Jessie Taft papers, 1888-1961, bulk 1920-1961

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1226
Bib ID:
4078353 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Taft, Jessie, 1882-1960
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
Language(s):
English .
Access:
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Description

Scope and Content

Correspondence with friends and patients, manuscripts and printed copies of Taft's many scholarly articles, notes for the courses which she taught, and case histories of some of her patients. Correspondents include James R. Angell, Ruth Benedict, and Karen Horney.

Arrangement

Arranged in five series.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Jessie Taft papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Related Rank Collections at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library:

Otto Rank Papers

Otto Rank Association Records

Saul Hofstein Papers

Virginia P. Robinson Papers

E. James Lieberman Papers

Accruals

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Ownership and Custodial History

Gift of the Otto Rank Association, 1984.

Gift of Anita J. Faatz, 1990.

Gift of E. James Lieberman, 1990.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--Otto Rank Association. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1984.

Papers: Source of acquisition--Faatz, Anita J. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--11/07/90. Accession number--M-90-11-07.

Letters: Source of acquisition--Lieberman, E.J. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--12/26/90. Accession number--M-90-12-26.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Processed HR 08/--/84.

Papers Processed HR 04/10/91.

Letters Processed HR 04/15/91.

Revision Description

2009-06-26 File created.

2013-10-14 Ead file created by Patrick lawlor.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical sketch

Psychotherapist, professor of social casework at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work, and translator of several psychoanalytic works by Otto Rank.

Subject Headings

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Genre/Form
Annual reports CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Articles CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Awards CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Case histories CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Curricula CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Essays CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Lists (document genres) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Notes (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Obituaries CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Oil paintings (visual works) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Photographs CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Poems CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Reviews (documents) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
indexes (reference sources) CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Name
Angell, James Rowland, 1869-1949 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Benedict, Ruth, 1887-1948 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Horney, Karen, 1885-1952 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Otto Rank Association CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Rank, Otto, 1884-1939 CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
University of Pennsylvania. School of Social Work CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Subject
Educators CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Portraits CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Psychoanalysis -- Study and teaching CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Psychotherapists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Psychotherapy -- Study and teaching CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Social service CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Social work education CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Social workers CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Sociologists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Universities and colleges -- Faculty CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Women educators CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID
Women sociologists CLIO Catalog ArchiveGRID