1947
-- Institute for Sex Research, Inc. (ISR), incorporated April 8, 1947, with Dr. Alfred Kinsey as Director.
-- All project materials transferred to ISR by deed for $1.00.
-- ISR housed in Biology Hall (Swain Hall East).

1948
-- Publication of Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (W.B. Saunders) on January 5th.

1950
-- ISR moved to Wylie Hall.
-- American Statistical Association sent review committee to ISR.
-- U.S. Customs in New York City seized material. (Resolved in 1957 federal court case.)

1953
-- Publication of Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (W.B. Saunders) on September 14th.

1955
-- ISR moved to Jordan Hall.

1956
-- Television interview taped with Dr. Kinsey for NBC broadcast on March 20th.
-- Dr. Kinsey interviewed his last 2 subjects. Altogether he personally took 7985 of the approximately 18,000 sex histories gathered by the research team.
-- Death of Dr. Kinsey on August 25th at age 62.
-- Dr. Paul Gebhard, a Harvard-trained anthropologist and key member of Kinsey's research team, appointed executive director and Dr. Wardell Pomeroy named director of field research.

1957
-- U.S. v. 31 Photographs case settled by U.S. federal court in the Institute's favor; the decision gave the Institute the right to import erotic/pornographic materials for research purposes.
-- First grant received from the National Institute of Mental Health.

1958
-- Publication of Pregnancy, Birth, and Abortion (Harper/Hoeber).

1963
-- Pomeroy resigns. Gebhard assumes directorship of the Institute.
-- By this year, a total of 18,216 sex histories had been taken through use of the interview devised by Kinsey.

1965
-- Publication of Sex Offenders: An Analysis of Types (Harper/Hoeber).

1967
-- ISR began move to Morrison Hall; some research staff remained at Poplars.

1970
-- Information Services Department established to provide reference and referral information.
-- First Summer Training Program held in July.

1976
-- Publication of Sexual Nomenclature: A Thesaurus (G.K. Hall).

1978
-- Publication of Homosexualities: A Study of Diversity Among Men and Women (Simon & Schuster).

1981
-- The Institute for Sex Research renamed "The Kinsey Institute for Sex Research, Inc." at a conference commemorating the 25th anniversary of Dr. Kinsey's death.

1982
-- Retirement of Dr. Gebhard as Director.
-- Dr. June Reinisch, a psychologist trained at Columbia University, appointed Director.
-- The Institute's name changed to "The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, Inc." to reflect broadened research mission.
-- All Institute departments were housed in Morrison Hall.

1984-93
-- During this period, "The Kinsey Report," an internationally syndicated newspaper column, disseminated research-based information to the general public.

1987
-- Publication of Masculinity/Femininity (Oxford University Press), inaugural volume in "The Kinsey Institute Series."

1989
-- Publication of Sex and Morality in the U.S. (Wesleyan University Press).

1990
-- Publication of The Kinsey Institute New Report on Sex: What You Must Know to be Sexually Literate (St. Martin's Press), the first Institute publication written for the general public.
-- First exhibition (and catalog) of the art collection, Selections from the Collections of The Kinsey Institute.

1993
-- Retirement of Dr. Reinisch as Director.
-- Appointment of Dr. Stephanie Sanders as Interim Director.

1994
-- Gopher information server for sexuality research inaugurated.

1995
-- John Bancroft, M.D. appointed as the Institute's new Director.
-- Establishment of the Kinsey Institute clinics for sexual health and for menstrual cycle problems.
-- In March the Institute's online public access catalog, KICAT, was made available on the Internet.
-- Public controversy over some aspects of Alfred Kinsey's research.

1996
-- International Methodology Symposium hosted by the Institute.
-- Institute's World Wide Web page created.

1997
-- 50th anniversary of the incorporation of the Institute for Sex Research, now The Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction.
-- Publication of Researching Sexual Behavior: Methodological Issues (Indiana University Press)

1998
-- 50th anniversary of the publication of Alfred Kinsey's Sexual Behavior in the Human Male.
-- Publication by Indiana University Press of reprint editions of Sexual Behavior in the Human Male, Sexual Behavior in the Human Female with a new introduction by John Bancroft, M.D., and The Kinsey Data: Marginal Tabulations of the 1938-1963 Interviews Conducted by the Institute for Sex Research.
-- International Theory Symposium hosted by the Institute.
-- The Kinsey Institute Sexuality Information Service for Students, KISISS, an online Q & A service targeted to Indiana University students.

1999
-- Symposium on Midlife Sexuality, cosponsored by SIECUS, at Indiana University.

2000
-- Publication of The Role of Theory in Sex Research (Indiana University Press)
-- Peek: Photographs from the Kinsey Institute published by Arena Editions
-- Herman B Wells, Chancellor of Indiana University and advocate of the Kinsey Institute, dies at age 97.
-- William Dellenback, KI Photographer, dies at age 83.
-- Institute offers two graduate level courses at Indiana University
-- Public Tours initiated

2001
--Kinsey Summer Graduate Training Institute, "Understanding High Risk Sexual Behavior", July 22-29.
--Workshop on Sexual Development, May 16-20
--The KISISS Report appears as a weekly column in the Indiana Daily Student.
--Wardell Pomeroy dies.

2002
--Sex and Humor Exhibition at the IU School of Fine Arts Gallery
--Publication of Sex and Humor by IU Press.
--Kinsey Summer Graduate Training Institute, "Interventions for High-Risk Sexual Behavior", June 9-16.

2003
--Women's Sexualities: Portrayals and Perspectives. Events marking the 50th Anniversary
of Sexual Behavior in the Human Female.
--Publication of Feminine Persuasion, Art and Essays on Sexuality, IU Press
--Workshop on Methodological Approaches In Reproductive Psychophysiology, July 12-15
--International Academy of Sex Research held its annual meeting at Indiana University, July 16-21
--Publication of Sexual Development in Childhood, IU Press.
--Publication of Les Verites du Sex, Marval Press, France

2004
-- Retirement of Dr. Bancroft as Director.
-- Julia Heiman, Ph.D. appointed as the Institute's new Director.
-- Kinsey opens in November. Midwest premiere held as benefit at the IU Auditorium. Co-star Laura Linney and Director Bill Condon address the crowd.

2005
-- Special Edition DVD of Kinsey movie, featuring interviews with staff, a walk through the KI gallery, and an interactive questionnaire.
-- KI-Journalism project launches, Turning Sexual Science into News

2006
-- Workshop on "Turning Sex Research into News: Sexual Science for the Public's Interest" for researchers and journalists.
-- KI holds the first Juried Erotic Art Show. Other exhibits include Sex in the Cinema and Sex Objects.

2007
-- Expressive Bodies photography exhibition opens at the SOFA Gallery, Indiana University.
-- 60th Anniversary of the founding of the Kinsey Institute (the Institute for Sex Research) at Indiana University.
-- KI holds 2nd Annual Juried Erotic Art Show. Other exhibits included Kinsey Confidential, and Queer Projections.
-- KI hosts inaugural conference of University Consortium for Sexuality Research and Training.
-- KI co-hosts the 50th anniversary meeting of The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality (SSSS) in Indianapolis, IN.

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