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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
References
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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.
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"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)
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"Clarence Tripp, Jr. Made Member Motion Picture Engineers" , Corsicana Daily Sun , Corsicana, Texas, volume XLII, number 130, April 29, 1940, page 4. (subscription required)
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"Clarence Tripp To be Graduate From Rochester Institute" , Corsicana Daily Sun , Corsicana, Texas, volume XLIII, number 159, June 3, 1941, page 2. (subscription required)
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"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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