Guide to the Henry N. Ricciuti Papers,
1966-1980.

Professor of Human Development and Family Studies, New York State College of Human Ecology.

Henry Ricciuti earned his B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. (1949), all in psychology from Fordham University, and served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946. Prior to joining the Cornell faculty in 1958, he served as an assistant professor at the University of Connecticut, research associate at the Educational Testing Service, and assistant professor at the University of Colorado Medical School. At Cornell, he was a professor in the Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies (1958-1988), specialized in early childhood development, especially the factors associated with cognitive and emotional development of infants and young children. He was an active emeritus professor from 1988-2011.

Files relating to the reorganization of the College of Human Ecology, particularly the Reorganization Committee, chaired by Dr. Ricciuti; files relating to his membership on the Faculty Committee on Student Affairs, 1966-1969, with much material on events leading up to the Straight takeover in April 1969; and materials relating to Cornell's involvement with day care, starting with the Cornell Day Care Committee, 1971-1972; the Cornell-Tompkins County Day Care Project, 1972-1974; the Infant Care and Resource Center, operated in Sage Infirmary, 1975-1980, under a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission; and the unsuccessful efforts to continue to offer work-site infant day care on campus.