| Level | Item |
| Ref No | AUD/002/OHP 07 |
| Title | Kelvin, Peter - Recording |
| Site | Peter Kelvin's sitting room in Mill Hill, London. |
| Date | 15 June 2005 |
| Extent | 1-Audio Cassette |
| Description | Audio cassette sound recording of an interview with Dr. Peter Kelvin, (1926- FBPsS , University College London (UCL) for the British Psychological Society's Oral History project.
The interview was conducted by Peter Lunt in 2005.
The following summary is by way of introduction to the full recording held at BPS HoPC London.
Performers:
Peter Kelvin (PK)
Peter Lunt (PL)
Side A
c 44mins
Topics:
PK speaks of his early experiences leading to a psychology career including his scholarship at Oxford, his interest in history of ideas, syllabus/ degree choice, the small psychology department, how he was offered a job at UCL
PK then speaks on psychology in comparison with philosophy, undergraduate life at Oxford, his teachers, Oxford staff, his thesis and experimental evidence
PK talks of his time at UCL, his PhD, transition from Oxford to UCL, his PhD analysis, becoming a social psychologist, teaching and market research, the Market Research Society's Ethics Committee and SSRC
PK speaks of universities past and present, current pressures at universities, his retirement from UCL and life after retirement
PK talks of his research interests in the 1960s, his route into social psychology, publishing details concerning his social behaviour book, his enjoyment of exploring physiology, friendship with Henry James UCL, national service and his marriage
PK speaks of his early schooldays, his early views on psychoanalysis and psychology, early degree choices, his current writing on history and interest in history
ends
Side B
c 15mins
Topics:
PK speaks of his involvement with the BPS, his views on conferences, editorship of the BPS Bulletin and some suggestions made to the BPS
PK talks of his work on unemployment, how it arose, SSRC, his published work on unemployment, research material left at UCL, unions and the unemployed, memorandum for the Sports Council, leisure and the unemployed and market research techniques
PL concludes the interview by speaking about early psychology defensiveness and the joys of psychology.
ends
Total Running time c 59 mins.
Summary by Mike Maskill, BPS Archivist. |
| RunTime | On one C90 cassette, running time c 59 minutes. |
| Format | Cassette Tapes and text |
| 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 | TAJ/01/07/04/29 |
| AccessConditions | Authorised Users. View by Appointment |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| Term | Social psychology |
| Social behaviour |
| Behaviour |
| Poverty |
| Job Seeking |
| Unemployment |
| Disadvantaged Groups |
| AdminHistory | Date of Birth: 11/02/1926
Place of Birth: Vienna
University Qualifications and Professional Training:
Oxford University, BA/MA, 1948-1951
University College London, PhD (on staff), 1951-1953
Professional career:
University College London, Assistant Lecturer, Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, 1951-1983
SSRC Psychology Committee, 1978-1981 including:
SSRC Sport Council Sub-Committee-Leisure
SSRC Sport Council Sub-Committee-Northern Ireland
Involvement with BPS and/or other societies and organisations:
Fellow British Psychological Society (nd)
Editor, Bulletin of the BPS, 1967-1969
Ethics Committee, Market Research Society |
| 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. |