Overview of the Thomas W. Harrell miscellaneous papers
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Title: Thomas W. Harrell miscellaneous papers
Date (inclusive): 1939-1943
Collection Number: 90017
Contributing Institution: Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1 manuscript box
(0.4 Linear Feet)
Abstract: Reports, memoranda, minutes of meetings, tests, manuals for tests, and a photograph, relating to the development and administration
of an Army General Classification Test to help select American soldiers for officer training and specialty training during
World War II, and especially to its application within the Army Air Forces. Includes a 1990 study by T. W. Harrell relating
to the history of the testing program.
Creator:
Harrell, Thomas W. (Thomas Willard), 1911-2002
Physical Location: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual
or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
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Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library & Archives in 1990.
[Identification of item], Thomas W. Harrell miscellaneous papers, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library
& Archives.
American psychologist; chief, Personnel Research Section, Adjutant General's Office, United States Army, 1941-1942.
Scope and Content of Collection
Reports, memoranda, minutes of meetings, tests, manuals for tests, and a photograph, relating to the development and administration
of an Army General Classification Test to help select American soldiers for officer training and specialty training during
World War II, and especially to its application within the Army Air Forces. Includes a 1990 study by T. W. Harrell relating
to the history of the testing program.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States
World War, 1939-1945 -- Manpower
World War, 1939-1945 -- Psychological aspects
Personnel management
Occupational aptitude tests
United States. Army
United States. Army Air Forces
United States. Adjutant-General's Office. Personnel Research Section
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box 1
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