Austin S. Edwards papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Austin S. Edwards papers
Creator: Edwards, A. S. (Austin Southwick), 1885-1976
Inclusive Dates: 1911-1976
Language(s): English
Extent: 11 Linear Feet 14 boxes
Collection Number: UA0064
Repository: University of Georgia Archives

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Collection Description

Biographical/historical note

In 1916 when Austin Southwick Edwards began his tenure with the University of Georgia the Psychology Department was still a part of the School of Education. After serving in the United States Army from 1917-1919 he returned to the Psychology Department and was appointed head of the department.

Dr. Edwards was instrumental in the establishment of the Psychology Department as an independent academic unit within the College of Arts and Sciences in 1921-22 and in having the department placed into the Biological Sciences Division during the college reorganization of 1933-35. In addition he founded the influential University Psychology Clinic in 1930 and continued to serve as the head of the Psychology Department until his retirement in 1951 upon which time he was named Professor Emeritus.

In 1948 Dr. Edwards was one of the key players, along with Dr. Florene Young, in establishing the requirement in the state of Georgia that clinical psychologists must be professionally licensed and served as a member of the original Board of Examiners. He was published in many scholarly journals, helped establish a chapter of Sigma Xi on campus, and was responsible for his department becoming a charter member of Psi Chi.

Scope and Content

While predominately reflecting the years 1916 through Edwards' death in 1976, the four accessions that make up this collection also include some material dating prior to Edwards arrival at the University of Georgia.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged into four series that reflect their original accessioning order: UA00-028; UA04-033; UA04-038; UA06-010.

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Administrative Information

Custodial history note

These materials were collected by former department head Dr. Roger Thomas for his studies into the history of the Psychology Department.

Preferred Citation

Austin S. Edwards papers, UA0064, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: July 2005.

General Notes

RG 2-10-21

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

UA00-028
		Accession UGA 00-028 helps to illuminate the activities of the UGA Psychology Department from the 1936 through the end of the 20th century. Of special interest are materials that highlight the equipment and space needs of the growing department along with a listing of requirements for the new Psychology Building that would be finished in 1969. In addition the collection contains information relating to Psi Chi (the National Honorary Society in Psychology) and "The A. S. Edwards Award".
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1	1	Edwards, Austin Southwick biographical sketch/obituary, 1976
1	2	Building, Psychology Laboratories, 1936
1	3	Building, 1950-1961
1	4	Building plan (new), 1952-1958
1	5	Building Plans, 1966
1	6	Edwards-building's name, 1980
1	7	A. S. Edwards [includes "Bradberry Case"], 1925-1951
1	8	History of Psychology at the University of Georgia by May Zeigler [and material pertaining to UGA history]
1	9	History of [UGA] departments
1	10	History of Psychology Department
1	11	To Dean correspondence, 1937-1941
1	12	Graduate faculty, 1941-1947
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1		Award to A. S. Edwards for fifty years of service at the University of Georgia, 1967 May 6
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1	13	UA rules and regulations, 1940-1948
1	14	[UGA Psychology Club]
1	15	Psi Chi booklet and general information
1	16	Britt Foundation, 1950-1956
1	17	Psi Chi, 1956-1957
1	18	Psi Chi A. S. Edwards Awards, 1954-2000
1	19	Correspondence re: films Psi Chi, 1955-1958
1	20	Psi Chi and A. S. Edwards Award stencil
1	21	Psi Chi initiate ballots
1	22	Miscellaneous correspondence and letters Psi Chi, 1955-1958
1	23	Miscellaneous correspondence receipts, etc. Psi Chi, 1957-1959
1	24	Work [May Zeigler]
1	25	National ads-correspondence Psi Chi, 1947-1958
1	26	Order blanks and price lists [Psi Chi]
1	27	Psi Chi Treasurer, 1952-1954
1	28	Request for reinbursement Psi Chi, 1953-1957
1	29	Psi Chi Corresponding Secretary
1	30	Psi Chi Secretary, 1931-1944
1	31	Psi Chi receipt book, 1948-1962
1	32	Psi Chi newsletter, 1955-1958
1	33	Psi Chi membership information, 1929-1954
1	34	Supply orders-copies Psi Chi, 1956-1957
1	35	Parliamentary practice-P.H. Mell, 1888

 

UA04-033
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2	1	[Gradebooks (L.R. Geissler)], 1912-1914
2	2	[Gradebooks], 1913-1914
2	3	[Gradebooks], 1915-1920
2	4	[Gradebooks], 1920-1923
2	5	[Gradebooks], 1923-1926
2	6	[Gradebooks], 1926-1929
2	7	[Gradebooks (Allgood) and (Harrell)], 1929-1931
2	8	[Gradebooks], 1929-1932
2	9	[Gradebooks], 1932-1935
2	10	[Gradebooks], 1935-1938
2	11	[Gradebooks], 1938-1940
2	12	[Gradebooks], 1940-1942
2	13	[Gradebooks], 1942-1945
2	14	[Gradebooks], 1945-1951
2	15	[Gradebooks summer (McGinnies and Ashford)], 1946, 1948
2	16	[Gradebooks], 1951-1954
2	17	Reprints by A.S. Edwards
2	18	[Reprints of articles by UGA affiliated authors]
2	19	Report of survey of Athens and Clarke County-conducted by A.S. Edwards
2	20	[Articles, programs and brochures], 1911-1934
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3	1-2	Psi Chi, 1929-1940
3	3	Psi Chi newsletters, early 1930s
3	4	Psi Chi fraternity-local papers, 1931-1939
3	5	[History of the chapter of Psi Chi, University of Georgia], 1931-1938
3	6	Psi Chi [National Honorary Society in Psychology], 1941
3	7	Psi Chi [National Society in Psychology], 1942
3	8	[Psychology Department research], 1945-1946, 1948-1949
3	9	Department of Psychology annual reports [incomplete set], 1917-1934
3	10	Department of Psychology annual reports, 1944-1951
3	11	Biology [Psychology of Teaching], 1925
3	12	Drawing [Psychology of Teaching], 1925
3	13	Economics [Psychology of Teaching], 1925
3	14	English Composition [Psychology of Teaching], 1925
3	15	Foreign Languages [Psychology of Teaching], 1925
3	16	Geography, History, Civics [Psychology of Teaching], 1925
3	17	Literature [Psychology of Teaching], 1925
3	18	Mathematics [Psychology of Teaching], 1925
3	19	Observational Learning [Psychology of Teaching], 1925
3	20	Physical Education [Psychology of Teaching], 1925
3	21	Reading [Psychology of Teaching], 1925
3	22	Science-General and Physics [Psychology of Teaching], 1925
3	23	Spelling [Psychology of Teaching], 1925
3	24	Woodwork [Psychology of Teaching], 1925
3	25	Writing [Psychology of Teaching], 1925
3	26	Negro ["Religious genius of the Negro"-condensed], 1919
3	27	Handbook on the Constitutions of the United State and Georgia [annotated], 1947
3	28	[Songbooks]
3	29	[Examination book]
3	30	"Georgia is awakening to education" [oversized], 1925
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4	1	Correspondence, 1917
4	2	Correspondence, 1921-1926
4	3	Correspondence, 1927-1929
4	4	Correspondence, 1933
4	5-7	Correspondence, 1934
4	8	Correspondence, 1935-1936
4	9	Correspondence, 1941-1947
4	10-11	Transfers of training, 1915-1916
4	12	"Transfers actually taking place in education" by Austin Southwick Edwards
4	13	University of Georgia Clinic, 1930-1932
4	14	Early exams (tantrums and convulsions), 1933-1941
4	15	Family squabble, 1938 December 14-15
4	16	Over solicitous, 1934
4	17	Depression, 1938
4	18	Emotional conflict, 1939 November 24
4	19	Attitude-no physical [causes], 1939
4	20	Sex conflicts-natural urges vs. civilization, 1939
4	21	A marital discard, 1939
4	22	Worries/hysteria, 1933
4	23	[Case of depression (deceased June 1942)], 1932-1934
4	24	Manic depressive, 1934-1945
4	25	Nightmares-fear (Stepmother), 1941-1943
4	26	Involutional melancholia, 1943
4	27	Improvement of teaching, 1950
4	28	[Psychiatrist request], 1943
4	29	American journal of Orthopsychiatry , 1930-1932
4	30	[Assessing] mental condition, 1939-1942
4	31	Review of clinical cases, 1930-1931
4	32	[Cases], 1941-1945
4	33	Psychology Clinic, 1929-1930
4	34	University Clinic-beginning, 1930-1931
4	35	[Psychology Department memorandum], 1932 July 7
4	36	Georgia Council of Education, 1924-1925
4	37	[Speech test]
4	38	Thin board tests
4	39	The fundamental principles of learning and study by A.S. Edwards, 1925
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5	1	Hiking Scout Camp, 1933 August 7-11
5	2-3	Boy Scouts, 1933
5	4-5	Boy Scouts, 1934
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6		[The Finger Tromometer (actual pieces of testing apparatus along with article written by Edwards entitled "The finger tromometer" published in The American journal of Psychology volume LIX, number 2, 1946 April
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1		"Georgia is awakening to education" [ 2 posters]

 

UA04-038
		Accession UGA 04-038 provides a good deal of insight into psychological theories of the 1920s through the 1940s. In addition, artifacts and paperwork related to Edwards' service in the army during World War I and the department's Civil Defense bombshelter research from 1965 through 1968 are included within this collection. Also found in this accession is an entertaining group of newpaper clippings from around the nation covering Edwards' 1938 study into the effects of 100 hours of sleep deprivation on six UGA students.
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8	1	[Budget-Department Of Psychology], [1917-1926]
8	2-3	[Inventory-Department Of Psychology], [1919-1949]
8	4	Annual Reports, [1915-1932]
8	5	Army Receipts And Orders, [1917-1919]
8	6	Victory Medal , 1920 March 27
8	7	Plans For The Development Of The Department Of Psychology
8	8	[Questionaire Approved By Board Of Trustees], 1924
8	9	Psychology, 1926
8	10	References-Objective Exams
8	11	Staff Meetings-Psychology Department , 1932-1933
8	12	New Catalog-Quarter System [Psychology Classes], 1930-1931
8	13	Psychology Students , 1917-1920
8	14	[Invitations To Hold The 1922 Convention Of The Southern Society for Philosophy And Psychology In Memphis, Tennessee], 1922
8	15	Psychology Of A Sale, 1911
8	16	Elementary Experiments In Psychology By A. S. Edwards -1925 Desk Copy
8	17	Mathematical Treatment In Psychology By A. S. Edwards
8	18	Manuscripts Elementary Experiments/Mathematical Treatment In Psychology 1927 Edition, 1927
8	19	Laboratory, 1926
8	20	Experiments-Social Psychology
8	21	Experiments And Problems In Social Psychology By A. S. Edwards
8	22	Experimental Social Psychology
8	23	Social Psychology
8	24	Happiness
8	25	Alcohol - A.A., 1947-1948
8	26	Telepathy, 1917-1945
8	27	Dreams, circa 1930
8	28	Illusions, 1930-1931
8	29	Greek Psychology, 1950
8	30	Treatment Of The Problem Drinker, circa 1930
8	31	The Psychological Corporation, 1924-1932
8	32	Psychology Of Marriage, circa 1930
8	33	Malingering, circa 1930
8	34	Epilepsey, 1946
8	35	Eugenics [Pamphlets], 1920s
8	36	Normality - Exp./Statistics, 1931
8	37	Memorials, 1945-1949
8	38	Morale, [1919-1941]
8	30	Health-Georgia Citizens Council, 1947
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9	1	Dept. Of Psychology History, A. S. Edwards 1917-1947 (Includes Annual Reports) [Formerly Accessioned as UGA 97-11.59 And UGA 01-023 (4:4)], 1917-1947
9	2	Social Welfare, 1917-1920
9	3	Gerontology-Chronological Age, 1950
9	4-5	Psychology, 1918-1950s
9	6	Book Reviews Bibliography
9	7	Reprints:Osborne, 1949-1951
9	8	An Introduction To Psychology By A. S. Edwards, 1927
9	9	Experiments In Psychology [Copies to Prove Copyright], 1927
9	10	Outline Of Abnormal Psychology By A. S. Edwards, 1937
9	11	Fundamental Principles Of Learning And Study By A. S. Edwards - 2nd Chinese Edition, 1930
9	12-15	Civil Defense Research - Shelteree Lists, 1965-1967
9	13	Civil Defense Research- Shelteree List, 1967 June 13
9	14	Shelteree Characteristics Tables - Total For ES 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 1968
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10	1	Mental Hygiene-Psy 17-18 [Includes Brochures And Pamplets], 1920s
10	2	Physical And Mental Hygiene (Includes Data On Minnesota Grade School Pupils) . [Poster Extracted And Placed In "Single Folder Oversize : Box 1"], 1911-1920s
10	3	Learning And Study, 1916-1932
10	4	Synaesthesia, 1921-1955
10	5	Lectures - Psy 22 And 52, 1933-1935
10	6	Illustrations, 1932 November 14
10	7	[Judging Intelligence From Photographs], circa 1930
10	8	Applied Psychology, 1920s-1940s
10	9	Hobbies, circa 1930
10	10	Habit [Bending], 1930s
10	11	Speech Difficulties, 1932-1933
10	12	Subconscious
10	13	Social Psychiatry
10	14	Psychology Of Religion
10	15	Immediate Recall After Looking At Advertisements - Margaret Woodward
10	16	Child Development - H. E. 90 - Instructor : Florence M. Young [Syllabus, 1934]
10	17	Anthropology [Review], 1923
10	18	A Study Of Student Academic Success At The University Of Georgia By May Zeigler, 1936
10	19	Physical Conditions [Studies]
10	20	Experimental Psychology Methods, Etc.
10	21	Elimination From School - 1927-1937 [Study And Correspondence], 1939
10	22	Applied Psychology
10	23	Adolescence-Psy 4, 1920s
10	24	Mathematical Treatment In Psychology By A. S. Edwards
10	25	Systematic Psychology - Exams, 1922 May 24
10	26	Systematic Psychology - William James
10	27	Systematic Psychology - Historical, 1927
10	28	Child And School Hygiene [Correspondence Study C19]
10	29	Experimental Psychology, 1922
10	30	Correspondence Course In Applied Psychology - New Readings , late 1920s
10	31	Adjustment And Attitudes Of Civilians By A. S. Edwards, 1945 January
10	32	Alcoholism
10	33	[Charts Mapping Color Zones Of Eyes - Dorothea White And E. Massey]
10	34	A Study Of The 'Normal' Individual By Mrs. G. M. Broadhurst
10	35	Lecture Notes, 1930-1931
10	36	Color Blindness, 1930s
10	37	Teaching, 1923-1945
10	38	Graduate Examinations - Psy 102 - S. S., 1926
10	39	Systematic Psychology (Graduate), 1929
10	40	Graduate Work - S. S., 1928
10	41	Norms, 1920s-1940s
10	42	Psychology 7 - 8, 1920s
10	43	Preliminary Syllabus Diagnosis In Education, 1926
10	44	Psychology - Psy 102, 1925-1926
10	45	Systematic Psychology - Psy 101 - Weiss - S. S., 1927
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11	1	Differential Aptitude Tests, 1948 March
11	2-3	The Differential Aptitude Tests, 1951 October
11	4	[The Stanford Revision Of The Binet-Simon Tests...Record Booklet], 1934
11	5	Psychology Tests - Results, 1918-1920
11	6-9	Samples Of Tests
11	10	Research Problems [Minnesota Paper Board Test - Sample Problems]
11	11	Thurstone Test , 1926
11	12	Tests : Personality Values, 1922-1934
11	13	Psychogalvanometer, 1946 May
11	14	Control Cases - Langley Thesis, 1934 August 24
11	15	Psychology Principles - University Of Minnesota, 1909-1910
11	16-17	A Critical Study Of Some Methods Of Measuring Emotional Reactions Thesis Of Willie Mae Cook, 1927-1928
11	18-19	University Of Georgia Psychology Clinic, 1962
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12	1	Abnormal Psychiatry - Historical
12	2	Amnesia, 1931
12	3	Benign Stupor
12	4	Dementia Praecox - (Schizophrenia) - Cases, 1926-1938
12	5	Drug Psychoses
12	6	Encephalitis, 1931
12	7	Enuresis, 1939
12	8	Epileptic Psychosis, 1930-1934
12	9	Etiology
12	10	Hysteria
12	11	Huntingon's Chorea
12	12	Manic-Depressive Psychosis, 1930-1932
12	13	Psychoneurosea, Hysteria, Etc
12	14	Paranoia
12	15	Paranoidal - Religious
12	16	Paranoid (Psychopath) Schizo?, 1935
12	17	Paresis
12	18	Regression And Alternating Personality
12	19	Senile And Arteriosclerotic, 1930s
12	20	Clinical Cases, 1923-1930
12	21	Psychiatric Cases, 1929-1936
12	22	Sanitarium Clinics, 1925-1933
12	23	Medical Clinics, 1930
12	24	Cases Milledgeville, 1934
12	25	Clinic [Notes And Correspondence], 1935-1936
12	26	Psychology Clinics At Milledgeville, Ga., 1936 May 14-15
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13	1-2	Loss Of Sleep Results, 1930-1931, 1938
13	3	2 Cases - Summary Of Tables - Personal Copy
13	4	My Copies [Sleep Deprivation Studies], 1896-1941
13	5	One Hundred Hours Without Sleep [Psychology Study With Six UGA Students], 1938
13	6	100 Hours Without Sleep , 1938
13	7	Conclusions And Clinical Notes - 100 Hours Without Sleep , 1938 January
13	8	Final Copy Journal Article "...Loss Of...Sleep" [Editoral Comments], 1940 August
13	9	Effects Of The Loss Of One Hundred Hours Of Sleep By A. S. Edwards, 1941 January
13	10	Drugs - To Keep Awake - Local Students, 1939

 

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Psych Test, Correspondence, Printed Materials-Topics Ranging from ESP and Parapsychology to 1917 psychological tests conducted at Camp Lee , 1911-1976