Collection Summary
Otto Isakower and Salomea
Isakower Papers
1880-1975
(bulk 1900-1975)
1880-1975
(bulk 1900-1975)
MSS57315
Isakower, Otto,
1899-1972
Isakower, Salomea, b.
1888
3,000
items
6 containers
2.6 linear feet
English
German
Collection material in
English and
German
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Psychoanalyst and
writer, Otto Isakower. Physician, Salomea Isakower. Correspondence, writings,
biographical data, and other material pertaining primarily to the work of Otto
Isakower and to the history of psychoanalysis during his lifetime.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Federn, Paul--Correspondence.
Freud, Anna, 1895-1982--Correspondence.
Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939--Correspondence.
Isakower, Otto, 1899-1972.
Isakower, Salomea, 1888- Otto Isakower and Salomea Isakower papers. 1880-1975.
Jones, Ernest, 1879-1958--Correspondence.
Koller, Carl, 1857-1944--Correspondence.
Lewin, Bertram D. (Bertram David), 1896-1971--Correspondence.
Nunberg, Herman, 1884-1970--Correspondence.
Schaeffer, Albrecht, 1885-1950--Correspondence.
Organizations
Allgemeines Krankenhaus (Vienna, Austria)
Wiener Psychoanalytische Vereinigung.
Subjects
Dreams.
Psychoanalysis--Austria--Societies, etc.
Psychoanalysis.
Titles
Otto Isakower papers
Salomea Isakower papers
Occupations
Authors.
Physicians.
Psychoanalysts.
Provenance
The papers of Otto Isakower, psychoanalyst and writer, and Salomea
Isakower, physician, were given to the Library of Congress by Mrs. Abraham
Tulin, Hadassah, the Sigmund Freud Archives, Inc., and the estates of Otto
Isakower and Salomea Isakower, 1977-1982. An additional item was given by the
Sigmund Freud Archives in 1984 and was originally processed as part of the
Sigmund Freud Papers, from which it was transferred in 1990.
Processing History
The papers of Otto Isakower and Salomea Isakower were arranged and
described in 1985. The collection was expanded and revised in 1991, and the
finding aid was revised in 2008.
Transfers
Photographs have been transferred to the Prints and Photographs
Division where they are identified as part of the Isakower Papers.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Otto and
Salomea Isakower is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title
17, U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Otto and
Salomea Isakower are open to research.
Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to
visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to
retrieve these items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Otto Isakower and Salomea Isakower
Papers, Sigmund Freud Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Otto Isakower
Date
Event
1899, June 2
Born Vienna, Austria
1923
M.D., University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
1923
1929
Resident physician, Wiener Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Vienna
Austria
1924
1938
Member, Vienna Psychoanalytic Society
1932
1938
Lecturer, Vienna Psychoanalytic Institute (vice-director,
1934-1938)
1938
Married Salomea Rettych Gutman
Immigrated to England
1938
1940
Psychoanalytic practice, Liverpool, England
Editor,
Gesammelte Werke Sigmund Freuds
1940
Immigrated to the United States
1942
Licensed to practice medicine, State of New York
1972, May 10
Died New York, N.Y.
Salomea Isakower
Date
Event
1888, Nov. 3
Born Oswiecim, Poland
1914
M.D., University of Cracow, Cracow, Poland
1914
1918
Resident physician, Wiener Allgemeines Krankenhaus, Vienna,
Austria
1916
Red Cross service, World War I
1919
1924
Voluntary physician, psychiatric and neurological institute,
University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
1921
Divorced Felix Gutman (marriage date unknown)
1924
1926
Psychoanalytic study, Berlin, Germany
1938
Immigrated to England
Married Otto Isakower
1940
Immigrated to United States
1949
Member, New York Psychoanalytic Society
Licensed to practice medicine and surgery, State of New
York
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Otto Isakower (1899-1972) and Salomea Isakower
(1888-1949) span the years 1880-1975, with the bulk of the items concentrated
in the period 1900-1975. The collection focuses on the work of Otto Isakower, a
Freudian psychoanalyst who studied and practiced in Vienna, Austria, until
immigrating to England and then the United States between 1938 and 1940.
Included in the papers are correspondence, writings, miscellaneous biographical
data, and other material pertaining to the work of Otto Isakower and to the
history of psychoanalysis during his lifetime.
Among the prominent correspondents in the collection are Paul Federn,
Anna Freud, Ernest Jones, Bertram David Lewin, and Herman Nunberg. Notable also
are photocopies of Sigmund Freud letters to Carl Koller, 1880-1887, and to
Albrecht Schaeffer, 1939. An item of special significance is a notebook
containing minutes of meetings of the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society for the
years 1923-1924. Other topics of interest include papers relating to the
Isakowers' immigration and resettlement, a patient case file from the Wiener
Allgemeines Krankenhaus, and dream material collected by Otto Isakower.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material.
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Correspondence
1
"A-E" miscellaneous,
1931-1975, undated
1931-1975, undated
(5
folders)
1
Freud, Sigmund
1
To Koller, Carl,
1880-1887, undated
1880-1887, undated
1
To Schaeffer, Albrecht,
1939
1939
1
"F-G" miscellaneous,
1938-1958, undated
1938-1958, undated
(2
folders)
1
Hill, Carlton B.,
1939-1940, undated
1939-1940, undated
1
"H" miscellaneous,
1942-1954
1942-1954
1
Isakower, Salomea, to Otto
Isakower,
1953
1953
1
Isakower, Sigmund and Edith,
1912, 1938-1939
1912, 1938-1939
1
"I" miscellaneous,
1940-1954
1940-1954
1
James, B.,
1940-1954
1940-1954
1
"J" miscellaneous,
1938-1967
1938-1967
1
Kris, Ernst,
1953
1953
1
"K" miscellaneous,
1938-1971
1938-1971
1
Lewin, Bertram D. and David,
1939-1972
1939-1972
1
"M" miscellaneous,
1940-1971
1940-1971
1
New York Psychoanalytic Society
and New York Psychoanalytic Institute,
1943-1968
1943-1968
1
Newman, Richard,
1954
1954
1
Nunberg, Herman,
1937-1940
1937-1940
1
"O-W" miscellaneous,
1918-1967
1918-1967
(6
folders)
1
Young, Nicholas,
1953
1953
1
Unidentified to Otto and Salomea
Isakower,
1932-1974, undated
1932-1974, undated
2
Subject file
2
Address book, Otto Isakower,
undated
undated
2
Biographical material,
1933-1944
1933-1944
(2
folders)
2
Cards and addresses
2
Certificates and
appointments
2
Isakower, Otto,
1923-1971
1923-1971
2
Isakower, Salomea,
1949-1974
1949-1974
2
Dream material,
1932-1967, undated
1932-1967, undated
2
Dreams of patients,
1929-1961
1929-1961
2
Financial,
1938, undated
1938, undated
2
Freud, Sigmund, regarding
collected works and letters on lay analysis,
1944, 1968, undated
1944, 1968, undated
2
Funeral orations and obituaries
by Otto Isakower and others,
1950-1971
1950-1971
2
Legal documents
2
Isakower, Otto,
1905-1967
1905-1967
(2
folders)
2
Isakower, Salomea,
1922-1965
1922-1965
(3
folders)
2
Library call slips,
1926, undated
1926, undated
2
New York Psychoanalytic
Institute, minutes,
1972
1972
2
Notes
2
Analytic instruments and
supervision
2
Analyzing instruments and
communication
3
Auditory, superego, visual
3
Hypnology, dreaming
(2
folders)
3
"Psychoanalysis Applies Itself
to Studies on Neuropsychology"
3
Theory of symbolism, the
spider
3
Untitled and
miscellaneous
(3
folders)
4
(6
folders)
4
Publication lists,
1945-1965, undated
1945-1965, undated
4
Record of consultation with Dr.
Gross,
1938
1938
4
School records
4
Isakower, Otto,
1905-1940
1905-1940
4
Isakower, Salomea,
1910-1916
1910-1916
4
Student comments on courses,
1970
1970
4
Training analyst seminar,
1958
1958
4
Vienna Psychoanalytic Society,
minutes of meetings and other material,
1923-1930
1923-1930
5
Wiener Allgemeines Krankenhaus
5
General,
1916-1929
1916-1929
5
Patient records,
1924-1929
1924-1929
5
Writings
5
By Otto Isakower
5
Articles
5
"Beitrag zur Pathopsychologie
der Einschlafphänomene,"
1936
1936
5
"Bemerkungen zu Ein Fall von
Anosognosie,"
[1929]
[1929]
5
"A Contribution to the
Pathopsychology of Phenomena Associated with Falling Asleep,"
1938
1938
5
"Erläuterungen zum
Kostenvoranschlag,"
undated
undated
5
"Gutes Wollen ist Nicht zu
Lernen,"
1929
1929
5
"On the Exceptional Position
of the Auditory Sphere,"
1939
1939
5
"Spoken Words in Dreams,"
1954
1954
5
"Trauma and Dreams,"
1961
1961
5
"Zur Sonderstellung der
Hösphäre,"
undated
undated
5
Untitled,
1952, undated
1952, undated
5
Poetry,
1955-1960
1955-1960
5
By others
5
Lewin, Bertram D.
5
Articles,
1955-1970
1955-1970
5
Poetry,
1954-1960
1954-1960
5
Schur, Max,
1964-1968
1964-1968
5
Miscellaneous
5
Articles,
1937-1970
1937-1970
6
Poetry,
1929-1968, undated
1929-1968, undated
6
Printed matter
6
Imago
, vol. 10,
1924
1924
6
Kielholz, A.,
Jakob Boehme
. Leipzig and Vienna: Franz Deuticke,
1919
6
Langer, Walter A., "Psychological
Analysis of Hitler,"
circa 1946 (declassified 1968)
circa 1946
(2
folders)
6
Miscellaneous,
1926-1972
1926-1972
(3
folders)