Clarence Richmond Thayer papers, 1947 -- 1974

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Series 3: Studies, 1952 -- 1974

This series is open for research.

5 boxes

This series contains records from various studies that became Thayer's life work. Inspired by the original testing done in the 1930s, Thayer held his own major study to be included with his PhD thesis in 1951. When this study proved inconclusive, Thayer continued the testing again. After his thesis, the three major studies conducted were held in 1966, 1969 and 1972. Thousands of missionaries from a variety of boards and backgrounds were studied over the course of these tests. The tests were completed using computers at the University of Florida (1966); the University of West Virginia (1969); and Cleveland State University (1972). The collection offers the results and data tables from these three studies, as well as the complete set of computer cards from the 1972 study.

This series is arranged roughly chronologically.



Box 3 Folder 1 Study of Missionary Candidate Test Scores, 1966 -- 1972


Box 3 Folder 2 Vocational Interest Form Used in All Studies, circa 1952 -- 1972


Box 3 Folder 3 1952 Study of United Presbyterian Missionary Candidates Notebook, 1952


Box 3 Folder 4 1966 Study – Board 1: Women's United Presbyterian Computer Data, 1966


Box 3 Folder 5-6 1966 Study – Computer Printouts, University of Florida, 1966


Box 3 Folder 7-8 1966 Study – Articles and Data Tables based on 1966 Study, University of Florida, 1966


Box 3 Folder 9 1969 Study – Computer Printouts, University of West Virginia, 1969


Box 3 Folder 10 1969 Study – Data Tables, University of West Virginia, 1969


Box 3 Folder 11 1969 Study – Data Tables Comparing 1966 and 1969 Studies, 1969


Box 3 Folder 12-13 1972 Study – Computer Printouts, Cleveland State University, 1972



Box 4 Folder 1-2 1972 Study Information and Notes, 1972


Box 4 Folder 3 1972 Study – Board 1: Women's Board, 1972


Box 4 Folder 4 1972 Study – Board 2: Christian Missionary Fellowship, 1972


Box 4 Folder 5 1972 Study – Board 3: Far Eastern Gospel Crusade, 1972


Box 4 Folder 6 1972 Study – Board 4: Southern Presbyterian, 1972


Box 4 Folder 7 1972 Study – Board 5: United Presbyterian Foreign Board, 1972


Box 4 Folder 8 1972 Study – Board 6: Conservative Baptist Foreign Mission Society, 1972


Box 4 Folder 9 1972 Study – Board 7: Evangelical and Reformed, 1972


Box 4 Folder 10 1972 Study – Board 8: Orthodox Presbyterian, 1972


Box 4 Folder 11 1972 Study – Board 9: Christian and Missionary Alliance, 1972


Box 4 Folder 12 1972 Study – Board 10: Wesleyan Methodist Church in America, Board of World Missions, 1972


Box 4 Folder 13 1972 Study – Board 11: Mexican Indian Missions, 1972


Box 4 Folder 14 1972 Study – Board 12: International Missions, 1972


Box 4 Folder 15 1972 Study – Board 13: Chicago Medical Mission, 1972


Box 4 Folder 16 1972 Study – Board 14: Greater Europe Mission, 1972


Box 4 Folder 17 1972 Study – Board 15: Youth Gospel Crusade, 1972


Box 4 Folder 18 1972 Study – Board 16: Association of Baptists for World Evangelism, 1972


Box 4 Folder 19 1972 Study – Board 17: Mid-Baptist Missionaries, 1972


Box 4 Folder 20 1972 Study – Board 18: Open Bible Standard Missions, Inc., 1972


Box 4 Folder 21 1972 Study – Board 19: Evangelical Baptists, Canada, 1972


Box 4 Folder 22 1972 Study – Board 20: Methodist, 1972


Box 4 Folder 23 1972 Study – Board 21: United Indian, 1972


Box 4 Folder 24 1972 Study – Board 22: China Inland Mission, 1972


Box 4 Folder 25 1972 Study – Board 23: Miscellaneous, Various Boards, 1972


Box 4 Folder 26 1972 Study – Board 25: Sudan Interior Mission, 1972


Box 4 Folder 27 Articles on Studies by Thayer and Others, circa 1972


Box 4 Folder 28 Follow-Up Studies, circa 1972 -- 1974



Box 5 1972 Study Computer Cards: Board 1-8, 1972



Box 6 1972 Study Computer Cards: Board 9-18, 1972



Box 7 1972 Study Computer Cards: Board 19-25 and duplicate cards, 1972