Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- George A. De Vos papers
- Dates:
- 1942-2005
- Creators:
- De Vos, George A.
- Abstract:
- Consists of personal and professional correspondence, field notes including Rorschach and Thematic Apperception Test results and tables, lecture notes and other course materials and De Vos' research and writings on cultural psychology and migration studies.
- Extent:
- 7 cartons, 1 box 9 linear feet
- Language:
- Collection materials are in English
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], George A. De Vos Papers, BANC MSS 2010/184, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
Background
- Scope and content:
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The George A. De Vos Papers (1947-2005) consist of personal and professional correspondence, field notes including Rorschach and Thematic Apperception Test results and tables, lecture notes and other course materials, and De Vos' research and writings on cultural psychology and migration studies.
- Biographical / historical:
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George De Vos was born in Detroit, MI on July 22, 1922. After serving under the U.S. Army intelligence during World War II, he returned to his studies at the University of Chicago, earning a B.A. in Sociology in 1946. He then went on to earn an M.A. in Anthropology (1948) and a PhD in Psychology (1951).
De Vos' professional career began at the Neuropsychiatric Institute in Chicago, where he worked under a public health fellowship from 1949-1950. He then completed an intern training at the Elgin State Mental Hospital in 1953, at which time he accepted a Fullbright Fellowship at Nagoya National University's Department of Neuropsychology in Nagoya, Japan. Upon returning to the U.S., De Vos took a post as assistant professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan before moving to Berkeley, California in 1957 for an associate professor position in U.C. Berkeley's School of Social Welfare. From 1962 to 1966, he had a joint appointment in social welfare and anthropology. In 1965, he accepted a position as full professor of Anthropology, a position he held until his retirement in 1991.
De Vos' contributions to the fields of culture and pursonality studies, psychological anthropology and the cross-cultural application of Rorschach tests and the Thematic Apperception Test earned him recognition from colleagues and academics. His bibliography consists of over 200 scholarly articles and 20 books.
De Vos died of congestive heart disease on July 9, 2010 at the age of 87.
- Acquisition information:
- The George A. De Vos papers were given to the Bancroft Library by Suzanna Lake De Vos in December 2010.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Jack Doran in 2012.
- Accruals:
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No additions are expected.
- Physical location:
- Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog.
- Rules or conventions:
- Finding Aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed terms
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- © 2012
- Date Encoded:
- Machine-readable finding aid generated by GenX; markup validated by The Bancroft Library using CDL validation tools; Date of source: January 2016
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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Collection is open for research.
- Terms of access:
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Materials in this collection may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). In addition, the reproduction of some materials may be restricted by terms of University of California gift or purchase agreements, donor restrictions, privacy and publicity rights, licensing and trademarks. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owner. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley 94720-6000. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html.
- Preferred citation:
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[Identification of item], George A. De Vos Papers, BANC MSS 2010/184, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley
- Location of this collection:
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University of California, Berkeley, The Bancroft LibraryBerkeley, CA 94720-6000, US
- Contact:
- 510-642-6481