Wilhelm Reich
A Register of His Papers in the Sigmund Freud Collection in
the Library of Congress
Prepared by Margaret McAleer
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2001
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2006
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006052
Title: Papers of Wilhelm Reich
Span Dates: 1920-1952
ID No.: MSS6429
Creator:
Reich, Wilhelm,
1897-1957
Extent: 300
items;
1 containers;
.4 linear feet
Language: Collection material in
English and
German
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Psychologist and
biophysicist. Correspondence, minutes, writings by Reich and others,
explanatory notes by Reich, lists, programs, and photographs. The bulk of the
collection consists of photocopies, transcripts, and translations of
correspondence to and from Reich concerning the development of his theories,
his break with Sigmund Freud and the psychoanalytic movement in 1934, and his
involvement with communist and socialist movements in Austria and Germany
during the 1920s and 1930s.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Names:
Reich,
Wilhelm, 1897-1957
Eitingon,
M. (Max), 1880-1943--Correspondence
Fenichel,
Otto--Correspondence
Ferenczi,
Sándor, 1873-1933--Correspondence.
Freud,
Anna, 1895-1982--Correspondence
Freud,
Sigmund, 1856-1939--Correspondence
Malinowski, Bronislaw, 1884-1942--Correspondence
Subjects:
Communism--Austria
Communism--Germany
Psychoanalysis
Psychology
Socialism--Austria
Socialism--Germany.
Occupations:
Biophysicists
Psychologists
Provenance: The papers of Wilhelm Reich, psychologist and biophysicist, were
given to the Library of Congress by the Sigmund Freud Archives in 1952.
Additional items were purchased in 1999.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Wilhelm Reich
is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Wilhelm Reich Papers, Sigmund Freud
Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
The papers of Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957) span the years 1920-1952 and
include correspondence, minutes, writings by Reich and others, explanatory
notes by Reich, lists, programs, and photographs. The papers are in German and
English. The bulk of the collection consists of photocopies, transcripts, and
translations of correspondence to and from Reich concerning the development of
Reich’s theories, his break with Sigmund Freud and the psychoanalytic movement
in 1934, and his involvement with communist and socialist movements in Austria
and Germany during the 1920s and 1930s. Prominent correspondents include Max
Eitingon, Otto Fenichel, Sándor Ferenczi, Anna Freud, and Bronislaw Malinowski.
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material .
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Correspondence |
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Original letter to [Oskar?]
Bumbacher,
1939
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Photocopies, transcriptions, and
translations,
1920-1942
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(9
folders)
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List of documents and letter
regarding collection,
1952
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| BOX 1
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Minutes and related material
regarding the Verband für proletarische Sexualreform und Mutterschutz,
1932-1935
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Miscellany,
1926-1934
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Photographs,
1952, n.d.
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Writings |
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By others,
1929-1936, 1952
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By Reich,
1932-1938
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