Archives Catalogue

Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

MS-13-86
Fonds
1837-2020, predominant 1904-2008

Fonds contains records created and collected primarily by Alexander H. Leighton, with some by Jane Leighton Murphy. Documents span from Leighton's studies at Princeton, Cambridge, and Johns Hopkins univerities, through his government employment in World War II, and his teaching career at Cornell, Dalhousie, and Harvard. The majority of records are related to the 1961 Cornell-Aro Mental Health Research Project and the 1963 Study on the Role of Women, both based in Nigeria, and the Stirling County Study, based in Nova Scotia. Record types include correspondence, manuscripts, grant applications, reports, photographs and slides, medical and academic records, method and guidebooks, reviews, offprints and publications, teaching and course materials, and surveys and interview transcripts.

A sous-fonds contains records documenting the migration of Alexander Leighton's parents from Ireland to the United States and their subsequent life in Philadelphia. The sous-fonds contains extensive correspondence between extended family members over the course of a century, as well as photographs, diaries, wills, family trees, memoirs, and Alexander Leighton's personal correspondence.

Murphy, Jane Leighton

Methodology of psychiatry in cultural anthropology

MS-13-86, Box 64, Folder 13
File
1938

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains a script for a presentation and a schedule of events for the 25th anniversary of the Henry Phipps Psychiatric Clinic.

Seminars on dynamic sociology

MS-13-86, Box 101, Folder 5
File
1938

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains reports and lecture scripts from the 1938 seminars on dynamic sociology.

Presentations

Series
1938 - 2013

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

Series consists of scripts for speeches and presentations delivered at various symposiums and meetings.

Lectures

Series
1938 - 1956

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

Series consists of scripts for various lectures and speeches, course materials, and some research proposals and case studies.

Societies, committees, task forces, and associations

Series
1939 - 2013

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

Series consists of documents relating to the various boards and committees of which Alexander Leighton was a member.

Lemkau, Paul V.

MS-13-86, Box 47, Folder 14
File
1942 - 1991

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with or about Paul V. Lemkau. Also contains the script for Lemkau's Rema Lapouse memorial lecture.

Whitehorn, John C.

MS-13-86, Box 59, Folder 21
File
1942 - 1972

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with or about John C. Whitehorn. Also includes a lecture titled "Changing concepts of psychoneurosis in relation to military psychiatry" and pages from a book about Whitehorn.

Miscellaneous presentations, no. 1

MS-13-86, Box 65, Folder 13
File
1943 - 2013

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains an assortment of scripts for lectures between 1943 and 1988. Also contains newspaper clippings, schedules, and a list of titles included in the file.

Journey to Japan

MS-13-86, Box 62, Folder 3
File
1945 - 1946

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains scripts or transcripts for regular journal-like entries or letters retelling Alexander Leighton's travels to and through Japan.

Journey to Japan, continued

MS-13-86, Box 98, Folder 8
File
1945 - 1946

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains more scripts or transcripts for regular journal-like entries or letters retelling Alexander Leighton's travels to and through Japan.

Strategic bombing surveys and morale questionnaires

MS-13-86, Box 98, Folder 13
File
1945

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains information and outlines for the morale division of the strategic bombing survey. Also includes speech scripts, lists of variables and hypotheses, survey result analysis, group interview proposals, memoranda, and schedules.

Volkening, Henry

MS-13-86, Box 58, Folder 18
File
1946 - 1992

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with or about Henry Volkening. Also contains a script for a speech.

Day, Edmund Ezra

MS-13-86, Box 38, Folder 17
File
1946 - 1951

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with or about Edmund Ezra Day. Also includes "Social responsibilities of business education: a convocation address commemorating the twenty-fifth anniversary of the establishment of the school of administration," by Edmund Ezra Day.

Talks, reports, and studies

Series
1947 - 2013

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

Series contains scripts for various lectures and talks. Also includes study proposals and final reports, and handbooks for study workers.

Miscellaneous lectures, case studies, proposals

MS-13-86, Box 62, Folder 9
File
1947 - 1956

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains lecture scripts, case studies, interview transcriptions, and research proposals.

Human behavior: industrial and labour relations

MS-13-86, Box 64, Folder 7
File
1947

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains scripts for lectures on industrial relations and energy patterns.

Human relations in industry

MS-13-86, Box 67, Folder 11
File
1947

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File consists of a script for "Extension lecture number 3: human relations in industry" delivered at Elmira College.

Cardoza, Victor (1948 - 1958)

MS-13-86, Box 36, Folder 8
File
1948 - 1958

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with or about Victor Cardoza. Also includes meeting notes and a speech script from the House of Assembly.

Mental health and morale

Ms-13-86, Box 66, Folder 4
File
[1951?]

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains a script for a talk titled "Mental health and morale."

Anthropology

MS-13-86, Box 62, Folder 4
File
1952 - 1956

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains scripts/articles titled "The case of the missing horses" and "Acceptance of water spreading by Bedouin nomads." Also includes "A classified bibliography of the literature on culture and personality."

Thomas A.C. Rennie's publications and correspondence

Series
1953 - 1956

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

Series consists of publications and manuscripts by Thomas A.C. Rennie. Also contains Rennie's professional correspondence, lectures, and other material.

Lectures on equilibrium

MS-13-86, Box 64, Folder 5
File
1953 - 1955

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains lecture scripts, meeting notes, and paper summaries.

The psychosocial position : a preparatory statement / by Thomas A. C. Rennie

MS-13-86, Box 32, Folder 11
File
1954

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File consists of the script for a presentation at the Conference on Convergence of Viewpoints on the Causation of Mental Diseases.

Lectures delivered 1956

MS-13-86, Box 32, Folder 22
File
1955 - 1956

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains manuscripts for speeches, lectures, and conferences delivered in 1956. File also contains correspondence regarding their presentation and publication.

WHO Mental Health Commitee

MS-13-86, Box 68, Folder 14
File
1955 - 1965

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains materials related to the World Health Organization's Expert Committee on Mental Health. Documents include correspondence, conference participant lists and schedules, and drafts of articles and lecture scripts.

The rehabilitation of the mentally ill / by Thomas A. C. Rennie

MS-13-86, Box 32, Folder 10
File
1955

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File consists of a presentation script from the New York Academy of Medicine in 1955.

Discussion of Aaron Karush's paper "People who seek help : a diagnostic survey"

MS-13-86, Box 32, Folder 7
File
1955 - 1956

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains scripts for a discussion held at a conference. File also includes letter regarding the conference and the publication of the discussion.

Kaplan, Berton H.

MS-13-86, Box 45, Folder 24
File
1955 - 1991

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with or about Berton H. Kaplan. Also contains a curriculum vitae for Berton H. Kaplan, a reference report, newspaper clippings, and a script for a speech.

Psychiatric problems in developing countries

MS-13-86, Box 64, Folder 14
File
1956 - 1963

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence, presentation scripts, and Alexander Leighton's biographical information.

Sociology and anthropology, continued

MS-13-86, Box 62, Folder 5
File
1956

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains speeches/papers titled "A comparative study of social and cultural change," "Community resistance and the role of the agent of change," "The role of the agent of change: cultural considerations," "Human differences and the nature of custom," "Problems of cultural change: belief," "Problems of change in material," and "Problems of change in social organization."

Salmon lectures

MS-13-86, Box 66, Folder 13
File
1958

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File consists of a script for a speech named only as "Salmon lecture" on the topic of social psychiatry.

Superstitions and health in Nigeria / by Rhoda Omosunlola Johnston

MS-13-86, Box 12, Folder 1
File
[196-]

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File consists of a script or text for an introductory lecture by Rhoda Omosunlola Johnston on the subject of Nigerian superstitions and physical health.

Speech by Alexander Leighton upon arrival in Nigeria

MS-13-86, Box 1, Folder 7
File
[1960?]

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains an English-Yoruba script for a speech delivered by Alexander Leighton upon his arrival in Nigeria.

Affiliated studies using the 1961 and 1963 study data

Subseries
1960 - 1973

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

Subseries consists of affiliated studies by other authors that used the data from the 1961 Cornell-Aro and 1963 role of women studies. Contains some articles written by staff members of the 1961 and 1963 studies.

President's Science Advisory Committee

MS-13-86, Box 68, Folder 13
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

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.

World Congress of Psychiatry

MS-13-86, Box 64, Folder 10
File
1961

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains materials related to the World Congress of Psychiatry, including agendas, panel discussion notes, and a script for a talk.

Statistical tests and RIDIT tables

Subseries
1961 - 1965

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

Subseries consists mainly of datasets and calculations for socioeconomic value from the 1961 Cornell-Aro Nigerian data samples.

Discussion by Macklin and Harding on Yoruba statistical analysis

MS-13-86, Box 11, Folder 17
File
1961 - 1964

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains notes on and general questions about analysis of the Nigerian data samples. Also includes a draft summary of a discussion meeting with Jane Murphy, David Macklin, Veronica Shaw, and Laurel Hodden.

Talk to Digby Kiwanis Club

MS-13-86, Box 67, Folder 5
File
1962

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains the script for a talk on the Stirling County Study at the Digby Kiwanis Club.

WHO Geneva 1963

MS-13-86, Box 65, Folder 5
File
1963

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains a script for a talk by Alexander Leighton and T. Adeoye Lambo. Also contains Leighton's biographical sketch.

Tables on rural Yoruba social data regarding integration and change prepared for 1964 spring talks

MS-13-86, Box 13, Folder 1
File
[1964?]

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains tables of demographic and socioeconomic statistics from rural Yoruba data. Prepared for talks in spring of 1964.

Social and cultural aspects of fertility among the Yoruba women of Nigeria / by Grafton Trout

MS-13-86, Box 9, Folder 6
File
1964 - 1965

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains a research proposal, progress report/speech, and several drafts of Trout's study on Yoruba fertility. File also includes a memo regarding Trout's summary of reliability for the 1961 Cornell-Aro study and several copies of the summary.

Possibilities for community action

MS-13-86, Box 67, Folder 15
File
1966

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains a script for a lecture titled "Possibilities for community action."

Philadelphia Psychiatric Society

MS-13-86, Box 65, Folder 12
File
1968

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains a script for a speech titled "The sciences of psychiatry: social aspects."

Brown, Bertram S.

MS-13-86, Box 35, Folder 11
File
1968 - 1982

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains correspondence with or about Bertram S. Brown. Also contains a script for Bertram S. Brown's farewell address to the National Institute of Mental Health.

Science of psychiatry

MS-13-86, Box 65, Folder 9
File
1968

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains a script for a paper titled "The science of psychiatry: social aspects."

Remarks for the visiting committee

MS-13-86, Box 67, Folder 18
File
1969

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains a script for remarks to the 1969 visiting committee.

Introduction to behavioral sciences

MS-13-86, Box 64, Folder 1
File
1971

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains course materials (lecture notes, study questions, case studies, exercises) for an introduction to behavioral sciences class.

Proposal for instructional development

MS-13-86, Box 63, Folder 20
File
1972 - 1973

Part of Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy fonds

File contains "Instructional development in the behavioral sciences: a preliminary proposal," a list of teaching questions, lecture notes, and correspondence regarding the above.

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