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Agnes Mero Plenk papers, 1947-2004

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Plenk, Agnes M.
Title
Agnes Mero Plenk papers
Dates
1947-2004 (inclusive)
Quantity
2.5 linear feet, (5 boxes)
Collection Number
ACCN 1585
Summary
The Agnes Mero Plenk papers (1947-2004) contain materials relating to Plenk's work in the fields of educational and child psychology. Plenk founded the Salt Lake Children's Center in 1962. She also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah.
Repository
University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860

Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu
Access Restrictions

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Agnes (Agi) Mero Plenk, born in 1917, came to Utah in 1947. She founded the Children's Center of Salt Lake City and is the author and presenter of numerous papers and lectures. She attended Northwestern University for her B.A. and M.A, and then earned her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Utah in 1967. She founded the Children's Center in 1962 and has been involved with its direction up to the present. Plenk served as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah and received numerous awards and honors.

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Content Description

The Agnes Mero Plenk papers (1947-2004) contain materials relating to Plenk's work in the fields of educational and child psychology. Included in the collection is Plenk's history of the Children's Center of Salt Lake City, Hold Fast to Dreams, and a manuscript of her book Helping Young Children at Risk: A Psycho-Educational Approach, also included are related synopses, notes, book promotionals, and correspondence with publishers. The collection also contains articles from newspapers, magazines, and conferences related to psychology; news clippings; papers delivered by others at lectured such as the Master Lectures on Developmental Psychology series; informational pamphlets focusing on child rearing and mental health; course materials on sexism and eating disorders; guidelines for child raising and child care giving; newsletters; and other materials, such as program manuals, concerned with psychology and child psychology in particular.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library's Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Preferred Citation

Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Boxes 1-3 were donated in 1996 (1.5 linear feet).

Boxes 4-5 were donated in 2004 (1.0 linear feet).

Related Materials

See also the Agnes Mero Plenk photograph collection (P1171) in the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.

Processing Note

Processed by Sabrina Baksh-Riches in 2005.

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Related Materials

Forms part of the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women's Legacy Archives.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • Behavioral assessment of children--Research--Utah--Salt Lake City
  • Child development--Research--Utah--Salt Lake City
  • Child psychologists--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
  • Child psychology--Research--Utah--Salt Lake City
  • Children--Services for--Utah--Salt Lake City
  • Hungarians--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
  • Women immigrants--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives
  • Women psychologists--Utah--Salt Lake City--Archives

Personal Names

  • Plenk, Agnes M.--Archives

Corporate Names

  • Children's Center (Salt Lake City, Utah)--Research

Form or Genre Terms

  • Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
  • Correspondence
  • Examinations (documents)
  • Handbooks and manuals
  • Health surveys
  • Instructional and educational works
  • Manuscripts
  • Pamphlets
  • Serial publications

Finding aid created by Sabrina Baksh Riches and Rebecca Airmet.
2005 (last modified: 2018 and 2024)

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