Collection Summary
Muriel Gardiner Papers
1890-1986
(bulk 1946-1984)
1890-1986
(bulk 1946-1984)
MSS62007
Gardiner, Muriel,
1901-1985
3,000
items
6 containers
3 linear feet
English
German
French
Collection material in
English,
German, and
French
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Psychoanalyst and
author. Corespondence, writings, research material, photographs, and slides
pertaining to Gardiner's acquaintance with and writings on Sergius Pankejeff,
the "Wolf-Man" of Freudian analysis.
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
Augenfeld, Felix, 1893-1984--Correspondence.
Eissler, K. R. (Kurt Robert), 1908-1999--Correspondence.
Freud, Anna, 1895-1982--Correspondence.
Gardiner, Muriel, 1901-1985.
Jones, Ernest, 1879-1958--Correspondence.
Pankejeff, Sergius, 1887-1979--Correspondence.
Pankejeff, Sergius, 1887-1979.
Pankejeff, Sergius, 1887-1979. Wolf-Man. 1971.
Spender, Stephen, 1909-1995--Correspondence.
Subjects
Psychoanalysis--Case studies.
Occupations
Authors.
Psychoanalysts.
Provenance
The papers of Muriel Gardiner, psychoanalyst and author, were given to
the Library of Congress by the Sigmund Freud Archives, Inc., in 1964, 1974, and
1986, and by the Muriel Gardiner estate in 1986.
Processing History
The papers of Muriel Gardiner were arranged and described in 1991. The
finding aid was revised in 2008.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Muriel Gardiner
is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Muriel Gardiner 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, Muriel Gardiner Papers, Sigmund Freud
Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Biographical Note
Date
Event
1901, Nov. 23
Born Helen Muriel Morris, Chicago, Ill.
1922
Graduated, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Mass.
Studied at Oxford University, Oxford, England
1926
Went to Vienna, Austria, hoping to be psychoanalyzed by
Sigmund Freud
Married Julian Gardiner (divorced several years
later)
1932
Enrolled in University of Vienna Medical School, Vienna,
Austria, to train as a psychoanalyst
1934
1935
Joined the political underground in Austria and German under
the code name "Mary"
1938
Fled Vienna, Austria, for Paris, France
Married Joseph Buttinger
1940
Returned to the United States
1971
Edited
The Wolf-Man,
by Sergius Pankejeff. New York: Basic
Books
1976
Published
The Deadly Innocents
. New York: Basic Books
1980
Received Austrian Cross of Honor
1983
Published
Code Name "Mary."
New Haven: Yale University
Press
1985, Feb. 6
Died, Princeton, N.J.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Muriel Gardiner (1901-1985) span the years circa
1890-1986, with the bulk of the items concentrated in the period 1946-1984. The
collection focuses on Gardiner's long association with Sergius Pankejeff, the
"Wolf-Man" of Freudian analysis, whose biography,
The Wolf-Man
, Gardiner edited in 1971. Gardiner had become
acquainted with Pankejeff while living in Vienna during the 1920s and 1930s;
for many years she was his analyst. Included in the papers are correspondence,
various photographs and slides (all relating to Pankejeff, his family, and his
artwork), numerous manuscripts of writings, and miscellaneous research and
publishing matter. Among the correspondents besides Pankejeff are Felix
Augenfeld, K. R. Eissler, Anna Freud, Ernest Jones, and Stephen Spender.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material and
alphabetically thereunder by topic or type of material.
Catalog Record: [https://lccn.loc.gov/mm87062007]
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Correspondence
1
Adatto, Carl,
1968-1969
1968-1969
1
Augenfeld, Felix,
1960
1960
1
Bernays, Hella,
1949-1951
1949-1951
1
Buchfischer Verlag,
1981
1981
1
Conrad, Stanley W.,
1968-1969
1968-1969
1
Eissler, K. R.,
1953-1980
1953-1980
1
Federn, Paul,
1949
1949
1
Freud, Anna,
1970
1970
1
Grotjahn, Martin,
1953, 1964
1953, 1964
1
Gordon, V. D.,
1952
1952
1
Godenne, Ghislaine D.,
1968
1968
1
Hoffer, Willi,
1948, 1954
1948, 1954
1
Hoss, Katharine,
1984
1984
1
International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
,
1971
1971
1
Jones, Ernest,
1953
1953
1
Kavka, Jerome,
1969
1969
1
Klamer, Charles H.,
1963
1963
1
Köhler, Willi,
1981
1981
1
Lewin, Bertram D.,
1967
1967
1
Levy, Florence J.,
1965-1966
1965-1966
1
Lewy, Ernst,
1961
1961
1
Lorand, Sàndor,
1954
1954
1
Lubin, Albert J.,
1960-1961
1960-1961
1
Martin, Peter A.,
1961
1961
1
Pankejeff, Sergius,
1946-1980
1946-1980
(5
folders)
1
Pfeffer, Arnold Z.,
1962
1962
1
Raoul-Duval, Dominque,
1981
1981
1
Requests for copies of
publications,
1953-1984, undated
1953-1984, undated
1
Schärf, Paul,
1972-1981, n.d
1972-1981, n.d
1
Sigmund Freud Archives,
1963, 1986
1963, 1986
1
Silverman, Daniel,
1960-1962
1960-1962
1
Solms-Rödelheim, Wilhelm,
1968
1968
2
Spender, Stephen,
1976
1976
2
Unterweger, Albin,
1948-1973
1948-1973
2
Photographic prints and
slides
2
Pankejeff, Sergius
2
Family,
circa 1890-1930
circa 1890-1930
(5
folders)
2
Paintings by Pankejeff
(slides)
(2
folders)
2
Portraits,
1978
1978
(2
folders)
2
Miscellaneous lists
2
The Wolf-Man
2
Prints
2
Not used in book
2
Used in book
(2
folders)
2
Slides used in book
(2
folders)
2
Writings file
2
By Gardiner
2
"Another Meeting with the
Wolf-Man,"
1959-1960
1959-1960
2
"Die letzten Jahre des
Wolfsmanns,"
undated
undated
3
"Meetings with the Wolf-Man,"
1953
1953
3
Notes,
1981, undated
1981, undated
3
"Personal Recollections of Anna
Freud,"
undated
undated
3
"Postscript,"
[1980]
[1980]
3
"The Wolf-Man's Last Years,"
undated
undated
3
"The Wolf-Man's Last Years" and
"Postscript"
3
Copies and edited version for
publication in the
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic
Association
,
1982-1983
1982-1983
3
Corrected copies,
1980
1980
3
Corrections,
1980
1980
3
Helsinki, Finland,
conference,
undated
undated
3
Rules for submission to the
International Journal of Psycho-Analysis
,
1981
1981
3
The Wolf-Man
3
Book reviews
3
American,
1971
1971
3
German,
1972
1972
3
Copies of letters
3
Not used
3
1926-1954
1926-1954
(2
folders)
4
1955-1980
1955-1980
(3
folders)
4
Used,
1926-1970
1926-1970
4
English edition
(segments)
4
"Recollections of My
Childhood"
4
"My Recollections of Sigmund
Freud"
5
"Introduction," "Memoirs,
1919-38," and "Diagnostic Impressions"
5
French edition
5
Correspondence with J. B.
Pontalis,
1979-1980
1979-1980
5
Text,
[1980]
[1980]
(3
folders)
5
German edition
5
Draft
(2
folders)
6
Final two chapters and
correspondence,
1982
1982
6
Royalties,
1983, undated
1983, undated
6
Miscellaneous correspondence,
1971-1984
1971-1984
6
By others
6
Abraham-Torok, Nicolas and
Maria, "Le Mot magique de l'homme aux loups,"
1978
1978
6
Brunswick, Ruth Mack
6
"En supplément à 'L'histoire
d'une névrose infantile' de Freud,"
undated
undated
6
Photocopies of notes and
writings concerning Sergius Pankejeff,
circa 1930
circa 1930
6
Freud, Anna
6
Foreword to
The Wolf-Man
,
undated
undated
6
"The Infantile Neurosis,
Genetic and Dynamic Considerations,"
1970
1970
6
Levy, Florence J., "On the
Significance of Christmas for the 'Wolf Man,'"
[1968]
[1968]
6
Lubin, Albert J.
6
"A Boy's View of Jesus,"
1954
1954
6
"Influence of the Russian
Orthodox Church on Freud's Wolf-Man: A Hypothesis,"
1967
1967
6
Martin, Peter A., "On
Scierneuropsia,"
1958
1958
6
Obholzer, Karin, writings and
reviews of book,
1973-1983
1973-1983
6
Pankejeff, Sergius
6
"Eine Parallele,"
undated
undated
6
"How I Came into Analysis
with Freud" and related correspondence,
1957-1958
1957-1958
6
"In Memoriam Aubrey
Beardsley,"
undated
undated
6
"Poe, Baudelaire und
Hölderin,"
undated
undated
6
"Psychoanalysis and Freedom
of the Will,"
undated
undated
6
Serota, Herman M., "Reanalysis
of the Wolfman,"
1958
1958
6
Sylwan, Barbo, "A Propos des
mémoires de l'homme aux loups,"
[1970]
[1970]