Raymond Dodge papers
Scope and Contents
The collection is comprised of three main subjects of material: correspondence, ephemera and typescripts of Dodge's papers. The correspondence includes both personal and professional letters between Dodge and his colleagues and family, as well as letters between Dodge's colleague Paul W. Stansbury and his former students as Stansbury collected testimonials to commemorate Dodge's sixty-fifth birthday. There is also a number of letters of sympathy to Dodge's wife, Henrietta, following his death in 1942. The ephemera includes records such as postcards, photographs, awards, acceptance letters, and newspaper clippings. The typescripts represent a range of Dodge's scientific and academic writings throughout his career, published between 1894 and 1948.
Dates
- Creation: 1894-1948
Creator
- Dodge, Raymond, 1871-1942 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright for official University records is held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Raymond Dodge (1871-1942) was an American psychologist and professor. He attended Williams College and Halles University. He began teaching psychology at Wesleyan University in 1897 and was promoted to full professor in 1902. He was a member of the Civil Legion and was recognized by the organization as serving the United States in World War I.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet (2 hollinger boxes and 1 half hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Raymond Dodge papers include correspondence, ephemera, and typescripts providing insight into Raymond Dodge's life and work as an American psychologist and professor.
Arrangement
The collection is organized into two series: Series I. Correspondence and ephemera and Series II. Typescripts. The original order and organization of the folders was maintained, and the papers in an envelope were organized into separate individual folders, with each folder labelled with the paper's title.
Subject
- Dodge, Raymond, 1871-1942 (Person)
- Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg (Organization)
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.) (Organization)
- Williams College (Organization)
Topical
- Title
- Raymond Dodge papers, 1894-1948
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Riley Cameron, 3 May 2019. Encoded by Riley Cameron, 3 May 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository