Sigmund Freud papers, circa 6th century B.C.-1998

Collection Summary

Title	Sigmund Freud papers, circa 6th century B.C.-1998
Span Dates	circa 6th century B.C.-1998
Bulk Dates	(bulk 1871-1939)
ID No.	MSS39990
Creator	Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939
Extent	48,600 items ; 139 containers plus 20 oversize and 3 artifacts ; 70.4 linear feet ; 23 microfilm reels
Language	Collection material in German, with English and French
Location	Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Summary	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, a pocket watch, a Greek statue, an oil portrait painting, 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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