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History of Psychology, 4/e

David Hothersall, Ohio State University

Darwin, Galton, Cattell, James, and Hall

Web Links

Darwin
(http://human-nature.com/darwin/)

A great site on Darwin and all things evolutionary

The Darwin Correspondence Project
(http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/Departments/Darwin/)

The Darwin Correspondence Project, with the full text of letters to and from Darwin

The Charles Darwin Foundation
(http://www.galapagos.org/)

The Charles Darwin Foundation, promoting research and conservation on the Galapagos

Darwin’s "Origin of Species"
(http://www.human-nature.com/darwin/origin/contents.htm)

The full text of Darwin’s Origin of Species

Darwin’s "Voyage of the Beagle"
(http://www.human-nature.com/darwin/voyage/contents.html)

The full text of Darwin’s Voyage of the Beagle

Darwin’s "The Descent of Man"
(http://www.human-nature.com/darwin/descent/contents.htm)

The full text of Darwin’s The Descent of Man

Darwin’s "The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals"
(http://www.human-nature.com/darwin/emotion/contents.htm)

The full text of Darwin’s The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals

Wallace’s paper on evolution
(http://www.zoo.uib.no/classics/varieties.html)

http://human-nature.com/darwin/archive/arwallace.html

Two of several sites with the full text of Wallace’s (1858) paper on evolution

William James
(http://groups.yahoo.com/group/james_william/?yguid=70674758)

Evolutionary Psychology

Yahoo has one group devoted to evolutionary psychology and another to William James.

The CDC’s description of Chagas Disease
(http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/chagasdisease/factsht_chagas_disease.htm)

The CDC’s description of Chagas Disease, which Darwin likely contracted

The Legendary Encounter
(http://users.ox.ac.uk/~jrlucas/legend.html)

A paper by J.R. Lucas on “the legendary encounter” of Wilberforce and Huxley

Westminster Abbey
(http://www.westminster-abbey.org/)

Read about Darwin and see his burial site at Westminster Abbey.

Darwin Museum
(http://www.williamcalvin.com/bookshelf/down_hse.htm)

Pictures and information about the Darwin Museum at Down House

Francis Galton
(http://www.maps.jcu.edu.au/hist/stats/galton/)

http://www.mugu.com/galton/

Galton Excerpts

Lots of interesting information about Francis Galton can be found at these sites.

Galton's Works

Full text of several of Galton's works can be found at this Classics in Psychology site.

Galton's Contributions to Meteorology

Information about Galton's contributions to meteorology

Biography of Galton
(http://www.francisgalton.com/)

The entirety of M. Bulmer’s biography of Galton can be downloaded here.

Individual Differences Program
(http://www.psych.usyd.edu.au/difference5/index2.html)

University of Sydney’s Individual Differences program

"Hereditary Genius"
(http://www.mugu.com/galton/books/hereditary-genius/)

The entire Hereditary Genius text

Modern anthropometrics
(http://ovrt.nist.gov/projects/cardlab/vrmlhead.htm)

Learn about modern anthropometrics.

A Biography of Quetelet
(http://www-gap.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/Mathematicians/Quetelet.html)

A Biography of Pearson

Information about the mathematicians Quetelet and Pearson

Minnesota Twin Family
(http://www.psych.umn.edu/psylabs/mtfs/)

Homepage of the Minnesota Twin Family Study

American Eugenics Movement
(http://www.eugenicsarchive.org/eugenics/)

Image archive of the American Eugenics Movement

Future Generations
(http://www.eugenics.net/)

This “Future Generations” webpage advocates a modern, humanitarian eugenics.

Eugenics Watch
(http://www.africa2000.com/ENDX/endx.htm)

This “Eugenics Watch” webpage warns of the dangers of modern eugenics.

Articles by Cattell
(http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/author.htm#c)

Numerous articles by Cattell can be read at this Classics of Psychology webpage.

The James McKeen Cattell Fund
(http://www.cattell.duke.edu/)

Learn about The James McKeen Cattell Fund, established by Cattell in 1942.

James and Psyche Cattell
(http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/jcattell.html)

http://www.indiana.edu/~intell/pcattell.html

Biographical information about James and Psyche Cattell

Psyche Cattell’s Infant Intelligence Scale
(http://www.cps.nova.edu/~cpphelp/CIIS.html)

Short description of Psyche Cattell’s Infant Intelligence Scale, the CIIS

The Psychological Corporation
(http://www.psychcorp.com/)

Webpage of The Psychological Corporation

William James
(http://www.emory.edu/EDUCATION/mfp/james.html)

Probably the best place to start if interested in William James

James web resource
(http://www.xrefer.com/entry.jsp?xrefid=552470)

Another really good James web resource

James-related website
(http://www.williamjames.com/)

James-related website with a bent toward his parapsychology and mysticism

William James Society
(http://www.pragmatism.org/societies/william_james.htm)

Homepage for the William James Society

James’s works
(http://psychclassics.yorku.ca/author.htm#j)

Text of many of James’s works at this Classics of Psychology site

Louis Agassiz
(http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/agassiz.html)

Information about the biologist Louis Agassiz

Pragmatism Cybrary
(http://www.pragmatism.org/)

Read about James and other pragmatists at this Pragmatism Cybrary.

James’ "Moral Equivalent of War" speech
(http://www.constitution.org/wj/meow.htm)

Text of James’ Moral Equivalent of War speech

USS Granville S. Hall
(http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/sh-usn/usnsh-g/yag40.htm)

See the USS Granville S. Hall, probably the only navy ship named after a psychologist.

G. Stanley Hall Collection
(http://www.clarku.edu/offices/library/archives/HallCollection.htm)

The G. Stanley Hall collection at Clark University

G. Stanley Hall

A few articles written by G. Stanley Hall

Freud and Jung’s visit and lectures
(http://www.clarku.edu/offices/library/archives/Freud&Jung.htm)

Clark University’s entry about Freud and Jung’s visit and lectures

American Psychological Association
(http://www.apa.org)

The webpage of the American Psychological Association

Mead’s Journey to Samoa
(http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/mead/field-samoa.html)

Information and illustrations from the Library of Congress on Mead’s journey to Samoa.

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