AMERICAN

PSYCHOLOGICAL

ASSOCIATION APA Historical Database Project

%APA Books

750 First Street, NE

Washington, DC 20002-4242

December 13, 1994

Kenneth M. Adams, PhD

Chief, Psychological Services - 116B

VA Medical Center

2215 Fuller Road

Ann Arbor, MI 48105-2300

Dear Dr. Adams:

The APA sponsors a computer database of dates of events in the history of American psychology.

Much of this 3000-item database was recently published by the APA in book form in A

Chronology of Noteworthy Events in American Psychology, but the database is continually being

expanded. I manage the database and would like to include dates and other details of the

founding and noteworthy events of APA Division 40. I've attached the current entries describing

the division's history.

A unique aspect of this database is that it includes full dates of events, including month, day, and

year.

If you have records or references to published accounts of the month, day, and year and other

details (names of meeting organizers, locations, first officers, etc.) of any unreported founding

events (organizing meeting, first official meeting, first convention, first newsletter or journal, first

division awards, etc.) of Division 40 I'd appreciate knowing them. Additions or corrections to

the existing entries would also be welcomed.

I'm writing to you because you represent the division on the APA Council of Representatives,

but if another person serves as the division's formal or informal historian, perhaps you could

forward this letter to them. Thank you for your help in expanding the APA Historical Database.

Sincerely,

Warren R. Street, PhD

Phone: (202) 336-5785

Internet: WRS.APA@EMAIL.APA.ORG

750 First Street, NE

Washington, DC 20002-4242

(202) 336-5500

(202) 336-6123 TDD