Muriel Gardiner

A Register of Her Papers in the Sigmund Freud Collection in the Library of Congress

Prepared by Brian McGuire and Allan Teichroew

Manuscript Division, Library of Congress

Washington, D.C.

2008 Contact information: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html

Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division, 2008 Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008078 Collection Summary Title: Muriel Gardiner Papers Span Dates: 1890-1986 Bulk Dates: (bulk 1946-1984) ID No.: MSS62007 Creator: Gardiner, Muriel, 1901-1985 Extent: 3,000 items; 6 containers; 3 linear feet Language: Collection material in English, German, and French Repository: Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Abstract: 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 Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically therein. Personal Names 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. Pankejeff, Sergius, 1887-1979--Correspondence. Spender, Stephen, 1909-1995--Correspondence. Subjects Psychoanalysis--Case studies. Related Names Pankejeff, Sergius, 1887-1979. Wolf-Man (1971) Occupations Authors. Psychoanalysts.

Administrative Information 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 Copyright Status: The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Muriel Gardiner is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.). 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.

Muriel Gardiner Papers 2 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.

Muriel Gardiner Papers 3 Container List

Container Contents

BOX 1 Correspondence BOX 1 Adatto, Carl, 1968-1969 BOX 1 Augenfeld, Felix, 1960 BOX 1 Bernays, Hella, 1949-1951 BOX 1 Buchfischer Verlag, 1981 BOX 1 Conrad, Stanley W., 1968-1969 BOX 1 Eissler, K. R., 1953-1980 BOX 1 Federn, Paul, 1949 BOX 1 Freud, Anna, 1970 BOX 1 Grotjahn, Martin, 1953, 1964 BOX 1 Gordon, V. D., 1952 BOX 1 Godenne, Ghislaine D., 1968 BOX 1 Hoffer, Willi, 1948, 1954 BOX 1 Hoss, Katharine, 1984 BOX 1 International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, 1971 BOX 1 Jones, Ernest, 1953 BOX 1 Kavka, Jerome, 1969 BOX 1 Klamer, Charles H., 1963 BOX 1 Köhler, Willi, 1981 BOX 1 Lewin, Bertram D., 1967 BOX 1 Levy, Florence J., 1965-1966 BOX 1 Lewy, Ernst, 1961 BOX 1 Lorand, Sàndor, 1954 BOX 1 Lubin, Albert J., 1960-1961 BOX 1 Martin, Peter A., 1961 BOX 1 Pankejeff, Sergius, 1946-1980 (5 folders) BOX 1 Pfeffer, Arnold Z., 1962 BOX 1 Raoul-Duval, Dominque, 1981 BOX 1 Requests for copies of publications, 1953-1984, n.d. BOX 1 Schärf, Paul, 1972-1981, n.d BOX 1 Sigmund Freud Archives, 1963, 1986 BOX 1 Silverman, Daniel, 1960-1962 BOX 1 Solms-Rödelheim, Wilhelm, 1968 BOX 2 Spender, Stephen, 1976 BOX 2 Unterweger, Albin, 1948-1973 BOX 2 Photographic prints and slides BOX 2 Pankejeff, Sergius BOX 2 Family, circa 1890-1930 (5 folders) BOX 2 Paintings by Pankejeff (slides) (2 folders)

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BOX 2 Portraits, 1978 (2 folders) BOX 2 Miscellaneous lists BOX 2 The Wolf-Man BOX 2 Prints BOX 2 Not used in book BOX 2 Used in book (2 folders) BOX 2 Slides used in book (2 folders) BOX 2 Writings file BOX 2 By Gardiner BOX 2 "Another Meeting with the Wolf-Man," 1959-1960 BOX 2 "Die letzten Jahre des Wolfsmanns," n.d. BOX 3 "Meetings with the Wolf-Man," 1953 BOX 3 Notes, 1981, n.d. BOX 3 "Personal Recollections of Anna Freud," n.d. BOX 3 "Postscript," [1980] BOX 3 "The Wolf-Man's Last Years," n.d. BOX 3 "The Wolf-Man's Last Years" and "Postscript" BOX 3 Copies and edited version for publication in the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 1982-1983 BOX 3 Corrected copies, 1980 BOX 3 Corrections, 1980 BOX 3 Helsinki, Finland, conference, n.d. BOX 3 Rules for submission to the International Journal of Psycho-Analysis, 1981 BOX 3 The Wolf-Man BOX 3 Book reviews BOX 3 American, 1971 BOX 3 German, 1972 BOX 3 Copies of letters BOX 3 Not used BOX 3 1926-1954 (2 folders) BOX 4 1955-1980 (3 folders) BOX 4 Used, 1926-1970 BOX 4 English edition (segments) BOX 4 "Recollections of My Childhood" BOX 4 "My Recollections of Sigmund Freud" BOX 5 "Introduction," "Memoirs, 1919-38," and "Diagnostic Impressions" BOX 5 French edition BOX 5 Correspondence with J. B. Pontalis, 1979-1980 BOX 5 Text, [1980] (3 folders) BOX 5 German edition

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BOX 5 Draft (2 folders) BOX 6 Final two chapters and correspondence, 1982 BOX 6 Royalties, 1983, n.d. BOX 6 Miscellaneous correspondence, 1971-1984 BOX 6 By others BOX 6 Abraham-Torok, Nicolas and Maria, "Le Mot magique de l'homme aux loups," 1978 BOX 6 Brunswick, Ruth Mack BOX 6 "En supplément à 'L'histoire d'une névrose infantile' de Freud," n.d. BOX 6 Photocopies of notes and writings concerning Sergius Pankejeff, circa 1930 BOX 6 Freud, Anna BOX 6 Foreword to The Wolf-Man, n.d. BOX 6 "The Infantile Neurosis, Genetic and Dynamic Considerations," 1970 BOX 6 Levy, Florence J., "On the Significance of Christmas for the 'Wolf Man,'" [1968] BOX 6 Lubin, Albert J. BOX 6 "A Boy's View of Jesus," 1954 BOX 6 "Influence of the Russian Orthodox Church on Freud's Wolf-Man: A Hypothesis," 1967 BOX 6 Martin, Peter A., "On Scierneuropsia," 1958 BOX 6 Obholzer, Karin, writings and reviews of book, 1973-1983 BOX 6 Pankejeff, Sergius BOX 6 "Eine Parallele," n.d. BOX 6 "How I Came into Analysis with Freud" and related correspondence, 1957-1958 BOX 6 "In Memoriam Aubrey Beardsley," n.d. BOX 6 "Poe, Baudelaire und Hölderin," n.d. BOX 6 "Psychoanalysis and Freedom of the Will," n.d. BOX 6 Serota, Herman M., "Reanalysis of the Wolfman," 1958 BOX 6 Sylwan, Barbo, "A Propos des mémoires de l'homme aux loups," [1970]

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