History of Psychology

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Most academic libraries use Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) to categorize their holdings topically. Selected broad LCSH for use in library catalog searches for topics related to the history of psychology include:

PSYCHOLOGISTS -- BIOGRAPHY
PSYCHOLOGISTS -- BIO-BIBLIOGRAPHY
PSYCHOLOGY -- HISTORY
PSYCHOLOGY -- HISTORY -- 19TH CENTURY
PSYCHOLOGY -- HISTORY -- 20TH CENTURY
PSYCHOLOGY -- HISTORY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY
PSYCHOLOGY -- HISTORY -- UNITED STATES
WOMEN PSYCHOLOGISTS

Note the subheadings (e.g., history) that can help you focus your search. Further, some subject subheadings are used to inidicate primary source material. These include: Correspondence, Documents, Letters, Personal Narratives, Sources, Works, Writings. Search examples:
      Keyword Search:  Phrenology and Sources
or
      Subject Search:  Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 -- Correspondence

Also, remember to search for important persons as authors as well as subjects, e.g.,
      Author Search:  Hall, G. Stanley (Granville Stanley), 1844-1924

See the Library of Congress Classification Outline (www.loc.gov/catdir/cpso/lcco/) for a detailed breakdown of subject classes (i.e., call number areas). Psychology's main class BF, but related resources will be classified elsewhere, e.g., RC for psychiatry (abnormal).