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Carolyn L. Attneave papers, 1941-1990

Overview of the Collection

Title
Carolyn L. Attneave papers
Dates
1941-1990 (inclusive)
Quantity
79.21 cubic feet, (64 boxes)
Collection Number
3308
Summary
Personal and professional papers of Professor of psychology at the University of Washington
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

Access to portions of the collection is restricted. Contact University of Washington Libraries Special Collections for details.

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Languages
English
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Biographical Note

Carolyn Attneave was an American psychologist best known for founding network therapy and for working with cross-cultural topics in her research. In 1962, Attneave relocated to Oklahoma to work for the Oklahoma State Department of Health, where she worked to provide mental health services to seven Native American tribes in the area. This work would go on to influence her later efforts to provide Native American-specific mental health treatment. In 1968, she moved to Philadelphia, Pennyslvania to work at the Child Guidance Clinic. It was here that she began to focus on network therapy, an alternative to hospitalization in which the clients focus on their personal networks that may include their families and neighborhood communities. In an attempt to gain a better cultural understanding of the cultural contexts of her clients, she relocated to a primarily black area of Philadelphia, where she was able to understand different therapy networks. In 1973, her book Family Networks, written with Ross Speck, was published. Later, she moved to Boston, Massachusetts and founded the Network of Indian Psychologists, which went on to become the Society of Indian Psychologists. Beginning in 1973, she began her teaching career at Harvard University's School of Public Health, and later joined the faculty of the University of Washington, where she spent the last 15 years of her career. She continued in her work in network therapy and community services unti her death in 1992. (Information found at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolyn_Attneave)

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Content Description

Correspondence, reports, committee files, photographs, research files, and related items.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Accession 3308-001: Informant's/creator's rights dedicated to the public, except for personal papers. Accession 3308-002: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

Preservation Note

Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Related Materials

Publications with contributions by Attneave:

Indian Mental Health Training Program, Julia S Putnam, and Thomas C Hansen. 1982. "Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Seminars : Summarized Proceedings, 1978-1981." In . Seattle, Wash: Seattle Indian Health Board, Indian Mental Health Training Program.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Subject Terms

  • University Archives/Faculty Papers


2014

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