Leon C. Marshall notebook

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: MS-0117

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Collection consists of one bound volume (the second of two) containing verbatim account of psychology seminar held on September 1-3, 1925. The purpose of the seminar was to consider the relationship of the study of human behavior to the other social sciences. Participants were economists, statisticians, sociologists, historians, anthropologists, and psychologists. It was organized by [Beardsley] Ruml and funded by the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial. Other participants included Mr. Bingham, Mr. Bott, Mr. Coss, Mr. Herrick, Dean Johnston, Mr. Paterson, Mr. Wells, Mr. Mayo, Mr. Wissler, Mr. Pinter, Mr. Seashore, Mr. Stratton, Mr. Thurstone, Mr. Woodworth, Mr. Koehler, Mr. Woodbridge, and Mr. Angell.

Dates

Creation: 1925 September 1-3

Creator

Marshall, Leon C. (Leon Carroll), 1879-1966 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

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This collection is open for use.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions. It is not necessary to seek our permission as the owner of the physical work to publish or otherwise use public domain materials that we have made available for use, unless Johns Hopkins University holds the copyright.

Biographical Note

Leon Carroll Marshall was a professor, Institue of Law, Johns Hopkins University and was a well known educator in the field of commerce and administration. He was born in Zanesville, Ohio in 1879 and educated at Ohio Weslyan University and Harvard. From 1907 to 1928, Marshall held various positions at the University of Chicago including dean of the graduate school of business. He was appointed to Hopkins in 1928 to become professor of law and director of the Institute of Law until its closing in 1933. In 1934, President Franklin Roosevelt selected Marshall to become a member of the National Labor Board and the National Recovery Administration. Marshall left Hopkins in 1939 and ended his academic career in 1948, when he retired from American University. Leon Carroll Marshall died in 1966 in Bethesda.

Extent

0.21 Cubic Feet (1 custom box (12 x 3 x 10 inches))

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

Leon Carroll Marshall (1879-1966) was a professor, Institue of Law, Johns Hopkins University. Collection consists of one bound volume (the second of two) containing verbatim account of psychology seminar held at Johns Hopkins on September 1-3, 1925.