James McKeen Cattell Papers A Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division, Library of Congress Washington, D.C. 2009 Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact Additional search options available at: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010157 LC Online Catalog record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm75015412 Prepared by Grover Batts with the assistance of Thelma Queen Collection Summary Title: James McKeen Cattell Papers Span Dates: 1835-1948 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1896-1948) ID No.: MSS15412 Creator: Cattell, James McKeen, 1860-1944 Extent: 49,000 items ; 189 containers plus 1 oversize ; 76 linear feet ; 7 microfilm reels Language: Collection material in English Location: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Summary: Educator, editor, and psychologist. Correspondence, diaries, speeches, lectures, articles, notes, financial papers, biographical and genealogical material, family papers, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Cattell's professional and academic affiliations. Selected Search Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. People Angell, James Rowland, 1869-1949--Correspondence. Bessey, Charles E. (Charles Edwin), 1845-1915--Correspondence. Boas, Franz, 1858-1942--Correspondence. Boring, Edwin Garrigues, 1886-1968--Correspondence. Butler, Nicholas Murray, 1862-1947--Correspondence. Caldwell, Otis W. (Otis William), 1869-1947--Correspondence. Cattell, James McKeen, 1860-1944. Dewey, John, 1859-1952--Correspondence. Hall, Asaph, 1859-1930--Correspondence. Humphreys, W. J. (William Jackson), 1862-1949--Correspondence. Huntington, Ellsworth, 1876-1947--Correspondence. James, William, 1842-1910--Correspondence. Jastrow, Joseph, 1863-1944--Correspondence. Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931--Correspondence. Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937--Correspondence. Livingston, Burton E. (Burton Edward), 1875-1948--Correspondence. Loeb, Jacques, 1859-1924--Correspondence. Lovejoy, Arthur O. (Arthur Oncken), 1873-1962--Correspondence. Morgan, Thomas Hunt, 1866-1945--Correspondence. Pearl, Raymond, 1879-1940--Correspondence. Peirce, Charles S. (Charles Sanders), 1839-1914--Correspondence. Seashore, Carl E. (Carl Emil), 1866-1949--Correspondence. Thorndike, Edward L. (Edward Lee), 1874-1949--Correspondence. Titchener, Edward Bradford, 1867-1927--Correspondence. Watson, John B. (John Broadus), 1878-1958--Correspondence. Organizations American Association for the Advancement of Science. American Association of University Professors. Century Club (New York, N.Y.) Columbia University. Psychological Corporation. Science Press (New York, N.Y.) Subjects James McKeen Cattell Papers 2 American periodicals. Psychology--Periodicals. Psychology--Study and teaching. Science--Periodicals. Scientists--Biography. Titles American men of science. American naturalist. Popular science monthly (New York, N.Y. : 1900) School and society. Science. Occupations Editors. Educators. Psychologists. Administrative Information Provenance Part I of the papers of James McKeen Cattell was given to the Library of Congress in 1957 by his son, Jacques Cattell. A few items were given as an addition to Part I in 1965 by Mrs. Marcel Kessel. Part II was given by McKeen Cattell, 1972-1975. Processing History The collection was processed in 1974 and revised and expanded in 1979. The finding aid was revised in 2009. Additional Guides A note about the James McKeen Cattell Papers appeared in the Library's Information Bulletin 17, no. 5: Feb. 3, 1955; and the material was described in the Library of Congress Quarterly Journal of Current Acquisitions 15, no. 3: May 1958, 188-189, and 17, no. 3: May 1960, 170-174. Transfers Daguerrotypes and glass negatives have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of these papers. Copyright Status Copyright in the unpublished writings of James McKeen Cattell in these papers and in other collections of papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public. Access and Restrictions The papers of James McKeen Cattell are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use. Microfilm A microfilm edition of part of these papers is available on seven reels. Consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan. To promote preservation of the originals, researchers are required to consult the microfilm edition as available. James McKeen Cattell Papers 3 Preferred Citation Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or reel number, James McKeen Cattell Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Biographical Note Date Event 1860, May 25 Born, Easton, Pa. 1880 Graduated, Lafayette College, Easton, Pa. 1882 Studied at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Md. 1883 M.A., Lafayette College, Easton , Pa. 1883-1886 Research assistant to Wilhelm Wundt 1886 Ph.D., University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany 1886-1888 Fellow, St. John's College, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, and lectured at Cambridge 1887-1891 Professor of psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 1891-1917 Professor of psychology, Columbia University, New York, N.Y. 1894-1903 Editor, Psychological Review 1895 President, American Psychological Association 1900-1915 Editor, Popular Science Monthly 1904-1915 Editor, Science 1915-1943 Founder and editor, Scientific Monthly 1917 Dismissed from Columbia University, New York, N.Y., because of his opposition to the military draft in World War I 1944, Jan. 20 Died, Lancaster, Pa. Scope and Content Note The papers of James McKeen Cattell (1860-1944) span the years 1835-1948, with the bulk of the material from 1896 to 1948. The collection consists of correspondence, diaries, speeches, lectures, articles, notes, financial papers, biographical and genealogical material, family papers, clippings, printed matter, and miscellaneous material. The papers are organized in two parts. Part I is organized in nine series: Journals; General Correspondence; Family Correspondence; Subject File; Speech, Article, and Book File; Photographs; Miscellany; Printed Matter; and Certificates, Diplomas, Charts, Graphs, and Tables (Oversize). Part II contains five series that complement the first portion: Family Correspondence; General Correspondence; Subject File; Speech, Article, and Book File; and Miscellany. James McKeen Cattell Papers 4 The Cattell Papers relate primarily to Cattell's professional affiliations as an educator, university professor, psychologist, and editor and founder of scientific publications and periodicals. Prominent topics include organizations such as the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Psychological Corporation, American Association of University Professors, Century Club, and Columbia University; and his writings and editorial work for Science, Popular Science Monthly, School and Society, American Naturalist, American Men of Science, and Science Press. An extensive file treats his dismissal from Columbia University in 1917 because of his opposition to conscription in World War I. The collection is rich in prominent correspondents in the scientific, political, and academic fields. A sampling of significant correspondents includes James Rowland Angell, Charles E. Bessey, Franz Boas, Edwin Garrigues Boring, Nicholas Murray Butler, Otis W. Caldwell, John Dewey, Asaph Hall, W. J. Humphreys, Ellsworth Huntington, William James, Joseph Jastrow, David Starr Jordan, Vernon L. Kellogg, Burton E. Livingston, Jacques Loeb, Arthur O. Lovejoy, Thomas Hunt Morgan, Raymond Pearl, Charles S. Peirce, Carl E. Seashore, Edward L. Thorndike, Edward Titchener, and John B. Watson. Organization of the Papers The collection is arranged in two parts composed of fourteen series: Part I: • Journals, 1874-1880 • General Correspondence, 1884-1944 • Family Correspondence, 1880-1944 • Subject File • Speech, Article, and Book File, 1874-1946 • Photographs • Miscellany • Printed Matter, 1869-1948 • Certificates, Diplomas, Charts, Graphs, and Tables, 1880-1937 Part II: • Family Correspondence, 1835-1922 • General Correspondence, 1880-1940 • Subject File, 1890-1936 • Speech, Article, and Book File, 1875-1935 • Miscellany, 1839-1940 James McKeen Cattell Papers 5 Description of Series Container Series BOX 1 Part I: Journals, 1874-1880 Childhood journals. Arranged chronologically. BOX 1-49 Part I: General Correspondence, 1884-1944 Letters sent and received. Arranged alphabetically by name of correspondent and therein chronologically. BOX 50-57 Part I: Family Correspondence, 1880-1944 Letters sent and received. Arranged chronologically. *Containers no. 50-55 available on negative microfilm. Shelf no. 16,305, Reel nos. 1-3 BOX 58-69 Part I: Subject File Correspondence and near-print and typewritten copies of reports and bulletins. Arranged alphabetically by subject. BOX 70-74 Part I: Speech, Article, and Book File, 1874-1946 Handwritten, typewritten, near-print, and printed copies of speeches and articles, and page proofs of the book James McKeen Cattell, 1860-1944; Man of Science. Grouped by type of