Harry Allen Overstreet

Harry Allen Overstreet (October 25, 1875 – August 17, 1970) was an American writer and lecturer, and a popular author on modern psychology and sociology. His 1949 book, The Mature Mind, was a substantial best-seller that sold over 500,000 copies by 1952. From 1911 to 1936, he was chair of Department of Philosophy and Psychology at City College of New York.^[1] He lectured and worked frequently with his second wife, Bonaro Overstreet.^[2]^[3]

References

^ (18 August 1970). Prof. Harry A. Overstreet Dies; Author and Lecturer Was 94; Psychology Chairman at City College, 1911-36, Wrote for the Layman, The New York Times
^ (11 September 1985). Bonaro W. Overstreet, Author, Is Dead at 82, The New York Times
^ Shook, John R., ed. Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, Volume 1, p. 1851 (2005)

External links

Overstreet's FBI files, hosted at the Internet Archive:
- Part 1
- Part 1A
- Part 2
- Part 3
- Part 4
- Part 5

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[nytimesobit-1] (18 August 1970). Prof. Harry A. Overstreet Dies; Author and Lecturer Was 94; Psychology Chairman at City College, 1911-36, Wrote for the Layman, The New York Times

[bonaroobit-2] (11 September 1985). Bonaro W. Overstreet, Author, Is Dead at 82, The New York Times

[book1-3] Shook, John R., ed. Dictionary of Modern American Philosophers, Volume 1, p. 1851 (2005)

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