Pratt, J. Gaither (Joseph Gaither), 1910-1979

Biography

Joseph Gaither Pratt was born in Winston-Salem, NC on August 31, 1910 to Joseph M. and Mattis H. Pratt. He completed his academic training at Duke University: A. B. in 1931, M. A. in 1933 and Ph.D. in 1936. He married his wife Nellie in 1936, and they had four children. Pratt joined the psychology department at Duke in 1937 as an instructor and a member of the staff of parapsychology where he served for nearly 30 years. He left Duke in 1963 to join the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He died in November 1979.

Related Resources

• J. Gaither Pratt Papers, 1963 (University Archives, Duke University)
• J. Gaither Pratt papers, 1963 (Duke University Library)
• Parapsychology Laboratory Records, 1893-1984 (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library)
• Mauskopf, Seymour H. Papers, 1972-1985 (Duke University Libraries)
• Schmeidler, Gertrude Raffel. Papers, 1943-1983 (Duke University Libraries)
• Reprints and offprints of articles by Joseph Gaither Pratt (University of Virginia Library)

Subjects

• Extrasensory perception
• Parapsychology