Finding Aid for the David Pablo Boder Papers, 1938-1957 LSC.1238

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Language of Material: English
Contributing Institution: UCLA Library Special Collections
Title: David Pablo Boder papers
creator: Boder, David P. (David Pablo)
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.1238
Physical Description: 19 Linear Feet 38 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1938-1957
Abstract: David P. Boder (1886-1961) was a psychology professor at the Lewis Institute (now Illinois Institute of Technology) (1927-52), the trustee and executive director of the Psychological Museum in Chicago (1937-57), and the psychological consultant with the war training program of IIT during World War II. He collected interviews with displaced persons in camps of France, Switzerland, Italy, and Germany and studied victims of the Kansas City Flood (1951). In 1952, Boder became a research associate in psychology at UCLA. The collection consists of correspondence, transcripts, manuscripts and printed items related to Boder's research on displaced persons, and materials related to his tenure as the Director of the Psychological Museum in Chicago.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library, Department of Special Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
Physical Description: 38 boxes (19.0 linear ft.)

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], David Pablo Boder Papers (Collection 1238). Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Biography

Boder was born in Libau, Latvia, November 9, 1886; educated at Teachers College, Vilna, Lithuania, the University of Leipzig (was briefly a student of Wilhelm Wundt), and the Psycho-Neurological Institute of St. Petersburg, 1907-12; MA, University of Chicago, 1927; Ph.D, Northwestern University, 1934; was professor of psychology, National University of Mexico while also director of psychological research and services at Penal Institutions, Federal District of Mexico, 1921-25; immigrated to U.S., 1926; married Dr. Dora Neveloff, 1925; staff psychologist, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, 1927-33; instructor and professor, Lewis Institute (now Illinois Institute of Technology), 1927-52; head, Department of psychology and philosophy, Lewis Institute, 1935-40; trustee and executive director of Psychological Museum, Chicago, 1937-57; psychological consultant with war training program of IIT during World War II; collected interviews with displaced persons in camps of France, Switzerland, Italy, and Germany; studied victims of Kansas City Flood, 1951; Director of Psychology and Research, Department of Mental Hygiene, Chicago Board of Health; participant in organization of Mental Hygiene Clinic, Ida B. Wells Public-Housing Project, May-October 1952; became research associate in psychology, UCLA, 1952; fellow, American Psychological Association; died December 18, 1961.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of correspondence, transcripts, manuscripts and printed items related to Boder's research on displaced persons. Includes materials related to his tenure as Director of the Psychological Museum in Chicago as well as his involvement with other professional interests.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in the following series:
  1. Work on displaced persons (Boxes 1-16).
  2. Psychological Museum (Boxes 17-20).
  3. Professional correspondence (Boxes 21-24).
  4. Writings by and about Boder (Boxes 25-26).
  5. Research maerial (Boxes 27-30).
  6. Tests (Boxes 31-34).
  7. Non-print material (Boxes 35-38).

Related Material

Topical autobiographies of displaced people: recorded verbatim in displaced persons camps: with a psychological and anthropological analysis / by David P. Boder. 16 vol. [Chicago?: The author?], c. 1950-1957. Available at Department of Special Collections, UCLA.

UCLA Catalog Record ID

UCLA Catalog Record ID: 709412 

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIO AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audio and audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization for safe access. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

World War, 1939-1945 -- Refugees -- Research.
Refugees -- Research.
Psychologists -- Archives.
Boder, David P. (David Pablo), 1886-1961--Archives.
Psychological Museum (Chicago, Ill.).

 

Materials re Work on Displaced Persons

 

Correspondence and Papers: 1945-47; 1948-53

box 1

1) re Boder's trip to Europe to interview displaced persons, 1945-47.

box 1

2) re project to analyse the interviews, 1948-53.

box 2

Correspondence re Topical autobiographies..., 1950-57.

box 3-4

The D.P. Story: transcripts of interviews with holograph corrections.

box 5

Notecards re The D.P. Story.

box 6

Topical autobiographies... Sets of microcards.

box 6

Materials re The tale of Anna Kovitzka. [Part of Topical Autobiographies...].

box 7

Topical autobiographies...: transcripts and other material.

box 8

Topical autobiographies...: transcripts and other material

box 9-12

Topical autobiographies... [First - fifth series and index) 1950-57.

Physical Description: 1 vol.

General note

Stack copy is *D808 B63t
box 13

Topical autobiographies... Sets of microcards.

box 14

Materials re development of a traumatic lexicon for assessment and evaluation of catastrophic events, 1954.

box 15

Notebooks in diary form, 1947-51, n.d.

box 16

Miscellaneous, mostly notebooks and manuscripts.

 

Materials re Psychological Museum

box 17

Correspondence, bank statements, clippings, programs and papers, 1938-40s.

box 18

Correspondence and papers, 1940s.

box 19

Correspondence, bank statements, clippings and papers, 1940s.

 

Correspondence and Papers re:

box 20

1) Psychological Museum.

box 20

2) merger of the Lewis Institute and the Armour Research Foundation Professional Correspondence.

box 21

(subject files). 1948-57

box 21

(alphabetical within each year). 1953-54

box 22

(alphabetical within each year). 1955-57

box 23

Miscellaneous.

box 24

Contents of an alphabetical file folder - Miscellaneous.

 

Writings by and about Boder

box 25

Writings by Boder.

Physical Description: Mostly printed but includes some lectures in mimeographed, typescript form.
box 26

Miscellaneous writings by and about Boder.

box 26

Memorabilia, personal documents and photographs.

Abstract: Photographs are mostly snapshots but also include black and white group picture entitled, Meeting of the Society of Experimental Psychologists, Princeton, Spring, 1916, with key to persons.
 

Research Materials

box 27

Offprints, reprints and articles by various authors.

box 28-30

Miscellaneous published items; also (Box 30) includes dissertations by others than Boder.

 

Material re Tests

box 31-34

Test forms, directions and other test material, including (Box 34) pamphlets written in Russian.

 

Non-Paper Materials

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

SERIES CONTAINS AUDIO AND AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audio and audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization for safe access. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
box 35

Tape recordings, mostly unidentified.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIO MATERIALS: Audio materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization for safe access. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
box 36

Films, mostly unidentified.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization for safe access. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
box 37, box 38

Wire recordings, mostly unidentified.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIO MATERIALS: Audio materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization for safe access. All requests to access special collections materials must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.