A Guide to the Papers of Frank Whitney Finger, 1880-2002 Finger, Frank Whitney, Papers 12810

A Guide to the Papers of Frank Whitney Finger, 1880-2002

A Collection in
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The University of Virginia Library
Accession Number 12810


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
12810
Title
Papers of Frank Whitney Finger 1880-2002
Physical Characteristics
This collection consists of 15,000 items (50 Hollinger boxes, 21 linear feet).
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Access restrictions may apply to specific student records under the terms of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (F.E.R.P.A.).

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Papers of Frank Whitney Finger, Accession #12810, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These papers were given to the University of Virginia Library by Frank W. Finger Charlottesville, Virginia, in December, 1996 and January-February, 1997.

Biographical/Historical Information

Frank Whitney Finger was born on April 16, 1915, in Naples, New York, to the Reverend Jacob and Elizabeth Lewis Finger. He graduated from Syracuse University in 1936 (B.A.) and in 1937 (M.A.), receiving his doctorate in psychology from Brown University in 1940. Dr. Finger was a member of the University of Virginia Psychology Department from March 1942 until his retirement in 1985 and was associated with the University of Virginia Athletic Department in various capacities.

He also held appointments at Brown University (1940-1942), University of Wisconsin (1952), Yale University (1952-1954), University of Sussex, England (1975-1976), and Canterbury University, New Zealand (1981). He was active in the American Psychological Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Virginia Psychological Association and acted as a consultant for several federal agencies and professional journals. Dr. Finger was also a member of St. Paul's Memorial Church, Charlottesville, Virginia, Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Sigma Xi, and the Raven Society.

Scope and Content Information

This collection consists of the personal papers, ca. 1880-2002, of Frank Whitney Finger (1915-2003), professor emeritus of psychology, containing ca. 15,000 items (50 Hollinger boxes, 21 linear feet), chiefly material from his teaching and professional careers, his research, service on University of Virginia committees and Faculty Senate. Finger joined the University of Virginia faculty in 1942 and retired as full professor in 1985. Also present are files representing his students, coaching, travels in foreign countries, his athletic career and training in track and field, family papers, and his own memoirs, titled "Reminiscing."

Material generated by his work for the American Psychological Association was sent to the Association's archives at the University of Dayton.

Organization

This collection is arranged in nine series as described in the following list.

SERIES I: Correspondence Box 1
SERIES II: Academic Courses Boxes 2-4, Academic Courses, Professional Problems Boxes 4-6
SERIES III: Experiments and Research Boxes 7-17
SERIES IV: Mental Disorders Boxes 17-23
SERIES V: Organizations Boxes 23-27
SERIES VI: Foreign Travel Boxes 27-30
SERIES VII: General Files Boxes 30-42
SERIES VIII: Personal Papers Box 43, Personal Papers, Transcripts Boxes 43-44
SERIES IX: Miscellaneous and Restricted Boxes 45-50

Contents List

SERIES: I: Correspondence
SERIES: II: Academic Courses taught by Frank Finger and Related Materials
SERIES: III: Experiments and Research
SERIES: IV: Mental Disorders - Information Files
SERIES: V: Organizations
SERIES: VI: Foreign Travel
SERIES: VII: General Files
SERIES: VIII: Personal Papers
SERIES: VIII: Personal Papers, Transcripts
SERIES: IX: Miscellaneous and Restricted Materials