In a previous article, the authors presented a brief overview of the findings of four audiotaped interviews with C. Kermit Phelps, an 89-year-old African American who earned a Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 1952 from the University of Kansas. Dr. Phelps, who spent his professional career at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri, also maintained a private clinical practice. The present article provides a comprehensive account of the structured interviews.
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