Papers of Professor Larry Weiskrantz

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Correspondence and papers of Professor Larry Weiskrantz relating to his academic career in psychology; correspondence and papers concerning a campaign for a cycle path in Oxford; audio cassette recording of a talk delivered by Professor Weiskrantz.

Dates

Creation: 1948-c.2016

Extent

0.25 Linear metres (3 containers)

Language of Materials

English

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Some material is closed.

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Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 24341/1].

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MSS. 24341/1-3

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 24341

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Abstract

Correspondence and papers of Professor Larry Weiskrantz relating to his academic career, with a file concerning a campaign for a cycle path in Oxford and the recording of a talk.

Biographical / Historical

Lawrence (Larry) Weiskrantz was born in 1926 and educated at Girard College and Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, at Oxford University and Harvard. In 1955 he returned to Oxford for a post-doctoral fellowship and then spent eleven years at Cambridge University on neuropsychological research. In 1967 he became chair of psychology at Oxford and a fellow of Magdalen College where he remained until retiring in 1993. He died in 2018.

For further information see Who Was Who.