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Harry A. Osser fonds
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1967-1997 (Creation)
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- Osser, Harry A.
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0.45 m of textual records
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Biographical history
Henry (Harry) Albert Osser (1927-2001) was a Professor in in the Faculty of Education at Queen's University. He was born in London, England, and immigrated to Canada in 1953. He obtained his B.A. from Queen's University in 1958, and his Ph.D. in Psycholinguistics from Cornell University in 1963. He was a Professor in the Department of Psychology at York University from 1963 to 1965, a Professor of Medical Psychology in the Department of Pediatrics at Johns Hopkins University from 1965 to 196-. He became a member of the faculty at Queen's University in 1975.
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The fonds consists of research notes, manuscripts and correspondence relating to Dr. Osser's work as a researcher in psychology, education and medicine. His research covered the the general topics of cultural beliefs of patients and doctors, comprehension of literature and mathematics, and clinical interviewing methods. Included are lecture notes, conference papers and published articles. This fonds contains the following series: Research notes (1967-1994), Manuscripts (1965-1992), Correspondence(1986-1997), and Lecture notes (1981-1987).
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Donated by Odette Ménard Osser, 2001.
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- English
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5012.2
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Open
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None
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No further accruals are expected