SIGMUND FREUD — A REGISTER OF HIS PAPERS IN THE
SIGMUND FREUD COLLECTION IN THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Prepared by:
Allan Teichroew and Fred Bauman
with the assistance of Patrick Holyfield and Brian McGuire

Revised and expanded by:
Margaret McAleer
Manuscript Division
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2004

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Collection Summary
Title: Papers of Sigmund Freud
Span Dates: ca. 6th century B.C.-1998 (bulk 1871-1939)
ID No: MSS39990
Creator: Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
Size: 48,000 items; 135 containers plus 16 oversize plus 2 in vault; 68 linear feet;
23 microfilm reels
Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Founder of psychoanalysis. Correspondence, holograph and typewritten drafts of writings by Freud and others, family papers, patient case files, legal documents,
estate records, receipts, military and school records, certificates, notebooks,
pocket watch, Greek statue, genealogical data, interviews, research files, exhibit
material, bibliographies, lists, photographs and drawings, newspaper and
magazine clippings, and other printed matter. The collection documents many
facets of Freud’s life and writings; his associations with family, friends, mentors,
colleagues, students, and patients; and the evolution of psychoanalytic theory and
technique.

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Contents
Collection Summary . . . ii
Administrative Information . . . 1
Biographical Note . . . 3
Scope and Content Note . . . 6
Description of Series. . . 10

Container List
Family Papers

Correspondence with Sigmund Freud . . . 13
Correspondence between Others . . . 16
Subject File . . .19
General Correspondence . . . 21
Subject File . . . 41
Writings . . . 45

Supplemental File
Subject File . . . 45
Miscellany . . .54
Interviews and Recollections . . . 58
Artifacts . . . 61
Restricted . . .61
Closed . . . 61
Oversize . . .74

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Appendix A: Reel List for Microfilm Edition of Freud-Ferenczi Correspondence . . .. 93
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Administrative Information
Provenance: The papers of Sigmund Freud, founder of psychoanalysis, were given to the
Library of Congress by the Sigmund Freud Archives between 1952 and 2001. Additional
material was given to the Library between 1970 and 1976 by Anna Freud who subsequently bequeathed to the Sigmund Freud Archives the remainder of her father’s papers in her possession at the time of her death in 1982. The archives deposited these papers in the Library of Congress in 1986 and converted the deposit to a gift in 2000. Numerous other donors gave material directly to the Library of Congress between 1942 and 2001. Further items were acquired by the Library through purchase, transfer, and exchange between 1943 and 1999.

Processing History: The Sigmund Freud Papers were arranged and described in 1991 in seven lettered series (A, B, C, D, E, F, and Z) in accordance with restrictions and conditions that applied to the collection at that time. Material within each series was arranged in groupings of family papers, general correspondence, subject file, writings, supplemental material, and interviews and recollections. When the bulk of the restrictions were lifted in 2000, the lettered series were abolished and the papers were rearranged. Ten new series (Family Papers, General Correspondence, Subject File, Writings, Supplemental File, Interviews and Recollections, Artifacts, Restricted, Closed, and Oversize) were created by consolidating subgroupings within the lettered series. Although their series designations had been changed, most folder titles were not altered during reprocessing.

Descriptions of the Sigmund Freud Papers appear in Library of Congress Acquisitions:
Manuscript Division, 1985, pp. 27-31, and Library of Congress Acquisitions: Manuscript
Division, 1986, pp. 33-36.

Transfers: Items have been transferred from the Manuscript Division to other custodial
divisions of the Library. Books have been transferred to the Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Some photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs Division.
Motion picture films and audio recordings of interviews have been transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division. All transfers are identified in these divisions as part of the Sigmund Freud Papers.

Copyright Status: Copyright in the unpublished writings of Sigmund Freud in these papers and in other collections in the custody of the Library of Congress is reserved. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division for further information.
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Restrictions: Restrictions apply governing the use, photoduplication, or publication of items in this collection. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division for information concerning these restrictions.

Microfilm: Microfilm editions of parts of these papers are available on twenty-three reels.
Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for purchase or interlibrary loan.

Preferred Citation: Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Sigmund Freud Papers, Sigmund Freud Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

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