Contributions to the history of psychology: CXVI. An oral history of C. Kermit Phelps, an 89-year-old African American clinical psychologist.

In a previous article, the authors presented a brief overview of the findings of four audiotaped interviews with C. Kermit Phelps, an 89-year-old African American who earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 1952 from the University of Kansas. Dr. Phelps, who spent his professional career at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, also maintained a private clinical practice. The present article provides a comprehensive account of the structured interviews.

An undergraduate course on adult development, aging, and diversity.

The authors designed an activity-based general education course on adult development, aging, and diversity. Elements of diversity addressed in the course included ethnicity, race, sex, cohort, religion, and place of residence. 47 students' favorable evaluations suggested such a course may be useful.

Contributions to the history of psychology: CIX. Note on an oral history of C. Kermit Phelps: an 89-year-old African American clinical psychologist.

During late 1996 and early 1997, the authors conducted four structured interviews with C. Kermit Phelps, an 89-year-old black psychologist who spent his professional career at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. Interview topics cover Dr. Phelps' personal and professional history, the evolution of clinical psychology, and issues surrounding minorities in the profession of psychology. This brief article provides an overview of some findings as a comprehensive account of the interviews will require considerable time to prepare.