Description
Professional papers of Carl R. Rogers, an American psychologist who was one of the founders of humanistic psychology, and
materials associated with his work with the Center for the Studies of the Person.
Background
Carl Ransom Rogers (1902-1987) was a psychologist and psychotherapist who initiated what Abraham Maslow later called the "third
force" of psychology, following the behaviorism of Pavlov (and later B. F. Skinner) and Freudian psychoanalysis. This "third
force" of humanistic psychology has been so closely identified with Rogers that it is often called Rogerian, a term its namesake
objected to. His innovation was to treat clients as if they were essentially healthy, and he felt that growth would occur
when a non-judgmental, non-directive (later, "client-centered") therapist created a warm, accepting environment to nurture
the client and allow self-knowledge and self-acceptance to occur. Rogers is considered by many to be the most influential
psychologist after Freud.
Extent
45 Linear Feet;
(10 cartons; 52 document boxes, 2 oversize boxes, approximately 450 audiovisual items)
Restrictions
Copyright resides with donor.
Availability
All materials in Series 4: Diaries are restricted from use.