Lyman (John) papers, 1946-1981

Collection context

Summary

Title:
John Lyman papers
Dates:
1946-1981
Creators:
Lyman, John, 1921-1977
Extent:
5.0 Linear Feet (5 cartons)
Language:
Materials are in English.
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John Lyman papers (Collection 388). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection consists of personal papers, including class records, term papers, subject and project files, miscellaneous printed items and personal publications.

Biographical / historical:

John Henry Lyman was born on May 29, 1921 in Santa Barbara, California; AB (1943), MA (1950) and Ph. D in psychology (1951), UCLA; instructor in engineering (1950-52), asst. professor (1952-56), assoc. professor in engineering and psychology (1956-63), and professor, UCLA; appointed head of biotechnology laboratory, 1971; managing editor of publications (1958-65), vice president (1959) and president (1968), Human Factors Society; Fellow, American Psychology Assn.; research interests included: engineering psychology, biotechnology, theory of self-organizing processes, perceptual and motor skills, environmental control, prosthetics, human organization and system design and management.

Acquisition information:
Source and date of receipt unknown.
Physical location:
Stored off-site. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button located on this page.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Jasmine Larkin, 2020.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-23 14:47:20 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Portions of collection unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections reference (spec-coll@library.ucla.edu) for more information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical objects belong to UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], John Lyman papers (Collection 388). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.

Location of this collection:
A1713 Charles E. Young Research Library
Box 951575
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, US
Contact:
(310) 825-4988