'Simmins, Correspondence, Notes and Remarks' (Work of C A Simmins, UCL)

Date:
1926-1932
Reference:
PSY/SPE/3/11
Part of:
Spearman, Charles Edward (1863-1945)
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About this work

Description

File contains correspondence and papers relating to linguistic ability tests, group testing and other works of Miss C A Simmins, who was based at the Department of Psychology, UCL. The testing work was carried out at Horton 1930-1931.

A detailed list of contents follows:

Distribution for the main types of illness
Notes on Book of Perceptual Tests of "G" used at Horton
Scatters showing impairment of "G" in psychotics
2 pages and 1 photograph, untitled telegram and photograph test with Davies handwritten in pink to the top of page I
3 pages of correspondence from Davies to Spearman, dated 16/06/26
1 page entitled "Suggestions for measuring 'Verbability' (Linguistic Ability)" dated 12/09/1932
8 graph pages entitled "Scores of Horton 1930-1931"
1 graph page entitled "Distribution for the whole group tested at Horton, 1930-31"
2 graph pages of figures with Mrs Studman and Dr Glaister handwritten in pencil to the front page.
2 pages of correspondence from L Grace Studman dated 28/08/1931and graph pages of figures
1 graph page of handwritten figures "Subtests of g-book in order of difficulty" signed by C A Simmons
1 handwritten letter (2 pages) from C A Simmons to Spearman dated 06/09/1931
1 typed letter from unknown writer to Miss Simmons dated 02/09/1931

Publication/Creation

1926-1932

Physical description

1 file

Acquisition note

Deposited in the library at Wellcome Collection by the British Psychological Society in September 2008.

Notes

Compiled by the Cataloguing Project Archivist at the British Psychological Society History of Psychology Centre, with minor editing by Wellcome staff.

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