Guide to the Thomas A. Parham papers MS.F.044

Contributing Institution: Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine Libraries

Title: Thomas A. Parham papers

Creator: Parham, Thomas A. ((Thomas Anthony),), 1954-

Identifier/Call Number: MS.F.044

Physical Description: 3.75 Linear Feet (3 records cartons, 2 document boxes, 1 half document box)

Physical Description: 0.016 Gigabytes (19 digital files)

Date (inclusive): 1977-2016

Abstract: Thomas A. Parham was Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs at UC Irvine from 2011-2018 and also served as an adjunct faculty member from 1985-2018. This collection contains writings and speeches, photographs, research files relating to African-American psychology, an autographed basketball, newspaper clippings, Dr. White memorial pamphlets and retirement DVD, tributes to Martin Luther King Jr., a newspaper, program, a photo scrapbook created as a UCI student in 1977, and born digital material.

Language of Material: English .

This collection contains digital materials. It is minimally processed, but is open for research. Please contact the Department of Special Collections and Archives in advance to request access.

Property rights reside with the University of California. Copyrights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or to publish, please contact the University Archivist.

Thomas A. Parham papers. MS-F044. Special Collections and Archives, The UC Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.

Gift of Thomas A. Parham, 2016-2019.

The following is adapted from a biography provided by the UCI Libraries' UCI Stories project in 2016:

Thomas A. Parham was Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs at UC Irvine from 2011-2018 and also served as an adjunct faculty member from 1985-2018. Prior to these positions, he served as Assistant Vice Chancellor for Counseling and Health Services, Counseling Center Director, and Director of the Career and Life Planning Center at UCI. Before that, Parham held an appointment on the faculty at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. Parham received his B.A. in social ecology from UCI in 1977. He completed his Master's degree in counseling psychology at Washington University in St. Louis, and received his Ph.D. in counseling psychology at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. He currently serves as an ad hoc reviewer for the Journal of Black Psychology, and served as a treating clinician for the NFL program for substance abuse. He also served as chair of UCI's Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium for 10 years, helped charter the Orange County chapter of the 100 Black Men of America, and is a past president of the National Association of Black Psychologists and the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development. He is also a fellow of both the American Psychological Association and the American Counseling Association. He has also been recognized as a "Distinguished Psychologist" by the Association of Black Psychologists. For the past 30-plus years, Parham has focused his research efforts in the area of psychological nigrescence and has authored 6 books and over 40 journal articles and book chapters in the areas of identity development, African psychology and multicultural counseling. Parham has received numerous honors and awards for his academic contributions and community service. Parham was succeeded by Willie L. Banks Jr. in 2019 as Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs.

Thomas A. Parham was Vice Chancellor, Student Affairs at UC Irvine from 2011-2018 and also served as an adjunct faculty member from 1985-2018. This collection contains writings and speeches, photographs, research files relating to African-American psychology, an autographed basketball, newspaper clippings, Dr. White memorial pamphlets and retirement DVD, tributes to Martin Luther King Jr., a newspaper, program, a photo scrapbook created as a UCI student in 1977, and born digital material.

A file list inventory of the digital files is available via this link: Thomas A. Parham papers born digital directory .