Textos Rogers
Textos Rogers
Rogers Papers
A Finding Aid to the Collection in the
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2010
Contact information: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.contact
Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Carl R. Rogers, psychologist, psychotherapist, and educator, were given to the
Library of Congress by Rogers in 1977. Additions were given by Rogers in 1982 and by Valerie
Henderson of the Center for Studies of the Person in La Jolla, Calif., in 1988.
Processing History
The Carl R. Rogers Papers were processed in 1993. The finding aid was revised in 2010.
Transfers
Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial divisions of the
Library. Motion picture films and video and sound recordings have been transferred to the Motion
Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. Most photographs have been transferred to
the Prints and Photographs Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the
Carl R. Rogers Papers.
Copyright Status
Copyright in the unpublished writings of Carl R. Rogers in these papers and in other collections of
papers in the custody of the Library of Congress has been dedicated to the public.
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Carl R. Rogers are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the
Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice
is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container
number, Carl R. Rogers Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date Event
1902, Jan. 8 Born, Oak Park, Ill.
1928 M.A., psychology, Columbia University Teachers College, New York, N.Y.
1930-1938 Director, Child Study Department, Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Children, Rochester, N.Y.
1942 Published Counseling and Psychotherapy (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 450
pp.)
1944-1945 Director of counseling services, United Services Organization, New York, N.Y.
1961 Published On Becoming a Person (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 420 pp.)
Elected to American Acadamy of Arts and Sciences
1968-1987 Founder and resident fellow, Center for Studies of the Person, La Jolla, Calif.
1970 Published Carl Rogers on Encounter Groups (New York, N.Y.: Harper and Row,
Publishers. 172 pp.)
1977 Published Carl Rogers on Personal Power (New York, N.Y.: Delacorte Press.
299 pp.)
1980 Published A Way of Being (Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 395 pp.)
Container Contents
BOX 6 General
Dec. 1934-Jan. 1935, Apr. 1955-Sept. 1957
Jan. 1964-Dec. 1969
Jan. 1970-Feb. 73
(4 folders)
BOX 7 Mar.-Aug. 1973
(7 folders)
BOX 8 Sept.-Dec. 1973
(5 folders)
BOX 9 Jan.-May 1974
(5 folders)
BOX 10 June-Dec. 1974
(7 folders)
BOX 11 Jan.-Aug. 1975
(8 folders)
BOX 12 Sept. 1975-Feb. 1976
(7 folders)
BOX 13 Mar.-June 1976
(7 folders)
BOX 14 July-Nov. 1976
(7 folders)
BOX 15 Dec. 1976-Mar. 1977
(8 folders)
BOX 16 Apr.-July 1977
(5 folders)
BOX 17 Aug.-Dec. 1977
(6 folders)
BOX 18 Jan.-July 1978
(7 folders)
BOX 19 Aug. 1978-Jan. 1979
(6 folders)
BOX 20 Feb.-Sept. 1979
(8 folders)
BOX 21 Oct. 1979-Apr. 1980
(7 folders)
BOX 22 May-Oct. 1980
(7 folders)
BOX 23 Nov. 1980-May 1981
(8 folders)
BOX 24 June-Dec. 1981
(7 folders)
BOX 25 Jan.-Aug. 1982
(9 folders)
1984-1985
BOX 111 Undated
(3 folders)
Proposal for funding, 1985
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, 1986-1987, undated
Memoranda, 1983-1986, undated
Notes and background material, 1963, 1983-1985, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 112 Reports, 1985-1986, undated
(2 folders)
Workshop, Rust, Austria
Notes, 1985-1986, undated
Reports, 1985-1987, undated
(2 folders)
Typescript for book re workshop, "The Central America Challenge,"
1985, undated
Carl Rogers University (Switzerland), 1981-1984, undated
Educational Innovation Project
Correspondence, 1967-1973, undated
BOX 113 Financial records, 1969-1984, undated
Fund-raising activities
Correspondence, 1965-1968, undated
Mary Reynolds Babcock Foundation, 1967-1971, undated
(2 folders)
Memoranda, 1967-1971, undated
Notes on talks, 1967, undated
Planning research, 1967-1968, undated
Project assessment, 1967, undated
Proposed book, 1969-1970, undated
Reports, 1968-1971, undated
BOX 114 Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Los Angeles, Calif., 1967-1968,
undated
Empathic listening film project, La Jolla, Calif., 1980
Encounter Groups for Leaders of the Claremont Colleges, La Jolla, Calif.,
1968
Graduate Project, La Jolla, Calif., 1968-1972
Harvard Negotiation Project, Cambridge, Mass., 1983
Human Dimensions in Medical Education, La Jolla, Calif., 1974-1976,
undated
Institute for Conflict Management of the University for Peace, Costa Rica,
circa 1980s
Intensive Group Experience as an Instrument of Educational Change, La
Jolla, Calif.
Correspondence, 1964-1967, undated
Notes, 1964-1967
Reports, 1965, undated
Jan Helper Associates, New York, N.Y., 1980-1981, undated
La Jolla Program, La Jolla, Calif., 1970-1974, undated
BOX 141 Rockefeller Foundation project, "A Study of the Process and Outcomes
of Client-Centered Therapy," interim report, 1950-1953, undated
Schizophrenia, undated
Failure cases, analysis of, 1960, undated
Miscellany, 1954-1960, undated
Motion picture production material, 1951-1962
Motion pictures and sound recordings of therapy, 1954-55
Notes for teaching, 1960, undated
Research papers, 1943-1967, undated
Therapy by others, 1962, undated
Therapy transcripts, excerpts, 1950-1955, undated
Vocational tests for therapists, 1960-1962, undated
(2 folders)
BOX 142 Willoughby test, 1963, undated
Workshops
Notes and background material, 1965-1969, undated
Reactions to, 1966-1969, undated