| Description | Correspondence received and sent by Sir Cyril Burt in his function as Editor of the BPS British Journal of Statistical Psychology (BJSP). with H G Maule (Treasurer of the British Psychological Society), Arthur Summerfield (General Secretary of the British Psychological Society) and Charlotte Banks concerning production costs, sales, printer (Aberdeen Press), meetings of the Journal Committee.
Also included in this file are a note prepared by H G Maule for discussion with President, Editor and possibly in Council; Notes on the Informal Meeting held on 1 July 1955 between the editors (Cyril Burt, Mr Whitfield and Dr Banks) and the Officers ( Dr Maule and Mr Summerfield). (The purpose of this meeting was to discuss ways in which the present difficulties might best be overcome.); transcript of a an Informal Meeting to discuss 'The Production of The Statistical Journal of The Society' held at 94, Gower Street on Saturday, 5th of November, 1955 ( attendees were Professor L.S.Hearnshaw (BPS President), in the Chair; Dr. Charlotte Banks, Sir Cyril Burt, Dr. Alastair Heron, Dr.H.G.Maule, Mr. A.Summerfield and Dr.J.W.Whitfield
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| AdminHistory | The British Journal of Psychology Statistical Section was established in 1947, with Cyril Burt and Professor Godfrey H Thomson as Editors and Professor Harding as Managing Editor, Harding was succeeded by Dr Maule and after Thomson's death in 1955, Burt was sole editor with Charlotte Banks as assistant editor. It was renamed British Journal of Statistical Psychology in 1954 and the The British Journal of Mathematical & Statistical Psychology in 1965.
The Society recommended in 1954 that each of its Journals set up a Committee which would report to the Journals Committee and the Standing Committee on Publications but only the British Journal of Statistical Psychology agreed to do this appointing J W Whitfield Chair, members were Cyril Burt, Brian Foss, Alastair Heron, S Small, J Sutherland, F Warburton, Max Hamilton, and Charlotte Banks (who was the Secretary).
Editors
1948-1953 C Burt and G Thomson
1953-1957 C Burt
1957-1960 c Burt and J W Whitfield
1961-
-1979 P Levy
1980- C Leach
1986 A D Lovie |
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