Robert Spurlin Waldrop (1912-2012).

Presents an obituary for Robert Spurlin Waldrop (1912-2012). After receiving a bachelor of arts degree at the University of Oklahoma in 1934 with a major in philosophy and a minor in psychology, Waldrop received a bachelor of divinity degree from the McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago in 1937. He began graduate work in psychology at the University of Chicago (1937-1940), where he worked with L.

The history of the Division of Psychologists in Public Service (1946-2006).

The 60-year history of the American Psychological Association (APA) Division of Psychologists in Public Service (Division 18) is described. Included are relevant events in the history of the APA that led to the establishment of the division and later events within the APA that influenced the development and activities of the division.

Patient care by VA psychologists in the 1950s and 1960s.

In 1946, the Veterans Administration, now the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), underwent extensive organizational and professional changes to accommodate the health care needs of veterans returning from World War Two. In addition to an introduction and brief history of these changes, three psychologists who began their careers in the VA in the first years after that reorganization discuss their patient care experiences, both as trainees and as staff psychologists.