File contains notes on village data, socioeconomic information, and psychiatric symptom statistics. File also includes a letter to Alex (Leighton?) from Ray (?) on the subject of sampling techniques and a further study on the role of physical depletions in the etiology of Yoruba psychiatric disturbances.
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 notes on respondents who showed resistance during their interviews. Resisters' responses, actions, and symptoms are listed. File also includes letters between Alexander Leighton and Veronica Shaw discussing how to process resisters' interviews and comparing psychiatrists' evaluations of their responses.
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.
File contains memos and a letter regarding HOS data scores and ABCD ratings of Nigerian data. Also contains pages of coding information and statistical calculations.
File contains a draft of Warren Miller's study and several pages of related research notes. Also contains a memo regarding comments and proposed edits to the draft, and a letter to Miller from Laurel Hodgden regarding the study "Psychiatric disorder among the Yoruba."
File contains documents relating to Taintor's study and two drafts of the full study text. Includes mental and physical health surveys and datasets, interview fieldnotes, and statistics and calculations. Also contains a letter from Laurel Hodgden regarding the usability of the data.
File consists of a letter from Robert Edgerton of the University of California to Jane Murphy regarding publication of her paper "Eskimo and Yoruba women: cross-cultural studies of psychopathology."
File contains a copy of the study "Psychophysiological reactions of a rural and suburban population in Taiwan" by Hsien Rin, Hung-Ming Chu, and Tsung-Yi Ling. Also contains correspondence between Hsien Rin and Jane Murphy and notes and data tables on modernization rates and number of children among respondents.
File contains HOS calculations, a copy of a psychiatric questionnaire, and HOS source card with marginals. Also includes correspondence between Alice Longaker, Veronica Shaw, Laurel Hodgden, and Jane Murphy discussing coding and psychiatric data.
File contains computer dataset printouts. Also includes correspondence regarding corrections to be made on data cards 26 and 27 for the study on the role of women.
File contains correspondences between research institutions, embassies, and members of the Nigerian studies regarding work and travel permits for study staff. Also contains Jane Murphy's international driving permit.
File consists of letters, postcards, greeting cards, air letters, and other correspondence between Jane Murphy and numerous friends and acquaintances in Nigeria.
File consists of offer letters and correspondences between Alexander Leighton and various academic and research institutions regarding professional teaching and research positions.
File contains summaries of phone conversations, letters, and reports between Alexander Leighton, Terry Rambo/Rambeau, Samuel Popkin, Philip Ross, Jerry Tinker, and Gerald Tinker regarding the psychological study in Vietnam.
File contains academic records, course selection documents, and letters of reference from Alexander Leighton to various medical schools regarding Gerald Klerman.
File contains correspondence between Alexander Leighton and publishers and reviews for the book "Caring for mentally ill people" psychological and social barriers in historical context."
File contains a letter and research proposal for "Control and prevention of psychiatric disorders in community populations" by Alexander Leighton, and a report by D. Shapiro.
File is loosely organized into two sections: Nova Scotia beaver and Norway beaver. Both sections contain correspondence to and from government officials, biologists, academics, and industry consultants regarding research for and publication of Alexander Leighton's study on beaver mental characteristics. The Norway section also contains excerpts from Norwegian newspapers. There is also a set of handwritten notes titled "Outline for study of the Beaver: D. Cross & A.H. Leighton."
File contains a manuscript for the introduction to Thomas Ling's book, "Mental Health and Human Relations in Industry." File also contains correspondence with Thomas Ling and publishers regarding the introduction.
File contains a wide array of communications to and from Alexander Leighton and Jane Murphy, ranging from handwritten letters to email printouts. Correspondents seem to include friends, work acquaintances, and residents of Digby County (possible study respondents?).
File contains correspondence between Alexander Leighton and several different hospitals, clinics, universities, research institutions, and psychiatric associations regarding the development of psychiatric epidemiology programming.
