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Psychohistory Review Articles

 Collection
Identifier: UA 0187

Scope and Contents

There are three series in this collection, and Series One contains articles that were rejected for publication. They were placed in chronological order and then arranged alphabetically each year as no other order was identified. The topics include things like the history of Psychohistory, women’s history, psychology, Marx, and Hitler. The Correspondence relating to the rejection of the article has also been included and sometimes includes a short biography of the author.

Series Two contains “Newsletters of the Group for the Use of Psychology in History” which was the precursor to the Psychohistory Review; as well as some brochures for the journal.

Lastly, Series Three are the correspondence files for the Journal.

Dates

  • 1972-1996

Access

The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the University of Illinois- Springfield (UIS)

Copyrights

Copyrights to this collection are held by UIS.

History

The Psychohistory Review was a journal that sought to keep its readers informed of recent developments in the field psychohistory. It was a publication of the Group for the Use of Psychology in History which was an affiliate organization of the American Historical Association. Sangamon State University professors, Chuck Strozier and Larry Shiner were at times editors of the publications. The Review lasted until 1999.

Extent

2.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Provenance

Transferred between 1975 and 2004 by the History department, Larry Shiner and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Dean’s Office.

Property Rights

UIS owns the property rights to this collection.

Processing Information

These collections were processed in September 2026. The order of them was kept as close to the originals as possible.

Title
Finding Aid to the Psychohistory Review Articles
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the UIS Archives/Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Archives/Special Collections LIB 144
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 US
217-206-6520