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The Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute |
Creator: |
Sanford Gifford, M.D., 1918- 2013 |
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Sanford Gifford (1918-2013) Papers |
Dates: |
1955 - 2012 |
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4 archival boxes |
Abstract: |
The Sanford Gifford Papers contain professional materials collected by Gifford during his career, most notably many of his
publications, papers presented at conferences, professional correspondence, and many transcripts of interviews with other
psychoanalysts for the BPSI Oral History Project.
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Materials are mostly in English, few materials are in German. |
Sanford Gifford was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1918 and grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He attended Harvard Medical School and graduated from
Northwestern Medical School in 1942, after which he became an acting psychiatric resident at the University of California
Hospital in San Francisco. From 1943 to 1946, Dr. Gifford served as a military psychiatrist in the Southwest Pacific. He and
his wife Ingrid then settled in Boston and both graduated from the BPSI in 1954. Dr. Gifford then joined the psychiatric unit
at Brigham and Woman's Hospital after a VA traineeship in psychiatry; at Brigham and Woman's Hospital, he primarily worked
on psychosomatic research, teaching and general hospital psychiatry until 1994. Concurrently, Dr. Gifford served as the Hanns
Sachs Library Director at the BPSI from 1966 until 2000, and then as the BPSI Archives Director from 2000 until 2013. Even
after retirement, Dr. Gifford continued to teach at Harvard Medical School, publish his research, and chaired the History
and Archives Committee of the American Psychoanalytic Association. He passed away in 2013 at the age of 95.
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The collection consists of many materials kept and created by Dr. Sanford Gifford from 1955 until his death in 2013. These
materials include Gifford's publications, papers presented at conferences, professional correspondence as well as transcripts
of interviews with fellow notable psychoanalysts. Also included are research materials used by Gifford, as well as memorial
materials prepared by him for some of his colleagues.
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Series I: Correspondence, Professional, 1971-2012
Series II: Interviews and Transcripts, 1955-2011
Series III: Research and Panel Discussions, 1973-2012
Sub-Series A: Elvin Semrad Materials, 1969-2005
Series IV: Writings, Publications, and Papers Presented, 1962-2004
Sub-Series B: Memorial Materials, 1974-2002
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Restrictions to Access
If you wish to access any records in the BPSI Archives, please email library@bpsi.org or call 617-266-0953.
Some content restricted to BPSI members.
Copyright Notice
Please contact The Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute for copyright information.
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[Identification of item], in Sanford Gifford Collection, The Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, Boston, MA, USA.
Materials were donated by the sons of Dr. Gifford, Paul and Ralph Gifford, in 2014.
Processed and encoded by Anna Dorste in 2015.
The materials in this collection have been re-housed in acid free folders when necessary and placed in an archival box. The
original order has been preserved.
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Series I: Correspondence, Professional, 1971-2012 |
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This series contains professional correspondence between Gifford and his contemporaries ranging from 1971-2012. Some correspondences
include related materials, such as publications by either party or materials relating to the subject discussed in the correspondence
Folders are arranged chronologically.
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Box 1 |
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Dr. Henry A. Murray - Gifford, 1971-1978 (bulk: 1971-1972) |
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Dr. Spafford Ackerly - Gifford, transcript of interview re: Hendrick, 1972-1976 |
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Letter to Dr. Grete Bibring, June 28, 1973 |
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Dr. Houston Merritt - Gifford, re: Hendrick, 1974 |
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Dr. Erich Lindemann - Gifford, 1974 |
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Dr. Ackerly - Hendrick, 1974 |
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Dr. George Gifford - S. Gifford, 1974-1975 |
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Dr. Bernard Bandler - Gifford, 1974-1975 |
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Letter to S. Gifford from Walter Langer, June 29, 1975 |
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Dr. George L. Engel - Gifford, 1975-1976 |
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Dr. Barbara Sicherman - Gifford, re: Notable American Women, 1977 |
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Dr. Kurt Eissler - Gifford, correspondence and related materials, 1977-1982 |
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Dr. Frank J. Sulloway - Gifford, 1981 |
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Eugene Taylor - Gifford, correspondence and related materials, 1982-1984 |
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Dr. Renata Gaddini de Benedetti - Gifford, correspondence and related materials, 1987-1989 |
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Dr. Renata Gaddini - Gifford, correspondence re: Gaddini’s letter to the editor of the
“International Journal of Psychoanalysis” about Robert Caper, and related
materials, 1998
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Dr. David J. Lynn - Gifford, correspondence re: Lynn’s publications on Freud, 1990-1991 |
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Dr. Ronald Wilkinson - Gifford, correspondence re: Library of Congress Freud
Collection, 1991-1992 (bulk: Feb. 1992)
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Letter to Mark O. Kasanin from Gifford, and related materials, Jan. 15, 1992 |
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Thomas, George, and Marcia Bibring - Gifford, 1995-2005 |
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Dr. Renata Gaddini - Gifford, correspondence re: Gaddinni’s article “Women Analysts
at the End of the Millenium,” 1999
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Dr. Janet Brown - Gifford, and related materials, 2003 |
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Edward Jones - Gifford, correspondence re: Freud and Felix Deutsch, and related
materials, 2011-2012
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Series II: Interviews and Transcripts, 1955-2011 |
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This series contains professional interviews and transcripts of interviews performed by Gifford and his contemporaries. Interviews
were part of the BPSI Oral History Workshop project in which notable psychoanalysts were interviewed about the field of Psychoanalysis.
Folders are arranged chronologically with some exceptions when subjects are grouped.
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Box 2 |
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Inventory List of taped interviews by Sanford Gifford up to 1991 n.d. |
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Research Conference transcript between Drs. Gifford, Fox, Valenstein, and Murawski, Feb. 9, 1955 |
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“Interview with Mrs. Frances Deri” by Dr. Albert Kandelin, Feb. 3, 1963 |
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Harvard Medical School Seminar Transcript, with Dr. Elvin Semrad, Jan. 21, 1969 |
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Section of interview with Dr. Helen Tartakoff, 1973 |
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Interview with Miss Christine MacPherson, March 27, 1973 |
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Interview with Dr. Donald MacPherson and related materials, March 28, 1973
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Interview with Dr. Lydia Dawes, May 7, 1973 |
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Interview with Dr. Richard Wagner, “at the reception,” (n.d., but found with materials relating to April 1973 conference) |
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“Visit to Erich Lindemann, August 7, 1974” |
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Interviews with Dr. Bernard Bandler, February 20, 27 and March 4, 1975 |
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Interview with Dr. Edith Burbaum and related materials, June 16, 1979 |
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Committee on History and Archives - Transcript with Dr. Ronald Wilkinson re: Freud
Collection and related materials, 1983
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Interview with Dr. Harriet Robey, March 24, 1984 |
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Interviews with Alfred O. Ludwig, with notes and transcripts, Oct. 11, 1983 - Sept. 11, 1984
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Interview with Dr. Erik Erikson and Joan Erikson and related materials, Nov. 3, 1984 |
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Interview with Dr. Charles Pinderhughes, Dec. 7, 1994 |
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Interview with Joan Erikson by Sanford Gifford with Bernhard Hendlbauer, April 15, 1996 |
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Interview with Dr. Gregory Rochlin, June 5, 1996
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Interview with Dr. Gregory Rochlin, June 12, 1996 |
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Interview with Dr. Ronald Wilkinson, with revisions and related materials provided by
Wilkinson, July 24, 1996
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Interview with Dr. Ronald Wilkinson and related materials, July 24, 1996 |
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Interview with Dr. Hannah Kapit, Aug. 19, 2003 |
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Interview with Dr. Marianne von Hippel and her daughter Kristin von Hippel by Sanford
Gifford with Vivien Goldman, Sept 24, 2003
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Interview of Janet Brown, Feb. 25, 2004 |
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“An Evening with Arthur Valenstein and Sanford Gifford,” by Dr. Hannah Kapit with
Valerie Angel, Oct. 25, 2004
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“Interview of Sanford Gifford, M.D.,” by Dr. Daniel Pick, Apr. 9, 2008
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Interview with Janet Brown by Sanford Gifford with Olga Umansky, May 18, 2011 |
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Interview with Dr. Veronica B. Tisza, n.d. |
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Series III: Research and Panel Discussions, 1973-2012 |
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This series contains research materials used by Gifford as well as panel discussions presented on that research. Note: many
of the materials are reproductions or surrogates of materials from the early 20th century. There is no date on which Gifford
acquired these materials, therefore the dates included for these items represents the date the original items were created,
for example, see folder 1. These dates are not reflected in the inclusive dates for these series. Folders are arranged chronologically.
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Box 3 |
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Letter to Freud from Ernest Jones, with notes by Gifford, Feb. 7, 1909 |
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Transcripts and photocopies of correspondence between Freud and Felix Deutsch, 1923-1924 |
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Ives Hendrick - Bertram D. Lewin correspondence, 1932-1942
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Ives Hendrick - Spafford Ackerly correspondence, 1933-1943 |
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Notes on Dr. Grete Bibring and related materials, n.d. |
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“Panel Discussion: Psychoanalysis in Boston, 1918-1944” by George E. Gardner, n.d. |
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“Reflections on the 10th Anniversary of Freud’s Death” no author, n.d. |
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“Notes on Ives Hendrick,” typed and handwritten, by Sanford Gifford, March to July, 1971 |
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“Notes on Felix Deutsch as Freud’s Personal Physician” by Sanford Gifford, Rome, 1972 |
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“Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis, and the New England Medical Scene, 1894-1933,”
no author, presented at unknown conference in Boston, MA on April 13-15
1973.
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“Introduction to the Panel-Discussion,” no author, n.d., handwritten notes by Sanford
Gifford, grouped with materials for “Psychotherapy, Psychoanalysis, and the
New England Medical Scene, 1894-1933,” for April 13-15, 1973
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“Abridged version of section on Hendrick” pp 64-140 by Bebe Limentani, 1975 |
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Corrections to Helen H. Tartakoff’s comments on Grete Bibring’s memorial service,
first and second drafts, Sept. 12, 1977
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Dr. Lewis L. Robbins - Dr. Arcangelo D’Amore, correspondence and copy of paper
presented by Robbins on April 30, 1956 at APsaA-APoaA, 1977
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Review (by Sanford Gifford) of “Introduction” (by George Gifford), circa 1978 |
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“Conclusions: Was the Boston Analytic Scene Different from Others?” with notes by
Sanford Gifford, no author, n.d.
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“Chapter 7: Generation of Rebels,” no author, n.d. |
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Selected writings of Alexander Etkind: “Russia” (1992) and “Trotsky and
Psychoanalysis” (1994) with handwritten notes by Sanford Gifford, n.d.
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“Russia” by Rene and Eugenia Fischer, published in “Psychoanalysis International,”
vol. 2, ed. by Peter Kutter, with handwritten notes by Sanford Gifford, n.d.
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“Workshop 20: Emigré Analysts on the West Coast: Fenichel, Simmel, Bernfeld” and
related materials, APsaA San Diego, no author, May 3, 1984
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“Psychoanalysis and Politics in Vienna before 1938,” panel discussion, no author, Dec. 20, 1984, |
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“Remarks by Barbara Bowman: June graduation 1986,” handwritten MS by Martha
Piers, and related materials, circa 1986
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Ms. Flora Lazar - Gifford, correspondence and related materials re: Franz Alexander -
Hendrick correspondence,(bulk: copies of Alexander - Hendrick
correspondence), 1990
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Notes and thoughts on Nellie L. Thompson’s “Reading American and British Analysts:
Affinities, Acknowledgements, and Influence,” by Sanford Gifford, 2010
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“The Case of Erik Erikson” for workshop on “The Pivotal Role of the Analyst’s Own
Analysis: The Cases of Erik Erikson and Helene Deutsch,” meeting of the
APsaA, by James Anderson, June 13, 2012
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“The Case of Helene Deutsch” for workshop on “The Pivotal Role of the Analyst’s Own
Analysis: The Cases of Erik Erikson and Helene Deutsch,” meeting of the
APsaA, by James Anderson, June 13, 2012
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Sub-Series A: Elvin Semrad Materials, 1969-2005 |
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This sub-series contains materials relevant to Elvin Semrad, a notable psychoanalyst who was known for his diagnostic abilities.
Folders are arranged chronologically.
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“Harvard Medical School Seminar,” with Dr. Elvin Semrad, and related materials, Jan. 21, 1969 |
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David Mobley - Gifford, correspondence, re: Semrad tapes/papers, 1999 |
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Dr. and Mrs. Max Day and David Mobley- Gifford, correspondence, re: Semrad
Tapes, 1999-2005 (bulk 1999)
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Interview with June Johnson and Dr. Max Day, re: Semrad, Nov. 18, 2000 |
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Interview with David Mobley and Vivien Goldman, re: Semrad, Oct. 1, 2002 |
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Letter to Sheila Semrad from Sanford Gifford, re: Semrad tapes, May 11, 2004 |
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Dr. Elvin Semrad, memorial writings and related materials, 2005-2008 |
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“Elvin Semrad: His Principles for Diagnostic Interviews and Therapy” (A Memorial),
presented by Sanford Gifford, May 14, 2005
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“Elvin Vavrinec Semrad, 1909-1976,” by Sanford Gifford, May 2005 |
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Dr. Dorothy Gampbel - Dr. and Mrs. Max Day, correspondence re: Semrad, Sept. 21, 2005 |
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Series IV: Writings, Publications, and Papers Presented, 1962-2004 |
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Included in this series are publications, writings, and papers presented, mostly authored by Sanford Gifford. There are some
materials that are undated and/or unattributed, but included in this series because they have been published and are relevant
to Gifford's career and collection. This series is arranged chronologically, beginning with materials that are undated.
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“Post-Adolescent Male Twins with High Urinary Steroid Levels,” by Drs. Sanford
Gifford, Henry M. Fox, Arthur F. Valenstein, and Benjamin J. Murawski, Ph.D., n.d.
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“Grete Lehner Bibring, The First Woman Professor at HMS” by Sanford Gifford for
Countway Exhibit, n.d.
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“Freud’s Cancer and Felix Deutsch as his Physician” by Sanford Gifford, with related
materials, n.d.
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“Jenny Waelder-Hall and Early Child Analysis” by Sanford Gifford, n.d. |
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“Time’s Winged Chariot: A Developmental Concept” by Sanford Gifford, n.d. |
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“Diffusion and Evolutionary Change in Psychoanalysis,” by Sanford Gifford, n.d. |
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“Marie Langer” and related materials, no author, handwritten corrections by
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“Psychoanalysis and War,” no author, handwritten corrections by Gifford, n.d. |
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“The New York Psychoanalytic Society, 1911-1931,”no author, handwritten corrections by Gifford, n.d. |
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“Transition, 1/1509,” no author, with handwritten corrections by Gifford, n.d. |
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“Medical-Psychiatric Unit at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital,” no author, handwritten
notes by Gifford, 1962
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“An Early Experiment in Community Mental Health: Isador Coriat and the Emmanuel
Movement in Boston, 1906-1910,” by Sanford Gifford, 1970
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Discussion of Dr. Martin Wangh’s paper “Some Thoughts on the Psychogenesis of
Present-Day Student Rebellion,” by Sanford Gifford, at Scientific Meeting of BPSI, March 24, 1971
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“Psychoanalysis in Boston: Innocence and Experience, Introduction to Panel
Discussion - April 14, 1973” by Sanford Gifford, published in “Psychoanalysis,
Psychotherapy, and the New England Medical Scene, 1894-1944" by George E. Gifford Jr., 1978
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Review of “Divergent Views in Psychiatry” and “Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy” for
the New England Journal of Medicine, by Sanford Gifford, 1981
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“The First Fifty Years,” by Sanford Gifford, 1984 |
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“Handbook for the History of Psychiatry,” Sanford Gifford - contributor, publishing
notes and correspondence, circa 1986-1994
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“Discussion of Dr. Judith DuPont’s Paper 'Freud’s Analysis of Ferenczi'” and related
materials, by Sanford Gifford, Apr. 18, 1990
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“The LC Strains at a Gnat,” by Sanford Gifford, Feb. 1, 1996 |
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“Marie Briehl and Rosetta Hurwitz: Lay Analysts and American Psychoanalysis” by
Sanford Gifford, Psychoanalytic Review, Feb. 1998
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“Looking Back: Psychoanalysis in Boston, 1906 to the Present,” by Sanford Gifford, June 12, 2003 |
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“The Photographs of Edward Bibring: A Book Proposal,” by Sanford Gifford and Dan
Jacobs, circa 2004
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“Ferenczi’s Analysis With Freud and Their Final Break,” by Sanford Gifford, 2004 |
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Copies of BPSI Newsletters: Fall, 1973; Nov. 1984; Nov. 2004; Mar. 2006. |
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Early BPSI Directory and Syllabus/Curriculum, n.d. |
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Materials Relating to Building History of 15 Commonwealth Ave., 1984-1993 |
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Discussion of sale/remodeling of 15 Commonwealth Ave., circa 2005-2009 |
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Sub-Series B: Memorial Materials, 1974-2002 |
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Included in this sub-series are memorial materials written and/or presented by Gifford in honor of some of his colleagues.
Folders are arranged chronologically. If there is no discernible date, materials are grouped by person.
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Dr. Erich Lindemann memorial materials, 1974 |
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Dr. Veronica Tisza, obituaries, one by Sanford Gifford, 1991 |
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Dr. Helen H. Tartakoff memorial writings and related materials, 1981,1993 |
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“Helen Heplihy Tartakoff, 1906-1981: A Memorial Service Consisting of Talks by Dr. A. Valenstein, Dr. S. Gifford, Dr. A. Weiner,
Dr. A. Tartakoff,” n.d.
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Dr. Alfred O. Ludwig, memorial materials, circa 1987 |
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Dr. Arthur Valenstein, memorial materials, including “Val as I Knew Him” by Sanford
Gifford, 1998
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“Memorial Note for Arcangelo D’Amore (1920-1986)” by Sanford Gifford, May 13, 1999 |
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Martin Deutsch, obituary and related materials, Aug. 21, 2002 |
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Dr. Stanley Cobb memorial materials by Raymond D. Adams, with handwritten notes
by Sanford Gifford, n.d.
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