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Otto Rank Association records, 1934-1993

Summary Information

Abstract

The Records of the Otto Rank Association, founded by Virginia P. Robinson in 1965 and disolved in 1983.

At a Glance

Call No.: MS#0958
Bib ID 4078427 View CLIO record
Creator(s) Otto Rank Association
Title Otto Rank Association records, 1934-1993
Physical Description 24 linear feet (56 boxes)
Language(s) English .
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.

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Arrangement

Arrangement

This collection is arranged in 4 series.

Description

Scope and Content

Correspondence, manuscripts, minutes, lists, and legal documents, financial records, publicity materials, and printed items. Among the correspondents are: Anna Freud, Ernst L. Freud, Erich Fromm, Ernest Jones, Rollo May, Karl Menninger, Henry Miller, and Anaïs Nin, a frequent lecturer at meetings. There are 117 letters from Nin discussing her lecture tours and the publication of her diaries.

Using the Collection

Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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

Single photocopies 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); Otto Rank Association records; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Related Rank Collections at the Rare Book and Manuscript Library:

Otto Rank Papers

Saul Hofstein Papers

Virginia P. Robinson Papers

Jessie Taft 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 Association, 1984-1986.

Gift of Anita J. Faatz, 1990.

Gift of Gunther Stuhlmann, 1993.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Papers: Source of acquisition--The 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--11/07/1990. Accession number--M-90-11-07.

ANAIS (Journal): Source of acquisition--Stuhlmann, Gunther. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1993. Accession number--M-1993.

Papers re. E. Salomon: Source of acquisition--Lieberman, E.J. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--05/08/1997. Accession number--M-97-05-08.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers Processed HR 09/--/1984.

Papers Processed HR 04/05/1991.

ANAIS (Journal) Added to collection HR 04/13/1993.

Papers re. E. Salomon Processed HR 01/05/2000.

Revision Description

2013-10-11 Ead version published by Patrick Lawlor

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

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Articles Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Audits Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Bylaws (administrative records) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Certificates Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Charters Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Financial records Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Inventories Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Leases Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Ledgers (account books) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Lists (document genres) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Newsletters Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Notes (documents) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Personnel records Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Photographic prints Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Reports Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Reviews (documents) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Tax returns Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Wills Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
minutes (administrative records) Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

Subject

Heading "CUL Archives:"
"Portal"
"CUL Collections:"
"CLIO"
"Nat'l / Int'l Archives:"
"ArchivedGRID"
Freud, Anna, 1895-1982 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Freud, Ernst L., 1892-1970 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Fromm, Erich, 1900-1980 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Jones, Ernest, 1879-1958 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
May, Rollo Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Menninger, Karl A (Karl Augustus), 1893-1990 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Mental health Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Mental health counseling Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Miller, Henry, 1891-1980 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Nin, Anaïs, 1903-1977 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Psychiatry Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Psychoanalysis Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Psychoanalysts Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Psychology, Pathological Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Psychotherapists Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Psychotherapy Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Rank, Otto, 1884-1939 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Robinson, Virginia P (Virginia Pollard), 1883-1977 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Social workers Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Sociologists Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID
Taft, Jessie, 1882-1960 Portal CLIO ArchiveGRID

History / Biographical Note

Biographical sketch

The Otto Rank Association was planned by J. Jessie Taft and founded by Virginia P. Robinson in 1965 to foster and develop interest in the writings of Otto Rank, the psychoanaylyst, to promote further exploration of his concepts and their meaning for art, literature, psychology, psychotherapy, and the history of culture through publication, translation, discussion, and research; and to establish an information center regarding these and related writings. Otto Rank was an early associate and later opponent of Sigmund Freud. The Association was disolved in 1983.