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Lyman (John) papers
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Description
Collection consists of personal papers, including class records, term papers, subject and project files, miscellaneous printed items and personal publications.
Background
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.
Extent
5.0 Linear Feet (5 cartons)
Restrictions
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.
Availability
Portions of collection unprocessed. Please contact Special Collections reference (spec-coll@library.ucla.edu) for more information.