By Lori Myers-Steele
Collection Overview
Title: Alice Van Krevelan Papers, 1970-1977
ID: RG 09/9.52
Creator: Alice Van Krevelan
Extent: 3.0 Boxes (General)
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged as follows:
Box 1: Van Winkle, Berea, Photograph Albums
Boxes 2-3: International School-to-School Experience (ISSE) materials
Languages: English [eng]
Abstract
Dr. Alice Van Krevelan served as a guest lecturer at Berea from 1936-44, and after earning her Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Rochester, she taught at Hollins College and Grinnell College. She returned to Berea in 1961, serving as professor and chair of the psychology department until her 1980 retirement. She was elected to Sigma Xi, a society devoted to research in science, was a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, president of the Council of Undergraduate Psychology Departments, and a Fellow of the International Council of Psychologists. She was assistant director of Alford Lake Camp in Hope, Maine from 1963-75, and remained as a consultant for many years. Two of her books, Children in Groups: Psychology and the Summer Camp (1972) and Summer Camp (1981) remain useful for camp directors throughout the country. During the 1970s, Van Krevelan was also heavily involved with the International School-to-School Experience (ISSE) program in Berea. After her retirement, she enrolled in painting classes at Berea College and developed a passion for watercolor painting. Van Krevelan in 2004 at the age of 90.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection contains the records of Dr. Alice Van Krevelan. The collection contains materials regarding her work with the International School-to-School Experience (ISSE) and her life in Berea, Kentucky during the 1970s.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
Records can be accessed through the Reading Room, Berea College Special Collections and Archives, Hutchins Library, Berea College.
Use Restrictions:
There are no restrictions on the collection other than federal copyright regulations.
Preferred Citation:
[Item], Alice Van Krevelan, Special Collections & Archives, Berea College, Berea, KY.
Box and Folder Listing
- College Archive Record Group 9.52
- Box 1
- Item 1: Photo Album, Van Winkle Grove, 1970
- Item 2: Photo Album, Van Winkle Grove, 1971
- Box 2
- Folder 1: ISSE (International School-to-School Experience) Communication
- Folder 2: ISSE Trustee Meetings, 1973-1975
- Folder 3: ISSE Trustee Meetings, 1977
- Folder 4: ISSE Berea/Albatros Publicity 1975
- Folder 5: ISSE Newspaper Clippings 1974
- Folder 6: ISSE Release Forms, Students 1972-1974
- Folder 7: ISSE Letters and Communications
- Folder 8: ISSE Exchange with Guatemala, Nov. 1972-May 1973
- Folder 9: ISSE Procedures for Newspaper Articles
- Folder 10: ISSE Pamphlet Materials
- Folder 11: ISSE Letters from Children, 1973
- Folder 12: ISSE Committee Meeting Minutes, 1972-1973
- Folder 13: ISSE Guidelines
- Folder 14: ISSE Treasurer's Report, Tax Exemption Form
- Folder 15: ISSE 1972-1973, 1977
- Folder 16: ISSE 1976
- Folder 17: ISSE Symposium Materials
- Folder 18: ISSE Research, Berea/Guatemala, 1972-1973, Folder 1
- Folder 19: ISSE Research, Berea/Guatemala, 1972-1973, Folder 2
- Folder 20: ISSE Research, Berea/Guatemala, 1972-1973, Folder 3
- Box 3
- Item 1: Child Ambassadors written by Van Krevelen
- Item 2: ISSE Photo Album, 1972
- Item 3: ISSE Photo Album, 1974