Cummings Center for the History of Psychology

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Registration is NOW OPEN for the 10th Annual Benjamin Lecture in the History of Psychology! The Cummings Center is honored to welcome Joseph E. Trimble, PhD as this year’s Featured Speaker on Thursday, May 16. Learn more about the event and register now at uakron.edu/chp/about-us/b…

Huge S/O and thanks to @CCHPsych for hosting RHS AP Psych and Active Minds students today! What an honor and great experience 💙❤️ @RevereLocal @uakron @Active_Minds

Looking for more information on Black history in psychology? Visit our website for free educational resources including exhibits, blog posts, and videos. uakron.edu/chp/education/…

Through the Vanguard League, Turner helped fight racial discrimination in Columbus restaurants and theatres. She also lectured publicly on the subject of race. In a talk on the legality of interracial marriage, she concluded: “If love is strong, it will surmount any obstacle.”

Alberta Banner Turner was one of the earliest Black women to receive a PhD in psychology in the U.S., earning her doctoral degree from Ohio State in 1935. She was a member of the Vanguard League, a Columbus-based African American Civil Rights organization founded in 1940.

We’re thrilled to be partnering with local artist Althea Jones and @AkronSoulTrain for a free event on Feb. 21! Join us for our Race & Psychology Museum Tour, followed by a workshop exploring Jones’ ongoing project, “Skin Color.” Learn more and RSVP at uakron.edu/chp/whats-on/s…

@cgrodriguezr According to the official answer set for the Army Beta, the pocket knife pictured in #10 is missing its rivet.

@CCHPsych What is missing in 10? I have honestly no clue.

The Army Alpha and Army Beta, implemented in World War I, had a major influence on intelligence testing in the U.S. The tests were developed by a team of psychologists including Robert Yerkes, but do you know who drew the illustrations for the Beta’s Picture Completion Test?

Upon marriage, Kelly took the name Veronica K. Hamilton. Her correspondence with Boring was donated to the Cummings Center by her son-in-law, R. T. Blackwood, himself the Chair of the Dept. of Philosophy at Hamilton College.

Correspondence from psychologist Edwin G. Boring reveals that the drawings were completed by Veronica E. Kelly, a resident of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Little is known about Kelly – she was a personal friend of Edwin W. Adams, who served with Boring at Camp Upton in New York.

Explore the idea of "home" and all of its meanings in our Beyond the Picket Fence exhibit, on display now! Open Tuesday through Saturday. Planning a group visit? Contact us about scheduling a free guided tour of the exhibit. For more info, visit uakron.edu/chp/whats-on/b…

The drawing below was created in 1954 by a camper in Muzafer and Carolyn Wood Sherif’s famous Robbers Cave study. A note on the back indicates that this drawing was hung above the camper’s bunk as a way of making the space a little homier.

The National Museum of Psychology and @IHSCulture galleries will be closed tomorrow, January 19. The Akron area is anticipating a significant winter storm and all University of Akron campuses will be closed.

January 17th is #MuseumSelfieDay! Fortunately, the National Museum of Psychology and @IHSCulture galleries will be open late tonight, until 8pm, for all your selfie needs. Drop in and share the spotlight with psychology’s most iconic stories and artifacts!

Spice up Valentine’s Day with a unique look at the science of human sexuality! Join us Feb. 14 for a free guided tour of our Sexology: Science & Sensationalism exhibit and a hands-on archival workshop. The perfect addition to any #Akron date night! RSVP at uakron.edu/chp/whats-on/s…

Today, Titchener’s graduation robes are held here in the Archives of the History of American Psychology, as are the records of the Society of Experimentalists (reorganized as the Society of Experimental Psychologists in 1927). Explore the finding aid here: collections.uakron.edu/digital/collec…

Despite being the doctoral supervisor of Margaret Floy Washburn, the first woman to receive a PhD in psychology, Titchener maintained his Experimentalists as a proverbial boys’ club. Women were refused entry to the society until after his death in 1927.

Edward B. Titchener was born #OTD in 1867! Known for developing the theory of consciousness known as structuralism, Titchener also founded the Society of Experimentalists in 1904. Titchener was a forceful speaker who often wore his Oxford graduation robe while lecturing.

We’re open! Step out of the rain and snow and explore the history of psychology, from early mental health care to the most famous psychological experiments of the 20th century. The National Museum of Psychology is open today, 11am – 4pm. uakron.edu/chp/museum/