Agnes Mero Plenk papers

Collection

Identifier: ACCN 1585

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Agnes Mero Plenk papers (1947-2004) contain materials relating to Plenk's work in the fields of educational and child psychology. Included in the collection is Plenk's history of the Children's Center of Salt Lake City, Hold Fast to Dreams, and a manuscript of her book Helping Young Children at Risk: A Psycho-Educational Approach, also included are related synopses, notes, book promotionals, and correspondence with publishers. The collection also contains articles from newspapers, magazines, and conferences related to psychology; news clippings; papers delivered by others at lectured such as the Master Lectures on Developmental Psychology series; informational pamphlets focusing on child rearing and mental health; course materials on sexism and eating disorders; guidelines for child raising and child care giving; newsletters; and other materials, such as program manuals, concerned with psychology and child psychology in particular.

Dates

1947-2004

Creator

Plenk, Agnes M. (Person)

Language of Materials

Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Biographical Note

Agnes (Agi) Mero Plenk, born in 1917, came to Utah in 1947. She founded the Children's Center of Salt Lake City and is the author and presenter of numerous papers and lectures. She attended Northwestern University for her B.A. and M.A, and then earned her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Utah in 1967. She founded the Children's Center in 1962 and has been involved with its direction up to the present. Plenk served as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah and received numerous awards and honors.

Extent

2.5 Linear Feet (5 boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

The Agnes Mero Plenk papers (1947-2004) contain materials relating to Plenk's work in the fields of educational and child psychology. Plenk founded the Salt Lake Children's Center in 1962. She also served as an adjunct professor at the University of Utah.