Scope and Contents
The papers contain photocopies of FBI records pertaining to Junius Brown's association with the Communist Party, USA; the unpublished manuscript of his autobiography, "The Impact of Psychology on the Twentieth Century;" and correspondence related to the revision of his second book, Psychodynamics of Abnormal Behavior.
Dates
- 1936-1998
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status for collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Lisl Schwartz, 1999.
Extent
0.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Catalog Record
A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog
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Abstract
The papers contain photocopies of FBI records pertaining to Junius Brown's association with the Communist Party, USA; the unpublished manuscript of his autobiography, "The Impact of Psychology on the Twentieth Century;" and correspondence related to the revision of his second book, Psychodynamics of Abnormal Behavior.
Biographical / Historical
Junius Flagg Brown, prominent social and clinical psychologist and psychotherapist, was born in Denver, Colorado, on August 3, 1902. After graduating from Yale University in 1925, he studied at the University of Berlin, where he was strongly influenced by the Gestalt school of thought. On his return to the United States, he earned a Ph.D. from Yale University in psychology. In 1936 he published Psychology and the Social Order, a seminal text for both Gestalt theory and the study of psychology. He was a professor of psychology at the University of Colorado and the University of Kansas, and became the first chief psychologist of the Menninger Clinic in 1939. From 1945 to 1959, he lived in California and worked as a psychotherapist. During the 1930s, Brown was a supporter of the Communist Party, USA. Junius Brown died in Beaumont, California, in 1970.
- Title
- Guide to the Junius Flagg Brown Papers
- Status
- Under Revision
- Author
- compiled by Catherine Roach
- Date
- August 1999
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Created In Accordance With Manuscripts And Archives Processing Manual
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
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Location
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