Clarence Arthur Tripp
Clarence Arthur Tripp Jr. (1919–2003) was an American psychologist , writer, and researcher for Alfred Kinsey .[ 1]
Born on October 4, 1919, in Denton, Texas , and attended Corsicana High School in May 1938.[ 2] He studied at the New York Institute of Photography in New York City and in 1940, he became a member of the Society of Motion Picture Engineers .[ 3] He also studied photography at the Eastman School of Photography, Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute (now Rochester Institute of Technology).[ 1] He graduated from Rochester Athenaeum and Mechanics Institute in 1941 where he majored in commercial photography.[ 4] He served in the United States Navy .[ 1] [which? ] In February 1943, he took a job at 20th Century Fox in New York City.[ 5]
Tripp worked with Kinsey at the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and Reproduction in Bloomington, Indiana , from 1948 to 1956. He earned a PhD in Clinical psychology from New York University .[ 6] Tripp drew attention with a book, published posthumously , wherein he made the case that Abraham Lincoln had several same-sex relationships .[ 7]
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^ a b c Andy Armitage, Summer 2003. "Gay and Lesbian Humanist: Clarence Arthur Tripp (4 October 1919 – 17 May 2003)" "[1] " Retrieved September 11, 2012.
^ "Dr. Clarence A. Tripp In Research Work With New York Alcohol Clinic" , Corsicana Daily Sun , Corsicana, Texas, volume 63, number 10, June 18, 1958, page 14. (subscription required)
^ "Clarence Tripp, Jr. Made Member Motion Picture Engineers" , Corsicana Daily Sun , Corsicana, Texas, volume XLII, number 130, April 29, 1940, page 4. (subscription required)
^ "Clarence Tripp To be Graduate From Rochester Institute" , Corsicana Daily Sun , Corsicana, Texas, volume XLIII, number 159, June 3, 1941, page 2. (subscription required)
^ "Takes Position With Film Company" , Denton Record-Chronicle , Denton, Texas, volume XLII, number 148, February 3, 1943, page 3. (subscription required)
^ Martin, Douglas (May 22, 2003). "New York Times obituary" . The New York Times . Retrieved December 4, 2013 .
^ Robert Longley, About.com. "C. A. Tripp's Book Asserts Abe Lincoln was Gay: Controversy raged before Tripp's book published" "[2] Archived July 30, 2012, at the Wayback Machine ". Retrieved September 11, 2012
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