microfilms with sensation and perception psychology articles
Date: circa 1948
Inventory Number: WJ1184
Classification: Microfilm
Dimensions:box: 4 x 10.7 x 10.8 cm (1 9/16 x 4 3/16 x 4 1/4 in.)
DescriptionDirty brownish two-piece square box used to mail microfilm, labeled with a list of 5 journal articles, two from the American Journal of Optometry, two from the Proceedings of the Physical Society (a London publication), and one from the Bulletin of the Medical Research Council. The box contains 10 seperate rolls of unmounted microfilm, only three of which correspond to the articles on the box, the first two from the American Journal of Optometry and the last from the Bulletin of the Medical Research Council (no. 5 on the box). These are marked with scraps of paper with their corresponding list numbers written on them.
The other seven rolls consist of the following: One roll labeled "47347 Psychol Lab," with 8 pages of "Akustische Zeitschrift" reproduced; a second roll with several journal articles; a third with a long article from a physics journal, a fourth with a General Electric study of binaural sound that is from 1944 and is stamped "CONFIDENTIAL" on each page; a fifth with two journal articles about communication theory from a journal for electrical engineering; a sixth with a 7-page article relating blood sugar to taste preferences; and a seventh with between 50 and 100 pages of the German journal "Akustische Zeitschrift."
Signedunsigned
Inscribedon top label: MICRO*FILMS: / 1. Peckham, R.H.:Report of a / Case of Total Color-Blindness / Amer. J. Opt., 1932, 9. / 2. Beacher, L.L.: Heredity of / Color Blindness." Amer. / J. Opt. 1932, 9. / 3. Nelson, J.H.: Anomalous / Trichromation and its relation / to Normal trichromatism." / Proc. Phy. Soc., Jan. '38. / 4. McKoen, W.M. & Wright, W.D.: / Characteristics of Prot- / anomalous Vision." / Proc. Phy. Soc., Vol. 52. / 5. Pitt, FHG.: Characteristics of / Dichromatic Vision." Bull. of / Med. Res. Council. NO. 200. / (British)
label underneath, left side: Express / Parcel Post / Collect / Prepay / Insure / S50(641
label underneath, right side (obstructed by top label): [upside down]YORK / [label]Libr. / [label]ts.
written on front side of box cover: WJ "84
printed on side of box cover inside rectangle: MAILMASTER • PAT. 1669279 / THE MASON BOX COMPANY / ATTLEBORO FALLS • MASS.
printed on side of box cover outside of rectangle: No. P53
FunctionMicrofilm.
ProvenanceMarch 23, 2000. From Richard Kauffman, Librarian in the Psychology Department, William James Hall Room 152. Mr. Kauffman found this film in his office, along with an assortment of early psychological testing documents.