LevelSection
Ref NoBPS/001/12/02/08/02
TitleBritish Psychological Society Bulletin /The Psychologist Administration 1965-1980; 1993; 2017
Date1965-2017
Extent10 folders
Physical Description2 boxes
DescriptionMaterial relating to the publishing and administration thereof of the British Psychological Society membership publication Bulletin of the British Psychological Society 1946-1987, later The Psychologist 1988-date.

Includes
BPS/001/12/02/08/02/01 BPS Bulletin Orders, Exchanges and Subscriptions 1965-1980
BPS/001/12/03/08/02/02 'Saunders' Lavenham Press Correspondence 1977-1980
BPS/001/12/03/08/02/03 The Psychologist Reorganisation 1993 [closed until 2023]
BPS/001/12/03/08/02/04 The Psychologist Covers 1988-2017 Posters
See also
BPS/001/12/02/08/03 The Bulletin/The Psychologist Correspondence
BPS/001/12/04/01 BPS Standing Committee on Publications
BPS/001/12/02/02 BPS Journals Correspondence
FormatFile
NotesThe 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.
Material in Wellcome Library but not yet on their catalogue - check at file level for reference number to request
Copies of the Bulletin and The Psychologist are available in Senate House Library.
LanguageEnglish
Related MaterialPHO/001/04/13 The Psychologist Staff 2003 Photograph
RelatedRecordPHO/001/04/13
AccessConditionsRegistered Users by Appointment Only.
AccessStatusOpen
Location16: Wellcome Library
AdminHistoryThe Psychologist is the in-house magazine for members of the British Psychological Society. The first issue was January 1988 - it was a successor to the Bulletin of the British Psychological Society [previously Quarterly Bulletin of the British Psychological Society] 1948-1987.

Managing Editor Elizabeth Mapstone 1987-1993;
Assistant Editor Stephen White 1995-1998; 1998-2018 Peter Dillon-Hooper
Editor Maryon Tysoe 1997-2000, Jon Sutton 2000-date[2018]

The Editorial Sub-Committee was a SubCommittee of the Standing Committee on Communications until December 1989. It acted as a policy making body on all issues regarding The Psychologist; act as an adviser to the Managing Editor and the Honorary Editors; act as a 'reviewer' of past issues of 'The Psychologist'
Chairman of Editorial SubCommittee Mary Boyle 1987, Glynis Breakwell June 1988 - January 1990
Honorary Editors The Bulletin Mary Boyle and Ray Bull1981-1987
Honorary Editors Glynis Breakwell and Graham Davey 1987-92. From this point onwards there was only one Honorary Editor
Honorary Editor Hugh Foot 1992-1997

The Psychologist Editorial Committee succeeded the Editorial Sub-Committee and reported to Council. Assistant Editors were responsible for ideas and some copy for features, reviews, art work etc. There was also a team of Associate Editors who were responsible for generating and reviewing academic articles.
Chairman of Psychologist Editorial Committee Graham Davey 1990-1992; Hugh Foot 1992-1995

The Psychologist Policy Committee PPC May 1995-date [2018] replaced the Psychologist Editorial Committee PEC
Chairman Hugh Foot 1995-1997; Mary Boyle 1997-
RulesDescription compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000
ArchNoteCompiled by Claire Jackson BPS Archivist History of Psychology Centre.
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