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Cummings Center for the History of Psychology

The Drs. Nicholas and Dorothy Cummings Center for the History of Psychology, located at The University of Akron in Akron, Ohio, is a research institution that cares for, provides access to, and interprets the historical record of psychology and related human sciences.

Books Books

From Coca-Cola to Chewing Gum: The Applied Psychology of Harry Hollingworth, Harry Hollingworth, Ludy T. Benjamin Jr., and Lizette Royer Barton

From Séance to Science: A History of the Profession of Psychology in America, David Baker and Ludy T. Benjamin Jr.

Nineteenth Century America Asylums: A History in Postcards, Alma Wynelle Deese and Cathy Faye

Roots in the Great Plains: The Applied Psychology of Harry Hollingworth, Harry Hollingworth, Ludy T. Benjamin Jr., and Lizette Royer Baron

Thick Description and Fine Texture: Studies in the History of Psychology, David Baker

Walter Miles and His 1920 Grand Tour of European Physiology and Psychology Laboratories, Walter Miles, C. James Goodwin, and Lizette Royer

Films Films

5 Minute History Lesson, Episode 1: James V. McConnell, Cummings Center for the History of Psychology

5 Minute History Lesson, Episode 2: Ruth Howard, Cummings Center for the History of Psychology

5 Minute History Lesson, Episode 3: Robbers Cave, Cummings Center for the History of Psychology

5 Minute History Lesson, Episode 4: Edmund Delabarre, Cummings Center for the History of Psychology

5 Minute History Lesson, Episode 5: A Love Story of Academic Proportions – The Leta and Harry Hollingworth Story, Cummings Center for the History of Psychology

Lectures Lectures

2013 Benjamin Lecture: Dr. Henry "Roddy" Roediger, Cummings Center for the History of Psychology

2014 Benjamin Lecture: Dr. Andrew Winston, Cummings Center for the History of Psychology

2015 Benjamin Lecture: Dr. Elizabeth Loftus, Cummings Center for the History of Psychology

2016 Benjamin Lecture: Dr. Scott Lilienfeld, Cummings Center for the History of Psychology

Social Media Social Media

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