Guide to the Raymond H. Wheeler Collection

Personal Papers of Raymond H. Wheeler, 1951

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Raymond H. Wheeler Collection, University Archives, PP 442, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas Libraries

Acquisition Information

Gift, Cynthia Coleman, 2006 (addition)

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Restrictions

Restrictions on Access

None

Restrictions on Use

Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.

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Related Material

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BIOGRAPHY of Raymond H. Wheeler

Raymond Holder Wheeler was born in Berlin, Massachusetts in 1892. He received his A.B. in 1912, his A.M. in 1913, and his Ph.D. in 1915, all from Clark University. Wheeler came to the University of Oregon in 1915. He then served in World War I, 1917-1919. He returned to the University of Oregon and was made full professor in 1920, serving as chairman of the Department of Psychology before coming to the University of Kansas in 1925.

Wheeler was a professor in the University of Kansas Department of Psychology (1925-1947). After leaving the University of Kansas, Wheeler became a Professor of Psychology and Philosophy at the Babson School of Business Administration in Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.

Wheeler was a well-known authority on climatology, especially for his research on weather cycles and their influence on human behavior and civilizations. He also published on the subject of Gestalt psychology. His publications include The Laws of Human Nature and Principles of Mental Development, which was co-authored with F.T. Perkins. Dr. Wheeler died in 1961.

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SCOPE and CONTENTS

The Raymond Wheeler collection of personal papers contains manuscripts, reprints, offprints, charts, graphs, and speeches by Wheeler. Two of the manuscripts are bound volumes. Most materials relate to Wheeler's work with climatology, and the effect of climate on human behavior and civilization, but several relate to his work in psychology.

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COLLECTION DESCRIPTION