Harvey Lehman papers
Scope and Content
The Harvey Lehman (HL) papers span from around 1920 to 1960 and document HL's research interests and publications. The records include bibliographies on the history of literature, age and achievement, gifted children, medicine, physics and chemistry. Also included are his Play Quiz and graphed results.
Dates
- Creation: 1920-1969
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Biography of Harvey Lehman
Born in 1889, Harvey Lehman (HL) received his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1925, and spent most of his career at Ohio University (OU). HL joined the OU psychology faculty in 1927, and became a full professor in 1935. HL's research concentrated on early child development and educational psychology, including investigations into sex differences, giftedness, and play. His interests began to shift toward adult development, and in 1935 he published a piece in Psychological Bulletin on the relation between creative productivity and chronological age. This is the research topic for which he is best known. Though HL published over 150 works, his best known is the 1953 book "Age and Achievement."
Extent
17 cubic feet (16 record center cartons, 2 flat boxes)
Abstract
The Harvey Lehman (HL) papers span from around 1920 to 1960 and document HL's research interests and publications.
Statement of Arrangement
This collection remains in its original arrangement.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Lehman, Harvey Christian (Person)
- Ohio University -- Faculty -- 20th century (Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Harvey Lehman papers
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Ohio University Archives staff.
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
