A.A. Brill papers, 1888-1994 (bulk 1908-1948).
- 3,600 items. 24 1 containers plus oversize. 9.4 linear feet.
Open to research. Restrictions may apply to unprocessed material.
Correspondence, speeches and writings, organizational records, reviews, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Brill's career in psychoanalysis, to his role in the establishment of the psychoanalytic movement in the U.S., and to his translation of Sigmund Freud's works into English. Includes material concerning the New York Psychoanalytic Society founded by Brill, papers of his wife, Kittie Rose Brill, and family papers which include a photograph album pertaining to the Boxer Rebellion. Correspondents include Alfred Adler, Eugen Bleuler, Anna Freud, Smith Ely Jelliffe, Ernest Jones, and Hendrik Willem Van Loon.
Original drawings and some photographs Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. transferred to Sound recordings Library of Congress Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division. transferred to Some books Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division. transferred to
Psychiatrist, author, lecturer, and translator of Sigmund Freud.
Collection material in English, German, and Esperanto. Many of Brill's early family letters are in Esperanto.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008098