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| Fonds/Collection Number: | F0390 |
| Title: | Graham Reed fonds |
| Dates: | 1948-1988 |
| Extent: | 0.50 m of textual records |
| Biographical Sketch/ Administrative History: | Graham Reed (1923-1989) educator and author, was born and educated in the United Kingdom, receiving his PhD from Manchester University in 1966. After a brief teaching career in England, he emigrated to Canada in 1969 and joined the Psychology Department at Atkinson College, York University as chairman. He later served as dean of Graduate Studies (1973-1981), chair of the Department of Psychology, Glendon College (1982-1988), and was made a University Professor in 1984. Reed was the author of several scholarly works in the field of psychology, including 'The psychology of anomalous experience,'(1972) and 'Obsessional experience and compulsive behaviour,' (1985). He was also author of the novel, 'Fisher's Creek,' (1963), and the posthumous 'Walks in Waziristan,'. |
| Scope and Content: |
The fonds partially documents Granham Reed's research activities in psychology for the period of 1948-1988. |
| Restrictions on Access and Use: | No restrictions on access. |
| Finding Aid: | File list available. |
| URL of Finding Aid: | http://archivesfa.library.yorku.ca/fonds/ON00370-f0000390.pdf |
| Accruals: | The fonds comprises the following accession: 1990-005. Further accruals are expected. |
| Related Records: | See records of the Office of the Dean in York University. Faculty of Graduate Studies (F0060) for related records. |
| Provenance Access Points: | Reed, Graham, 1923-1989 |
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Date of creation: 2002/04/08 Date of last revision: 2003/05/06 |
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