Rare and Manuscript Collections Archival Guides

Rare and Manuscript Collections Archival Guides

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Series I. Publications written and edited by Forrest Lee Dimmick

Publications: These publications appear in chronological order, 1920-1966.

Publications he wrote and edited while being head of the Vision Branch of the U.S. Navy Submarine Base, 1947-1963.

Book Reviews. Mostly published in the American Journal of Psychology.

Notes, Discussions, Lectures, 1 galley proof

Symposia and Congresses

Unpublished Papers.

Series II. Publications by fellow researchers covering a wide area of subjects, i.e. psychology, color vision, night vision, color theory, 1930-1968

Publications in chronological order, 1930-1968.

Publications he reviewed for the Biological Sciences Communications Project.

Technical reports from the Department of the Navy.

Series III. CAT (Color Aptitude Test) and C.I.E. (Commission International Eclairage) research items

Professional tools

Test Charts and results.

Series IV: Inter-Society Color Council

Various material relating to ISCC, including a bibliography and color chart.

Series V: Optical Society of America (OSA)

Reports on Uniform Color Scales.

U.S. Department of Commerce. National Bureau of Standards--Uniform Color Scale. 1954-1962.

Series VI: Personal Activities, 1963-1968

Research and correspondence for writing a biography of Edward Bradford Titchener.

Professional meetings, 1966-1968, in Dresden, Germany. (Includes correspondence and photos)

Professional meetings in Sweden, 1966. (Includes correspondence.)

Series VII: Correspondence, 1929-1967

Series VIII: Personal memorabilia

Series IX: Mrs. Claire Comstock Dimmick, Ph.D. '20

Series X: Additional material

Summary Information

Title: Forrest Lee Dimmick papers,
Creator: Forrest Lee Dimmick
Inclusive dates: 1911-1968
7 cubic ft.
Correspondence, reports, printed materials, publications, photographs.
Abstract::
Professional papers include correspondence with Karl M. Dallenbach, Edwin G. Boring, and other participants from the Inter-Society Color Council.

Call number: 2862
Language: Collection material in English
Repository: Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library