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Adolf Meyer teaching materials

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-801-11-031

Scope and Contents

One volume is a collection of Meyer’s lecture materials for his classes in psychobiology, psychopathology, and personality study at Johns Hopkins University. These materials were in use at some point between 1908 and 1941, when he worked at the university. These materials include questions, analysis of studies, dense content, and outlines. Pages are typed but include several handwritten notes and additions. A worksheet from the Johns Hopkins Hospital is attached to the back of the book, where past studies/tests performed are listed and described. It is named Dr. Patry and dated July 15, 1930. The second book consists of student questions and answers from his classes on psychobiology in 1921.

Dates

  • Creation: Ca. 1908-1941

Creator

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions

Standard Federal Copyright Law Applies (U.S. Title 17)

Biographical / Historical

Adolf Meyer was born September 13, 1866 in Switzerland. He immigrated to the United States in 1892. Much of his teaching has been incorporated into U.S. psychiatric theory and practice. He had a thorough background in neurophysiology, and he coined the term psychobiology to encompass the social, psychological, and biological factors that influence a patient’s condition. In 1908 Meyer became professor of psychiatry at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. In 1909, he was named psychiatrist-in-chief, and he retired in 1941.

Extent

0.25 linear ft. (2 volumes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

These materials include two books derived from Adolf Meyer’s years of teaching psychobiology at Johns Hopkins University. One book includes student questions and answers regarding the content of his classes, while the other contains lecture materials for his classes in psychobiology, psychopathology, and personality study.

Arrangement

Lecture materials as Volume I, student questions and answers as Volume II.

Acquisition

Purchased from Paulinus Rare Books, July 2023

Related Materials

Friends Hospital records (MC 1261)

Processing Information

Processed by Alex Murray, completed October 2023.

Title
Adolf Meyer teaching materials
Author
Alex Murray
Date
October, 2023
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

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