| Level | SubSeries |
| Ref No | BPS/001/19/05 |
| Title | BPS Curator |
| Description | Series consists of material relating to the British Psychological Society Curator of Tests
Awaiting Transfer
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| Format | Textual Material |
| 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. |
| Reference number BPS/001/19/04 previously used for BPS Bulletin Orders now in BPS/001/12/02/08/02/01/02 |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | BPS/005 Psychological Tests |
| RelatedRecord | BPS/005 |
| AccessConditions | Authorised Users. View by Appointment |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| AdminHistory | During the summer of 1948 a circular letter was sent to several and to representative publishers of mental tests in this and other countries asking for samples of tests for exhibition at the International Mental Health Congress in London. These specimens were to form the basis of a permanent collection to be held by the British Psychological Society - over 500 tests were shown at the Congress. This was organised by a Committee of Council convened by P E Vernon. The collection was then held at the BPS Offices in Tavistock House with a budget of £5 a year. An article was written by Vernon about the collection in the Bulletin of the British Psychological Society Vol 1 Number 6 October 1949. After an appeal for more donations a catalogue was published in the September 1953 Bulletin of the British Psychological Society.
Curators
1951-1954 P E Vernon
1954-1958 D McMahon
1958 D Pigeon |
| 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 Claire Jackson BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| BPS/GB/354 | Pidgeon; Douglas A (1919); FBPsS | 1919 |