Descriptive Summary | |
Title: E. Paul Torrance creativity testing collection | |
Creator: Torrance, E. Paul (Ellis Paul), 1915- | |
Inclusive Dates: 1922-1981 | |
Language(s): English | |
Extent: 14 Linear Feet | |
Collection Number: ms2372 | |
Repository: University of Georgia Archives |
Ellis Paul Torrance (1915-2003) was a renown American psychologist and educator. After serving in World War II he continued his work in a position with the U.S. Army as a counselor for disabled veterans. He is noted for developing the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, which test creativity using simple trials based on fluency, flexibility, originality, and elaboration. Torrance also created the Future Problem Solving Program, which has expanded internationally. He taught at the University of Minnesota and the University of Georgia, retiring in 1984, the same year that the University of Georgia established the Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development. Mr. Torrance was one of the most published faculty members in UGA's history.
The collection contains printed materials, writing, manuals and case studies, research reports, surveys, and ephemera. The materials document Torrance's studies and research work in the area of creative thinking, his development and use of the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, and his case studies with gifted children.
E. Paul Torrance creativity testing collection, ms2372, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding aid prepared on: 2010 April 15.
Related collections in this repository: E. Paul Torrance papers, ms2344; E. Paul Torrance photographic archive, m2606; E. Paul Torrance thesis and dissertations, ms2378; E. Paul Torrance artifacts and personal papers, ms3723.