The Making of Psychohistory: Origins, Controversies, and Pioneering Contributors by Dr. Paul H. Elovitz, PhD (2018) – follow the link to order from the publisher (ISBN # 978-1-138-58749-6, use FLR40 code to get a 20% discount).
Read Excerpts from Ch. 1 and Ch. 2 and Table of Contents from The Making of Psychohistory.
John Fitzpatrick
John J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, received a master’s degree in history from UCLA in 1967 and a doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley in 1975. He began his employment at the Menninger Clinic in 1975, teaching there as well as teaching courses in psychohistory at Kansas State University and the University of Kansas. He trained at the Topeka Institute for Psychoanalysis. While at the Menninger Clinic, Dr. Fitzpatrick consulted executives and organizations and provided seminars on human behavior and motivation to business people at a department initially started by Dr. Harry Levinson. In 1989, he started his own business, the Family Business Resource Center, providing executive and organizational development services as well as succession planning for family-owned businesses.
Articles:
- Fitzpatrick, J. (2024). Getting to know Paul Elovitz. In J. M. Rosenberg, & N. D’Andria (Eds.), Paul H. Elovitz Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 31(2), 253-254. https://doi.org/10.70763/cbc462e27100dad71cdbf606d396ddad
- Fitzpatrick, J. (2020). Applying history and psychohistory as a business consultant. Clio’s Psyche, 26(2), 143-147. https://doi.org/10.70763/1160453108d3e537255e9f7b931f4e90
- Fitzpatrick, J. (2012). Profound influence. In P. H. Elovitz & N. Alliegro (Eds.), Loewenberg’s Life and Accomplishment, A Festschrift. Clio’s Psyche, 19(1), 80-82. https://doi.org/10.70763/b87517992f7dce71b674976b280257d2
- Fitzpatrick, J. (1997). The psychohistorian as business consultant. Clio’s Psyche, 4(2), 49-51. https://doi.org/10.70763/1819fb9034f796275e6f64950a134e2a



Interview with Paul H. Elovitz, PhD, the Author of The Making of Psychohistory (conducted by Ken Fuchsman, EdD, week of July 2, 2018) – View it here https://youtu.be/noYaOoC3Lig
