Summary |
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| Creator: | Pickett, Robert S. |
| Title: | Robert S. Pickett Audio Reels |
| Dates: | 1965-1979 |
| Size: | 2 boxes (1 linear foot) |
| Abstract: | Audio reels used or made by Pickett as professor of child and family studies |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biography
Robert Stanley Pickett (1931- ) was a professor of child and family studies at Syracuse University.
Pickett was born in Maine on September 12, 1931. He earned his bachelor of science in education from Gorham State Teachers College (now the University of Southern Maine) in 1953, his masters at Harvard University in 1957, and his Ph.D. at Syracuse University in 1963. Between 1962 and 1964 he taught at Clarkson College of Technology. Syracuse University's College of Home Economics hired Pickett as one of its first male professors in 1964. He taught child and family studies for over thirty years at Syracuse. In 1995 he served as interim director of Hendricks Chapel for two years. He is now professor emeritus of child and family studies.
Scope and Content Note
This collection comprises 25 audio reels dealing mainly with Pickett's focus on child and family studies. They are 1/4 inch audio tapes and one audio cassette. A number of them are unidentified.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Please note that the Reading Room does not have the equipment to play the audio reels. Advance notice is required to create listening copies.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Robert S. Pickett Audio Reels,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Robert and Jane Pickett donated the audio reels to the Syracuse University Archives in 2017.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Meg Mason
Date: 2017
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