Christine Ladd-Franklin and Fabian Franklin papers, 1900-1939

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1532
Bib ID:
4078783 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Ladd-Franklin, Christine, 1847-1930
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
100 boxes (7000 items )
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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Description

Summary

The correspondence, papers, and documents relating to Franklins' work in the fields of psychology and logic. The papers are mainly those of Christine Ladd Franklin. Among the selected autographs are fourteen letters from Henry Holt to Fabian Franklin and four letters from Bertrand Russell to Christine Ladd Franklin.

Arrangement

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

The following boxes are located off-site: 2-98. You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Hotchkiss, Helen. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1962. Accession number--M-62.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

1989-06-00 Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn.

Revision Description

2021-01-14 Complete scrapbook page index added to Series X: Scrapbook. cml

Biographical / Historical

Christine Ladd-Franklin (December 1, 1847 – March 5, 1930), who lectured at Columbia University from 1914 to 1927, was an American psychologist, logician, and mathematician. She was well-known for her method of reducing all syllogisms to a single formula, and for her contributions to knowledge relating to color vision. She was married to Fabian Franklin (1853-1939).

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Autographs (manuscripts) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Columbia University CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Franklin, Fabian, 1853-1939 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Holt, Henry, 1840-1926 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Russell, Bertrand, 1872-1970 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Color vision -- Research CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Logic -- Research CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Psychology -- Research CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Syllogism CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Women college teachers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Women psychologists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID