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Finding Aid to the Milton J.E. Senn Papers, 1927-1983

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Descriptive Summary

Biographical/Historical Note

Index Terms

Related Materials/Collections

Administrative Information

Restrictions

Series Descriptions

Series 1: Biographical Materials

Series 2: Correspondence -- Miscellaneous

Series 3: Subject Files

Series 4: Oral Histories and Historical Projects

Series 5: Publications and Printed Matter


from the Material on The Child Development Movement Collection

Archives and Modern Manuscripts Program, History of Medicine Division
Processed by Peter B. Hirtle; Processing Completed April 1992

Encoded by John P. Rees

Descriptive Summary

Collection Number:MS C 280a
Creator:Senn, Milton J. E., 1902-
Title:Milton J.E. Senn Papers
Dates:1927-1983
Quantity:5 linear feet

Biographical/Historical Note

OC: pediatrician, child-psychiatrist PO: Additional career information: pediatrician-in-chief Grace-New Haven Community Hosp., 1951-58.; dir. Child Study Ctr., Yale U. Med. Sch., New Haven, 1948-66; prof. Emeritus, Yale U. Med. Sch., New Haven, 1970-90; Sterling prof. Pediatrics and psychiatry, Yale U. Med. Sch., New Haven, 1948-70; asst., assoc., later attending pediatrician, N.Y. Hosp., N.Y.C., 1933-49; prof. Pediatrics and psychiatry, Cornell U. Med. Coll., N.Y.C., 1948-49; Commonwealth Fund fellow in psychiatry, Cornell U. Med. Coll., N.Y.C., 1937-39; assoc. in pediatrics, Cornell U. Med. Coll., N.Y.C., 1933-39; fellow, instr. Pediatrics, Washington U., St. Louis, 1929-33; resident, Children's Hosp., Milw., 1927-28; intern, Columbia Hosp., Milw., 1927-29 ED: BS, U. Wis., 1925; MD, U. Wis., 1927; MA (hon.), Yale U., 1948 Bd. dirs. Field Found. ME: Mem. Am. Pediatric Soc., Am. Acad. Pediatrics, Am. Orthopsychiat. Assn., N.Y. Acad. Medicine.

The Yale Child Study Center under Milton Senn's creative leadership (1948-1966) gained international recognition as a major center for the study of behavior in the early years of life and for the treatment of children experiencing difficulties in meeting developmental challenges in their lives.

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Restrictions

Restrictions

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Copyright

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Index Terms

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MeSH Subjects
Child Psychology
Pediatrics
Corporate Names
Yale University Medical School

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Senn, Milton J. E. Milton J.E. Senn Papers. 1927-1983. Located in: Modern Manuscripts Collection, History of Medicine Division, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD; MS C 280a.

Provenance

Gift, 12/22/1974. Acc. #109, 278, 299, 379, 519.

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Series Descriptions

 

Series 1: Biographical Materials

BoxFolder
11 Biography and Publications (Senn)
12 Autobiographical Account - "Peregrinations of a Pediatrician"
13 Oral History Interview with Dr. Senn - Assoc. for the Aid of Crippled Children, 1972
14 Dr. Senn - (Alice Smuts) interview, Boston, May, 1981 (Added to collection: March, 1983)
15 Clippings and Press Releases, 1945-70
16 Programs (includes Senn's Graduation from Wisconsin), 1927-63
17 Printed Matter re Dr. Senn
18 Miscellaneous Publications, Statements, and Lectures by Senn, 1958-79

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Series 2: Correspondence -- Miscellaneous

BoxFolder
19 Unidentified
110 A - B
111 C - G
112 H - K
113 L - N
114 O - P
115 R - S
116 T - W

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Series 3: Subject Files

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117 Adoption Research (Russell Sage Grant), 1950-52
118 C. Anderson Aldrich Award, 1975-77 (Senn) (Added August, 1983)
119 Catholic Church Controversy, 1959-60
1 Child Study Center, Yale University
120-22 Annual Reports, 1948-51
21-14 Annual Reports, 1951-65
215 Annual Reports, 1965-66
31 Budget, 1948-51
32 Committee on Child Welfare; Appt. Dir. Child Study Center, 1944-52
33 Committee on Child Welfare; Appt. Dir. Child Study Center, 1944-52
34 Nursery School, 1947-49
35 Plans for New Child Study
36 Program Plans, 1958-62
37 Research Plans, 1949-50
38 Service to Community Social Agencies, 1948-49
39 Staff Research Reports, 1959-61
310 Suggestions for Child Study Center, 1958
311 Children's Bureau Conference - Child Development Study, 1948-78
312 Clinical Sciences Committee, 1952-53
313 Commonwealth Fund - Reports by Dr. Senn, 1946, 51 (Added May, 1985)
314 Conferences - Pediatric-Psychiatric, 1942-43
315 Family Study - Correspondence, 1955-64 (Added May, 1985)
316 Field Foundation - Correspondence and Misc. Material, 1962-83 (Added May, 1985)
317 Freud, Anna - Correspondence and Misc. Material, 1913-83
318 Gesell Clinic (Corr. between Gesell, Ilg, Ames re Research in Child Development), 1941-48
319 Gesell Institute of Child Development, 1950-65 (Added August, 1983)
320 Honors - 1953-70
3 Institute of Child Development - Cornell University - New York Hospital
321 Fellowships in Pediatrics (Applications) 1947-48
41 Fellowships in Pediatrics (Applications), 1947-48
42 Fellowships in Pediatrics (Appt's.), 1947
43 Correspondence, 1939-50
44 General Correspondence: Fellows, 1946-48
45 Funding, etc., 1947-48
46 Lectures, Seminars, etc., 1947-49
47-9 Seminars, 1947-48
410 Nursery School, 1947-48
411 Training Plans: Budget, 1947-48
412 Training Plans: General, 1947-48
413 Miscellaneous, 1947-48
414 General Correspondence: Inter-Hospital, 1947-48
415 General Correspondence: Outside, 1947-48
416 Institute on Human Relations (Yale)
417 Ittleson Family Foundation - Washington Univ. 1954-56 (Senn) (Added August, 1983)
418 Job Offers - Correspondence
51 Lea & Febiger - Correspondence, 1960-68
52 Lectures in Britain, 1962
53 Lecture Notes (1970)
54-12 Manuscripts (some unpublished) of published articles, 1945-68
513 Manuscripts - unpublished, 1973 (Added August, 1983)
514 Manuscripts - unpublished, 1977-79 (Added August, 1983)
515 Miscellaneous Reprints
516-17 Miscellaneous Typescripts
61 Nursery School - Foster Child Reseach, 1965
62 Pro-Life Movement, 1979-80 (Added August, 1983)
63 Proposal for New Department of Child Health, 1955
64 Provost Committee Report - 1963
65 Rachford Lectures, 1946
66 Sabbatical Year, 1961
67 Senn-Gesell Controversey, 1946-56
68 "Epoch Approach to Child Development" (Correspondence), 1954-56
69 Sessions on Longitudinal Child Care, 1953-55
610 Society for Research in Child Development, 1948
611 Sociology in Pediatrics at Yale (Wessen), 1951
612-17 Talks, 1950-58
71-12 Talks, 1959-70
713 Talks to Medical Students, 1958-60
81-3 Training Grants, USPHS, 1948-59 (Added May, 1985)
84-5 Training Program - Child Development (Graduate), 1959
86 Training Program for Pediatricians (in Child Study Center), 1951-52
87-8 White House Conference, 1950
89-10 White House Conference, 1950; 1960-73
811-12 World Health Organization, 1952-61
91 World Health Organization, 1952-62
9 Yale University
92 Appointments (Chmn., Dept. Pediatrics, 1951; Fellow, Davenport College, 1957)
93 Budget - Dept. of Pediatrics, 1951-53

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Series 4: Oral Histories and Historical Projects

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94 Questionnaire Re: History of Pediatric Training, 1972
95 Oral History of Child Development
96 Correspondence Re: Oral History on Child Development (1)
97 Correspondence Re: Oral History on Child Development (2)
98 Oral History of Child Guidance and Psychiatry Movements - Intro. and Corr., 1976-79
99 Historical Program - 50th Anniversary of the SRCD, 1982-83

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Series 5: Publications and Printed Matter

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910 The Bank Street Schools, "Graduate Program in Teacher Education," September 1950.
911 Long, C.N.H. (Dean). "School of Medicine, Yale University 1947-48."
912 May, Mark A. "Toward A Science of Human Behavior: A Survey of the Work of the Institute of Human Relations Through Two Decades, 1929-1949."
913 Commission on Children and Youth. "Children and Youth in Connecticut." Hartford 6, Connecticut, October, 1950.
914 Administrative Committee of Vassar Trustees. "Abstracts and Excerpts of the General Lectures given at the Vassar Summer Institute for Family and Community Living." Poughkeepsie, New York, July 12 - August 9, 1944.
915 Edited by Katz, Susan Lustman. "International Year of the Child: Child Advocacy 1979, Proceedings." Yale University. June 21-22, 1979.
101 Long, C.N.H. "Yale University School of Medicine: Report for the Year, 1948-49."
102 "Bulletin of Yale University: School of Medicine for the Academic Year, 1948-49."
103 "Bulletin of Yale University: School of Medicine for the Academic Year, 1949-50."
104 "Bulletin of Yale University: School of Medicine for the Academic Year, 1951-52."
105 MacFarlane, Jean W., Allen Lucile, and Honzik, Marjorie P., "A Development Study of the Behavior Problems of Normal Children Between Twenty-One Months and Fourteen Years." Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1954.
106 Editorial Board, Sontag, L.W., Chairman, "Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development," volume iii, 1938, Washington, D.C.: Society for Research in Child Development, National Research Council.
107 Angell, James Rowland, "Yale's Institute of Human Relations," reprinted from The Yale Alumni Weekly, April 19, 1929.
108 Cornell University Official Publication, volume 34: July 15, 1942: number 2, "Announcement of Cornell University Medical College for 1942-43." New York City: at 1300 York Avenue.
109 Cornell University Official Publication, Medical College, August 12, 1948 "Announcement for 1948-1949 Sessions, New York: Medical College, 1948-1949."
1010 "The New York Hospital: Children's Clinic and the Department of Pediatrics, Annual Report 1939," New York.
1011 "The Society of the New York Hospital: Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic and Related Psychiatric Service, Annual Report 1939," New York.
1012 "Report of the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic and Related Psychiatric Service 1940," New York: The Society of the New York Hospital, 1940.
1013 "Report of the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic and Related Psychiatric Service 1944," New York: The Society of the New York Hospital, 1944.
1014 "Report of the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic and Related Psychiatric Service 1946," New York: The Society of the New York Hospital, 1946.
1015 "Report of the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic and Related Psychiatric Service 1947," New York: The Society of the New York Hospital, 1947.
1016 "Report of the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic and Related Psychiatric Service 1948," New York: The Society of the New York Hospital, 1948.
1017 "The Society of the New York Hospital: The Annual Report of the Medical Director, White Plains, New York:" The New York Hospital - Westchester Division, 1937.
1018 "Russell Sage Foundation: Annual Report 1955-1956," New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1956.
1019 "Institute on Personality Development of the Progressive Education Association," New York: Institute on Personality Development, 1942.
1020 "Abstracts and Excerpts of the General Lectures given at the Yassar Summer Institue for Family and Child-Care Services in War Time: July 1-30, 1943," New New York: Vassar College, September 1943.
1021 "Conference on Mental Health Aspects of Pediatrics, Hershey, Pennsylvania, Preliminary Report: March 6-8, 1947," New York: The Commonwealth Fund, 1947.
1022 "Parental, Institutional and Kibbutz Education," n.p., undated.
1023 Bayer, Leona, and Bayley, Nancy. Growth Diagnosis: Selected Methods for Interrepting and Predicting Physical Development from One Year to Maturity. Chicago, The University of Chicago Press, 1959.
1024 Senn, Milton J.E., ed. "Problems of Early Infancy: Transactions of the First Conference, March 3-4, 1947." New York: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, 1947.
1025 Senn, Milton J.E., ed. "Problems of Infancy and Childhood: Transactions of the Third Conference, March 7-8, 1949." New York: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, 1949.
111 Gessell, Arnold. Körperseelische Entwicklung in der fròhen Kindheit, Halle a.S., Carl Marhold Verlagsbuchhandlung 1931.
112 Senn, Milton, J.E., and Newill Phyllis Krafft. All About Feeding Children. New York: Doubleday, Doran and Company, Inc., 1944.
113 Stolz, Herbert Rowell and Stolz, Lois Meek. Somatic Development of Adolescent Boys: A Study of the Growth of Boys During the Second Decade of Life, New York: The MacMillan Company, 1951.
114Problems of Infancy and Childhood: Transactions of the Fourth Conference, March 6-7, 1950, New York: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundatin, 1950.
115 Senn, Milton J.E., ed. Symposium on the Health Personality: Transactions of Specail Meetings of Conference on Infancy and Childhood June 8-9 and July 3-4, Supplement II: Problems of Infancy and Childhood. New York: Josiah Macy Jr. Foundation, 1950.
116 Senn, Milton J.E., ed. Problems of Infancy and Childhood: Transactions of the Sixth Conference, March 17 and March 18, 1952. New York: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, 1952.
117 Senn, Milton J.E., ed. Problems on Infancy and Childhood: Transactions of the Seventh Conference, March 23 and 24, 1953. New York: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, 1953.
118 Witmer, Helen I., ed. Pediatrics and the Emotional Needs of the Child: As discussed my pediatricians and psychiatrists at Hershey, Pennsylvania, March 608, 1947. New York: The Commonwealth Fund, 1948.
119 Senn, Milton J.E., ed. Problems of Early Infancy: Transactions of the Second Conference, March 1-2, 1948, New York: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, 1948.
1110 Jackson, Edith B. and Trainham, Genevieve, eds., "Family Centered Maternity and Infant Care: Supplement I to Problems of Infancy and Childhood Transactions, Fourth Conference." New York: Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation, 1950.
1111 Senn, Milton J.E. and Solnit, Albert J.. Problems in Child Behavior and Development. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1968.
121 Solnit, Albert J. and Provence, Sally A., eds. Modern Perspectives in Child Development: In Honor of Milton J.E. Senn. New York: International Universities Press, Inc., 1963.
122Hunger and Malnutrition in America: Hearings before the Subcommittee on Employment, Manpower, and Poverty of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, Ninetieth Congress, first session, 1967.
123 Senn, Milton J.E., and Hartford, Claire, eds. The Firstborn: Experiences of Eight American Families. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1968.

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Last updated: 02 November 2006
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