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Cornell University Department of Human Development records

 Collection — mapcase folder: 1
Identifier: 23-13-1868

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Data sheets from a survey done in a course, "Orientation in Child Development 100"; sheets entitled "Child Preferences of Food," "Description of Early Home," "Important Factors in Early Childhood," "Community Provisions for Child Welfare," "Early Play Materials," "Garment Remembered Most Vividly," and "Books Read."

Survey forms, memos, interview material and articles for a project conducted by Professor Harold Feldman, to study a first baby's effect on his parents' relationship with each other. The project was supported by a grant from the United States Public Health Service.

Includes videos of Steven Ceci on ABC's 20/20 and the McNeil-Lehrer News Hour in 1993 and one by Cynthia Hazen entitled "Relationships in the 90's" the other "Work and Family: Exploring the Issues" by Eileen Trzcinski and Elaine Wethington.

Includes faculty meeting minutes, external review files, department memoranda, colloquia information, photographs, and correspondence.

Includes preschool intelligence tests such as: Stanford-Binet, Rorschach, Illinois test of psycholinguistic abilities, Holtzman inkblot technique and Gesell.

Dates

  • 1937-2008.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

ORGANIZATIONAL HISTORY

In 1925 the Department of Family Life was organized in the College of Home Economics, today's College of Human Ecology. In 1945 the name was changed to the Department of Child Development and Family Relationships. In 1969 the name changed to Human Development and Family Studies and during the 1998-1999 year it was shortened to the Department of Human Development.

Extent

12.7 cubic feet. (12.7 cubic feet.)

15 megabytes. (15 megabytes.)

Abstract

Data sheets from a survey done in a course, "Orientation in Child Development 100"; sheets entitled "Child Preferences of Food," "Description of Early Home," "Important Factors in Early Childhood," "Community Provisions for Child Welfare," "Early Play Materials," "Garment Remembered Most Vividly," and "Books Read."

SERIES LIST

Series I. Correspondence and Chairman's Files Box 11- Folders: 15-30, Box 4- Folder: 15, Box 20 - Folders: 19-22, Boxes 26-27

Series II. Faculty Meeting Minutes and Memos Box 2, Box 4- Folders: 20-22, Box 9, Box 11- Folders: 1-14, Box 20 - Folders: 11-15

Series III. Projects and Reports; Faculty Annual Reports Box 1, Box 2- Folders: 40-43, Box 7- Folders: 1-9, Box 19, Box 20- Folders: 16-18; Box 24- Folders: 1-50, Box 25- Folders: 1-12, Box 26- Folders: 1,2, Box 27- Folders: 6, 19-23

Series IV. Subject Files Box 3- Folder: 5; Box 4, Folders: 2, 11-12, 14, 16-19, 23-25; Box 5- Folders: 1-6

Series V. Committees Box 4- Folders: 3-10, 13; Box 5- Folders: 7-8; Box 11- Folders: 31-33, Box 26- Folders: 7-8, Box 27- Folders: 26-27

Series VI. Course Material Box 3- Folders: 1-2; Box 6; Box 8; Box 14

Series VII. Dept. Reviews Box 3- Folders: 3-4; Box 10; Box 13

Series VIII. Photographs, Slides Box 4- Folder: 1; Box 12

Series IX. Intelligence Tests Box 15-18

Series X. Colloquia and Symposiums Box 20 - Folders: 1-10

Series XI. Videos, Cassette Tape Recordings, DVDs

Series XII. Extension Material Box 21- Folders: 1-49; Box 22- Folders: 1-8

Series XIII. Programs Box 29- Folders: 4-6

Series XIV. Publications Box 22- Folders: 9-11

RELATED MATERIAL

Additional material and digital versions can be found online here: http://ecommons.library.cornell.edu/handle/1813/530

Physical Description

Data sheets, survey forms, memos, interview material, articles, minutes, review files, memoranda, photographs, correspondence, videocassettes, and audiocassettes.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
College of Human Ecology Staff
Date completed:
20032008
EAD encoding:
Justine C. Rosa, April 2003Philip Bahr, January 2008Daniel W. Young, February 2010
Date modified:
Marcie Farwell, November 2018
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by College of Human Ecology Staff
Date
April 2003
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)