Guide to the Rosemary Pierrel Sorrentino papers, 1940–1985
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
Published in 2024
Collection Overview
| Title: |
Rosemary Pierrel Sorrentino papers |
| Date range: |
1940–1985 |
| Creator: |
Sorrentino, Rosemary Pierrel |
| Extent: |
0.5 linear feet
(1 file box)
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| Abstract: |
This collection consists of the professional papers of Rosemary Pierrel Sorrentino, professor of psychology at Brown University and Dean of Pembroke College, the women's college in Brown University, from 1961 until the women's and men's colleges merged in 1971. Sorrentino is also a Brown University alumna who earned her Ph.D. in psychology there in 1953. This collection includes correspondence related to her Brown professorship and Pembroke deanship, reports related to Pembroke College, and typed drafts of speeches given in her role as dean. Materials date from 1940 – 1985 and are arranged into 1 series alphabetically by record type. |
| Repository: |
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
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| Collection number: |
AMS.1UF.S6 |
Scope & content
This collection consists of the professional papers of Rosemary Pierrel Sorrentino, professor of psychology at Brown University and Dean of Pembroke College, the women's college in Brown University, from 1961 until the women's and men's colleges merged in 1971. Sorrentino is also a Brown University alumna who earned her Ph.D. in psychology there in 1953. This collection includes correspondence related to her Brown professorship and Pembroke deanship, reports related to Pembroke College, and typed drafts of speeches given in her role as dean. Materials date from 1940 – 1985 and are arranged into 1 series alphabetically by record type.
Access Points
Subject Organizations
Subject Topics
Occupations
Arrangement
This collection is arranged into 1 series alphabetically by record type.
Biographical/Historical Note
Rosemary Pierrel Sorrentino received her bachelor's and master's degrees from Boston University (1945 and 1946, respectively), and her Ph.D. in psychology from Brown University in 1953. She also received an honorary degree in Humane Letters from Brown University in 1992.
Sorrentino was an instructor at Wheelock College in Boston from 1946 to 1949 and at Brown University from 1953 to 1955 before heading to Columbia University to teach experimental psychology. She went on to become the last dean of Pembroke College, the women's college in Brown University until the women's and men's colleges merged in 1971. During her decade as dean, she emphasized academics and encouraged women to pursue careers as scholars.
Sorrentino continued her research and became well known for her role in the Barnabus study at Brown University, conducting experiments to produce evidence of learning through reward and punishment in rats. A "Barnabas demonstration box" was constructed, in which the rat was conditioned to perform numerous tasks to be rewarded with a pellet of food.
Sorrentino married Louis Sorrentino and had a stepson, a stepdaughter, four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. She died on November 11, 2003.
Access & Use
| Access to the collection: |
There are no restrictions on access, except that the collection can only be seen by prior appointment. Some materials may be stored off-site and cannot be produced on the same day on which they are requested. |
| Use of the materials: |
All researchers seeking to publish materials from the collections of the John Hay Library are requested to complete a Notice of Intent to Publish, prior to reproducing, quoting, or otherwise publishing any portion or extract from this collection. Although Brown University has physical ownership of the collection and the materials contained therein, it does not claim literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Preferred citation: |
Rosemary Pierrel Sorrentino papers, AMS.1UF.S6, Box [#], Folder [#], Pembroke Center Archives, John Hay Library, Brown University. |
| Contact information: |
John Hay Library, University Archives and Manuscripts
Box A
Brown University
Providence, RI 02912
Telephone: Manuscripts: 401-863-3723; University Archives: 401-863-2148
Email: Manuscripts: hay@brown.edu; University Archives: archives@brown.edu
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Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION |
| Acquisition: |
Gift of Rosemary Pierrel Sorrentino. |
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| ABOUT THE FINDING AID |
| Author: |
Finding aid prepared by Amanda Knox, on behalf of the Pembroke Center for the Teaching and Research on Women and the Brown University Library. |
| Encoding: |
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2024-05-30. |
| Descriptive rules: |
Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
Inventory
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 1 |
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Article: "Auditory Discrimination: A Three-Variable Analysis of intensity Effects:" offprint
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1970 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 2 |
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Article: "Group Psychotherapy in Rhode Island:" offprint
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February 1978 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 3 |
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Article: "O, Why Should a Woman Not Get a Degree?:" typed draft
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October 1964 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 4 |
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Award: volunteer service during World War II, Rhode Island Hospital
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n.d. |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 5 |
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Clipping, 1985
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1985 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 6 |
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Clippings, circa 1961
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circa 1961 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 7 |
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Correspondence re: appointment as Dean of Pembroke College
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1961 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 8 |
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Correspondence re: professorship appointments at Brown University
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1951 - 1955 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 9 |
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Correspondence re: trip to England
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1976 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 10 |
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Correspondence re: various appointments
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1985 - 1986 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 11 |
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Flyer: "Some Observations on Auditory Intensity Discrimination in the Rat" colloquium
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February 8, 1967 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 12 |
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Report: "Rhode Island institute for Counseling and Personnel Service"
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September 16, 1940 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 13 |
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Report: untitled re: "Pembroke students who have had science concentrations"
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1971 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 14 |
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Reports: untitled re: "State of Pembroke College"
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1963 - 1970 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 15 |
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Resume
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1966 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 16 |
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Speech: "Alumnae Banquet - Pembroke College:" typed draft
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June 1, 1962 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 17 |
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Speech: "Convocation" re: "liberalization of residence rules:" typed draft
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April 14, 1966 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 18 |
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Speech: "Convocation" re: merger: typed draft
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November 23, 1970 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 19 |
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Speech: "Dad's Day:" typed draft
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October 26, 1961 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 20 |
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Speech: "Don't Psychoanalyze me:" typed draft
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1963 - 1964 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 21 |
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Speech: "Education in and for Tomorrow:" typed draft
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February 16, 1965 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 22 |
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Speech: "The Influence of New Scientific Knowledge on Higher Education:" typed draft
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October 3, 1964 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 23 |
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Speech: "Installation speech:" typed draft
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November 15, 1961 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 24 |
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Speech: "Ladies of the Faculty:" typed draft
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March 15, 1962 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 25 |
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Speech: "Margaret Shove Morris, Dean of Pembroke College 1923-1950:" typed draft
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circa 1975 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 26 |
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Speech: "Pembroke Convocation:" typed draft
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February 8, 1966 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 27 |
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Speech: "People and Other Animals:" annotated typed draft
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March 13, 1971 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 28 |
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Speech: "Pembroke Senior Banquet:" typed draft
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May 29, 1963 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 29 |
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Speech: "Remarks for the Development Council meeting:" typed draft
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June 3, 1966 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 30 |
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Speech: "Research and the Undergraduate:" typed draft
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June 3, 1966 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 31 |
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Speech: "Reward and Punishment:" typed draft
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March 19, 1963 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 32 |
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Speech: "Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing Commencement:" annotated typed draft
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September 5, 1963 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 33 |
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Speech: "Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate Education of Women:" typed draft, January 15, 1961
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January 15, 1961 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 34 |
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Speech: "Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate Education of Women:" typed draft, January 15, 1962
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January 15, 1962 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 35 |
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Speech: "Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate Education of Women:" typed drafts, November 5, 1962
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November 5, 1962 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 36 |
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Speech: "Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate Education of Women:" typed drafts, October 5, 1963
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October 5, 1963 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 37 |
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Speech: "Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate Education of Women:" typed drafts, November 2, 1964
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November 2, 1964 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 38 |
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Speech: "Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate Education of Women:" typed drafts, November 8, 1965
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November 8, 1965 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 39 |
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Speech: "Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate Education of Women:" typed draft, April 29, 1971
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April 29, 1971 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 40 |
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Speech: "Senior Banquet:" typed draft and program
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May 31, 1967 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 41 |
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Speech: "Senior Convocation:" typed draft
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May 8, 1962 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 42 |
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Speech: "Student Activism:" typed draft
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1967 |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 43 |
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Speech: "Student Power:" typed draft
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n.d. |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 44 |
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Speech: "A View from the Dean's Desk:" typed draft
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n.d. |
| Box [31236094562264] 1, Folder 45 |
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Speech by Barnaby Keeney re: "The Presidency of benjamin Andrews:" typed draft
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November 9, 1964 |