Cheiron Society Records, 1975 - 1991

Summary

Creator:
CHEIRON, International Society for the History of the Behavioral and Social Sciences
Abstract:
This collection contains records from the Cheiron Society, the International Society for the History of the Behavioral and Social Sciences. The collection has two series: publications and annual meetings.
Extent:
1 box .42 linear feet
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains records from the Cheiron Society, the International Society for the History of the Behavioral and Social Sciences. There are two series in this collection, publications and annual meetings, which include newsletters, a directory, and materials from the annual meetings, such as programs, papers presented, and calls for papers.

Biographical / historical:

The Cheiron Society is the International Society for the History of the Behavioral and Social Sciences. The Society was formed in October 1968 at New York University and consists of persons from various scholarly disciplines interested in the history of their respective fields. The purpose of the Cheiron Society is to promote international cooperation and multidisciplinary studies in the history of the behavioral and social sciences. The organization’s aims are (a) to provide a broad perspective on the history of contemporary scientific activities capable of counterbalancing the narrowness of specialists’ views (b) to broaden scientific perspectives through close cooperation with scholars in other countries, and (c) to strengthen and increase the professionalization of scholarly research in the history of the behavioral and social sciences. Annual meetings are held in different locations in the United States and in Canada. The Cheiron Society publishes The Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences.

Acquisition information:
Records of the Cheiron Society were given to the Oskar Diethelm Library by Drs. Jacques M. Quen and Eric T. Carlson. These are not the official or complete records of the organization.

Access and use

Restrictions:

There are no access restrictions on this material. Researchers who wish to quote from the unpublished papers presented at annual meetings must contact the respective authors.

Terms of access:

Written permission must be obtained from the Oskar Diethelm Library and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

Location of this collection:
DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: History, Policy and the Arts
Weill Cornell Medical College
525 East 68th Street, Box 140
New York, NY 10065, United States
Link to repository site
Contact:
212-746-3728