Try as we might, few of us are able to leave a lasting legacy to psychology. John A. Popplestone, who was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 30, 1928 and died September 15, 2013, in Akron, Ohio, is someone who did just that. Along with his wife, the late Marion White McPherson, John established the Archives of the History of American Psychology at the University of Akron in 1965. In doing so he assured that the historical record of psychology would have a home and the care and attention needed to allow us to understand the development of our science and practice. John was part of a pioneering group that sought to make the history of psychology a serious area of scholarship, research, and teaching in American psychology.
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Am Psychol
September 2014
Center for the History of Psychology, The University of Akron.
Try as we might, few of us are able to leave a lasting legacy to psychology. John A. Popplestone, who was born in Louisville, Kentucky, on October 30, 1928 and died September 15, 2013, in Akron, Ohio, is someone who did just that.
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