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George A. De Vos Papers, 1942-2005 http://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/k62z13f4 No online items Finding Aid to the George A. De Vos Papers, 1942-2005 Jack Doran The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ © 2012 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Finding Aid to the George A. De BANC MSS 2010/184 1 Vos Papers, 1942-2005 Finding Aid to the George A. De Vos Papers, 1942-2005 Collection number: BANC MSS 2010/184 The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Finding Aid Author(s): Jack Doran Date Completed: April 2012 Finding Aid Encoded By: GenX © 2016 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. Collection Summary Collection Title: George A. De Vos papers Date (inclusive): 1942-2005 Collection Number: BANC MSS 2010/184 Creator: De Vos, George A. Extent: 7 cartons, 1 box9 linear feet Repository: The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Abstract: Consists of personal and professional correspondence, field notes including Rorschach and Thematic Apperception Test results and tables, lecture notes and other course materials and De Vos' research and writings on cultural psychology and migration studies. Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog. Access Information Collection is open for research. Publication Rights Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user. All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: Finding Aid to the George A. De BANC MSS 2010/184 2 Vos Papers, 1942-2005 http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html . Preferred Citation [Identification of item], George A. De Vos Papers, BANC MSS 2010/184, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley Alternative Form of Materials Available There are no alternate forms of this collection. Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog De Vos, George A.--Archives University of California, Berkeley--Dept. of Anthropology--Faculty University of California, Berkeley--School of Social Welfare--Faculty Ethnopsychology Rorschach Test Thematic Apperception Test Faculty papers Field notes Lecture notes The George A. De Vos papers were given to the Bancroft Library by Suzanna Lake De Vos in December 2010. No additions are expected. Processing Information Processed by Jack Doran in 2012. Biography/Organization History George De Vos was born in Detroit, MI on July 22, 1922. After serving under the U.S. Army intelligence during World War II, he returned to his studies at the University of Chicago, earning a B.A. in Sociology in 1946. He then went on to earn an M.A. in Anthropology (1948) and a PhD in Psychology (1951). De Vos' professional career began at the Neuropsychiatric Institute in Chicago, where he worked under a public health fellowship from 1949-1950. He then completed an intern training at the Elgin State Mental Hospital in 1953, at which time he accepted a Fullbright Fellowship at Nagoya National University's Department of Neuropsychology in Nagoya, Japan. Upon returning to the U.S., De Vos took a post as assistant professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan before moving to Berkeley, California in 1957 for an associate professor position in U.C. Berkeley's School of Social Welfare. From 1962 to 1966, he had a joint appointment in social welfare and anthropology. In 1965, he accepted a position as full professor of Anthropology, a position he held until his retirement in 1991. De Vos' contributions to the fields of culture and pursonality studies, psychological anthropology and the cross-cultural application of Rorschach tests and the Thematic Apperception Test earned him recognition from colleagues and academics. His bibliography consists of over 200 scholarly articles and 20 books. De Vos died of congestive heart disease on July 9, 2010 at the age of 87. Scope and Content Note The George A. De Vos Papers (1947-2005) consist of personal and professional correspondence, field notes including Rorschach and Thematic Apperception Test results and tables, lecture notes and other course materials, and De Vos' research and writings on cultural psychology and migration studies. Series 1 Correspondence 1947-2005 Physical Description: cartons 1-3, 4:1-2; 5: 29-32 Arrangement Arranged as received. carton 1, folder 1 Conference Correspondence: Asian Studies carton 1, folder 2 Correspondence: Chicago, March 31 Conference carton 1, folder 3 Correspondence: Larry Frieerson carton 1, folder 4 Correspondence: June Gordon Finding Aid to the George A. De BANC MSS 2010/184 3 Vos Papers, 1942-2005 Series 1Correspondence 1947-2005 carton 1, folder 5 Correspondence: Nabeshima Yoshiro carton 1, folder 6 Correspondence: Rowman and Littlefield Publishing carton 1, folder 7 Correspondence: Russians carton 1, folder 8 Correspondence: Sue Boyer carton 1, folder 9 Correspondence: Carol and Irwin Slesnick carton 1, folder 10 Correspondence: Merced (UC) carton 1, folder 11 Correspondence: Psychiatry carton 1, folder 12 Correspondence: Rowman and Littlefield Publishing carton 1, folder 13 Correspondence: Philip Hermans carton 1, folder 14 Correspondence: Padua July carton 1, folder 15 Correspondence: Japan Conference, March 15-16, 2001 carton 1, folder 16 Correspondence: Bellagio Conference carton 1, folder 17 Correspondence: Addresses and conta carton 1, folder 18 Correspondence: Adrian Corcoran carton 1, folder 19 Correspondence: Joannes Tack carton 1, folder 20 Correspondence: Chris De Veth carton 1, folder 21 Correspondence: Robert Endelman carton 1, folder 22 Correspondence: David Ephraim carton 1, folder 23 Correspondence: Bud Evans carton 1, folder 24 Correspondence: June Helm carton 1, folder 25 Correspondence: Jean Galap carton 1, folder 26 Correspondence: Misc. Conference carton 1, folder 27 Correspondence: Koreans in Japan carton 1, folder 28 Correspondence: Frank Johnson carton 1, folder 29 Correspondence: Robert Manlove carton 1, folder 30 Correspondence: Helmut Morsbach carton 1, folder 31 Correspondence: James Parton carton 1, folder 32 Correspondence: Sharma carton 1, folder 33 Correspondence: David Schwelb carton 1, folder 34 Correspondence: Nathan Strong carton 1, folder 35 Correspondence: Sunaina Maria carton 1, folder 36 Correspondence: Gaku Tsuda carton 1, folder 37 Correspondence: Jan Van Bre carton 1, folder 38 Correspondence: Russian Academy of Sciences carton 1, box 39 Correspondence: John Duckitt carton 1, folder 40 Correspondence: Kavel von Wolferen carton 1, folder 41 COrrespondence: Thailand carton 1, folder 42 Correspondence: Psychoanalytical Psychology carton 1, folder 43 Correspondence: Research Grant carton 1, folder 44 Correspondence: Mary Sigourney carton 1, folder 45 Correspondence: Changsoo Lee carton 1, folder 46 Correspondence: Heritage of Endurance carton 1, folder 47 Correspondence: Socialization for Achievement carton 1, folder 48 Correspondence: Publishers Correspondence carton 1, folder 49 Correspondence: Stratification Conferenfce (New York) carton 1, folder 50 Correspondence: Mendelsohn's Letter Re Leave carton 1, folder 51 Correspondence: Belgian Exchange Program carton 1, folder 52 Correspondence: Berkeley-Leuven Faculty Exchange carton 1, folder 53 Correspondence: European Studios Interchange carton 1, folder 54 Correspondence: Trusou-Egorova carton 1, folder 55 Correspondence: David Ephraim carton 1, folder 56 Correspondence: Publishing carton 1, folder 57 Correspondence: Publishing (Book Problem) carton 1, folder 58 Correspondence: Publications Since 1981 carton 1, folder 59 Correspondence: United States A to M carton 1, folder 60 Correspondence: United States N to Z carton 1, folder 61 Correspondence: Theodora Abel carton 1, folder 62 Correspondence: Basham, Richard Finding Aid to the George A. De BANC MSS 2010/184 4 Vos Papers, 1942-2005 Series 1Correspondence 1947-2005 carton 1, folder 63 Correspondence: Harumi Befu carton 1, folder 64 Correspondence; Birken Camp carton 1, folder 65 Correspondence: Bruno Bettelheim carton 1, folder 66 Correspondence: Caldarola, Professor carton 1, folder 67 Correspondence: William Caudill carton 1, folder 68 Correspondence: Michael Czaja carton 1, folder 69 Correspondence:
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