CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY - CXVI - AN ORAL-HISTORY OF PHELPS,C.KERMIT, AN 89-YEAR-OLD AFRICAN-AMERICAN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST

In a previous article, the authors presented a brief overview of the f indings of four audiotaped interviews with C. Kermit Phelps, an 89-yea r-old African American who earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 19 52 from the University of Kansas. Dr. Phelps, who spent his profession al career at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kansas City, Miss ouri, also maintained a private clinical practice. The present article provides a comprehensive account of the structured interviews.