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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Title: Bruce Bridgeman papers
creator:
Bridgeman, Bruce
Identifier/Call Number: MS.362
Physical Description:
5 Linear Feet
(3 boxes, 2 cases)
Physical Description:
1.668 GB
(3,611 digital files)
Date (inclusive): 1973-2016
Collection is open for research. Audiovisual media is unavailable until reformatted.
Digital files are available in the UCSC Special Collections and Archives reading room. Some
files may require reformatting before they can be accessed. Technical limitations may hinder
the Library's ability to provide access to some digital files. Access to digital files on
original carriers is prohibited; users must request to view access copies. Contact Special
Collections and Archives in advance to request access to audiovisual media and digital
files.
Property rights for this collection reside with the University of California. Literary
rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. The publication
or use of any work protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use for research or
educational purposes requires written permission from the copyright owner. Responsibility
for obtaining permissions, and for any use rests exclusively with the user. For more
information on copyright or to order a reproduction, please visit
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Bruce Bridgeman papers. MS 362. Special Collections and Archives, University Library,
University of California, Santa Cruz.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Transferred from Bridgeman's office at UCSC to Special Collections and Archives in
2017.
Bruce Bridgeman (1944-2016) was an American neuroscientist and professor of Psychology and
Psychobiology. His research focused on relationships between perception and action in the
spatial domain.
Bridgeman earned a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Cornell University in 1967 and a
Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford University in 1971. He joined the University of Californai
Santa Cruz as an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Psychobiology in 1973, and retired in
2011 after a 38-year career in the UCSC Psychology Department. Bridgeman was also a guest
professor at the Max-Planck Institute for Psychological Research in Munich throughout the
1990s, and the University of Padova in Italy in 2000. He authored over 350 publications,
including
Psychology and Evolution: The Origins of Mind (Sage Press, 2003),
and served as the editor-in-chief of the international journal "Consciousness and
Cognition." See Bridgeman's complete CV and list of publications in the biographical folder
in box 1. Bridgeman was professionally active until his death in 2016. In honor of his
life's work his family established the Professor Bruce Bridgeman, Ph.D. and Diane Bridgeman,
Ph.D. fund to assist UC Santa Cruz graduate students in cognitive psychology who would not
otherwise be able to fully afford the cost of their studies. More information about Bruce
Bridgeman can be found at https://brucebridgeman.sites.ucsc.edu.
This collection contains the professional papers of Bruce Bridgeman in his capacity as an
educator and researcher. The majority of the materials consist of digital records of his
teaching, research, writing, and administrative leadership activity at UC Santa Cruz from
the 1990s to 2016. Also included are paper records relating to his teaching and activities
as a member of the UCSC Psychology Board of Studies.
For inventories of the contents of Series 1: Digital Files, see the following guides:
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Neuropsychology -- Study and teaching (Higher)
Bridgeman, Bruce
University of California, Santa Cruz