BPSI History Collections
The Archives of the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute holds a
significant number of collections that cover the history and operation
of the organization from the time of its birth in the 1930s to
the
present day. Records of scientific meetings,
symposia,
forums, seminars, and other events held at the Institute could
be
found in the collections listed below (please note: some of the
BPSI
History Collections have detailed finding aid files attached to them):
- 25th
Anniversary – Birth of
an Institute, 1930-1967
- 50th
Anniversary, 1983-1988
- Annual
Reports, 1959-1987
- BPSI
Photograph Collection
- Bulletins,
1945-1993
- Child
Analysis Meetings, 1965-1975
- Constitutions,
By-Laws, and Related Documents, 1930-1968
- Hanns
Sachs Library Records, 1938-1996
- Historical
Files, 1935-1985
- Joint
Meetings – Western New England Psychoanalytic Society,
1965-1977
- Members
Seminars, 1962-1974
- Minutes,
pre-1941-1974
- Miscellaneous
Annual Reports and Meetings, 1950-1977
- Newsletters,
1970-1988, 1993-1998
- Papers
Not Presented, 1957-1979
- Printed
Matter, 1942-1998
- Programs
and Papers, 1941-1972
- Psychotherapy
Forum, 1995-1997
- Scientific
Meetings, 1940s-1977
- Symposia,
1949-1990
25th Anniversary –
Birth of an Institute (Ives Hendrick), 1930-1967
The collection features materials related to the birth of
BPSI:
papers on similar organizations, early by-laws and membership lists,
related research correspondence. Finding
Aid for
this collection is available
here (viewing it requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
50th Anniversary, 1983-1988
The collection consists of video bills, clippings, and correspondence
concerning the celebration of the BPSI 50th anniversary. Finding
Aid for
this collection is available
here (viewing it requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Annual Reports, 1959-1987
The collection consists of 2 boxes of the BPSI Annual Reports from 1959
through 1987.
BPSI Photograph Collection
The collection consists of black and white and color
photographs
depicting BPSI events, members and candidates (BPSI Photographs Vol
I-IV, 4 photo boxes), historic and more recent pictures of the building
(1 photo album). The archive also includes the portraits of BPSI
members (Portraits I-III, 3 photo boxes arranged alphabetically), and
black and white oversized photographs of noted psychoanalysts, BPSI
founders and members (1 photo box).
Finding aid for this collection is available in file, but not
electronically. You could search most of the BPSI photographs and
portraits in the Library Catalog, as instructed
below. Search Tips:
Make
sure you are in the ENHANCED SEARCH mode. To retrieve any of the BPSI
I-IV photographs or Portraits I-III, select
Call Number from the Browse pull-down menu, and enter "BPSI"
(for
photographs) or "Port" (for portraits) in the search line.
Bulletins, 1945-1993
The collection contains BPSI General Information Bulletins
from
the first 1945 edition to the later editions in the 1990s (1 box,
arranged chronologically).
Child Analysis Meetings, 1965-1975
The collection consists of papers presented at the Child Analysis
Meetings from 1965 through 1975. Finding
Aid for
this collection is available
here (viewing it requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Constitutions, By-Laws, and
Related Documents, 1930-1968
The collection contains 2 boxes of early BPSI constitutions and by-laws
as well as other documents related to their creation and revisions
(arranged chronologically).
Hanns Sachs Library Records,
1938-1996
This collection contains the
documents Dr. Sanford Gifford created or collected while he was the
director of the library
from 1966 through 1996. There
are library annual reports from 1938 to 1996, correspondence from the
1990s, as well as some library committee
records and histories of BPSI and the Hanns Sachs Library. Finding
Aid for
this collection is available
here (viewing it requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Historical Files, 1935-1985
The Historical Files collections contains materials on the BPSI
seminars and
instructors from 1935 through 1957, early BPSI history, and
miscellaneous correspondence from the 1950s and 1960s. Finding
Aid for
this collection is available
here (viewing it requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Joint Meetings –
Western New England Psychoanalytic Society, 1965-1977
The collection contains papers presented at the joint meetings of the
BPSI and Western New England Psychoanalytic Society from 1965 through
1975. Finding
Aid for
this collection is available
here (viewing it requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Members Seminars, 1962-1974
The collection contains six papers presented at the members' seminars
in the 1960s and 1970s. Finding
Aid for
this collection is available
here (viewing it requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Minutes, pre-1941-1974
The collection consists of 14 boxes of BPSI Annual,
Business
and various committee meetings' minutes from the early 1940s through
1974
(arranged chronologically).
Miscellaneous Annual Reports and
Meetings, 1950-1977
The collection includes amendments and drafts of the BPSI Annual
Reports as well as the Annual Meeting minutes covering the period of
1950-1977 (1 box, arranged by topic).
Newsletters, 1970-1988, 1993-1998
The collection contains 2 boxes of BPSI newsletters arranged
chronologically.
Papers Not Presented, 1957-1979
The collection contains fifteen papers that have not been presented.
Among the authors are Henry Fox, P.H. Knapp, W.F. Murphy, Paul Kay, E.
de Wind, Sidney Levin, Myron
Stocking, Norman
E. Zinerg, Samuel
Ritvo, Charles
Brenner, Lucille
B. Ritvo. Finding
Aid for
this collection is available
here (viewing it requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Printed Matter, 1942-1998
The collection contains 2 boxes of miscellaneous brochures, booklets,
programs, lectures, rosters, and announcements printed by BPSI from
1942 through 1998.
Programs and Papers, 1941-1972
The collection features typescripts of papers and programs
created
for various scientific and other BPSI meetings from 1941 through 1972
(one box, arranged chronologically).
Psychotherapy Forum, 1995-1997
The collection contains three Psychotherapy Forum newsletters from 1995
through 1997.
Scientific Meetings, 1940s-1977
The collection contains 9 manuscript boxes of papers presented at the
BPSI Scientific Meetings from the early 1940s through 1977. Finding
Aid for
this collection is available
here (viewing it requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Symposia, 1949-1990
The collection contains 2 manuscript boxes of materials from the BPSI
Symposia from 1949 through 1990. Finding
Aid for
this collection is available
here (viewing it requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).
Related BPSI Collections
Audiovisual
Materials: BPSI Event Recordings
Child
Analysis Materials, 1926-1989
Gifford, Sanford
Hendrick, Ives (1898-1972)
Photograph
Collections
Related Sites
Boston
Psychoanalytic Society and Institute
New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute
Western
New England Psychoanalytic Institute and Society
Douglas Kirsner. Unfree Associations: Inside
Psychoanalytic Institutes. Chapter 2: The Boston Split
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