Robert Harvey Gault (1874-1971) Papers
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Scope and Contents
The papers of Robert Harvey Gault are organized into: biographical materials; correspondence (general correspondence, and testimonial letters); and writings.
The Biographical File is fairly comprehensive. The two folders containing Testimonial Letters also help illuminate Gault's career, in that they were written on the occasion of a dinner and a conference honoring him in 1951. The first folder is arranged alphabetically by correspondent with a list of those correspondents added.
The manuscript of his book Social psychology appears to be a revision made for a new edition published in 1940. (Chapters ten and eleven are missing.) The two prospectuses were for books which were never published. The draft "Crooked Sticks to Cub Tractors" may have been written for the International Harvester Company or the United States Department of Agriculture.
The Other Writings category includes a manuscript, ‘Juvenile Delinquincy’, which may be chapters from a proposed book, but they seem never to have been published. The folder titled "Preliminary Script" includes a proposal for a series of programs which Gault had intended to write.
Dates
- 1909-1972
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.
Extent
3.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Robert Harvey Gault taught psychology at Northwestern University from 1909 to 1940. His papers consist chiefly of his writings, both published and unpublished; they include biographical materials and some correspondence.
Arrangement
The papers of Robert Harvey Gault are organized into: biographical materials; correspondence (general correspondence; and testimonial letters); and writings (Social psychology, and prospectuses for proposed books; articles, arranged by date; drafts; pamphlets and reports, arranged by date; course lectures, arranged by institution and course; other writings).
Method of Acquisition
Unknown.
Processing Information
Elisabeth Wittman, June 1977.
- Title
- Guide to the Robert Harvey Gault (1874-1971) Papers
- Author
- Elisabeth Wittman
- Date
- 01/06/1977
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Library Details
Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu