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

Psychol Rep. 1998 Oct;83(2):643-57. doi: 10.2466/pr0.1998.83.2.643.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article

MeSH terms

  • Black or African American / history
  • History, 20th Century
  • Humans
  • Psychology, Clinical / history*
  • United States

Personal name as subject

  • C K Phelps