| Level | Item |
| Ref No | AUD/001/24 |
| Title | Pickford & Hetherington - Recordings |
| Date | 1973 |
| Extent | 2-CDs, 1-magnetic tape |
| Description | CD sound recording, transferred from tape, of the recollections of two psychologists, Professor R.W.Pickford (1903-1986) Glasgow University and Dr Ralph Hetherington (1917-2000) Liverpool University, British Psychological Society Secretary General and future President 1982-1983.
Professor R.W.Pickford (1903-1986) Glasgow University, reminiscences 1973.
The recording was made in Manchester, 4th June 1973.
Professor Pickford talks of the early days of psychology in Aberdeen, the growth of the department in Glasgow, his interest and work in colour blindness, in aesthetics, abnormal psychology and psychoanalysis and his memories of undergraduate and post-graduate days in Cambridge are among the topics covered in the recording.
Side 1: Running time: c 80 minutes
A typed transcription by J.C.Kenna (plus notes) is available.
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Dr Ralph Hetherington (1917-2000) Liverpool University, BPS Secretary General and future President 1982-1983, reminiscences.
The recording was made in Dr Hetherington's room, Department of Psychiatry, University of Liverpool, June 8th 1973
Dr Hetherington talks of his teachers at University College London, undergraduate and post-graduate including J C Flugel, Stanley F Philpott, Charlotte Banks and Max Hamilton using hipp chronoscope; his work as a psychologist in Aycliffe Approved School under John Gittins and Ricahrd H Adams and at the Crichton Royal , Dumfries with John Raven (Director 1943-1964), William Mayer-Gross and Martin Roth , and the development of clinical psychology in the Liverpool department ( Stephen Barton Hall, Frank Fish) are among the topics covered in the recording. Relationships with psychiatrists, role of testing, Eysenck, building psychologist-patient relationship; He refers also to going to BPS conferences in the 1950s (with Thouless, Rex Knight, Valentine), books which have influenced him and briefly to his imminent move to the post of Secretary-General of the BPS.
Side 2: Running time: c 47 minutes
4-copies of a typed transcription by J.C.Kenna (plus notes and correspondence) are available.
The above summary was taken from J.C.Kenna's (BPS Honorary Archivist) report on the Society's archives for BPS Annual Report 1974, Appendix IV.
Note: Dr Ralph Hetherington's obituary was published in The Psychologist July 2000.
Professor Pickford's obituary available at http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH0145&type=P
Reel-to- Reel specs: 5 inch spool, 1/4 inch magnetic tape, 3 and three quarter ips.
Copyright in both recordings 1973 BPS |
| RunTime | 144 minutes |
| Format | File |
| 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 |
| Related Material | BPS/001/8/02/01/04 PS Secretary General Ralph Hetherington
PHO/001/01/4/18 Pickford Photograph
PHO/001/01/250 Hetherington, Ralph R. - Photograph |
| RelatedRecord | PHO/001/01/418 |
| PHO/001/01/250 |
| PHO/001/03/08/21 |
| BPS/001/8/02/01/04 |
| AccessConditions | Authorised Users. View by Appointment |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| AdminHistory | R.R.Hetherington (1917-2000) President BPS 1982-1983
R.R.Hetherington's obituary in The Psychologist July 2000
R.W.Pickford (1903-1986) , First Chair of psychology Glasgow University 1955
Obituary available at
http://www.universitystory.gla.ac.uk/biography/?id=WH0145&type=P |
| 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.
Extra copies available |