| Level | Fonds |
| Ref No | MCKELLAR/001/001 |
| Title | McKellar, Peter (1921-2003) Academic Diary 1955-1959 |
| Date | 1955-1959 |
| Extent | 1- black leather bound volume |
| Physical Description | 1- black leather book with red spine. Some pages are loose. Care needed when handling. |
| Description | The handwritten academic notebook for the period 1955-59 of Peter McKellar (1921-2003) M.A., Ph.D Lecturer in Psychology Sheffield University 1955, Senior Lecturer in 1969, elected as Chairman of the British Psychological Society's Northern Branch 1968-1969, appointed Professor of Psychology, Otago University New Zealand 1969. The notes were begun in Aberdeen 1955 and continued in Sheffield.
Details include:
McKellar's appointment in Sheffield, 1955
Details of meetings
Exam results
Research appointments
New Chair of Psychology, 1959
Dissertation lists, 1958 and 1959
McKellar's displeasure at being overlooked as Chair of Psychology
Departure of Secretary, 1959.
At the back of the book are notes and a reading list of books.
See AUD/001/07 for the recollections of Peter McKellar, Lecturer in Psychology, Sheffield University in conversation with J Clarkson, Univ.of Sheffield in 1964. |
| Format | Bound Volume |
| 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. |
| Wellcome Ref: PSY/MCK |
| Related Material | AUD/001/07 CD sound recording ,transferred from reel-to-reel tape, of the recollections of Peter McKellar (1921-2003) M.A., Ph.D, Lecturer in Psychology, Sheffield University in conversation with J Clarkson, University of Sheffield in August 1964.
AUD/001/17 CD sound recording (1970) , transferred from tape,of Professor T.P.H.McKellar, (1921-2003) Otago University in which he talks of his studies in psychology at Otago University and at University College London, his own early teaching appointments and then of the development of the Department of Psychology at Sheffield University.
AUD/002/OHP 30 Recording of Peter Warr
BPS/001/7/01/02/02 BPS Treasurers' Correspondence 1961-1966
UCL Collections PENROSE/2/6/4/9 Letter from Peter McKellar regarding a letter written by Penrose on one of McKellar's articles, and generally about work on the psychological aspect of war creation. 1952 |
| RelatedRecord | AUD/001/07 |
| AUD/001/17 |
| AUD/002/OHP 39 |
| AccessConditions | Authorised Users. View by Appointment. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 16: Wellcome Library |
| AdminHistory | Peter McKellar M.A., Ph.D Lecturer in Psychology Sheffield University 1955, Senior Lecturer in 1969, elected as Chairman of the BPS Northern Branch 1968-1969, appointed Professor of Psychology, Otago University New Zealand 1969.Notes were begun in Aberdeen 1955 and continued in Sheffield. |
| 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 standard
ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Mike Maskill BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |