- Classics in the History of Psychology
Many full texts available online.
- The Mead Project
As well as being a repository for online versions of material by the influential American social psychologist, George Herbert Mead (1863-1931), this site also archives work related to his, including that of many important early 20th century American psychologists, including J.R. Angell, J.M. Baldwin, J. Dewey, W. James, W.I. Thomas, & E.B. Titchener.
- American Psychological Association Division 26 (History of Psychology).
Official site of the APA. Includes contact information for committee members, list of fellows, and selected links.
- American Psychological Association Historical Database
Searchable by date or keyword.
- AmoebaWeb: History of Psychology
Links to history of Psychology content.
- Canadian Psychological Association, History & Philosophy of Psychology Section
Information about the section.
- Cheiron: The International Society for the History of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Cheiron is mainly concerned with the History of Psychology.
- Chronology of Psychology
Milestones in the treatment of the mentally ill, history of psychological treatments and institutions, and notable persons and publications, from the Middle Ages through 1997.
- Classics in Psychology 1855-1914: Historical Essays
Short essays introductory to 48 works central to the history of scientific psychology. Each essay places a given work in its intellectual context, summarizes its basic content, and assesses its general significance.
- European Society for the History of the Human Sciences
ESHHS brings together individuals interested in the history of psychology, anthropology, sociology, economy, and other human sciences.
- European Traces of the History of Psychology
Photos and brief descriptions of sites in Europe associated with distinguished contributors to psychological science.
- Forum for History of Human Science
The Forum for History of Human Science is an interest group within the History of Science Society, which brings together historians of economics, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and medicine.
- Freud: A Socratic Statesman
Discusses Plato and Freud's description of the soul (psyche) in terms of an internal conflict for authority over the individual. Elaborates this into an understanding of internal politics.
- Georg Elias Muller
Information on the life and works of this important pioneer of experimental/physiological psychology.
- Gestalt Archive
Full text Gestalt psychology and Gestalt theory articles online (historical and contemporary articles).
- Gestalt Theory Resources Center
Gestalt theory and Gestalt psychology resources - including a Gestalt Theory glossary, brief biographies of the founders of Gestalt Theory, and links.
- Gestalt Theory: Links to Gestalt Related Sources
From the International Society for Gestalt Theory and its Applications.
- HISTNEUR-L: The History of Neuroscience Internet Forum
Gateway and information about an Internet forum for announcements, inquiries and discussion on access to historical sources and their use and interpretation for all persons interested in neuroscience history.
- History & Philosophy of Psychology Web Resources
Useful links page from the Cheiron site.
- History & Theory of Psychology Q&A Forum.
Bulletin board for posting questions and answers about these topics.
- History of Psychiatry Studies
Home page of the print journal.
- History of Psychology (journal)
Home page of the print journal, with information and tables of contents.
- History of Psychology Links
from Alfred D. Kornfeld of Eastern Connecticut State University.
- History of Psychology Timeline
Rather an eccentric selection of key events in the history of Psychology and related fields, from c.580 B.C. to 1997, and with something of a Brazilian bias. May be useful for beginners to get themselves oriented in the field.
- History of the Brain
A timeline of the development of our understanding of the brain, from 4000 B.C. to 2000 A.D.
- HTP Prints
The History and Theory of Psychology eprints archive. Gives access to online versions of articles in these areas. Registered users may also deposit appropriate material.
- Iconophobia, Knight Dunlap, and the vanishing images of J.B. Watson.
Account of an important episode in the development of the Behaviorist movement in psychology.
- Important Scientists in the Early Development of Comparative Cognition
Profiles and works of researchers and observers who made important contributions to the field of comparative animal cognition.
- International Society for the History of the Neurosciences
Dedicated to promoting interest, education and research in the history of the neurosciences.
- John B. Watson
Watson instigated the Behaviorist movement in psychology. This site contains biographical information about him and his career in psychology and, later, in advertising.
- Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
Home page of the longest established print journal in the field, with tables of contents back to 1996.
- Leonardo da Vinci's Contributions to Neuroscience
Includes anatomical drawings by Leonardo and extracts from his writings in brain function, plus Medieval and Renaissance diagrams of the brain, its ventricles, and their function in cognition.
- Mary Whiton Calkins Deserves Her Ph.D.
Mary Whiton Calkins "The Mother of Psychology" attended Harvard at the turn of the 20th century. Help Kalamazoo College students obtain the doctorate that is rightfully hers. Site contains some biographical links.
- Memorandum: memory and history in psychology
Brazilian e-journal. In Portuguese and English.
- Milestones in the History of Neuroscience.
A detailed timeline running from 4000 B.C. to 1997, plus a list of useful reference works and links.
- Mind and Body: Rene Descartes to William James
By Robert H. Wozniak, Bryn Mawr College.
- Neuroscience History Archives
Based at the UCLA Brain Research Institute. Identifies, collects, and preserves primary source material of twentieth century American neuroscience.
- Pear and his peers: The beginnings of psychology at Manchester.
On the establishment of psychology as an academic discipline in Britain, and the career of T.H. Pear, first professor of psychology at Manchester University. By Alan Costall.
- Psychology, Society, and Ability Testing
Eight chapters describing the rise of standardized testing in animal, school, vocational, and military settings.
- RETICULUM: Neuroscience History Resources
A gateway to events, associations, opportunities, and Internet resources for history and historians of basic, clinical, and behavioral neuroscience.
- Rudolf Allers
Information about this Catholic disciple of Freud and Adler who made his own distinctive contributions to psychodynamic theory. Also provides information on related thinkers Anna Terruwe, Conrad W. Baars, and Louis Jugnet.
- Sigmund Freud Forum Frigate
Discussion forum and live chat devoted to Sigmund Freud's life and works.
- Squashed Descartes
Condensed edition of Descartes' 'Meditatione', with study notes and glossary
- The History of Phrenology on the Web
Although now generally considerd pseudoscience, phrenology, the popular Victorian science of the mind and brain, had an enormous historical impact on the development of psychology and neuroscience.
- The History of Psychology
Etext written by a professor in the Psychology Department at Shippensburg University, PA.
- The History of Psychology
By William J. House. Links to an eclectic assortment of online texts from ancient times to the 20th century (Hammurabi's Code of Law to Koffka's Introduction to Gestalt Theory).
- The History of Psychology
from the University of Dayton. Resources on many figures in the history of psychology, and history of psychology trivia.
- The Knight Dunlap Page
Information on Knight Dunlap, a significant, but largely forgotten pioneer of American Psychology.
- The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two
Classic 1956 paper by George A. Miller that helped spark the Cognitive Revolution.
- The Max Wertheimer Page
Life and work of the founder of Gestalt Psychology, with Wertheimer links.
- The Pre-History of Cognitive Science
An annotated bibliography of the models of human cognition of Berkeley, Burton, Hobbes, and Locke. (More thinkers from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries are promised.)
- The Virtual Laboratory
A resource for the history of the human sciences (especially psychology) and the "experimentalization of life," archiving historical texts and images, as well as new essays. Site is in English, but much of the archived material is in German.
- William James
Information on and readings from pioneering American psychologist William James.
- William James Discussion Forum
Discussion forum and live chat devoted to William James' works.
- Women in Psychology
Brief biographies and bibliographies of some female psychologists of various races, ages, and sexual orientations.
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