Personal Papers of Raymond H. Wheeler
Overview
Raymond Wheeler was a Professor of Psychology at the University of Kansas from 1925-1947. He was known for his research on climatology and its relationship to human behavior and civilizations, as well as his work on Gestalt psychology. This collection contains material reflecting these research activities.
Dates
- Creation: 1951
Creator
- Wheeler, Raymond Holder, 1892-1961 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Raymond H. Wheeler
Raymond Holder Wheeler was born in Berlin, Massachusetts in 1892. He received his A.B. in 1912, his A.M. in 1913, and his Ph.D. in 1915, all from Clark University. Wheeler went to the University of Oregon in 1915. He then served in World War I, 1917-1919. He returned to the University of Oregon and was made full professor in 1920, serving as chairman of the Department of Psychology before coming to the University of Kansas in 1925.
Wheeler was a professor in the University of Kansas Department of Psychology from 1925 to 1947. After leaving the University of Kansas, Wheeler became a Professor of Psychology and Philosophy at the Babson School of Business Administration in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.
Wheeler was a well-known authority on climatology, especially for his research on weather cycles and their influence on human behavior and civilizations. He also published on the subject of Gestalt psychology. His publications include The Laws of Human Nature and Principles of Mental Development, which was co-authored with F.T. Perkins. Dr. Wheeler died in 1961.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box + 2 oversize boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Scope and Contents
The Raymond Wheeler collection of personal papers contains manuscripts, reprints, offprints, charts, graphs, and speeches by Wheeler. Two of the manuscripts are bound volumes. Most materials relate to Wheeler's work with climatology, and the effect of climate on human behavior and civilization, but several relate to his work in psychology.
Physical Location
PP 217
Physical Location
PP 442
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, Cynthia Coleman, 2006.
Subject
- University of Kansas. Department of Psychology (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Raymond H. Wheeler Collection
- Subtitle
- Personal Papers of Raymond H. Wheeler
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by KMC, 2007; revised by cl, 2010; revised by eear, 2013.
- Date
- 2007
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/4505119486
- Preferred citation
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Raymond H. Wheeler Collection, University Archives, PP 442, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository