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Collection Title: George A. De Vos papers
Date (inclusive): 1942-2005
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2010/184
Creator:
De Vos, George A.
Extent:
7 cartons, 1 box
9 linear feet
Repository: The Bancroft Library.
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: Consists of personal and professional correspondence, field notes including Rorschach and Thematic Apperception Test results
and tables, lecture notes and other course materials and De Vos' research and writings on cultural psychology and migration
studies.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information
on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
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Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], George A. De Vos Papers, BANC MSS 2010/184, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Alternative Form of Materials Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog
De Vos, George A.--Archives
University of California, Berkeley--Dept. of Anthropology--Faculty
University of California, Berkeley--School of Social Welfare--Faculty
Ethnopsychology
Rorschach Test
Thematic Apperception Test
Faculty papers
Field notes
Lecture notes
The George A. De Vos papers were given to the Bancroft Library by Suzanna Lake De Vos in December 2010.
No additions are expected.
Processed by Jack Doran in 2012.
Biography/Organization History
George De Vos was born in Detroit, MI on July 22, 1922. After serving under the U.S. Army intelligence during World War II,
he returned to his studies at the University of Chicago, earning a B.A. in Sociology in 1946. He then went on to earn an
M.A. in Anthropology (1948) and a PhD in Psychology (1951).
De Vos' professional career began at the Neuropsychiatric Institute in Chicago, where he worked under a public health fellowship
from 1949-1950. He then completed an intern training at the Elgin State Mental Hospital in 1953, at which time he accepted
a Fullbright Fellowship at Nagoya National University's Department of Neuropsychology in Nagoya, Japan. Upon returning to
the U.S., De Vos took a post as assistant professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan before moving to Berkeley,
California in 1957 for an associate professor position in U.C. Berkeley's School of Social Welfare. From 1962 to 1966, he
had a joint appointment in social welfare and anthropology. In 1965, he accepted a position as full professor of Anthropology,
a position he held until his retirement in 1991.
De Vos' contributions to the fields of culture and pursonality studies, psychological anthropology and the cross-cultural
application of Rorschach tests and the Thematic Apperception Test earned him recognition from colleagues and academics. His
bibliography consists of over 200 scholarly articles and 20 books.
De Vos died of congestive heart disease on July 9, 2010 at the age of 87.
Scope and Content Note
The George A. De Vos Papers (1947-2005) consist of personal and professional correspondence, field notes including Rorschach
and Thematic Apperception Test results and tables, lecture notes and other course materials, and De Vos' research and writings
on cultural psychology and migration studies.