Deb Briihl wrote: > I have a couple of students in my History of Psych course who wish to > take it as an Honor's option. What I recommended was that, since it is > our centennial (for the next few years - don't ask), a history of our > department would work as a good project. When I went to look for other > projects similar, what I found was the tracing of lineage (who was my > major advisor, who was his, and so on back to the beginning). I wasn't > interested in that project - I wanted them to trace the history of the > psychology department. When did it start? How many faculty members > were there? What did the major look like at the time? These > instructions are rather vague, so I was looking to see if anyone had > developed more detailed ones. >
That sounds like an interesting (but potentially daunting) project. Your library probably has an archival collection of documents relating to the history of the school and of the department. You might ask the archivist if undergraduates are allowed to use those records. They will add mightily to (1) secondary sources already written about the school's history and (2) the fading memories of those who have been around the department for a long time, or are now retired. Regards, Chris -- Christopher D. Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 Canada 416-736-2100 ex. 66164 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.yorku.ca/christo/ "Part of respecting another person is taking the time to criticise his or her views." - Melissa Lane, in a /Guardian/ obituary for philosopher Peter Lipton ================================= --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
