History: Kinsey Institute for Sex Research, 1971-1972
A Guide to the Collection of Oral History Interviews at Indiana University
Bloomington
Finding aid prepared by the staff of the Center for
the Study of History and Memory with a grant from the National Endowment for the
Humanities Division of Preservation and Access, 2000-2002
Overview of the Collection
Repository
Indiana University Center for the Study of History and Memory
Indiana University
400 North Sunrise Drive
Weatherly Hall North, Room 122
Bloomington, IN 47405
Phone: 812/855-2856
Fax: 812/855-0002
E-mail: ohrc@indiana.edu
http://www.indiana.edu/~cshm
Creator
Indiana University Center for the
Study of History and Memory
TitleHistory: Kinsey Institute for Sex Research, 1971-1972
Project No.
ohrc055
Interviews
27 interviews. Audiotapes, transcripts, and collateral
materials.
Physical Location
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room
122. Copies are also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells
Library E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Language
Materials are in English
The collection of interviews in this project reflects James Jones'
study of the Kinsey Institute's evolution and reception at Indiana University.
He interviews a variety of individuals associated with the Institute by having
worked there or having been a member of a foundation that funded Dr. Alfred C.
Kinsey's efforts. The interviewees discuss Dr. Kinsey's dedication to his work,
his move from studying gall wasps to human sexual behavior, his effectiveness
as an interviewer and lecturer, and his personal commitment to the Institute.
There is also mention of Dr. Kinsey's influence on science and the Institute's
problems with funding. James Jones eventually published a biography of Dr.
Kinsey in 1997. It is entitled
Alfred C. Kinsey: A
Public/Private Life
and it is published by W.W. Norton and Company.
Administrative Information
Oral history interviews conducted by the Indiana University Center for the
Study of History and Memory from 1968 to the present, with particular focus on the
history of twentieth-century America and the Midwest.
Usage Restrictions
The archive of the Center for the Study of History and Memory at Indiana
University is open to the use of researchers. Copies of transcript pages are
available only when such copies are permitted by the deed of gift signed by the
interviewee. Scholars must honor any restrictions the interviewee placed on the
use of the interview. Since some of our earlier (pre-computer) transcripts do
not exist in final form, any editing marks in a transcript (deletions,
additions, corrections) are to be quoted as marked. Tapes may not be copied for
patrons unless the deed of gift permits it, and a transcript is unavailable for
that interview. The same rules of use that apply to a transcript apply to the
taped interview. Interviews may not be reproduced in full for any public use,
but excerpted quotes may be used as long as researchers fully cite the data in
their research, including accession number, interview date, interviewee's and
interviewer's name, and page(s).
Preferred Citation
[interviewee first name last name] interview, by [interviewer first name last
name], [interview date(s)], [call number], [project name], Center for the Study
of History and Memory, Indiana University, Bloomington, [page number(s) or tape
number and side if no transcript].
Interview List
Interviewee
Beach, Frank A.
August 20,
1971
Call Number
71-038
Physical Description
36 pages; 2 reels, 3 3/4 ips, 85 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Frank Beach, born in 1911, recalls his impressions of Dr.
Kinsey. A psychologist and specialist in animal sexual behavior, Mr. Beach had
the opportunity to meet Dr. Kinsey in the 1940s and provides some detail about
his interview methods. He also discusses the dissolution of the National
Research Council's Committee for Research in Problems of Sex and provides
reasons for refusing a position at Indiana University working with Dr. Kinsey.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- National Research Council
- Committee for Research in Problems of Sex
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Occupation Names
- psychology professor
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Personal Names
- Lashley, Karl
- Yerkes, Robert M.
- Corner, George W.
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Subjects
- animal sexual behavior
- psychology
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Sexual Behavior in the Human
Male
Interviewee
Benjamin, Harry
August 23,
1971
Call Number
71-037
Physical Description
22 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 55 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Harry Benjamin, born in Berlin, Germany in 1885, discusses his
professional relationship with Dr. Kinsey. He comments on Dr. Kinsey's
expertise as an interviewer and lecturer and reflects on his influence on
science and general societal attitudes towards sex. Dr. Benjamin also talks
about what motivated Dr. Kinsey to begin studying sexual behavior from a
biologist's point of view, and he contemplates the future of sex research.
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Keywords
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Occupation Names
- sexologist
- geriatrician
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Personal Names
- Malotte, Mabel
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Subjects
- human sexuality
- sexual histories
- financial support
- sex offender laws
- sexual attitudes
Interviewee
Bugbee, Robert E.
October 19,
1971
Call Number
71-051
Physical Description
36 pages; 2 reels, 3 3/4 ips, 90 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Robert Bugbee, born in 1907 in Bemus Point, New York, discusses
his experience both as a graduate student and research assistant at Indiana
University. Bugbee describes his working conditions at the Institute and goes
into detail about Dr. Kinsey's personality and dedication to sex research.
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Keywords
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Occupation Names
- biology professor
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Personal Names
- Pomeroy, Wardell B.
- Martin, Clyde E.
- Wells, Herman B
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Subjects
- sexual histories
- sexual attitudes
- World War II
- research funding
Interviewee
Collins, Dorothy Craig
December 9,
1971
Call Number
71-053
Physical Description
36 pages; 2 reels, 3 3/4 ips 85 minutes; index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Dorothy Collins, born in 1912, discusses her experience as a
research assistant in the Kinsey Institute. She speaks about her
responsibilities, which mostly involved calculations, and reflects on Dr.
Kinsey's personality. She discusses his attitude toward the press, his response
to criticism, and his expertise at interviewing, among other things. She also
speculates about Dr. Kinsey's reaction to increasingly open attitudes toward
sex.
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Keywords
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Occupation Names
- research assistant
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Personal Names
- Gebhard, Paul H.
- Collins, Ralph L.
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Subjects
- research statistics
- interview methods
- sex offender laws
- Reece Committee
- public relations
Interviewee
Corner, George W.
August 5,
1971
Call Number
71-036
Physical Description
55 pages; 2 reels, 3 3/4 ips, 130 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
George Corner, born in Baltimore, Maryland in 1889, discusses
his experience as chairman of the National Research Council's Committee for
Research in Problems of Sex during the 1940s and 1950s. Dr. Corner mentions his
impressions of Dr. Kinsey as an interviewer, man, and scientist. He also goes
into detail about Dr. Kinsey's funding from the Rockefeller Foundation and his
relationship to the National Research Council in general.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Rockefeller Foundation
- National Research Council
- Committee for Research in Problems of Sex
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Occupation Names
- committee chairperson
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Personal Names
- Yerkes, Robert M.
- Gregg, Alan
- Tukey, John
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Subjects
- research funding
- human sexuality
- World War II
- public relations
- Reece Committee
Interviewee
Dellenback, William
September 22,
1971
Call Number
71-045
Physical Description
47 pages; 2 reels, 3 3/4 ips, 110 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
William Dellenback, born in 1917, discusses his career as
photographer for the Kinsey Institute. He discusses Dr. Kinsey's character and
the working atmosphere of some of his colleagues and reflects on changes that
have taken place in the Institute since Dr. Kinsey's death. He also talks about
Dr. Kinsey's sense of humor and thoughts on sex offender laws.
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Keywords
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Occupation Names
- photographer
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Personal Names
- Trip, Clarence
- Martin, Clyde E.
- Gebhard, Paul H.
- Larco, Rayfel
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Subjects
- erotic material
- public relations
- institute criticism
- sex offender laws
- institute changes
Interviewee
Edmondson, Frank K.
November 8,
1971
Call Number
71-048
Physical Description
34 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 80 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Frank Edmondson, born in 1912, discusses his relationship with
Dr. Kinsey from the early days of the marriage course to the sex researcher's
death. Dr. Edmondson, a professor of astronomy at Indiana University, was asked
for professional advice relating to technology and acted as a consultant to the
Institute. Dr. Edmondson mentions the public reaction to
Sexual Behavior in the Human Maleand Dr.
Kinsey's influence on science and on Indiana University in general.
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Keywords
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Occupation Names
- astronomy professor
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Personal Names
- Martin, Clyde E.
- Weaver, Warren
- Wells, Herman B
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Subjects
- Kinsey marriage class
- Hollerit punch cards
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Sexual Behavior in the Human
Male
Interviewee
Edmondson, Margaret
November 9,
1971
Call Number
71-050
Physical Description
19 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 45 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Margaret Edmondson, born in 1914 and Frank Edmondson's wife,
reflects on her memories of Dr. Kinsey. She discusses her experience in the
controversial marriage class and provides insight into how Dr. Kinsey began the
process of conducting interviews. She also describes Kinsey's Sunday night
gatherings with great detail.
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Keywords
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Place Names
- Bloomington, Indiana
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Personal Names
- Bryan, William Lowe
- Wells, Herman B
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Subjects
- Kinsey marriage class
- sexual histories
- sexual research
Interviewee
Gebhard, Paul H.
October 29,
1971
Call Number
71-055
Physical Description
118 pages; 4 reels, 3 3/4 ips, 285 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Paul Gebhard, born in Colorado in 1917, provides an enormous
amount of insight into the character of Dr. Kinsey. He elaborates on his
introduction to Dr. Kinsey's work and their first meeting. He also discusses
the working atmosphere of the Institute and his relationship to Mr. Pomeroy and
Mr. Martin. Dr. Gebhard details his duties at the Institute, particularly after
Dr. Kinsey's death when he became the new director. He adds some anecdotes that
illustrate Dr. Kinsey's personality and explains his method of running the
Institute in a democratic manner as opposed to Dr. Kinsey's methods.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- American Statistical Association
- National Institute of Mental Health
- Ford Foundation
- U.S. Customs Service
- Kinsey Institute library
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Occupation Names
- institute director
- anthropology professor
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Personal Names
- Kluckholn, Clyde
- Tozzer, Alfred Marston
- Pomeroy, Wardell B.
- Saunders, Lawrence
- Berelson, Bernard
- Hildreth, Harold
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Subjects
- human sexuality
- interview methods
- homosexuality
- sex offender laws
- research funding
- research statistics
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Sexual Behavior in the Human
Female
- behaviorists
- institute finances
Interviewee
Hays, Wayne L.
May 5, 1971;
August 4, 1971
Call Number
71-035
Physical Description
11 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 30 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Congressman Wayne Hays shares his memories of the Reece
Committee hearings on tax-exempt foundations. He then offers his opinion of Dr.
Kinsey's research and discusses Mr. Reece's character.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- National Research Council
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Occupation Names
- congressman
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Personal Names
- Reece, B. Carroll
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Subjects
- congressional investigation
- politics
- Reece Committee
Interviewee
Kinsey, Clara M.
December 10,
1971
Call Number
71-052
Physical Description
47 pages; 2 reels, 3 3/4 ips, 110 minutes; no index;
photograph of interviewee
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Clara Kinsey, born in Brookville, Indiana in 1898, sheds light
on the personality and work of her late husband. She discusses the
circumstances of their first meeting and brief courtship. She explains her
husband's nickname "Prok" and talks about his research. She also discusses her
husband's opinions on sex offender laws and birth control.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Kinsey Institute library
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Personal Names
- Payne, Fernandus
- Mead, Margaret
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Subjects
- Kinsey marriage class
- political affiliation
- sex offender laws
- sexual attitudes
- Catholicism
- birth control
Interviewee
Martin, Clyde E.
April 8,
1971
Call Number
71-010
Physical Description
45 pages; 2 reels, 3 3/4 ips, 105 minutes; index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Clyde Martin, born in 1918, discusses his experience as a
research assistant at the Institute. He briefly describes how he became
involved in working with Dr. Kinsey and learning more about the interview
process. Dr. Martin talks about the security of the Institute and its gradual
evolution into a research center after Dr. Kinsey's death. He also discusses
the development of the library and methods of acquisition of materials.
Finally, he comments on Dr. Kinsey's relationship with the press.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Kinsey Institute library
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Personal Names
- Pomeroy, Wardell B.
- Gebhard, Paul H.
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Subjects
- Kinsey marriage class
- interview methods
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Sexual Behavior in the Human
Male
- sexual attitudes
- sex education
Interviewee
Morison, Robert S.
October 18,
1971
Call Number
71-049
Physical Description
49 pages; 2 reels, 3 3/4 ips, 120 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Robert Morison, born in 1906, discusses his experience serving
on the medical division of the Rockefeller Foundation during the time that the
Kinsey Institute lost its funding. Dr. Morison characterizes Dr. Alan Gregg's
influence as encouraging medical research particularly involving problems of
sex. He also provides a brief history of the National Research Council and
discusses their relationship with the Foundation. He mentions the influence of
the Reece Committee on pulling funding from the Kinsey Institute in 1954.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Rockefeller Foundation
- National Research Council
- Committee for Research in Problems of Sex
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Personal Names
- Gregg, Alan
- Rusk, Dean
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Subjects
- research funding
- medical research
- postdoctoral fellows
- Reece Committee
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Sexual Behavior in the Human
Male
- communism
Interviewee
Mueller, Kate Hevner
April 1,
1971
Call Number
71-009
Physical Description
23 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 55 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Kate Hevner Mueller, former dean of women at Indiana University,
discusses her experiences with Dr. Kinsey during the controversy over the
marriage course. She explains how the course came about and her husband's role
in it as a sociology lecturer. She also talks about the complaints against Dr.
Kinsey for taking the sexual histories of college girls. Dr. Mueller mentions a
particular incident in which she had an argument with Dr. Kinsey, but maintains
that her relationship with him was generally cordial.
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Keywords
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Personal Names
- Wells, Herman B
- Mueller, John H.
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Subjects
- music parties
- Kinsey marriage class
- curriculum opposition
- sex education
Interviewee
Payne, Fernandus
March 2,
1971
Call Number
71-006
Physical Description
21 pages; no tapes; index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Fernandus Payne, Zoology professor at Indiana University (IU)
from 1909 and Dean of IU Research & University graduate School from
1927-1947, discusses the work of Alfred C. Kinsey. He recalls the beginning of
Kinsey's interest in sex research. He discusses the criticism Kinsey dealt
with, the support he received from IU, and the contributions he made to the
field. Payne discusses Kinsey's skills as a biologist and a teacher, and talks
about his personality and hobbies outside of his work.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Indiana University
- Columbia University
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Occupation Names
- zoology professor
- academic dean
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Personal Names
- Kinsey, Alfred C.
- Yerkes, Robert M.
- Martin, Clyde
- Pomeroy, Wardell
- Wells Herman B
- Kinsey, Clara
- Gebhard, Paul H.
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Subjects
- institute criticism
- public relations
Interviewee
Pomeroy, Wardell B.
July 19,
1971
Call Number
71-021
Physical Description
27 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 65 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Wardell Pomeroy, born in 1913, discusses his experience as a
research associate of sexual behavior at the Institute. He sheds light on
working conditions under Dr. Kinsey and discusses the process of conducting
sexual history interviews. He also outlines Dr. Kinsey's expectations of his
workers and addresses the changes that took place in the Institute after his
death.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Rockefeller Foundation
- National Research Council
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Occupation Names
- psychologist
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Personal Names
- Bugbee, Robert E.
- Martin, Clyde E.
- Yerkes, Robert M.
- Payne, Fernandus
- Nowlis, Vincent
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Subjects
- World War II
- sexual histories
- interview methods
- institute leadership
Interviewee
Prince, Virginia
February 11,
1971
Call Number
71-005
Physical Description
33 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 75 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Virginia Prince, editor of
Transvestia magazine, discusses her impressions of
the Institute in furthering sex research. She talks about the need for more
efforts to study gender roles and mentions that the Institute is hindered by
lack of funding to conduct this kind of research. Miss Prince also offers many
insights about the future of human sexuality.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
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Transvestia
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Occupation Names
- magazine editor
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Personal Names
- Gebhard, Paul H.
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Subjects
- transvestitism
- gender roles
- gender studies
- research funding
- homosexuality
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Sexual Behavior in the Human
Female
- sex education
Interviewee
Ramsey, Glenn V.
March 15,
1972
Call Number
72-001
Physical Description
49 pages; 2 reels, 3 3/4 ips, 120 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Glenn Ramsey, born in 1910, discusses his experiences as a
research associate for the Institute upon finishing his doctoral work in 1941.
He speaks at length about Dr. Kinsey's personality and his duties at the
Institute. He emphasizes the efforts of Dr. Kinsey to keep the sexual histories
both confidential and secure. He also mentions his role in establishing the
research library and Dr. Kinsey's feelings about the Second World War. At the
end of the interview, there is an addendum which addresses Dr. Kinsey's move
from researching gall wasps to human sexuality.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Kinsey Institute library
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Place Names
- Peoria, Illinois
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Occupation Names
- psychologist
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Personal Names
- Kroc, Robert
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Subjects
- Kinsey marriage class
- sex education
- interview methods
- human sexuality
- institute security
- psychoanalysis
- World War II
- entomology
Interviewee
Reid, Joan Kinsey
February 14,
1972
Call Number
72-010
Physical Description
16 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 40 minutes; index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Joan Kinsey Reid, born in 1925, discusses growing up in the
Kinsey household. She addresses her father's attitudes toward child-rearing and
sex education and talks about how she felt individually respected. She also
discusses her parents' attitudes towards religion and describes some of the
activities the family engaged in.
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Keywords
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Subjects
- religious affiliation
- child-rearing
- sex education
Interviewee
Roehr, Eleanor L.
September 3,
1971
Call Number
71-040
Physical Description
40 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 95 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Eleanor Roehr, born in 1914, discusses her experiences as
secretary for the Institute. She describes her relationship with Dr. Kinsey and
speaks about the personalities of the research associates there, particularly
Dr. Gebhard and Dr. Pomeroy. She speaks candidly about Dr. Kinsey's wishes for
the leadership of the Institute upon his death. She also addresses his
relationship with the press.
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Keywords
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Occupation Names
- secretary
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Personal Names
- Martin, Clyde E.
- Pomeroy, Wardell B.
- Wells, Herman B
- Gebhard, Paul H.
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Subjects
- institute leadership
- institute changes
- public relations
Interviewee
Rusk, Dean
April 13,
1972
Call Number
72-004
Physical Description
34 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 80 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Dean Rusk, former Secretary of State, discusses his term as
president of the Rockefeller Foundation. He describes the role of the trustees
of the Foundation in allocating grants. He addresses the termination of funding
for the Institute in January 1954 and asserts that the Reece Committee hearings
had no bearing on that decision.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Rockefeller Foundation
- National Research Council
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Occupation Names
- law professor
- foundation president
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Personal Names
- Rockefeller, John D., Jr.
- Gregg, Alan
- Warren, Andrew J.
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Subjects
- Reece Committee
- research funding
Interviewee
Schuman, Edith B.
September 15,
1971
Call Number
71-043
Physical Description
15 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 35 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Dr. Edith Schuman, born in 1907, discusses her role as a
lecturer in the marriage course designed by Dr. Kinsey. As a trained physician,
she felt overshadowed by Dr. Kinsey's lectures because they were so popular
with the students. She talks briefly about her impressions of Dr. Kinsey.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Indiana University Health Center
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Occupation Names
- physician
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Personal Names
- Rice, Thurman B.
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Subjects
- Kinsey marriage class
- curriculum opposition
Interviewee
Torrey, Theodore W.
September 17,
1971
Call Number
71-044
Physical Description
26 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 60 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Dr. Theodore Torrey, born in 1907, shares his impressions of Dr.
Kinsey while a professor in Indiana University's Zoology Department. Dr. Torrey
shares several anecdotes that offer insight into Dr. Kinsey's personality. He
also discusses his role as a trustee of the Institute after Dr. Kinsey's death
and addresses some of the changes that have taken place since. Finally, he
comments on Dr. Kinsey's sense of humor and ability to engage in small
talk.
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Keywords
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Occupation Names
- zoology professor
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Personal Names
- Payne, Fernandus
- Wells, Herman B
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Subjects
- Kinsey marriage class
- taxonomy
- music parties
Interviewee
Wahl, Cecilia Hendricks
January 22,
1972
Call Number
72-002
Physical Description
10 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 25 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Cecilia Wahl, born in 1916, discusses the involvement of the
former Association of Women Students at Indiana University in the creation of
the marriage course. As a postscript to the interview, Ms. Wahl provides an
anecdote concerning former president William Lowe Bryan and the required
hygiene class all students took in the 1930s.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Association of Women Students
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Personal Names
- Bryan, William Lowe
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Subjects
- Kinsey marriage class
- hygiene course
Interviewee
Warren, Andrew J.
March 24,
1972
Call Number
72-003
Physical Description
25 pages; 1 reel, 3 3/4 ips, 60 minutes; no
index
Interviews are housed in Weatherly Hall North, Room 122. Copies are
also housed at the Indiana University Archives in Herman B Wells Library
E460. For other locations housing the interviews from this project, please
contact the Center for the Study of History and Memory office.
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Andrew Warren, born in 1891, shares his knowledge of the
circumstances surrounding the Rockefeller Foundation's decision to cut aid to
the Kinsey Institute in 1954. He recalls his career with the Foundation and his
impressions of Dr. Alan Gregg, who was a proponent of Dr. Kinsey's research. He
also discusses the influence of the Reece Committee hearings on the
Foundation.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Rockefeller Foundation
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Personal Names
- Gregg, Alan
- Rusk, Dean
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Subjects
- public health
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Sexual Behavior in the Human
Male
Interviewee
Wells, Herman B
December 3,
1971
Call Number
71-054
Physical Description
74 pages; 3 reels, 3 3/4 ips, 180 minutes; no
index
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Herman B Wells, born in 1902 and former president of Indiana
University, recalls his dealings with Dr. Kinsey and the Institute. He speaks
of the establishment of the marriage course and the Institute's incorporation
in 1947. He also discusses the Customs case incident in which the Institute
library was scrutinized for purchasing erotic materials. Mr. Wells mentions the
importance of this case in maintaining academic freedom. He also speaks about
Dr. Kinsey's character and his influence on science and academics in
general.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Rockefeller Foundation
- Ford Foundation
- U.S. Customs Service
- National Institutes of Health
- Kinsey Institute library
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Occupation Names
- university president
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Personal Names
- Rice, Thurman B.
- Teter, Nellie Showers
- Dodds, Harold
- Gregg, Alan
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Subjects
- Kinsey marriage class
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Sexual Behavior in the Human
Male
- academic freedom
- Reece Committee
- research funding
- institute leadership
Interviewee
Winther, Mary G.
March 11,
1971
Call Number
71-008
Physical Description
39 pages; 2 reels, 3 3/4 ips, 90 minutes; index
Interviewer
Jones, James H.
Access Status
Open
Mary Winther, administrative secretary for the Kinsey Institute
between 1956 and 1965, discusses her impressions of Dr. Kinsey. She mentions
attending several Sunday evening parties and discusses Dr. Kinsey's character.
She also describes members of the Institute's staff and goes into detail about
the library and its access policies. She describes the city of Bloomington in
the 1930s and talks about changes in the Institute after Dr. Kinsey's
death.
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Keywords
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Corporation Names
- Kinsey Institute Library
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Place Names
- Bloomington, Indiana
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Occupation Names
- administrative secretary
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Personal Names
- Pomeroy, Wardell B.
- Martin, Clyde E.
- Gebhard, Paul H.
- Christenson, Cornelia V.
- Kinsey, Clara M.
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Subjects
- music parties
- Kinsey marriage class
- institute organization
- sex offender laws
- institute tours
- taxonomy
