Otto Rank papers, 1903-1988, bulk 1903-1940

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Series II: Cataloged Manuscripts

Manuscripts by authors other than Rank. Note that the manuscript of Freud's Massenpsychologie und Ich-Analyse was cataloged and shelved separately as MS X159.4 F89. See the related materials note above.



Box 6 Folder 1 Abraham, Karl Obituary of Dr Rudolph Foerster, 2 pages


Box 6 Folder 2 Abrahamson, J. Multiple Sklerose bei Mutter und Sohn, 3 pp Manuscript

[Copied by Rank]


Box 6 Folder 3 Bailey, Pearce An Introduction to Rankian Psychology, Psychological Center, Paris,, [n.d.], 44 pp Annotated typescript

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Box 6 Folder 4 Bailey, Pearce An Introduction to the Psychology of Dr. Rank, Paris,, 1935, 38 t.ms.


Box 6 Folder 5 Berger, A.F. Warheit und Irrtum, Leipzig, 1897, 4 page Manuscript

[Aristoteles' Katharsis Theory. Copied by Rank]


Box 6 Folder 6 Burton, Robert The Anatomy of Melancholy, 3 pp pages


Box 6 Folder 7 Freud, Sigmund Ein Fall von Fussfetichismus., Vienna, March 11, 1914, 3 page Typescript

[Minutes of the meeting of the 21st session of the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society]


Box 6 Folder 8 Freud, Sigmund Erfahrungen und Beispiele der analyticshen Praktik, 2 pages


Box 6 Folder 9 Freud, Sigmund [Ergaenzungen zur Traumlehre], 4 page Manuscript

[Includes typescript summary of contents in English]


Box 6 Folder 10 Freud, Sigmund Homer, [n.p.], 1908-1909, 2 page a.ms.

[See Manuscript Flat Box 174]


Box 6 Folder 11 Freud, Sigmund Nibelungen, Vienna, 1909, 2 page Photocopy

[Notes on the Ring of the Nibelungs. 1985 Gift]


Box 6 Folder 12 Freud, Sigmund Nibelungenlied in Homer., [n.p.], 21 Feb. 1909, 1 page a.ms.

[See Manuscript Flat Box 174]


Box 6 Folder 13 [?] Psychoanalytische Situation in Polen, 2 pp pages


Box 6 Folder 14 [?] Schweiz, 3 pp a.ms.


Box 6 Folder 15 Reich, Wilhelm Die Taetigkeit der Zentrallstelle [fuer psychoanalytische Literatur...], [n.p.],, [192?], 6pp Annotated typescript


Box 6 Folder 16 Freud, Sigmund Das Trauma der Geburt, [n.p.], [1924], 5pp pages

[Critique of Rank's "Das Trauma der Geburt." Not complete. It might be part of one of the Rundbriefe]


Box 6 Folder 17 Freud, Sigmund Traumdeutung, [n.p.], [1913-1914], 7 pp Page proofs

[Note written by Freud acknowledging the collaboration of Rank. With proofs of title page and 4 preliminary pages.]


Box 6 Folder 18 Freud, Sigmund Traumdeutung, [n.p.], 1914, 11 page t.ms.


Box 6 Folder 19 Freud, Sigmund 3 Zeiten, [n.p.] & St. Annes, 1 & 8 September 1908, 4 pages

[Notes on Otto Rank's "Homer." Taken from folder labeled der "Homer plan" ORA Gift 1984]


Box 6 Folder 20 Freud, Sigmund 3 Zeiten, St. Annes, 1908-1909, 7 pages

[Notes on Rank's "Homer" and other authors. With notes added in several hands. Taken from folder labeled "Homer plan." ORA gift 1984]


Box 6 Folder 21 Freud, Sigmund Zur Genese des Fetichismus. Vienna, February 17, 1909, 17 pages

[Minutes of the meeting of the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society written in the hand of Otto Rank Includes photocopy of published version.]


Box 6 Folder 22 Gotz, Berndt Das Bild des Todes, [n.p.], 1931, 4 page t.ms.


Box 6 Folder 23 Gotz, Berndt Das Hawdalah Ritual, [n.p.], May 1931, 1 page t.ms.


Box 6 Folder 24 Gotz, Berndt Das studentische Ritual, [n.p.], 1930, 6 page t.ms.


Box 6 Folder 25 Gotz, Berndt Das Zweigeschlechterwesen, [n.p.], [1930], 10 page t.ms.


Box 6 Folder 26 Harodecki, S Der juedische Mythos, Berlin, [n.d.], 2 pages

[Written in the hand of Otto Rank]


Box 6 Folder 27 Hollos, Istvan Die Psychoneurose eines Fruhgelborenen, 6 page t.ms.

[See Manuscript Flat Box 174]


Box 6 Folder 28 Juer, F. & Marbach, O. Eine nudslaurische Marchenparallele, [n.p.],, [n.d.], 32 page t.ms.


Box 6 Folder 29 Klette, Werner Das Experiment des Dr. Forgues, 3 pages


Box 6 Folder 30 Krieger, Herbert. Some aspects of northwest coast indian art. Pamphlet., [n.p.],, [n.d.], 12 page t.ms.


Box 6 Folder 31 L&auer, Karl Passive Technik, 3 page t.ms.

[See Manuscript Flat Box 174]


Box 6 Folder 31a Lieberman, E. J. The Rank-Wilbur Correspondence, [n.p.], 1979, 17 page t.ms.

[From Journal 14 (1) of O.R.A.]


Box 6 Folder 32 Maturis, E. [There is however...] , [n.p.], [1930], 12 pp Manuscript & typed manuscript

[Evaluation of Rank's work. With a note from Virginia Robinson]


Box 6 Folder 33 Menerfeld, Max Lord Byron und seine Schwester, [n.p.], May 1908, 12 page t.ms.


Box 6 Folder 34 Rosenthal, Tatjana Das gefahrliche Alter , [n.p.], 5 Jan. 1911, 17 page t.ms.


Box 6 Folder 35 Silberer, Herbert Das Zerstuckelungsmotiv in Mythos, 11 page t.ms.

[See Manuscript Flat Box 174]


Box 6 Folder 36 Silberer, Herbert Zur Symbolbildung, [n.p.], 1912, 17 pp pages


Box 6 Folder 37 Stekel, Wilhelm Fortschritte der Traumdeutung, 1 page newspaper

[See Manuscript Flat Box 174]



Volume X 159.4 F89 Supplement (Folio) Strachey, James. Group Psychology and the Analysis of the Ego, 3rd Edition, Authorized Translation, 1945

Authorized translation of Freud's Massenpsychologie und Ich-Analyse.



Box 6 Folder 38 Taft, Jessie Taft's obituaries for Rank, Pennsylvania, 1939 & 1940, 8 page t.ms. & newspaper


Box 6 Folder 39 Taft, Jessie The Time Element in Therapy, 19 pages


Box 6 Folder 39a Taft, Jessie Analysis of Taft's contacts with Rank, [n.p.], 1924-1939, 25 a.ms. & t.ms.

[ORA gift 1984]


Box 6 Folder 40 Taussig, Beatrice Rank and Rodin, 1 page

[O.R.A. gift 1984]


Box 6 Folder 41 Taussig, Beatrice Time and the Will, [n.p.], 5 March 1935 & 23 May 1935, 28 pages


Box 6 Folder 42 Tschizewskij, D. Zum Doppelganger problem bei Dostojevskij, [n.p.],, 1931, 32 page t.ms.


Box 6 Folder 43 Wilbur, George [Rank's contribution to psychoanalysis], 12 pages


Box 6 Folder 44 Wirth, Herman Die heilige Urschrift der Menschheit, 24 page t.ms.


Box 6 Folder 45 Zimmerman, J. G. Weber die Einsamkeit, [n.p.], 1784, 9 pages


Box 6 Folder 46 [?] Miscellaneous, [n.p.], 30 Dec. 1934, 6 pages


Box 6 Folder 47 Unknown author Miscellaneous manuscript, 5 pages


Box 6 Folder 48 Miscellaneous manuscripts