North Carolina Psychological Association Records
MC 00213
Special Collections Research Center
3.0 Linear feet
1947-1970
The North Carolina Psychological Association Records document the administration, activities, and membership of the state professional organization for psychologists, 1947-1970.
The North Carolina Psychological Association was founded in 1948 as an affiliate of the American Psychological Association. Its purpose is to advance psychology as a science, profession, and means of promoting human welfare.
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6 archival boxes
Restrictions to Access
This collection is open for research; access requires at least 24 hours advance notice.
Acquisitions Information
Gift of Ken L. Barkley, 1983 July 20 (Accession no. 1983-0017).
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], North Carolina Psychological Association Records, MC 213, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC
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Processing Information
Processed by Will Andersen,
2006 October
Encoded by Will Andersen,
2006 October
Historical Note
The North Carolina Psychological Association was founded in 1948 as an affiliate of the American Psychological Association, with the purpose of advancing psychology as a science, profession, and means of promoting human welfare. Towards that end, the NCPA supports the study of psychology; defines levels and standards of professional competence; improves standards of psychological training, research, and service; promotes high standards of professional ethics; and interprets psychology to the people of the state.
Scope and Content Note
The
North Carolina Psychological Association (NCPA) Records document the administration, activities, and membership of the state professional organization for
psychologists, 1947 to 1970. Much of the correspondence relates to the NCPA's efforts to secure legislation providing for the certification or licensing of psychologists in the state, a lengthy process that culminated in the
Psychology Practice Act of 1967, which created the North Carolina Psychology Board. Other correspondence documents members' opposition to the state's controversial
Speaker Ban Law of 1963.
Organization of the Collection
This collection is divided into four series:
- 1. Administration
- 2. Correspondence
- 3. Membership Records
- 4. Miscellaneous Records
The original file arrangement of the records has been preserved; folders are arranged by subject, and materials within them are in reverse chronological order.
North Carolina Psychological Association.
North Carolina. Speaker Ban Law.
North Carolina. Speaker Ban Study Commission.
Clippings
Letters (correspondence)
Minutes
Psychologists--North Carolina
Psychology--Legislation--North Carolina
Administration
MC 213 Series 1
0.75 Linear feet
1948-1970
1.5 archival boxes
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of minutes of executive committee and business meetings of the North Carolina Psychological Association, other records of various committees, programs of annual meetings, and financial records.
Meeting Minutes
1
1
1948-1952
Meeting Minutes
1
2
1953-1954
Meeting Minutes
1
3
1955-1956
Meeting Minutes
1
4
1957-1959
Meeting Minutes
1
5
1960-1962
Meeting Minutes
1
6
1963-1965
Meeting Minutes
1
7
1966-1970
Revisals of Constitution
1
8
1948-1966
Committees
1
9
1953-1955
Executive Committee
1
10
1954-1955
Committee on Interrelationships with Other Organizations
1
11
1952, 1956
Committee on State Practices in the Employment of Psychologists
1
12
1954-1957
Program Committee
2
1
1963-1970
Programs, Annual Meetings
2
2
1948-1953
Programs, Annual Meetings, North Carolina Academy of Science
2
3
1953-1966
Treasurers' Reports
2
4
1948-1968
Financial Ledger
2
5
1948-1956
Financial Ledger, Receipts from Former Members (1 of 2)
2
6
1948-1965
Financial Ledger, Receipts from Former Members (2 of 2)
2
7
1948-1965
Financial Ledger, Receipts from Individual Members (1 of 2)
2
8
1948-1966
Financial Ledger, Receipts from Individual Members (2 of 2)
2
9
1948-1966
Correspondence
MC 213 Series 2
1.25 Linear feet
1947-1969
2.5 archival boxes
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of correspondence of presidents and other officers of the North Carolina Psychological Association. Frequent correspondents are Drs. W. Gatewood Workman, Dorothy Park Griffin, and Harold M. Corter. Also included in this series are many related materials, including memoranda, committee reports, meeting minutes, and publications of other professional organizations. Letters and other materials regarding certification/licensing legislation are also contained in the general correspondence files, as well as in those relating to the American Psychological Association.
General Correspondence
2
10
1947-1950
General Correspondence
2
11
1950-1953
General Correspondence
2
12
1950-1955
General Correspondence
2
13
1954-1956
General Correspondence
2
14
1957-1959
General Correspondence
3
1
1964-1966
General Correspondence
3
2
1961-1968
General Correspondence
3
3
1961-1970
Certification/Licensing Legislation
3
4
1950-1953
Certification/Licensing Legislation, Letters from North Carolina State Legislators
3
5
1957
Certification/Licensing Legislation
3
6
1955-1958
Certification/Licensing Legislation
3
7
1957-1958
Certification/Licensing Legislation, Members Opposed to
3
8
1960-1961
Certification/Licensing Legislation
3
9
1959-1963
Certification/Licensing Legislation
3
10
1957-1965
Certification/Licensing Legislation
3
11
1964-1965
Certification/Licensing Legislation
3
12
1966-1967
Speaker Ban Law
4
1
1963-1965
Ethics
4
2
1961-1966
American Psychological Association, American Board for Psychological Services
4
3
1953-1955
American Psychological Association, Committee on Legislation
4
4
1955
American Psychological Association
4
5
1958
American Psychological Association
4
6
1958-1959
American Psychological Association, Committee on Equal Opportunities
4
7
1966
American Psychological Association, Conference of State Psychological Associations
4
8
1952-1956
Southeast Psychological Association, Annual Conference and Segregated Public Facilities
4
9
1960
Presidents' Files (1 of 2)
4
10
1954-1955
Presidents' Files (2 of 2)
4
11
1954-1955
Presidents' Files
4
12
1955
Presidents' Files
4
13
1956
Presidents' Files
4
14
1956-1957
Presidents' Files
4
15
1967-1969
Membership Records
MC 213 Series 3
0.5 Linear feet
1952-1964
1 archival box
Scope and Contents note
This series consists of materials related to membership of the North Carolina Psychological Association.
Membership Rosters and Directories
5
1
1952-1962
Membership Rosters and Directories
5
2
1963-1969
Applications for Membership
5
3
1956
Applications for Membership
5
4
1959
Applications for Membership (1 of 3)
5
5
1960
Applications for Membership (2 of 3)
5
6
1960
Applications for Membership (3 of 3)
5
7
1960
Applications for Membership
5
8
1961
Change of Membership Status
5
9
1961
Election of Officers
6
1
1959-1964
Miscellaneous Records
MC 213 Series 4
0.5 Linear feet
1952-1968
1 archival box
Scope and Contents note
Miscellaneous reports, papers, publications, clippings, and a list of speakers on mental hygiene.
List of Speakers on Mental Hygiene
6
2
1952-1953
Newspaper Clippings
6
3
1961
Miscellaneous Publications, Institute for Scientific Information
6
4
1962
Miscellaneous Reports and Papers
6
5
1959-1968