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]
Works
edit- The Homosexual Matrix (ISBN 0-07-065201-5)
- The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln (ISBN 0-7432-6639-0)
References
edit- ^ 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