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Rivers, William Halse Rivers, 1864-1922 (psychologist and anthropologist)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1864 - 1922

Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:

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Index to 'The Case of H. H. and His Arm'

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Reference Code: GBR/3377/WHRivers/2/4/6
Scope and Contents

The indexed term 'acuaesthesia' (relating to sensation at particular points) is defined in the letter WHRivers/2/3/3 within this collection.

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 Series

Research and lecture notes, 1899-05 - 1920

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/3377/WHRivers/1
Dates: 1899-05 - 1920
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'The Case of H. H. and His Arm: a Human Experiment in Nerve Division': vol. 1, 19030301 - 19030801

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Reference Code: GBR/3377/WHRivers/2/4/1
Scope and Contents

There is a full-length photo portrait of W. H. R. Rivers stuck into the beginning of the book. Photographs of Head's hand and arm are stuck in, accompanying the typed text, at intervals (these photographs are of the same series as those listed as WHRivers/2/2) and there are also graphs displaying data.

Dates: 19030301 - 19030801
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'The Case of H. H. and His Arm': vol. 2, 19030803 - 19031213

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Reference Code: GBR/3377/WHRivers/2/4/2
Scope and Contents

There are photographs of Head's arm and hand (see also for comparison WHRivers/2/2 in this collection) interspersed at intervals through the typed text, as well as tabular material displaying data.

Dates: 19030803 - 19031213
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'The Case of H. H. and His Arm': vol. 3, 19040103 - 19041203

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Reference Code: GBR/3377/WHRivers/2/4/3
Scope and Contents

The typed text is interspersed with photographs of Head's arm and hand (see also for comparison the series listed as WHRivers/2/2 in this collection) which serve to illustrate the text. There is also tabular material displaying data.

Dates: 19040103 - 19041203
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'The Case of H. H. and His Arm': vol. 4, 19050115 - 19061202

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Reference Code: GBR/3377/WHRivers/2/4/4
Scope and Contents

There are photographs of Head's arm and hand (see for comparison the series listed as WHRivers/2/2 in this collection) inserted into the typed text at intervals by way of illustration. There are also tabular displays of data.

Dates: 19050115 - 19061202
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'The Case of H. H. and His Arm': vol. 5, 19070208 - 19081026

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Reference Code: GBR/3377/WHRivers/2/4/5
Scope and Contents

There are photographs of Head's arm and hand (see for comparison the series listed as WHRivers/2/2 in this collection) inserted into the typed text at intervals by way of illustration. There are also tabular displays of data. There is also reported at the end of the volume a short separate experiment on the glans (tip of the penis) to determine nerve sensation in that area.

Dates: 19070208 - 19081026

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  • Subject: Sensory systems X

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Neurology 9
Experimental psychology 1
Moral treatment (psychiatry) 1
Pain 1
Physiological effects 1