{"id":3523,"date":"2025-08-20T01:58:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T01:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/alcoholstudies-archives\/?p=3523"},"modified":"2025-09-04T15:28:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T15:28:49","slug":"mccarthy-bibliography-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.rutgers.edu\/alcoholstudies-archives\/mccarthy-bibliography-project\/","title":{"rendered":"A New Bibliography Project: Raymond G. McCarthy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sketch<\/a>When tracing the roots of alcohol education in the United States, Raymond G. McCarthy<\/a> (1901\u20131964) stands as a prominent figure. A career changer from the public school system, he became a defining voice in alcohol education\u2014shaping alcohol education, curricula in schools, education policy, clinics, and even the archives at Rutgers. He is also known as the first major figure to rise to prominence from within the alcohol studies field itself.<\/span><\/p>\n

Started in June 2025, my latest project focuses on compiling Raymond G. McCarthy\u2019s comprehensive bibliography, an updated version that merges the existing list of his works with items I have recently uncovered in the Rutgers archives. It follows the four similar completed bibliographies of major scholars in alcohol studies: E. M. Jellinek, Howard Haggard, Selden Bacon, and Mark Keller.<\/p>\n

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Raymond G. McCarthy at a Glance<\/h4>\n

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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Born \/ Died<\/th>\nApril 30, 1901 \u2013 born in Brockton, MA
\nJune 25, 1964 \u2013 died in New Brunswick, NJ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Education<\/th>\nMaster\u2019s in Education, Harvard (1939)
\nMA, Harvard (1928)
\nBA in Social Work, Boston College (1925)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Key Roles<\/th>\nExecutive Director, Yale Plan Clinics
\nDirector, Rutgers Summer School of Alcohol Studies
\nProfessor of Education at Rutgers<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Publication Highlights<\/th>\nAlcohol and Social Responsibility<\/em> (1949)
\nTeen-agers and Alcohol<\/em> (1956)
\nAlcohol Education for Classroom and Community<\/em> (1964)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Archive<\/th>\nRaymond G. McCarthy Memorial Collection (428 file boxes)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Project Outcome<\/th>\nComprehensive bibliography sorted by genre, combining the original 84-item list with many newly discovered items<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n
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From Teacher to Alcohol Education Pioneer<\/h4>\n

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Born in Brockton, Massachusetts, on April 30, 1901, McCarthy earned a Master’s degree in education from Harvard in 1939, after receiving his MA from Harvard and a BA from Boston College. Early in his career, he served as a teacher in Meriden, Connecticut and a teacher and superintendent in Kingston, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

His interest in alcohol studies was sparked by Richard R. Peabody\u2019s writings, leading him to attend Yale\u2019s inaugural Summer School of Alcohol Studies in 1943. There, E. M. Jellinek quickly recognized his talent and recruited him to join the staff of the newly founded Yale Plan Clinics in 1944, where McCarthy eventually became executive director.<\/p>\n