| Level | Item |
| Ref No | AUD/002/OHP 11 |
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| Title | Ingham, Jack - Recording |
| Site | Interviewee's sitting room Edinburgh |
| Date | 4 November 2005 |
| Extent | 1-Audio Cassette |
| Description | Audio cassette sound recording of an interview with Dr. Jack Ingham (1923-2020), FBPsS for the British Psychological Society's Oral History project.
The interview was conducted by Helen Ross in 2005.
The following summary is by way of introduction to the full recording held at the British Psychological Society's History of Psychology Centre, London.
Performers:
Jack Ingham (JI)
Helen Ross (HR)
Side A
c 48mins
Topics:
JI is asked by HR why he decided to become a psychologist
JI talks of the his early experiences at school and early reading in psychoanalysis
JI then speaks of his time as a psychology undergraduate at Manchester University under T.H.Pear prior to war service including his interest in experimental work
JI talks of his army experiences during World War II, army life, his RAC commission and return to studying at Manchester after the war
JI speaks of post-war life at university, his interest in experimental psychology and brain functions and his early project
JI talks of his PhD at London, meeting Monty Shapiro and Shapiro's offer to work at the Maudsley on memory and intelligence
JI speaks of his early work career as a Lecturer at IoP and his growing interest in research
JI talks of his work colleagues, psychiatrists, the nature/nurture controversy, education act, eleven plus examination, Cyril Burt's lectures on radio leading to a letter sent to The Listener, controversy with Cyril Burt, and the Burt affair
JI talks of his career at the Maudsley, Mille Hill thinkers and his job and research in suggestibility at a new neuropsychiatric unit in Cardiff
JI continues to speak of his work at Cardiff, including his Epidemiological Studies, issues with random samples and hyper-tension
JI talks of the number of psychologists in Wales, the setting up of an MRC unit and his appointment of Jim Robinson, tests and findings on a study of neuroticism and blood pressure
JI talks of being drawn into Epidemiology, the social psychiatry unit at the Maudsley, Cochrane unit in Oxford and being part of this unit
JI talks of external staff at the Maudsley, his interest in auditory perception and signal detection theory.
ends
Side B
c 47mins
Topics:
JI continues to speak of his interest in and the application of signal detection theory, his main study in Epidemiology and his time at the MRC unit in Edinburgh
JI speaks of his involvement with the BPS, how he helped to found BPS Welsh Branch, other BPS activities and his work for the Samaritans in Cardiff
JI talks of his early attendance at BPS annual conference in Durham, shares an anecdote concerning Godfrey Thomson and F.C.Bartlett and how he met Mario Ponzo at an international conference in Montreal (1950s)
JI speaks of his main influences such as T.H.Pear, Hans Eysenck, Monty Shapiro, Aubrey Lewis et al and a Wilder Penfield lecture he attended in Montreal
JI speaks of his character and background, his intelligence, political views and enjoyment of research
JI talks of his family life, professional needs, family priorities and work-life balance
JI speaks of his enjoyment at being a psychologist and the scientific investigation of human behaviour
JI talks of the growth of psychology, the burgeoning of clinical psychology, the psychological needs of Society and the future for clinical psychology
JI speaks of his contribution to scientific knowledge, his best work in experimental psychology, his views on mental illness and prevalence
JI talks of his written work on prevalence and a couple of his book chapters
JI speaks of academic publishing, the increase in journals, his suggestion for two separate clinical psychology journals, journal papers, the Psychologist and internet publishing
JI concludes the interview by speaking of the influence the Association of Scientific Workers has had on the status of Clinical psychology and psychologists in the Health Service.
ends
Total Running Time: c 95mins
Photograph by Helen Ross.
Summary by Mike Maskill, BPS Archivist. |
| RunTime | On one C90 cassette, running time c 95 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. |
| Photograph taken by Helen Ross |
| Language | English |
| RelatedRecord | Ing/001 |
| PHO/001/03/08/26 |
| AccessConditions | Authorised Users. View by Appointment |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| Term | Intelligence tests |
| Intelligence |
| Perception |
| Behaviour |
| War |
| AdminHistory | Date of Birth: 22/08/1923 Death 5/05/2020
Place of Birth: Lytham St.Annes, UK
Place of Death: Edinburgh
University Qualifications and Professional Training:
Manchester University BSc. Psychology 1947
London IoP Ph.D 1949
Professional Career:
War Service (WWII), Royal Armoured Corps/Infantry/Gliders Brigade (nd)
Lecturer in Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, London 1949-1951
Research Psychologist, Neuropsychiatric Research Centre, Cardiff 1951-1960
(became a Medical Research Council Unit in 1957)
Member of Scientific Staff, Medical Research Council, Social Psychiatry Research Unit (South Wales detachment), 1960-1965
Honorary Lecturer, University College Cardiff, 1963-1971
Member of External Scientific Staff, Medical Research Council, Penarth, 1965-1973
Member of Scientific Staff, MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry, Edinburgh, 1973-1978
Assistant Director, MRC Unit for Epidemiological Studies in Psychiatry, 1978
Involvement with BPS and other activities:
Fellow of the British Psychological Society 1959
BPS M.B.Shapiro Lecture 1987
Chairman of BPS Standing Committee on Publications (nd)
Member of Board of Assessors British Journal of Psychiatry 1970-1978
Member of Advisory Board Journal of Psychosomatic Research 1986-
Clinical Editor British Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology 1969-1974
Early founder BPS Welsh Branch (nd)
The Samaritans, Cardiff (nd) |
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| 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. |