To mark the 125th anniversary of the American Psychological Association (APA) the APA is releasing 125 Years of the American Psychological Association, an updated version of a volume first released in 1992 to mark the association’s centenary. Edited by Wade Pickren and Alexandra Rutherford, the volume

demonstrates how the Association has evolved over the years in response to intellectual, cultural, political, economic, and other historical developments.

Chapters describe the personalities and events that transformed APA from a tiny organization of 26 members to one of the largest professional associations in the world.

Key topics include the changing role of women in the APA, and the organization’s considerable contributions to social change.

From its origins in the late nineteenth century, through the two World Wars and a major reorganization, to the social and cultural turbulence of the 1960s and the economic uncertainties of the 1970s and 1980s, APA’s development has mirrored the growth of psychology as a discipline in the United States.

This special 125th anniversary edition describes the unique challenges and triumphs that have marked APA’s early years of the twenty-first century.

Contents

I. History of the American Psychological Association

1. The Historical Roots of the American Psychological Association
   Thomas C. Cadwallader
2. Origins and Early Years of the American Psychological Association: 1890 to 1906
   Michael M. Sokal
3. Growing Pains: The American Psychological Association From 1903 to 1920
   Rand B. Evans
4. The American Psychological Association and World War I: 1914 to 1919
   Thomas M. Camfield
5. The American Psychological Association Between the World Wars: 1918 to 1941
   Franz Samelson
6. The Power of Service: World War II and Professional Reform in the American Psychological Association
   James H. Capshew and Ernest R. Hilgard
7. Rapid Growth and Change at the American Psychological Association: 1945 to 1970
   Meredith P. Crawford
8. Growth, Conflict, and Public Policy: The American Psychological Association From 1970 to 1985
   Michael S. Pallak
9. The American Psychological Association: 1985 to 1992
   Raymond D. Fowler

II. Essays on the American Psychological Association at 125

10. Challenges to the American Psychological Association and Paths for the Future
    Wade E. Pickren and Alexandra Rutherford
11. Women in the American Psychological Association
    Elizabeth Scarborough and Alexandra Rutherford
12. The American Psychological Association in Relation to Social Responsibility and Social Justice
    M. Brewster Smith and Wade E. Pickren
13. The American Psychological Association Knowledge Dissemination Program: An Overview of 125 Years
    Gary R. VandenBos