| Level | Item |
| Ref No | AUD/001/08 |
| Title | Burt, Cyril - Recording |
| Date | 1961 |
| Extent | 1-CD, 1-magnetic tape |
| Description | CD sound recording, transferred from reel-to-reel tape, of Sir Cyril Burt's (1883-1971) talk on 'Galton's Contribution to Psychology', specially prepared for the Annual General Meeting of the British Psychological Society held at Liverpool in April 1961-with a brief introduction by Professor E.A.Peel, April 1961.
Burt talks of Galton, Pearson, general intelligence and ability, I.Q., Spearman, Fluency, Delusion, Anthropometric Laboratory, J.M.Cattell, Gladstone, educational guidance, McDougall's enquiry lab at Cambridge, Brown, Flugal, LCC school appointment and the transformation of psychology into a branch of science.
Running time: 39mins
Summary by Mike Maskill, BPS archivist.
Copyright: 1961 BPS
Handwritten and typed transcriptions (by J.C.Kenna) and a letter from Burt (July 1961) (donating the tape) are also available.
Reel-to- Reel specs: 5 inch spool, 1/4 inch magnetic tape, 3 and three quarter ips. |
| RunTime | 39 minutes |
| Format | Digital Disk |
| Material | Compact Disk (Audio) |
| Notes | The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society. |
| Language | English |
| RelatedRecord | AUD/001/04 |
| SPEAR/1/1/10 |
| PHO/001/03/08/01 |
| BURT01 |
| PHO/001/01/72 |
| AUD/001/47/02 |
| AccessConditions | Authorised Users. View by Appointment |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| Term | Intelligence tests |
| Intelligence |
| Ability |
| AdminHistory | See names tab for full biography |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Head of the History of Psychology Centre and Archives and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material |
| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000 |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Mike Maskill BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| BPS/GB/303 | Pearson; Sir; Karl (1857-1936); Professor; Statistician | 1857-1936 |
| BPS/GB/01 | Burt; Sir; Cyril Lodowic (1883-1971); Professor | 1883-1971 |