and videos.
- Biography in ContextOffers full text biographical articles for most of your psychologists along with journal articles and links to web sites for some.
- Classics in the History of PsychologyFull text of many important classic articles in psychology.
- Fifty Key Thinkers in PsychologyFull text available online.
- Oxford Dictionary of National BiographyFor British psychologists
- Psychology's Feminist VoicesIncludes biographical essays, photos, details, and further resources for women psychologists who received their doctorates before 1950 (Past section) and "contemporary psychologists who have made feminist values an important part of their work" (Presence section).
- Resource list on the History of Women in PsychologyPart of Psychology's Feminist Voices, this page has an extensive list of articles and books.
- Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues TimelineInteractive timeline of "rebels"
Print Sources
Even the Rat was White: A Historical View of Psychology.
Robert Guthrie. 1998.
BF105 G87 1998 - Historical role of African-Americans in Psychology.
The Great Psychologists from Aristotle to Freud
Robert I. Watson. 1968.
BF81. W35
A History of American Psychology in Notes and News, 1883-1945: An Index to Journal Sources. 1989.
Ref BF 108 U5 H5
Indexes smaller news items in journals not included in PsycINFO
History of Psychology in Autobiography.
5 volumes. 1930-1967.
BF 105 M8 -- 73 autobiographies by major individuals in psychology.
Models of Achievement: Reflections of Eminent Women in Psychology. 1983.
BF 109.A1 M6
A Source Book in the History of Psychology, ed. by Herrnstein and Boring. 1965.
Lilly Library Main BF 81.H4
A compendium of significant documents in the development of experimental and quantitative psychology, from 1650 into the early 1920s. Arranged by topic, each chapter traces the development of one important subject in experimental and quantitative psychology. The final chapter discusses the history of thinking about the nature of psychology itself.
Women in Psychology: A Bio-Bibliographic Sourcebook. 1990.
Ref BF 109.A1 W6.5 1990
If your focus is biographical, be sure to check the library catalog for books by or about your psychologist.
Newspaper archives
- New York Times (ProQuest Historical Newspapers The New York Times 1851 - 2005)Coverage starts in 1851. This might be especially useful for biographical projects - look for obituaries!
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