Psychology - ABC Directory

Rather an eccentric selection of key events in the history of Psychology and related fields, from c.580 B.C. to 1997, and with something of a Brazilian bias. May be useful for beginners to get themselves oriented in the field.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/6061/en_linha.htm

History of Psychology Links

from Alfred D. Kornfeld of Eastern Connecticut State University.
HTTP://www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/personal/faculty/kornfeld/www_links.htm

The Knight Dunlap Page

Information on Knight Dunlap, a significant, but largely forgotten pioneer of American Psychology.
http://www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/personal/faculty/kornfeld/dunlap.htm

Milestones in the History of Neuroscience.

A detailed timeline running from 4000 B.C. to 1997, plus a list of useful reference works and links.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/hist.html

William James

Information on and readings from pioneering American psychologist William James.
http://www.emory.edu/EDUCATION/mfp/james.html

Cheiron: International Society for the History of the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Concerned with the history of psychology and related studies. Includes meetings and list of officers.
http://www.psych.yorku.ca/orgs/cheiron/

Iconophobia, Knight Dunlap, and the vanishing images of J.B. Watson.

Account of an important episode in the development of the Behaviorist movement in psychology.
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/nthomas/dun-wat.htm

Gestalt Theory Resources Center

Gestalt theory and Gestalt psychology resources - including a Gestalt Theory glossary, brief biographies of the founders of Gestalt Theory, and links.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Cyprus/2926/

The Max Wertheimer Page

Life and work of the founder of Gestalt Psychology, with Wertheimer links.
http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/8646/

European Traces of the History of Psychology

Photos and brief descriptions of sites in Europe associated with distinguished contributors to psychological science.
http://www.ric.edu/dcousins/europsych/

History & Philosophy of Psychology Web Resources

Useful links page from the Cheiron site.
http://www.psych.yorku.ca/orgs/resource.htm

Canadian Psychological Association, History & Philosophy of Psychology Section

Information about the section.
http://www.psych.yorku.ca/orgs/cpahpp/

International Society for the History of the Neurosciences

Dedicated to promoting interest, education and research in the history of the neurosciences.
http://www.ishn.org/

Squashed Descartes

Condensed edition of Descartes' 'Meditatione', with study notes and glossary
http://www.btinternet.com/~glynhughes/squashed/descartes.htm

Georg Elias Muller

Information on the life and works of this important pioneer of experimental/physiological psychology.
http://www.chss.montclair.edu/psychology/haupt/haupthp.html

Freud: A Socratic Statesman

Discusses Plato and Freud's description of the soul (psyche) in terms of an internal conflict for authority over the individual. Elaborates this into an understanding of internal politics.
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4025/

Chronology of Psychology

Milestones in the treatment of the mentally ill, history of psychological treatments and institutions, and notable persons and publications, from the Middle Ages through 1997.
http://www.cwu.edu/~warren/addenda.html

History of Psychology (journal)

Home page of the print journal, with information and tables of contents.
http://www.apa.org/journals/hop.html

Mind and Body: Rene Descartes to William James

By Robert H. Wozniak, Bryn Mawr College.
http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/Mind/Table.html

William James Discussion Forum

Discussion forum and live chat devoted to William James' works.
http://jollyroger.com/zz/yna3d/WilliamJameshall/shakespeare1.html

Sigmund Freud Forum Frigate

Discussion forum and live chat devoted to Sigmund Freud's life and works.
http://jollyroger.com/zz/yna3d/SigmundFreudhall/shakespeare1.html

The History of Psychology

Etext written by a professor in the Psychology Department at Shippensburg University, PA.
http://www.ship.edu/~cgboeree/historyofpsych.html

The Pre-History of Cognitive Science

An annotated bibliography of the models of human cognition of Berkeley, Burton, Hobbes, and Locke. (More thinkers from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries are promised.)
http://www.rc.umd.edu/cstahmer/cogsci/

Neuroscience History Archives

Based at the UCLA Brain Research Institute. Identifies, collects, and preserves primary source material of twentieth century American neuroscience.
http://www.neurosciencearchives.org/

Forum for History of Human Science

The Forum for History of Human Science is an interest group within the History of Science Society, which brings together historians of economics, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and medicine.
http://www.fhhs.org/

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences

Home page of the longest established print journal in the field, with tables of contents back to 1996.
http://www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/0022-5061/

Classics in Psychology 1855-1914: Historical Essays

Short essays introductory to 48 works central to the history of scientific psychology. Each essay places a given work in its intellectual context, summarizes its basic content, and assesses its general significance.
http://www.thoemmes.com/psych/psy/contents.htm

European Society for the History of the Human Sciences

ESHHS brings together individuals interested in the history of psychology, anthropology, sociology, economy, and other human sciences.
http://psychology.dur.ac.uk/eshhs/

American Psychological Association Division 26 (History of Psychology).

Official site of the APA. Includes contact information for committee members, list of fellows, and selected links.
http://www.psych.yorku.ca/orgs/apa26/

The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two

Classic 1956 paper by George A. Miller that helped spark the Cognitive Revolution.
http://www.well.com/user/smalin/miller.html

History & Theory of Psychology Q&A Forum.

Bulletin board for posting questions and answers about these topics.
http://hv.greenspun.com/bboard/q-and-a.tcl?topic=History%20%26%20Theory%20of%20Psychology

HTP Prints

The History and Theory of Psychology eprints archive. Gives access to online versions of articles in these areas. Registered users may also deposit appropriate material.
http://htpprints.yorku.ca/

Women in Psychology

Brief biographies and bibliographies of some female psychologists of various races, ages, and sexual orientations.
http://teach.psy.uga.edu/dept/student/parker/PsychWomen/wopsy.htm

Memorandum: memory and history in psychology

Brazilian e-journal. In Portuguese and English.
http://www.fafich.ufmg.br/~memorandum

The History of Phrenology on the Web

Although now generally considerd pseudoscience, phrenology, the popular Victorian science of the mind and brain, had an enormous historical impact on the development of psychology and neuroscience.
http://pages.britishlibrary.net/phrenology/

Important Scientists in the Early Development of Comparative Cognition

Profiles and works of researchers and observers who made important contributions to the field of comparative animal cognition.
http://www.pigeon.psy.tufts.edu/psych26/history.htm

American Psychological Association Historical Database

Searchable by date or keyword.
http://www.cwu.edu/~warren/today.html

Leonardo da Vinci's Contributions to Neuroscience

Includes anatomical drawings by Leonardo and extracts from his writings in brain function, plus Medieval and Renaissance diagrams of the brain, its ventricles, and their function in cognition.
http://pevsnerlab.kennedykrieger.org/leonardo.htm

Mary Whiton Calkins Deserves Her Ph.D.

Mary Whiton Calkins "The Mother of Psychology" attended Harvard at the turn of the 20th century. Help Kalamazoo College students obtain the doctorate that is rightfully hers. Site contains some biographical links.
http://cc.kzoo.edu/~k00kk03/pfolio/marywhitoncalkins.html

Psychology, Society, and Ability Testing

Eight chapters describing the rise of standardized testing in animal, school, vocational, and military settings.
http://www.comnet.ca/~pballan/Index.html

Pear and his peers: The beginnings of psychology at Manchester.

On the establishment of psychology as an academic discipline in Britain, and the career of T.H. Pear, first professor of psychology at Manchester University. By Alan Costall.
http://www.psy.man.ac.uk/history/history.pdf

AmoebaWeb: History of Psychology

Links to history of Psychology content.
http://www.vanguard.edu/faculty/ddegelman/amoebaweb/index.cfm?doc_id=862

Rudolf Allers

Information about this Catholic disciple of Freud and Adler who made his own distinctive contributions to psychodynamic theory. Also provides information on related thinkers Anna Terruwe, Conrad W. Baars, and Louis Jugnet.
http://geocities.com/allerslist

The Virtual Laboratory

A resource for the history of the human sciences (especially psychology) and the "experimentalization of life," archiving historical texts and images, as well as new essays. Site is in English, but much of the archived material is in German.
http://vlp.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/

HISTNEUR-L: The History of Neuroscience Internet Forum

Gateway and information about an Internet forum for announcements, inquiries and discussion on access to historical sources and their use and interpretation for all persons interested in neuroscience history.
http://www.bri.ucla.edu/nha/histneur.htm

RETICULUM: Neuroscience History Resources

A gateway to events, associations, opportunities, and Internet resources for history and historians of basic, clinical, and behavioral neuroscience.
http://www.bri.ucla.edu/nha/RETICULM.htm

History of the Brain

A timeline of the development of our understanding of the brain, from 4000 B.C. to 2000 A.D.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/history/index.html

Peace Research Institute Dundas: History of Psychiatry

Printed by Sage Publications. Includes archived abstracts, mission statement and manuscript submission information.
http://www.sagepub.co.uk/JournalIssue.aspx?pid=105576&jiid=51106

John Broadus Watson (1878-1958)

Discusses the psychologist's childhood, university days, work at John Hopkins, infidelity scandal, advertising job, farm life and later acknowledgments. Includes copies of original photos of people and manuscripts.
http://alpha.furman.edu/~einstein/watson/watson1.htm

Boadmoor Interacts - Criminal Insanity Revisited

Describes the history of one of the best known high security hospital. Covers the changes of patient care, treatment, legal questions and living conditions. Abstracts of book by Tony Black.
http://www.kennetopera.co.uk/broadmoor/

Society for Gestalt Theory and its Applications (GTA)

Association established for the purpose of promoting the Gestalt-theoretical perspective in research and practice. Includes articles, information, resources, and conferences.
http://gestalttheory.net/

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