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Recreation Bibliography

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37 pages

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This booklet contains a list of books, reports, and magazine articles that deal with the topic of recreation. It is arranged by subject, with annotations on the more formal publications, many of which deal with other phases of recreation than the subject under which they are listed. Subjects include play and games, storytelling, folk dancing, sports, holidays, school gardens, boys’ and girls’ clubs, public parks, and walking clubs, among other topics.

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Psychological Test in Vocational Guidance

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by Leonard P. Ayres
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6 pages

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This booklet, reprinted from The Journal of Educational Psychology of April 1913, discusses tests used to select people for various jobs. It notes that some tests focus on vision, hearing, and color discrimination. Other tests are psychological evaluations, which aim to select among applicants those best fitted to perform the work.

LEONARD P. AYRES was director of the Division of Education at the Russell Sage Foundation.

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Cover image of the book Sources of Information on Play and Recreation
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Sources of Information on Play and Recreation

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Marguerita P. Williams
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Publication Date
94 pages

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This booklet contains a bibliography on recreation in response to requests the foundation received for up-to-date information on the best texts on the subject. It lists important and readily available books, pamphlets, reports, and articles dealing with various subtopics, including, for example: games and entertainment; athletics; swimming pools and public baths; dancing and rhythmic games; and dramatics, pageants, and festivals.

MARGUERITA P. WILLIAMS worked in the Department of Recreation at the Russell Sage Foundation.

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Charity Organization Bulletins

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Russell Sage Foundation
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Publication Date
155 pages

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The Charity Organization Bulletins were printed for the confidential use of charity organization societies by the Charity Department of the Russell Sage Foundation. The bulletins for December 1915 through November 1916 cover topics such as delinquency, law as an aid to social diagnosis, pathological lying, and transportation matters.

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Charity Organization Bulletins

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Russell Sage Foundation
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Publication Date
226 pages

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The Charity Organization Bulletins were printed for the confidential use of charity organization societies by the Charity Department of the Russell Sage Foundation. The bulletins for December 1911 through November 1912 cover topics such as street venders and peddlers, runaways, mental health care, methods of raising money, and the relation between medical work and social work.

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Charity Organization Bulletins

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Russell Sage Foundation
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Publication Date
144 pages

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The Charity Organization Bulletins were printed for the confidential use of charity organization societies by the Charity Department of the Russell Sage Foundation. The bulletins for December 1910 through November 1911 cover topics such as mental health care, the treatment of widows and deserted wives, homelessness, and how to record social work cases.

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