History of Psychology Timeline
Rather an eccentric selection of key events in the history of Psychology and related fields, from c.580 B.C. to 1997, and with something of a Brazilian bias. May be useful for beginners to get themselves oriented in the field.

History of Psychology Links
from Alfred D. Kornfeld of Eastern Connecticut State University.

The Knight Dunlap Page
Information on Knight Dunlap, a significant, but largely forgotten pioneer of American Psychology.

The History of Psychology
from the University of Dayton. Resources on many figures in the history of psychology, and history of psychology trivia.

Milestones in the History of Neuroscience.
A detailed timeline running from 4000 B.C. to 1997, plus a list of useful reference works and links.

William James
Information on and readings from pioneering American psychologist William James.

Cheiron: International Society for the History of the Social and Behavioral Sciences
Concerned with the history of psychology and related studies. Includes meetings and list of officers.

Iconophobia, Knight Dunlap, and the vanishing images of J.B. Watson.
Account of an important episode in the development of the Behaviorist movement in psychology.

Gestalt Archive
Full text Gestalt psychology and Gestalt theory articles online (historical and contemporary articles).

Gestalt Theory Resources Center
Gestalt theory and Gestalt psychology resources - including a Gestalt Theory glossary, brief biographies of the founders of Gestalt Theory, and links.

The Max Wertheimer Page
Life and work of the founder of Gestalt Psychology, with Wertheimer links.

Gestalt Theory: Links to Gestalt Related Sources
From the International Society for Gestalt Theory and its Applications.

European Traces of the History of Psychology
Photos and brief descriptions of sites in Europe associated with distinguished contributors to psychological science.

History & Philosophy of Psychology Web Resources
Useful links page from the Cheiron site.

Canadian Psychological Association, History & Philosophy of Psychology Section
Information about the section.

International Society for the History of the Neurosciences
Dedicated to promoting interest, education and research in the history of the neurosciences.

Squashed Descartes
Condensed edition of Descartes' 'Meditatione', with study notes and glossary

Georg Elias Muller
Information on the life and works of this important pioneer of experimental/physiological psychology.

Freud: A Socratic Statesman
Discusses Plato and Freud's description of the soul (psyche) in terms of an internal conflict for authority over the individual. Elaborates this into an understanding of internal politics.

Classics in the History of Psychology
Many full texts available online.

Chronology of Psychology
Milestones in the treatment of the mentally ill, history of psychological treatments and institutions, and notable persons and publications, from the Middle Ages through 1997.

History of Psychology (journal)
Home page of the print journal, with information and tables of contents.

Mind and Body: Rene Descartes to William James
By Robert H. Wozniak, Bryn Mawr College.

William James Discussion Forum
Discussion forum and live chat devoted to William James' works.

Sigmund Freud Forum Frigate
Discussion forum and live chat devoted to Sigmund Freud's life and works.

The History of Psychology
Etext written by a professor in the Psychology Department at Shippensburg University, PA.

The Pre-History of Cognitive Science
An annotated bibliography of the models of human cognition of Berkeley, Burton, Hobbes, and Locke. (More thinkers from the seventeenth through nineteenth centuries are promised.)

Neuroscience History Archives
Based at the UCLA Brain Research Institute. Identifies, collects, and preserves primary source material of twentieth century American neuroscience.

Forum for History of Human Science
The Forum for History of Human Science is an interest group within the History of Science Society, which brings together historians of economics, anthropology, psychology, sociology, and medicine.

Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
Home page of the longest established print journal in the field, with tables of contents back to 1996.

Classics in Psychology 1855-1914: Historical Essays
Short essays introductory to 48 works central to the history of scientific psychology. Each essay places a given work in its intellectual context, summarizes its basic content, and assesses its general significance.

European Society for the History of the Human Sciences
ESHHS brings together individuals interested in the history of psychology, anthropology, sociology, economy, and other human sciences.

American Psychological Association Division 26 (History of Psychology).
Official site of the APA. Includes contact information for committee members, list of fellows, and selected links.

The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two
Classic 1956 paper by George A. Miller that helped spark the Cognitive Revolution.

History & Theory of Psychology Q&A Forum.
Bulletin board for posting questions and answers about these topics.

HTP Prints
The History and Theory of Psychology eprints archive. Gives access to online versions of articles in these areas. Registered users may also deposit appropriate material.

Women in Psychology
Brief biographies and bibliographies of some female psychologists of various races, ages, and sexual orientations.

Memorandum: memory and history in psychology
Brazilian e-journal. In Portuguese and English.

The History of Phrenology on the Web
Although now generally considerd pseudoscience, phrenology, the popular Victorian science of the mind and brain, had an enormous historical impact on the development of psychology and neuroscience.

Important Scientists in the Early Development of Comparative Cognition
Profiles and works of researchers and observers who made important contributions to the field of comparative animal cognition.

American Psychological Association Historical Database
Searchable by date or keyword.

Leonardo da Vinci's Contributions to Neuroscience
Includes anatomical drawings by Leonardo and extracts from his writings in brain function, plus Medieval and Renaissance diagrams of the brain, its ventricles, and their function in cognition.

Mary Whiton Calkins Deserves Her Ph.D.
Mary Whiton Calkins "The Mother of Psychology" attended Harvard at the turn of the 20th century. Help Kalamazoo College students obtain the doctorate that is rightfully hers. Site contains some biographical links.

The Mead Project
As well as being a repository for online versions of material by the influential American social psychologist, George Herbert Mead (1863-1931), this site also archives work related to his, including that of many important early 20th century American psychologists, including J.R. Angell, J.M. Baldwin, J. Dewey, W. James, W.I. Thomas, & E.B. Titchener.

Psychology, Society, and Ability Testing
Eight chapters describing the rise of standardized testing in animal, school, vocational, and military settings.

Pear and his peers: The beginnings of psychology at Manchester.
On the establishment of psychology as an academic discipline in Britain, and the career of T.H. Pear, first professor of psychology at Manchester University. By Alan Costall.

AmoebaWeb: History of Psychology
Links to history of Psychology content.

Rudolf Allers
Information about this Catholic disciple of Freud and Adler who made his own distinctive contributions to psychodynamic theory. Also provides information on related thinkers Anna Terruwe, Conrad W. Baars, and Louis Jugnet.

The Virtual Laboratory
A resource for the history of the human sciences (especially psychology) and the "experimentalization of life," archiving historical texts and images, as well as new essays. Site is in English, but much of the archived material is in German.

HISTNEUR-L: The History of Neuroscience Internet Forum
Gateway and information about an Internet forum for announcements, inquiries and discussion on access to historical sources and their use and interpretation for all persons interested in neuroscience history.

The History of Psychology
By William J. House. Links to an eclectic assortment of online texts from ancient times to the 20th century (Hammurabi's Code of Law to Koffka's Introduction to Gestalt Theory).

RETICULUM: Neuroscience History Resources
A gateway to events, associations, opportunities, and Internet resources for history and historians of basic, clinical, and behavioral neuroscience.

History of the Brain
A timeline of the development of our understanding of the brain, from 4000 B.C. to 2000 A.D.

Peace Research Institute Dundas: History of Psychiatry
Printed by Sage Publications. Includes archived abstracts, mission statement and manuscript submission information.

John Broadus Watson (1878-1958)
Discusses the psychologist's childhood, university days, work at John Hopkins, infidelity scandal, advertising job, farm life and later acknowledgments. Includes copies of original photos of people and manuscripts.

Boadmoor Interacts - Criminal Insanity Revisited
Describes the history of one of the best known high security hospital. Covers the changes of patient care, treatment, legal questions and living conditions. Abstracts of book by Tony Black.