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Thomas H. Holmes papers, 1949-1984

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Holmes, Thomas H.
Title
Thomas H. Holmes papers
Dates
1949-1984 (inclusive)
Quantity
3 cubic feet (3 boxes)
Collection Number
3334
Summary
Correspondence, grant records and committee files of UW professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users.

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, University of Washington Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department.

Thomas Hall Holmes was born 1918. Holmes came to the University of Washington in 1949. He is most well known for the development of the Schedule of Recent Experiences and for his Live Change Events research which was first published in 1967. His work on Life Change Events was known internationally and became known to the general public through inclusion in Alvin Toffler's book Future Shock and a Time Magazine article. He continued in that field until his retirement in 1984 after a stroke. He worked on committees of the University of Washington School of Medicine and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

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Content Description

Correspondence, speeches, writings, conference and convention files, awards, and grant files, relating to Hall's research interests, and especially life change events; together with committee files relating to University of Washington School of Medicine and Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, 1949-1984. Correspondents include Alvin Toffler. 3.5 linear feet of the material received consisted of correspondence regarding Life Change research. Much of this was requests for reprints, requests for permission to use material in research, and personal statements regarding individual applications of the Life Change Scale. The vast majority of this material was discarded. A sampling was kept, which represents typical responses to inquiries, or in which Holmes responded at greater length than usual, shedding light on his interpretation of his research.

The grant records included here are proposals, renewals and some reports. Dr. Holmes was principle investigator for the majority. A lesser number were grants to other Psychiatry Department professors including Dr. Minoru Masuda and Dr. Herbert Ripley. No attempt has been made to place these in any particular order. The subgroups represent only a few of the many W.U. Medicine School Committees on which Dr. Holmes served.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Dr. Holmes' office via Marion Amundson, secy., 1985-02-06

Preservation Note

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

 

  • Description: Biographical Features
    Dates: 1975, 1985
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Miscellaneous Chronological General Correspondence
    Dates: 1949-1984
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Firland Sanitorium General Correspondence
    Dates: 1952-1961
    Container: Box 1
  • Description: Miscellaneous Chronological General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1967-1983
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Gail E. Anderson General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1971-1972
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Gonzalo W. Buch General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Elihu Carranza General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1971-1974
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: R. Dean Coddington General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Arthur F. Costantini General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1971-1972
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: John H. Gilberts General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Paul W. Harris General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1971-1974
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Alice L. Hoskins General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1971-1972
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Kathryn Hurlburt General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1973-1976
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Joe Mendels General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1967-1976
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Francis T. Miller General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1968-1972
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Paul R. Miller General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1969-1972
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Oscar A. Parsons General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1967-1968
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Suzanne Pasley General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Mary E. Pharis General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1972
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: George Saslow General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1967-1968
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Edward M. Scott General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1969-1975
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Edie Tannenbaum General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1969-1971
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Shel Taylor General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1970-1971
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Alvin Toffler General Correspondence re: Life Change Research
    Dates: 1968-1970
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: General Correspondence - responses to Time Magazine article
    Dates: 1971
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Awards
    Dates: 1975
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Speeches
    Dates: 1949-1984
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "Advances in Psychosomatic Medicine" writing - reprint
    Dates: 1976, 1980
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "Life Change and Illness Susceptibility" writing - reprint
    Dates: 1973
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "Preventative Measures" writing - reprint
    Dates: undated
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "Schedule of Recent Experience" (SRE) and Manual writing - reprint
    Dates: 1967, 1981
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: "Social Readjustment Rating Scale" (SRRS) writing - reprint
    Dates: 1967
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Lake Wilderness Retreat
    Dates: 1970 June 29-30
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Washington State Research Meetings
    Dates: 1960-1970
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Thomas H. Holmes - Behavioral Science Training Grant
    19 items
    Dates: 1959-1980
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Thomas H. Holmes - Miscellaneous other grants
    12 items
    Dates: 1952-1966
    Container: Box 2
  • Description: Minoru Masuda grant records
    14 items
    Dates: 1958-1966, 1971-1976
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Herbert S. Ripley grant records
    4 items
    Dates: 1959-1968
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: Miscellaneous grant records
    5 items
    Dates: 1957-1971
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: W.U. Anthropology Training Program Committee
    Dates: 1966
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: W.U. Libraries, Health Sciences Library Committee
    Dates: 1949
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: W.U. Medical Student Research Training Program Committee
    4 items
    Dates: 1959-1968
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: W.U. Medicine School, Hospital Planning Committee
    Dates: 1953-1958
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: W.U. Medicine School, Medical Education Objectives Committee
    Dates: 1953-1957
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: W.U. Medicine School, Thesis Committee
    Dates: 1972-1980
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: W.U. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department - Organizational Charts
    Dates: 1969
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: W.U. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department - Minutes - Executive Committee
    Dates: 1970 November - 1972 February
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: W.U. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department - Minutes - Faculty Assembly
    Dates: 1970-1971
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: W.U. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department - Newsletter
    Dates: 1970-1971
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: W.U. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department, Program Development Committee
    Dates: 1962-1969
    Container: Box 3
  • Description: W.U. Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Department, Undergraduate Education Steering Committee
    Dates: 1970-1975
    Container: Box 3

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Subject Terms

  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Holmes, Thomas H (creator)
    • Masuda, Minoru, 1915-1980 (creator)
    • Ripley, Herbert S., 1907- (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • University of Washington. Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (creator)
    • University of Washington. School of Medicine. Medical Student Research Training Program (creator)
    • University of Washington. University Archives
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