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Oskar Diethelm Library

Oskar Diethelm Library

DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: History, Policy and the Arts
Weill Cornell Medical College
525 East 68th Street, Box 140
New York, NY 10065, United States
Founded in 1936, the Oskar Diethelm Library houses, preserves, and provides access to printed books and serials, archives and manuscripts, photographs, prints, sound and video recordings, and other ephemera and is part of Weill Cornell Medical College's DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry: History, Policy, & the Arts. The library's rare book collection contains approximately 35,000 titles dating back to the 15th century dealing with psychiatry, psychology, psychoanalysis, mesmerism, spiritualism, phrenology, witchcraft, and related topics. World-renowned individuals and organizations are also represented in the approximately 1500 linear feet of archives, including Donald W. Winnicott, Thomas Salmon, and the American Psychoanalytic Association.

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World Federation for Mental Health: United States Committee, Inc. Records, 1931 - 1974, bulk 1961 - 1966

59 boxes
This collection contains records from the World Federation for Mental Health: United States Committee, Inc. The collection has 13 series: By-laws; Minutes and Material Related to Annual Meetings; Memoranda, Minutes, Reports, Agendas and Related Material; Correspondence (General, Chronological, Address Books); United Nations (General Correspondence, Projects, Publications); Fundraising (Foundations, Industry, Scientific Institutes, Special Events, Benefits); Office of Vocational Rehabilitation; Financial Records; Personnel Files; Artifacts; International Committee for Mental Hygiene; World Federation for Mental Health Geneva Office; and Photographs.

Joseph Wortis MD Papers, 1920 - 1997

53 boxes
This collection contains the papers of Joseph Wortis, an American psychiatrist analyzed by Freud, editor of the scientific journal Biological Psychiatry, and professor at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. The collection has 8 series: Correspondence; Study, Treatment, and Research Materials; Writings; Teaching Materials and Lectures; Artifacts and Memorabilia; Other Biographical Materials; Professional Interests and Affiliations; and Audio-Visual Materials.

Clifford Beers Papers, 1877-1984

64 boxes
This collection contains the papers of Clifford W. Beers, who was the founder of the American mental hygiene movement. The collection has six series: Correspondence, Writings, Artwork, Photographs, Printed Materials and Scrapbooks, and Subject Files.

David Levy MD Papers, 1914-1977, bulk 1930-1950

126 boxes
This collection contains the papers of David M. Levy, a child psychiatrist who introduced the Rorschach test to the United States, was Chief of Staff at the New York Institute for Child Guidance, coined terms such as “sibling rivalry” and “maternal overprotection," and is credited with originating “activity play therapy,” in which children are encouraged to act out their emotions through play. The collection has 3 series: Personal Materials, General Correspondence, and Research Papers and Files, which has the sub-series Research Papers 1920s, Research Files 1930s and 1940s, Research Files 1940s and 1950s, Maternal Feelings, Maternal Overprotection/Rejection, Sibling Rivalry, Attitude Study, Kips Bay Attitude Study, Needle Study, Rorschach, Levy Movement Blots, Nazi Studies Information Control Division, Nazi Studies, Nazi Studies Postwar Germany, Tulane University, Society for Research in Child Development, Smith College Student Theses Reports of studies done at Institute for Child Guidance 1929-1932, Miscellaneous Research Files, and Miscellaneous Test Materials.

American Psychosomatic Society Records, 1938 - 1991

213 boxes
This collection the records of the American Psychosomatic Society. The collection has 8 series: Psychosomatic Medicine Journal, Annual Meetings, Governance, Research Activities, Membership, Financial Operations, Printed Material, and Administrative Files.

Roy Schafer PhD Papers, 1944-2002

44 boxes
This collection contains the papers of Roy Schafer, who was an American psychologist and psychoanalyst. The collection has 6 series: Correspondence, Publications, Writings, Subject Files, Audio-visual, and Patient Notes.

Ittleson Foundation, Inc. Records, 1938-1987

95 boxes
This collection contains records from the Ittleson Foundation. The collection has 4 series: Ittleson Foundation Information, Organizations Supported, Organizations Declined, and Blanche Ittleson.

American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Records, 1969 - 1998

3 boxes
This collection contains records from the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. The collection has no series and needs to be reprocessed.

Society of Biological Psychiatry Records, 1947 - 1987

8 boxes
This collection contains records from the Society of Biological Psychiatry. The collection has no series and needs to be reprocessed.

Eric Carlson MD Papers, 1921-1994

43 boxes
This collection contains the papers of Eric T. Carlson, who was an American psychiatrist, historian, and director of the DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry. The collection has 6 series: Writings, Publications, Correspondence, Adolf Meyer Seminars, Subject Files, and Audio-Visual Materials.