Richard Stephen Creed papers, 1959 April-July
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Summary
- Creator:
- Creed, R. S. (Richard Stephen), 1898-
- Abstract:
- Richard Stephen Creed was vice-chancellor of New College, Oxford, England. Collection documents the controversy that followed publication of Dr. Seymour J. G. Spencer's article, "Homosexuality among Oxford Undergraduates," in the Journal of Mental Science in April 1959, which received press coverage in England and the United States. The article discussed the psychiatric treatment of such students. Contains Creed's corrected copy of the reprinted article and an excerpt from the July meeting minutes for the Warneford Management committee, where faculty and staff mentioned in the article's acknowledgments expressed their outrage at the unwanted and sensational publicity. Includes Creed's letter to the author following that meeting, which questioned Spencer's research results and approach to writing, as well as Spencer's letters written in response to defend his work.
- Extent:
- 0.1 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Collection ID:
- RL.00268
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection documents the controversy that followed publication of Dr. Seymour J. G. Spencer's article, "Homosexuality among Oxford Undergraduates," in the Journal of Mental Science in April 1959, which received press coverage in England and the United States. The article discussed the psychiatric treatment of such students. Contains Creed's corrected copy of the reprinted article and an excerpt from the July meeting minutes for the Warneford Management committee, where faculty and staff mentioned in the article's acknowledgments expressed their outrage at the unwanted and sensational publicity. Includes Creed's letter to the author following that meeting, which questioned Spencer's research results and approach to writing, as well as Spencer's letters written in response to defend his work.
- Biographical / historical:
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Richard Stephen Creed was vice-chancellor of New College, Oxford, England.
- Acquisition information:
- Purchase, 2010
- Processing information:
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Processed by: Alice Poffinberger, November 2010
Encoded by: Alice Poffinberger, July 2011
Accession(s) described in this finding aid: 2010-0191
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- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Subjects
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- Subjects:
- Students -- Sexual behavior -- Great Britain
Homosexuality -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
Homosexuality and education -- Great Britain
Gay people -- Mental health -- Great Britain - Names:
- University of Oxford -- Faculty
University of Oxford -- Students
University of Oxford
Creed, R. S. (Richard Stephen), 1898-
Spencer, Seymour J. G. - Places:
- Oxford (England) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century
Oxford (England) -- History -- 20th century
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