File contains notes on psychiatric symptoms and diseases present in Nigerian respondents, and on the respondents' beliefs regarding illness. Also contains notes between researchers sharing thoughts and findings. File also includes Jane Murphy's field notes from discussions of disease with respondents. File also contains a copy of the study "The psychiatric examination of native African patients" by Edward L. Margetts.
Files contains documents relating to the film "Mental Health Research in Nigeria" that was filmed during the 1961 Cornell-Aro study. Included are memos discussing the film's production and release, notes on filming scenes, a brochure for Cornell's program in social psychiatry, film production and narration notes, comments from researchers, and letters between researchers, librarians, and contacts in the Nigerian government. File also includes a publication called "African film bibliography 1965" by the Committee of Fine Arts and the Humanities of the African Studies Association.
File contains research notes on the history of schools and public education in Nigeria. Comparisons are made between British and Nigerian degree systems. File also includes correspondence between researchers and the Nigerian Consulate in New York regarding Nigerian schooling and the place of women therein.
File contains notes on data processing and coding, medical findings, and psychiatric social data. Also includes correspondence between Dorothea Leighton and Alice Longaker regarding coding process and classification procedures.
File contains correspondence regarding grant applications and proposals. Also contains completed applications and a proposal for "A program for community development in Digby County, Nova Scotia."
File contains three manuscripts: "Price of peace," "Our peace," and "An immediate task for an institute of ethnic democracy," and related correspondence.
File contains correspondence with or about John Pearson. Also contains a manuscript for "Sensations, their nature and origin: brief statement of the findings of the Dartmouth Eye Institute."
File consists of correspondence between Jane Murphy and Sarah Anne Robinson of the University of Florida regarding preliminary and final reports on the 1963 study on the role of women.
File contains Leighton's manuscript for an article about making his film "Porpoise Oil"; correspondence with the editors of Movie Makers; a copy of the Movie Makers issue in which his film was given an honorable mention; and a medallion awarded for his film being chosen for screening at the First International Photographic Exhibition.
File contains correspondence with or about James C. Powell and L. G. Payson. Also includes correspondence with universities and hospitals and medical license certificates.
File contains documents related to the Behavioral Sciences Panel of the President's Science Advisory Committee. Documents include meeting minutes, panel member lists, correspondence, and lecture scripts.
File contains schedule pamphlets for symposiums and correspondence regarding symposium presentations. Also includes a script for a presentation titled "The importance of priorities in the mental health field."
File consists of offer letters and correspondences between Alexander Leighton and various academic and research institutions regarding professional teaching and research positions.
File contains "Instructional development in the behavioral sciences: a preliminary proposal," a list of teaching questions, lecture notes, and correspondence regarding the above.
File contains applications for and correspondence regarding several grants, numbered MH 12892-06, MH-08180-02S1, MH 08180-01, and MH 02307-01. Also contains application feedback, project plans, and appendices.
