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Search Terms & Tips
Search our catalog and databases for books and articles about psychologists and the history of the field. Try using keywords like:
neuropsychology history women psychologists Jean Piaget
You can also find biographical information about a specific psychologist by using the Advanced Search option in the library catalog and selecting the Subject field. You can also try using the Author field to find books written by a particular psychologist. Then enter the psychologist's name as the search term.
Websites
The following websites are good starting points for finding historical and biographical information in the field.
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Classics in the History of PsychologyExplore the full texts of classic psychology works by author or topic.
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APA Biographies of Women in PsychologyShort biographical articles of women in psychology as published in The Feminist Psychologist newsletter
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Archives of the History of American PsychologyThe AHAP collections document the history of psychology in all of its forms, tracing it from the laboratory rooms of the late nineteenth century to hospitals, schools, and businesses throughout the twentieth century and into the new millennium.
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Sigmund Freud PapersA digital archive of Freud's personal papers with more than 20,000 items. From the Library of Congress.