Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Herbert Sidney Langfeld Papers
Langfeld, Herbert Sidney (1879-1958)
C1501
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2 boxes
0.8 linear feet
1906-1958
Herbert Sidney Langfeld (1879-1958) was an American professor of psychology and prominent academic. This collection includes his diaries, professional correspondence, drafts of lectures and notes, photographs, and various printed material.
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Scope and Contents
This collection consists of desk diaries, professional correspondence, manuscript material, printed material, and photographs of psychologist and Princeton professor Herbert Sidney Langfeld (1879-1958). Langfeld published frequently in academic journals such as The Psychological Review and Psychological Monographs (both of which he also edited at one point). Several offprints of his writings for these publications are included in the print materials. As the department chair for Psychology and psychological laboratory director at Princeton, as well as president of the American Psychological Association (1930), Langfeld delivered many lectures and addresses on the subject of psychology, and typed drafts of a few of his presentations are included in this collection's manuscript material. Amidst the correspondence are a few of Langfeld's professional exchanges, however, most of the letters are condolences received after his death.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research/
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Brita Bergland in 2015 (AM 2015-71).
Appraisal
Nothing was removed during initial 2015 processing
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); , Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Chloe Pfendler in June 2015. Finding aid written by Chloe Pfendler in June 2015.
Langfeld, Herbert Sidney (1879-1958)
Biographical / Historical
Herbert Sidney Langfeld was born in Philadelphia, PA. He attended Haverford College and obtained a Ph. D. from the University of Berlin in 1909, after which he became a research fellow in psychology at Harvard University. From there he steadily worked his way up in academia, becoming a professor of Psychology and Director of the Psychological Laboratory at Princeton in 1924. He served as an editor for Psychological Monographs from 1931 to 1934, as well as for The Psychological Review from 1934 to 1947.
Princeton (N.J.) -- Social life and customs.
Psychology.
Correspondence -- 20th century
Diaries. -- 20th century
Photographs, Original.
Writings.
Langfeld, Herbert Sidney (1879-1958)
Langfeld, Herbert Sidney (1879-1958)
Biographical / Historical
Herbert Sidney Langfeld was born in Philadelphia, PA. He attended Haverford College and obtained a Ph. D. from the University of Berlin in 1909, after which he became a research fellow in psychology at Harvard University. From there he steadily worked his way up in academia, becoming a professor of Psychology and Director of the Psychological Laboratory at Princeton in 1924. He served as an editor for Psychological Monographs from 1931 to 1934, as well as for The Psychological Review from 1934 to 1947.
Diary/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502021 folder1926B-0000061Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Diary/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502031 folder1932B-0000062Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Diary/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502041 folder1943B-0000063Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Diary/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502051 folder1947B-0000064Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Diary/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502061 folder1948B-0000065Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Diary/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502071 folder1950B-0000066Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Diary/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502081 folder1953B-0000067Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Diary/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502091 folderundatedB-0000068Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Diary/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502101 folderundatedB-0000069Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Diary/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502111 folderundatedB-00000610Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Certificates/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502121 folder1945-1957B-00000611Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Personal Documents/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502131 folder1918-1956B-0000071Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502141 folder1921-1958B-0000072Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Manuscripts, Notes and other written material/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502151 folder1949-1958B-0000073Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Photographs/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502161 folderundatedB-0000074Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Photographs/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502171 folderundatedB-0000075Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.
Printed Material/repositories/5/archival_objects/8502181 folder1931-1958Includes offprints of articles written by Herbert Sidney Langfeld for Psychological Review and other journals, as well as news clippings and other print materials.B-0000076Conditions Governing AccessOpen for research.