Cornell University Department of Human Development records
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
- New York State College of Human Ecology. Department of Human Development (Organization)
- Gesell, Arnold, 1880-1961. (Person)
- Ceci, Stephen J. (Person)
- Feldman, Harold, 1917- (Person)
- Hazen, Cynthia. (Person)
- Trzcinski, Eileen. (Person)
- Wethington, Elaine. (Person)
- New York State College of Home Economics. Department of Child Development and Family Relationships (Organization)
- New York State College of Home Economics. Department of Family Life (Organization)
- New York State College of Human Ecology. Department of Human Development and Family Studies (Organization)
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
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
- Audiotapes.
- Child development -- Research.
- Cornell University -- : Faculty.
- Cornell University -- Faculty.
- Families -- Study and teaching.
- Holtzman inkblot technique.
- Home economics -- Research.
- Human ecology -- Research.
- Illinois test of psycholinguistic abilities.
- Intelligence tests.
- New York State College of Human Ecology
- Parent and child -- Study and teaching.
- Photographs.
- Psychological tests for children.
- Psychology.
- Rorschach Test.
- Stanford-Binet Test.
- Surveys.
- Videotapes.
- Visual perception.
- 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
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu