History of Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, 1950-1999 | NCP-LA

By Dr. Vladimir Melamed

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Title: History of Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, 1950-1999

Predominant Dates:1950 -- 1996

ID: RG-30/RG-30

Primary Creator: Dr. Vladimir Melamed (1980s -- 2020s)

Extent: 4.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Use of digitized copies is preferred

Languages: English, German

Abstract

This Collection is a conglomerate of professional and personal discourses relative to the continuity of teaching and research in Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles. It presents multiple and often controversial viewpoints on the theory and application of Psychoanalysis. Scientific, corporative and professional rivalry had been coming along the thorny process of the functionating of psychoanalytic institutions in Los Angeles. Inward and outward confrontation for many decades remained intrinsic to the very existence of psychoanalytic institutions in California vis-a-vis with the guiding organization, namely American Psychoanalytic Association.

This Collection, de-facto an Archive of LAPSi serves as an extensive narrative and an existential survey on the landmarks of a historical discourse of Psychoanalytic Science in Los Angeles. This multi-vectorial work attempts to reveal the role of geo-political milieu, the influence of the leading scholars and the externalization of psychoanalytic institutions. Digitization of our archival documents and corresponding Collection-Building will serve as a premise for existential and psychoanalytic analysis. In the result, our growing Archival Collections shall become a public and educational source for psychoanalytic studies.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

These documents demonstrate often uncanny ramifications of theoretical and administrative transmutations experienced by the psychoanalytic institutions in Los Angeles as well as in America in the 1950s -- 1990s. These transmutations presented through the theoretical and administrative utterance that may be mutually refuted by the corresponding subjects.

Collection Historical Note

The elicited documents sensibly elucidate the often perplex edifice of psychoanalytic institutions in Los Angeles and elsewhere.

Use of digitized copies is preferred

History of psychoanalytic institution in Los Angeles begins in the mid of the 1930s with official establishment of the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Group under the chairmanship of Dr. Ernest Simmel. He saw his goal to re-create and actualize the psychoanalytic institutions that he had been managing in Berlin, namely a Psychoanalytic Institute and Psychoanalytic Clinic. From 1938 to 1947, he continuously worked to implement the European-like psychoanalytic establishment in Los Angeles. It was exhausting, wearing and more importantly often a futile pursuit. American professional and business circles were foreign and unattainable to comprehend and support pure science and pure mental health caring.

Most of his efforts to solicit support for the Institute and Clinic faced a wall of indifference and denials. Although Dr. Simmel and several of his devoted colleagues, also from Europe, succeeded in a formal or rather virtual establishment of the Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis in 1946, the actual edifice of what still remained on paper. At this very time when this long-striving goal had become somewhat closer to implementation, the internal discontent, emanated from the strict proponents of pragmatic psychoanalysis, subordinated to the medical profession of psychiatry, culminated in crumbling of the entire edifice of the Dr. Simmel’s phantom of a full-fledged psychoanalytic institution.

A pragmatic group of the younger medical doctors raised on American, strictly medical and business-oriented tradition, then prevailed in Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society that de-jure had received vestiges of a psychoanalytic institute. In July 1947 this group, namely Dr. Romm, Dr. Grotjahn and Dr. Miller with the support of some others, deposed Dr. Ernest Simmel, then President of the Society and Chairman of Education Committee from all his posts. In November of the same year Dr. Ernest Simmel passed away.

From 1947 to 1950, the colleagues of late Dr. Simmel, by and large they were adherent to classical psychoanalysis, found themselves in a peculiar position. Reluctant to follow the suit of pragmatic and medicalized psychoanalysis, realizing its artifice and nature and that a subservient role invariably would await them, rose to emphatic claiming of the veracity in paradigms and to the delineation between the concealed motifs and fundamental principles.

In the three-year period, the non-conformists or the followers of late Dr. Ernest Simmel had explicated an unwavering stance for the traditional scientific principles and by doing so, they had liberated themselves from the imposed on them medicalization of Psychoanalysis.

In 1949 – 1950, a clear rift between the two groups, namely the group adherent to the Freudian principles and tenets in perception and teaching of Psychoanalysis and the group of the younger members whose scientific credo was not so obvious had become apparent.

The cohort of those Freudian analysts who since the 1930s worked to advance the Freudian principles of Psychoanalysis as a science had been confronted for entangled reasons by the newcomers and secessionists whose scientific perspective was rather vague, but personal ambitions were well spelled out.

Dr. Ernst Lewy took upon himself a burden of carrying on the effort of preservation of a status quo that is keeping both parties under ‘one roof’, through the implementation of a London Plan. The nine-month efforts of communications, meetings, correspondences rendered no positive effect. The secession was imminent.

Dr. Ernst Lewy in alliance with David Brunswick, Frances Deri Ralph Greenson and Charles Tidd continued to keep with the Freudian tradition of scholarship and teaching. The newer member, namely Milton Miller, Martin Grotjahn and May E. Romm, characterized by a more formal than scientific differences in teaching approaches and more certainly of the personal discontent with the group maintaining the principles of Freudian school of thought, saw a resolution in separation and establishing a psychoanalytic institution of their own. They demonstrated no interest for a compromise and were indifferent to preservation of unity to Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis.

As we said earlier, the profound scientific and personal mistrust and full disapproval, especially on the part of Miller, Grotjahn and Romm had become fait accompli.

The meeting of Education Committee held on February 2, 1950, had become a conclusive demonstration that there was a point of no return.

Here are some excerpts from this proceeding:

Dr. Ernst Lewy: “The criticism has come from both sides, very definitely. This group has been accused of being rigid, orthodox, inflexible, closed-minded to so-called recent advances. Whenever such points as the pamphlet, proposals to the Board of Professional Standards, etc. were discussed, we had the differences of opinion on orthodoxy, cutting down hours, manipulation, etc.”

Dr. Tidd: “I am not entirely convinced that it is only a matter of theory that is involved. I think the personal differences are more important than the other. If it is correct that this present state of being is due to personal difficulties, we ought to face that and do something about it. The first question is: can we work together.”

Greenson: “Can we work together as we have been going or do we need a new way.”

Miller: There are certainly differences of opinion which should exist and od exist in every psychoanalytic organization. The peculiar thing about this group is the sharp demarcation, one group versus another group. There are many things we do not know and I want to know a lot more. I cannot foster this urge of mine in this atmosphere, it is just impossible.

My conclusion has been that there is only one possibility as far as a real solution is concerned and that is that there has to be a complete split.”

Miller: “You (Greenson) may feel you have the correct scientific point of view. My own point of views is just as doubtful of theories as yours. I fell there is a certain difference of thought and approach that always comes down to an emotional outburst, accusations of some kind or maneuvering. So much time is consumed by this it leaves little time for scientific matters. I feel that the time for a split has come in which each part can freely re-vitalize itself instead of trying to spend energy in keeping together. “

De facto, the proponent of holding up to the status quo and to follow the constructs of a London Plan and the utterly decisive proponent of the split have agreed to complete the arrangement for the division of the Institute on the next Education Committee meeting on February 13, 1950.

In the course of this last common meeting of the Education Committee, there was no longer theoretical discussions, but the technicalities of divisions came into fore. Then the members of both groups agreed to a provisional division of the funds in the proportion of 3/7 of each articles.

The stirring up tensions between the two groups engendered an unraveled statement and the ensuing act on the part of “old guard.”

They issued a Memorandum of Principles or rather The Declaration of Separation was rather modestly entitled as Statement for the Candidates’ Meeting, March 3, 1950. In this four-page document, David Brunswick, Frances Deri, Ralph Greenson, Ernst Lewy and Charles Tidd, clearly delineated the fundamental principles of Psychoanalysis, the Classical Psychoanalysis, as they called it from the revisionists and unequivocally rejected conformity with business-oriented pragmatism in Psychoanalysis.

The other group or how they commonly were referred to as secessionists, energetically commenced activities that enabling them the establishment of an independent psychoanalytic entity, namely The Institute for Psychoanalytic Medicine of Southern California.

They applied to American Psychoanalytic Association for recognition as soon as March 1950. They urged the respective committees of the APA to accelerate the rendering of a positive decision. As early as in May 1950, this group submitted the Articles of Incorporation to the local authorities and registered this Institute as the Non-Profit Corporation with the proper Californian authorities.

The Articles of Incorporation listed the first time nine Directors of this corporation. Those were all the major secessionists and their followers, all were former members of the Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis.

Here are their names: Dr. Milton Miller, Dr. Norman Levy, Dr. Walter Briehl, Dr. Martin Grotjahn, Dr. May E. Romm, Dr. Judd Marmor, Dr. Arthur A. Clinco, Dr. Frederick Hacker, Dr. George Frumkes.

In the course of 1950, The Institute for Psychoanalytic Medicine of Southern California was recognized by American Psychoanalytic Association. By the end of December 1950, its leadership submitted formal resignation from all trusteeship, executive and education committee positions that they previously held to the Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis. The division of funds had begun in 1950 and was completed in 1951.

Although the formalities have been settled, the ramifications of the Split have had a long, protracted and continuous effect on the discourse of Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles and elsewhere.

The Document provisioned: “the formation of a separate Institute was indicated. The profound Six non- negotiable Principles were hereby stated.

In the future discourses, dated largely by the period of 1960s, the division onto two separate institute would be referred as The Split. This term has de-facto entered into the historiography about Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles and since then is commonly referred as The Split. In the same historiography the role of a personal factor has also gained a status of its own. We also believe that the role of personalities was divisive and eventually determined the course onto imminent division.

The Creators of the Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (proto-LAPSI), although being the most affected by the conformists and by the discordance to the moral principles, nevertheless reflected on the personal factor as follows, “The question of personal and emotional factors as the basis for this separation has been frequently raised. There is no doubt that personality factors are interwoven with the scientific differences that does add to the incompatibility.”

The utterance inferred in the statement, “It is believed that the formation of two separate Institutes will make possible a more cordial scientific atmosphere, since it will do away with much of the latent hostility that existed until now.”

This Statement was signed by David Brunswick, Frances Deri, Ralph Greenson, Ernst Lewy and Charles Tidd.

Then the Constitution and By-Laws of the Society and Institute were drafted and after several revisions, adopted in April 1951.

The Article III, Membership, would become a platform for the adherence to the position of non-conformism as well as for plausible concessions to the realities of American psychoanalytic establishment.

Thus, active membership was open only for physicians (doctors of medicine) who shall have completed training in psychoanalysis in accordance with the Standards established by the American Psychoanalytic Association or have been regular or associated members in good standing of an affiliate society of the American or International Psychoanalytic Association.

Provisions with regard to Accredited Membership was formulated in a defiance to the expectations of American Psychoanalytic Association and soon will have vexed this Association.

This membership remained open to those medical doctors who did not have a medical license for practicing in California.

The next provision with regard to accredited membership was an emphatic and strenuous manifestation for the non-renunciation of their fundamental principles.

Most importantly accredited membership remained open for non-medical psychoanalysts who were accepted for training before June1, 1938 by an Institute recognized by the American or International Psychoanalytic Association and whose training in Psychoanalysis has conformed to the standards for the training of medical psychoanalysts.

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis also established in 1950 according to its By-Laws had been organized to instruct properly qualified physicians in the theory, technique and application of Psychoanalysis as developed by Sigmund Freud and his pupils.

The Institute strives to acquaint other qualified individuals in related professional, academic and educational field with those subjects of Psychoanalysis that are pertinent to their respective fields.

The Institute will conduct research in development in the theory, technique and applications of psychoanalysis.

The Institute should provide a consultation service for and facilities for psychoanalytically oriented treatment of personality disturbances in individuals of limited means and to further such other useful applications of Psychoanalysis as may become practicable.

From the beginning of 1955, the correspondences between American Psychoanalytic Association and Dr. David Brunswick, then President of Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, manifested a disquieting stance on the part of Dr. Hendrick, President of the American.

On behalf of the American, Dr. Hendrick expressed impeding facts that in the view of the medical colleagues are problematic if not incompatible with the standards of American Psychoanalytic Society.

Largely this facticity did not correspond neither to the letter of the American’s standards nor it was credible in term veracity and actuality. By and large the Hendrick’s letter reflected his personal viewpoint that to some degree had been instigated by the letter of Dr. Noyes, President of American Psychiatric Association. Dr. Noyes perhaps had personal or other reasons to view the Los Angeles psychoanalytic institutions in the light of dissent.

For example, Dr. Hendrick wrote: “The fact is that during my term of office I have had several communications from our members by letter and have heard several references in committee to the lay instructors and to the situation in your society.”

Hendrick’s projections on the future of the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society (he perhaps meant the Institute as well) were rather grim. He concluded his letter with such predictions: “But I do believe that in the long run this problem in Los Angeles will inevitably create major difficulties, not only for the American Psychoanalytic Association, but for your own Society in its relationship to the medical profession.”

This letter became so-to-speak an open letter for the colleagues in the American and from other psychoanalytic societies commenced its circulation between the membership.

On January 20, 1955, Dr. David Brunswick, President of Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society refuted the accusations of Dr. Hendrick and ad hoc copied the correspondences to his colleagues in Los Angeles and to the other psychoanalytic societies.

Dr. Brunswick firmly and consistently clarified the imposed on the Los Angeles psychoanalytic organization deficiencies. He repudiated the warranty of the erroneous and imputed facticity. His letter was highly regarded even by the colleagues from the American Psychoanalytic Association.

The refutation was presented in the fact-by-fact manner.

Discussion in your correspondence pertain to the Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis rather than to the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society.

Our training analysts and lecturers do not offer instructions in ‘psychotherapy’ but in psychoanalysis.

Our non-medical personnel have been appointed in conformity with the 1938 Resolution with the approval of the American Psychoanalytic Association and has functioned with its continued approval.

The APA clause of 1938 does not jeopardize the future status of the laymen who at the date of adoption of this resolution are already trained or in training for the practice of Psychoanalysis. It is in conformity with the second half of this paragraph (3) that the appointment of non-medical instructors in our Institute have been made.

I believe that the difficulties have come not from training by laymen but from the training (suspected or actual) of laymen.

It seems that the strength of your feelings about all these questions caused you to exaggerate our ‘wickedness’.

On your last page you express the opinion that ‘this problem in Los Angeles will inevitably create major difficulties not only for the APA but for your own Society in the relationship to the medical profession’. I want to point out, Dr. Hendrick that so far we have not had any such difficulties.

We do not expect to have any such difficulties unless they should be stirred up from outside. We hope that you are knowing the facts will help to prevent any such unwarranted stirring up.

Since this correspondence went on in open circulation many colleagues manifested support to Dr. Brunswick position and in general criticized the negative approach taken by Dr. Hendrick.

Among other letters of support, we shall emphasize the turn to a moderate policy and tolerance taken by the APA’s President-Elect Dr. Maxwell Gitelson.

President-Elect Dr. Gitelson expressed his disagreement with the position taken by the sitting President Dr. Hendrick. Dr. Gitelson outline his perspective in the letter sent on January 6, 1955 to Dr. Hendrick.

I am rather distress by your letter of January 4 addressed to Dr. Brunswick, President of the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society.

In the first place, the problem is one that does not technically refer to the Society but to the Institute of the Los Angeles Society. But, more important, I feel that it is a mistake to stir up new particular issue at this time when there are so many really important comprehensive problems with which we are concerned and which I think should have priority before particulars are attended to.

For these reasons I do not think it is advisable at this time to open up the matter of the role of lay analysts on the faculty of the Los Angeles Institute. I see nothing but the stirring up of fruitless conflict.

In the beginning of the 1960s, the Society, the Institute and the Training School had become experience difficulties in efficacy of scholarship and management. The functions of the committees, primarily with regard to the Education Committee stretched and overlapped, thus by far making complicated the functioning of the Organization as a whole psychoanalytic institution.

In 1964, the Joint Committee on Mutual Problems of Society and Institute was appointed. This Committee was entrusted with finding the flaws and incoherencies in the three branches of the LAPSI. To see a broader picture, the Committee had to analyze the possible historical causations of the currently experienced disfunctions.

The Committee continued the search for problematic functioning in the course of two years. They have found those areas of which the engendering difficulties could affect the Dysfunctioning of the entire Organization.

On September 15, 1966, the Committee submitted the Report and Recommendations. They have determined specific organizational, administrative and scientific issues, causing ‘the mutual problems’. Resultant of the domineering inconsistencies have been the following problems: Confusion, Poor Communication, Encouragement of Rivalry and Divisive Political Power Orientations. The effective disenfranchisement of the Institute membership in Institute affairs. The ineffective organization and use of faculty. The autonomous, self-perpetuating function of the Education Committee in running the Training School and to some considerable extent the Institute. The personal and political power structures and confrontations fostered by the above rather than dissipated. The inhibition and stultification in controlling structures that had not adapted to changing needs of a developing group. The broad problem of the infant science and revolutionary movement come upon premature middle-age. It is a need to maintain flexibility but avoid expedience.

The Committee, chaired by Dr. Maimon Leavitt, suggested a clearly delineated subdivision, namely between the Society, Institute and Training School. The power of the committees shall be vested in the authority and responsibility of the membership and be exercised their elected officers. The school will be operated independently by its faculty, the psychoanalysis of candidates will be separated from the general teaching functions and administrative necessities of a training school.

Accordingly, a new By-Laws have been narrated that ideally should have reflected the suppositions of improvements outlined by the Committee. There were several versions of the By-Laws with regard to the revised narratives.

In December of 1966 the new By-Laws have been proposed. The name of the organization was changed to the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (the Society-Institute) and so was its structure.

RG-30.01, Albert Kandelin, How it began, early 1950s

Creator,

Dr. Albert Kandelin, Chairman of the History Committee (1961 - 1965)

Subjects,

Dr. Albert Kandelin, History of Psychoanalytic Movement in Los Angeles

Albert Kandelin, History of Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, 1970

Southern California Psychiatric Society, history, Kandelin, 1970

Walter Briehl, Exploratory Committee, 1949

San Francisco Psychoanalytic Society, 1942

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, 1946

Documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.02, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Annual Report, 1953 – 1954

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Carel van der Heide, LAPSI, Dean of Training School, 1953, 1954

David Brunswick, LAPSI, training analyst, 1953, 1954

Diana Howard, LAPSI, Executive Secretary, 1953, 1954

Ernst Lewy, LAPSI, Director, 1953 - 1954

Frances Deri, LAPSI, training analyst, 1953, 1954

Hanna Fenichel, LAPSI, Director, Extension Division, 1953, 1954

Hanna Fenichel, LAPSI, training analyst, 1953, 1954

Lincoln Rahman, LAPSI, Director, Psychoanalytic Clinic, 1953, 1954

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Annual Report, 1953 -- 1954

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, annual reports

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, LAPSI, officers, names. 1953, 1954

Richard Evans, LAPSI, lecturer, 1953, 1954

Ralph Greenson, LAPSI, training analyst, 1953-1954

Robert Jokl, LAPSI, training analyst, 1953-1954

Ernst Lewy, LAPSI, training analyst, 1953-1954

Ivan McGuire, LAPSI, training analyst, 1953-1954

Carel van der Heide, LAPSI, training analyst, 1953-1954

Charles Tidd, LAPSI, training analyst, 1953-1954

LAPSI, Annual Report, 1953-1954

LAPSI, Structure by committees, 1953-1954

LAPSI, The Training School, program, 1953-1954

LAPSI, Psychoanalytic Clinic, purposes and works, 1953-1954

LAPSI, Extension Division, courses, 1953-1954

LAPSI, Statement of financial assessment, 1953-1954

LAPSI, Bulletins, Documents from the NCP-LA Archive

Diana Howard, LAPSI, Executive Secretary, 1953, 1954

Ernst Lewy, LAPSI, Director, 1953 - 1954

Ernst Lewy, LAPSI, training analyst, 1953-1954

Frances Deri, LAPSI, training analyst, 1953, 1954

Hanna Fenichel, LAPSI, Director, Extension Division, 1953, 1954

Hanna Fenichel, LAPSI, training analyst, 1953, 1954

Ivan McGuire, LAPSI, training analyst, 1953-1954

LAPSI, Annual Report, 1953-1954

LAPSI, Bulletins, Documents from the NCP-LA Archive

LAPSI, Extension Division, courses, 1953-1954

LAPSI, Psychoanalytic Clinic, purposes and works, 1953-1954

LAPSI, Statement of financial assessment, 1953-1954

LAPSI, Structure by committees, 1953-1954

LAPSI, The Training School, programs, 1953-1954

Lincoln Rahman, LAPSI, Director, Psychoanalytic Clinic, 1953, 1954

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Annual Report, 1953 -- 1954

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, annual reports

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, LAPSI, officers, names. 1953, 1954

Ralph Greenson, LAPSI, training analyst, 1953-1954

Richard Evans, LAPSI, lecturer, 1953, 1954

Robert Jokl, LAPSI, training analyst, 1953-1954

RG-30.03, Maimon Leavitt, By-Laws, amendments, January 1967

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Maimon Leavitt, LASPIS, Director, memos, 1960s

LAPSI, Business meetings, 1960s

LAPSI, Institute and Society, elections, 1960s

LAPSI, Business meeting, January 26, 1967

LAPSI, By-Laws and revisions, 1960s

LAPSI, Bulletins, Documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.04, Proposed By-Laws of the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, 1960s

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

LAPSI, By-Laws and revisions, 1960s

Proposed By-Laws of the Institute and Society, LAPSI, 1960s

LAPSI, the Institute and Society, structure, 1960s

LAPSI, Bulletins, Documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.05, Manual for Psychoanalytic candidates, LAPSI, 1958

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

LAPSI, Manual for Psychoanalytic Candidates, 1958

Psychoanalytic candidates, personal analysis is integral part of the training program, LAPSI, 1958

LAPSI, training structure, 1958

LAPSI, lectures and seminars, structure, 1958

LAPSI, Colloquium I, informal oral examination, 1958

LAPSI, Supervised clinical work, structure, 1958

LAPSI, Colloquium II, after candidate completed the courses, 1958

LAPSI, Requirements for graduation, 1958

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, membership roster, 1958

LAPSI, Bulletins, Documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.06, A letter to Dr. Robert Jokl from Dr. Paul Bergman, November 24, 1952

Creator,

Dr. Paul Bergman, psychoanalyst, scholar

Subjects,

Dr. Robert Jokl, psychoanalyst, scholar, LAPSI

Dr. Paul Bergman, psychoanalyst, scholar, the Menninger Foundation

A letter from Paul Bergman to Robert Jokl, November 24, 1952

Documents of Paul Bergman in the NCP-LA Archive

Documents of Robert Jokl from NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.07, Revised manual for Training Analyst, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1961

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

LAPSI, A revised manual for training analysts, 1961

LAPSI, Committees of the Training School, 1961

LAPSI, Admission Committee, Training School, 1961

LAPSI, Curriculum Committee, Training School, 1961

LAPSI, Faculty Committee, Training School, 1961

LAPSI, Committee on Child Analysis, Training School, 1961

LAPSI, Bulletins, Documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.08, Menninger Foundation, Instructions on Health-Sickness Rating Scale, 1952

Creator,

The Menninger Foundation

Subjects,

The Menninger Psychiatric Clinic, 1930s -- 1950s

The Menninger Psychiatric Clinic, instructions and guidelines

Menninger Psychiatric Clinic, Instructions for Health-Sickness rating scale, 1952

Criteria for evaluation and treatment, Menninger psychiatric clinic, 1952

Definitions of scale points, Menninger Clinic, 1952

Examples of scale points, Menninger Clinic, 1952

Sample case descriptions, Menninger Clinic, 1952

Documents from the Menninger Clinic in the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.09, Research proposal for evaluation of psychotherapy, Dr. Donald Watterson, 1952

Creator,

Donald Waterson, psychiatrist

Subjects,

Evaluation in Psychotherapy, conceptions

Donald Watterson, Research Proposal for Evaluation of Psychotherapy, Menninger Clinic, 1952

Donald Watterson, developing of scale for rating mental health, 1952

Psychotherapy, methods and discourse, 1950s

Documents of Donald Watterson in the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.10, L. Luborsky, Supplement to Progress of the Health-Sickness Rating Scale, 1952

Creator,

Dr. L. Luborsky, psychiatrist

Subjects,

Health-Sickness rating scale in Psychotherapy, 1950s

L. Luborsky, Reliability Studies of Health-Sickness Scale in Psychotherapy, 1952

Psychotherapy, conceptions and discourse

Documents of Dr. L. Luborsky in the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.11, Albert Kandelin, About the Library, Simmel-Fenichel Library, 1960s

Creator,

Dr. Albert Kandelin, Chairman of the History Committee (1961 - 1965)

Subjects,

Albert Kandelin, Simmel-Fenichel Memorial Library, narrative, 1960s

Collection of the Freud-Simmel correspondence, rescued by Frances Deri

Documents of the History Committee for the Society and Institute, 1960s

Dr. Nunes communicated to Dr. Kandelin the principles of archiving the documents of the Society 1962

Inception of the Library relates to 1935, Kandelin, 1960s

LAPSI, 344 N. Bedford Drive, Beverly Hills, CA

Peter A. Tararin, M.S.L.S., Librarian, The Simmel-Fenichel Memorial Library

School for Nursery Years, 512 N. Rossmore Ave., Los Angeles, 1940

School for Nursery Years, endorsed by Dr. Simmel, 1940

School for Nursery Years since 1945 was located on Alfred St., Los Angeles, Kandelin, 1960s

Simmel-Fenichel Library becomes an official repository in 1952, Kandelin, 1960s

Simmel - Fenichel Memorial Library, collection of literature and bibliography of psychoanalysis, NCP

Simmel-Fenichel Memorial Library contains about 2000 books, Kandelin, 1960s

Society and Institute, 407 Commercial Center St. BH, for short time, Kandelin, 1960s

Society and Institute were founded in 1946, Kandelin, 1960s

The School for Nursery Years was founded in 1940, Kandelin, 1960s

Zettlin and Ver Brugge Booksellers, Los Angeles, Freud-Simmel correspondences

RG-30.12, A. Kandelin, The first official Psychoanalytic Society in California, 1965

Creator,

Dr. Albert Kandelin, Chairman of the History Committee (1961 - 1965)

Subjects,

Ernest Simmel, lay analysts have merit to psychoanalytic practice in Los Angeles

Ernest Simmel, personal history, scholarship and social standing

Ernest Simmel, scientific work in Los Angeles since 1934

History of Psychoanalysis

History of Psychoanalysis in California, Albert Kandelin

Lay analysis is seen as disadvantage to medical profession in America, continuous controversies

The role of Dr. Ernest Simmel in formation of psychoanalytic studies in California

Documents of the History Committee for the Society and Institute, 1960s

Documents of Albert Kandelin in the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.13, State University of New York, Psychoanalytic Institute, 1953-1954

Creator,

Psychoanalytic Institute, State University of New York

Subjects,

Psychoanalytic Institute, New York, 1950s

Psychoanalytic Institute of New York, structure and faculty, 1950s

Mission of the Psychoanalytic Institute of New York, 1950s

Psychoanalytic Institute in New York, psychoanalytic medicine, 1950s

Psychoanalytic Institute in New York, Curriculum, 1950s

Psychoanalytic institutions, teaching and research

Documents of the Psychoanalytic Institute in New York in the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.14, Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, Constitution and By-Laws, 1951

Creator,

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

Subjects,

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, founding documents, 1950s

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, Constitution and By-Laws, 1951

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, Articles of the Constitutions, 1951

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, provisions, categories of membership, 1950s

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, By-Laws, articles, 1951

Documents of the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society in the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.15, The Training School of the Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1952

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Training School, 1950s

LAPSI, The Training School, mission statement, 1952

LAPSI, The Training School, Requirements for Admission, 1952

LAPSI, The Training School, the Preparatory (Personal) Analysis, 1952

LAPSI, The Training School, Supervised clinical work, provisions, 1952

Documents of the Training School, LAPSI, 1950S, in the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.16, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, a required book list, ca 1952

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

LAPSI, bibliography, reading lists

LAPSI, required book list, ca 1952

Psychoanalytic literature recommended for training, LAPSI, CA 1952

LAPSI, Documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.17, Statement of Principles, formation of a separate Institute, March 3, 1950

Creators,

Dr. Ernst Lewy, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, scholar (1944 -- 1963)

Frances Deri, psychoanalyst, scholar (1930s -- 1960s)

Ralph Greenson, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst (1911 -- 1979)

Dr. Charles Tidd, scholar, psychoanalyst (1935 -- 1950)

Dr. David Brunswick, scholar, psychoanalyst, psychiatrist (1930s -- 1960s)

Subjects,

Statement of principles, Lewy, Deri, Greenson, Brunswick, Tidd, 1950

Dissension, discourse and the political narrative, 1950

Causation for the Split, inevitable causes, 1946 --- 1950

Disagreement in the light of personal and conceptional factors, two narratives, 1950

The formation of a separate institute was inevitable, 1950

Scientific concepts of the non-split group, 1950

Personality factors are relative to the scientific differences, separation on two institutes, 1950

Formation of two psychoanalytic institute in Los Angeles, discourse, 1950s

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.18, By-Laws of Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, ca 1950

Creator,

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (1950s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, By-Laws, ca 1950

LAPSI, mission statement, ca 1950

LAPSI, divisions of the Institute, ca 1950

LAPSI, members, provisions, ca 1950

LAPSI, officers, provisions, ca 1950

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.19, Psychoanalytic and Psychiatry Bibliography, 1950s

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Psychoanalysis and Psychiatry, bibliography, LAPSI, 1950s

Literature on Psychoanalysis and Psychiatry, LAPSI, 1950S

LAPSI, teaching Psychoanalysis, bibliography, 1950s

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.20, Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, Constitution, revised, ca 1951

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (1950s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, Constitution and By-Laws, revised, ca 1951

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, Constitution, revised, ca 1951

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.21, Answers to the questions of Dr. Mindlin, discourse, two institutes, March 1950

Creators,

Dr. Charles Tidd, scholar, psychoanalyst (1935 -- 1950)

Dr. David Brunswick, scholar, psychoanalyst, psychiatrist (1930s -- 1960s)

Dr. Ernst Lewy, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, scholar (1944 -- 1963)

Frances Deri, psychoanalyst, scholar (1930s -- 1960s)

Ralph Greenson, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst (1911 -- 1979)

Subjects,

Etiology of the Split, analysis, 1950

Discourse of the Split, 1950

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.22, Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, historical chronology

Creator,

Dr. Albert Kandelin, Chairman of the History Committee (1961 - 1965)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, historical chronology, Albert Kandelin, 1963

Thomas and Margrit Libbin arrive in Los Angeles, 1927

David Brunswick arrives in Los Angeles, 1930

Ernest Simmel arrives in Los Angeles, 1934

Psychoanalytic Study Group of LA is organized, 1935

Ernest Simmel, first President of the Psychoanalytic Group, 1935

Otto Fenichel arrives in Los Angeles, 1938

First West Coast Psychoanalytic meeting, March 1940

School for Nursery Years is founded, 1940

The San Francisco Psychoanalytic Society is founded, 1942

Dian Howard employed by Dr. Simmel as Secretary for the Society, 1944

School for Nursery Years located at 563 N. Alfred Street, Los Angeles, 1945

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society is founded, 1946

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Institute is founded, 1946

Otto Fenichel died on January 22, 1946

The San Francisco Psychoanalytic Institute is founded, 1947

Ernest Simmel died on November 11, 1947

The Split on two psychoanalytic institutes, 1950

LAPSI office and auditorium located at 344 N. Bedford Drive, Beverly Hills, 1953

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

Documents of the History Committee for the Society and Institute, 1960s

RG-30.23, Fund-Raising Project, 1950 - 1952, Albert Kandelin, 1962

Creator,

Dr. Albert Kandelin, Chairman of the History Committee (1961 - 1965)

Subjects,

History Committee of the Psychoanalytic Society, 1961 - 1965

History of the Society-Institute, 1950s

Documents of Albert Kandelin in the NCP-LA Archive

Dr. Albert Kandelin, History of Psychoanalytic Movement in Los Angeles

Albert Kandelin trained in psychoanalysis by Dr. Ernest Simmel, Brunswick

Documents of the History Committee for the Society and Institute, 1960s

Fund-Raising Project, Society-Institute, 1950 -- 1952

Ernest Lewy, Fund-Raising Project, Society-Institute, 1950 -- 1952

Ernest Lewy, Fund-Raising Project, Society-Institute, discourse

Ernest Lewy, History of the Drive against Fund-Raising and related Matters, 1951, narrative

Documents of Dr. Ernst Lewy in the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.24, Letter to Noyes from Hendrick, exclusion of lay analysts, December 1954

Creator,

Ives Hendrick, President of APA, co-founder of Boston Psychoanalytic Society

Subjects,

Ives Hendrick, President of APA, Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

Arthur Noyes, psychiatric hospital administrator President of American Psychiatric Association 1950s

Correspondence between Ives Hendrick and Arthur Noyes, 1950s

To the question of lay analysis in LAPSI, Arthur Noyes, December 1954

A letter from Ives Hendrick to Arthur Noyes, LAPSI, December 1954

APA, Minimal Standards for the Training of Physicians in Psychoanalysis, 1938

The 1938 Provisions for lay analysts, exceptions

Controversies of lay analysis, discourse

Documents of Ives Hendrick in the NCP-LA Archive

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.25, from Henrick, President of APA to Brunswick, LA Psychoanalytic, January 4, 1955

Creator,

Ives Hendrick, President of APA, co-founder of Boston Psychoanalytic Society (1898 -- 1972)

Subjects,

Correspondence between Ives Hendrick and David Brunswick, 1955

A letter from Ives Hendrick to David Brunswick, January 4, 1955

Discourse of the lay analysis in Los Angeles Society-Institute by the APA, 1955

Ives Hendrick, deviation from the APA standards in Los Angeles Society-Institute, 1955

Ives Hendrick, a negative role of lay analysis in the letter to Brunswick, January 4, 1955

Documents of Ives Hendrick in the NCP-LA Archive

Documents from the NCP Archive, Dr. David Brunswick

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.26, Brunswick fending off Hendrick at his accusations, January 20, 1955

Creator,

Dr. David Brunswick, scholar, psychoanalyst, psychiatrist (1930s -- 1960s)

Subjects,

Correspondence between Ives Hendrick and David Brunswick, 1955

David Brunswick, a letter to Ives Hendrick, unwarranted accusations, January 20, 1955

David Brunswick, refuting the unwarranted accusations of Hendrick, January 1955

Ives Hendrick, APA vs. Los Angeles Society and Institute, 1955

David Brunswick about lay analysis in Society-Institute, LAPSI, 1955

David Brunswick, factology in Ives Hendrick's discourse is incorrect, 1955

Brunswick asserts conformity on the part of LAPSI with the 1938 APA Resolution, 1955

Brunswick, Milton Wexler is a lecturer, not a training analyst, 1955

Brunswick, the status of analyst in LAPSI does not contradict the 1938 APA clause, 1955

Brunswick, we have no difficulties, but only those that are stirred from outside, 1955

History of Los Angeles Society-Institute, LAPSI, 1950s-1990s

Documents from the NCP Archive, Dr. David Brunswick

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.27, A letter from Dr. Brunswick to Dr. Gitelson, President-Elect, APA, relative to laymen in Psychoanalysis, January 21, 1955

Creator,

Dr. David Brunswick, scholar, psychoanalyst, psychiatrist (1930s -- 1960s)

Subjects,

Correspondence between David Brunswick and Maxwell Gitelson, APA, 1955

A letter from Dr. Brunswick to Dr. Gitelson, APA, 1955

Dr. Brunswick informs Dr. Gitelson, President-Elect of APA about his letter to Hendrick, APA, 1955

Maxwell Gitelson supports LAPSI against accusation of Hendrick, 1955

History of Los Angeles Society-Institute, LAPSI, 1950s-1990s

Documents from the NCP Archive, Dr. David Brunswick

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.28, A letter from Ernst Lewy to Henry Katz, relative to laymen on the faculty, January 24, 1955

Creator,

Dr. Ernst Lewy, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, scholar (1944 -- 1963)

Subjects,

Correspondence between Ernst Lewy and Henry Katz, 1950s

A letter from Ernst Lewy to Henry Katz relative to Dr. Brunswick letter to Hendrick, January 1955

Ernst Lewy informs Henry Katz about the discourse initiated by Hendrick, APA, 1955

Henry Katz, psychoanalyst, Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Institute, 1950s, 1960s

Dr. Ernst Lewy, Director of the Institute and the Dean of the Training School, 1948 and later

Documents of Dr. Ernst Lewy in the NCP-LA Archive

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.29, A letter from Dr. Gitelson, President-Elect to Dr. Brunswick, support, January 24, 1955

Creator,

Maxwell Gitelson, scholar, psychoanalyst

Subjects,

Correspondence between David Brunswick and Maxwell Gitelson, APA, 1955

A letter from Maxwell Gitelson to David Brunswick, January 24, 1955

Discourse of lay analysis in LAPSI, reflections on Ives Hendrick accusations, 1955

Maxwell Gitelson supports LAPSI against accusation of Hendrick, 1955

Maxwell Gitelson, scholar, psychoanalyst, APA

Documents of Dr. Gitelson in the NCP-LA Archive

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.30, A letter from David Brunswick to Emanuel Windholz, an alert with regard to the correspondence with Hendrick, APA, January 24, 1955

Creator,

Dr. David Brunswick, scholar, psychoanalyst, psychiatrist (1930s -- 1960s)

Subjects,

Correspondence between David Brunswick and Emanuel Windholz, 1955

A letter from David Brunswick to Emanuel Windholz, reflections on the Hendrick's discourse, 1955

David Brunswick, President of Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, 1950s

Dr. Emanuel Windholz, psychoanalyst

Discourse of the lay analysis in Los Angeles Society-Institute by the APA, 1955

Documents from the NCP Archive, Dr. David Brunswick

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.31, A letter to David Brunswick from Maxwell Gitelson, APA, relative to the Hendrick’s discourse, January 25, 1955

Creator,

Maxwell Gitelson, scholar, psychoanalyst (1902 -- 1965)

Subjects,

Correspondence between David Brunswick and Maxwell Gitelson, APA, 1955

A letter from Dr. Gitelson to David Brunswick, January 25, 1955

Dr. Gitelson advises David Brunswick to circularize his response to Hendrick, discourse, 1955

Maxwell Gitelson, scholar, psychoanalyst, APA

David Brunswick, President of Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society, 1950s

Discourse of lay analysis in LAPSI, reflections on Ives Hendrick accusations, 1955

Documents of Dr. Gitelson in the NCP-LA Archive

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.32, A letter from Windholz to Brunswick, support of the Brunswick response, January 31, 1955

Creator,

Emanuel Windholz, psychiatrist, psychoanalyst (1903 -- 1986)

Subjects,

Correspondence between David Brunswick and Emanuel Windholz, 1955

A letter from Emanuel Windholz to David Brunswick, January 31, 1955

Controversies of lay analysis, discourse

Emanuel Windholz, support of Dr. Brunswick's response to Dr. Hendrick, discourse, 1955

Documents of Dr. Emanuel Windholz in the NCP-LA Archive

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.33, Notification of mailing out the Hendrick correspondence of lay analysis in LAPSI, 1955

Creator,

Maxwell Gitelson, scholar, psychoanalyst (1902 -- 1965)

Subjects,

Controversies of lay analysis, discourse

Discourse of the lay analysis in Los Angeles Society-Institute by the APA, 1955

Correspondences related to the question of lay analysis in LAPSI, 1955

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.34 A letter to Dr. Hendrick, President, American Psychoanalytic Association from Arthur Noyes, President of American Psychiatric Association, lay analysis, December 1954, 1954

Creator,

Arthur Noyes, President of American Psychiatric Association

Subjects,

Correspondence between Arthur Noyes and Ives Hendrick, lay analysis, 1954

A letter from Arthur Noyes to Ives Hendrick, lay analysis, December 16, 1954

Arthur Noyes, concern of the lay analysis in LAPSI, December 1954

Arthur Noyes and Ives Hendrick, concerns about lay analysis in LAPSI, discourse, 1955

Controversies of lay analysis, discourse

Lay analysis is seen as disadvantage to medical profession in America, continuous controversies

Documents of Arthur Noyes in the NCP-LA Archive

Documents of Ives Hendrick in the NCP-LA Archive

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.35, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Tax exemption, Articles of Incorporation, 1947

Creator,

State of California, Office of Secretary of State

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, documents of establishment, 1947

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, State of California, Tax exemption. 1947

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Articles of Incorporation, 1947

Ernst Lewy, founding member, notarized document, 1947

David Brunswick, founding member, notarized document, 1947

May Room, founding member, notarized document, 1947

Ernst Simmel, founding member, notarized document, 1947

History of the Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1947

History of Los Angeles Society-Institute, LAPSI, 1950s-1990s

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.36, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Corporate Classification, 1980

Creator,

State of California, Office of Secretary of State (1947)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, corporate classification, 1980

LAPSI, Public benefit institution, corporate classification, 1980

LAPSI, The New Corporate Code allows to hold, manage real property, 1980

History of Los Angeles Society-Institute, LAPSI, 1950s-1990s

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.37, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, certifications of amendments, 19461, 1967

Creator,

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (1950s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, notarized amendments, 1961, 1967

The name of this corporation is Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, 1967

Maimon Leavitt, President of LAPSI, certification of amendment, 1967

Arthur Qurieff, Secretary of LAPSI, certification of amendment, 1967

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, LAPSI, History of the organization

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.38, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, report on general activity, 1946, 1947

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, report, 1946, 1947

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Committee on Incorporation, 1947

Composition of the Committee on Incorporation, 1947

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, LAPSI, History of the organization

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.39, Reply from Hendrick to Brunswick relative to the Brunswick letter, lay analysis in LAPSI, February 22, 1955

Creator,

Ives Hendrick, President of APA, co-founder of Boston Psychoanalytic Society (1898 -- 1972)

Subjects,

Correspondence between Ives Hendrick and David Brunswick, 1955

A letter from Ives Hendrick to David Brunswick, lay analysis, February 22, 1955

Controversies of lay analysis, discourse

Ives Hendrick response with regard to David Brunswick clarification of lay analysis, February 1955

Ives Hendrick, discourse on the lay analysis in LAPSI, 1955

Ives Hendrick, semantics of the meaning for psychoanalysis and psychotherapy, a letter to Brunswick

Ives Hendrick, psychoanalysis is a best method of psychotherapy, in a letter to Brunswick, 1955

Ives Hendrick prefers to refuse appointment of Milton Wexler for being a lay analyst, 1955

Documents of Ives Hendrick in the NCP-LA Archive

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.40, Provisions for prospective analysts, Society and Institute, Teaching courses, Studies in Psychoanalysis, LAPSI, ca 1959

Creator,

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (1950s)

Subjects,

History of Los Angeles Society-Institute, LAPSI, 1950s-1990s

Society-Institute, LAPSI, Provision for personal analysis for candidates, 1959, 1960

Provisions for selecting training analysts, LAPSI, 1959, 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, officers, 1959, 1960s

David Brunswick, Director, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1960s

Jack Vatz, Assistant Director, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1960s

Samuel Sperling, Secretary, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1960s

Albert Held, Treasure, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1960s

Ralph Greenson, Dean of Training School, LA Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1960s

Herbert Kupper, Assistant Dean of Training School, LA Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1960s

Henry Lihn, Director, Psychoanalytic Clinic, LA Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1960s

Milton Wexler, Director, Research Division, LA Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1960s

Ermalene Yerkes, Executive Secretary, LA Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1960s

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, 1960s

Composition of the Education Committee, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, ca 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Curriculum Committee, composition, ca 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Faculty Committee, composition, ca 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Committee on Child Analysis, composition, ca 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Research Committee, composition, ca 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Library Committee, composition, ca 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Candidates Committee, composition, ca 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Lectures and Seminars, discourse, ca 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Requirements for Graduation, ca 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Courses of Studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Psychoanalytic Theory of Instincts, course of study, ca 1959

LAPSI, General Theory of Neuroses, course of study, ca 1959

LAPSI, Structure, Function and Meaning of the Dream, part I, course of study, ca 1959

LAPSI, Hysteria and Phobias, course of study, ca 1959

LASPSI, Introduction to Ego Psychology, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Obsessive - Compulsive Neuroses, course of study, ca 1959

LAPSI, Fundamentals of Psychoanalytic Technique, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Child Psychoanalysis, specialized (elective), course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Character Disorders, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Structure, Function and Meaning of the Dream, part II, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Clinical Conference, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Metapsychology (Introduction), course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Technique of Dream Interpretation, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Neurotic and Psychotic Depressions, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Clinical Conference: Dream Presentations, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Clinical Conference: Continuous Case, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Ego Psychology, Advanced, course of studies, ca 1959

Schizophrenia, Paranoid States and Allied Disorders, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Perversions and Impulses Neuroses, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Controversial Concepts, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Psychoanalytic Metapsychology, advanced, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Psychosomatic Phenomena, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Technique of Psychoanalysis, advanced, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Selected Topics, course of studies, ca 1959

LAPSI, Child Analysis, General, course of studies, ca 1959

Theory and implication of Psychoanalysis

Theory of Psychoanalysis, narratives

Theory and discourse of the instincts or drives, Psychoanalysis, Psychology, Physiology

LAPSI, Teaching Theory and Application of Psychoanalysis, curriculum, ca 1959

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.41, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings, April -June 1960

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, 1960s

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, meetings, 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, meeting, June 16, 1960

Dr. Minnick, advisable withdrawn by the Education Committee, April 16, 1960

Dr. Minnick accepted candidacy in the Institute for Psychoanalytic Medicine, July 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, June 2, 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, May 19, 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, May 12, 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, April 7, 1960

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.42, LAPSI, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings, January - April 1960

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, 1960s

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, meetings, 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, March 24, 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, March 3, 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, February 4, 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, January 21, 1960

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, January 7, 1960

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.43, LAPSI, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, December 1959

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings 1959

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, 1950s

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, December 14, 1959

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, meeting, December 10, 1959

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.44, LAPSI, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings, November 1959

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, 1950s

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings 1959

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, November 5, 1959

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.45, A letter to Ives Hendrick, APA from Dr. Gitelson, APA against instigating a conflict of lays analysis, January 6, 1955

Creator,

Maxwell Gitelson, scholar, psychoanalyst (1902 -- 1965)

Subjects,

A letter from Dr. Gitelson to Ives Hendrick against a conflict of lay analysis, January 6, 1955

Controversies of lay analysis, discourse

Correspondence between Ives Hendrick and Dr. Gitelson against a conflict of lay analysis, 1955

Discourse of lay analysis in LAPSI, reflections on Ives Hendrick accusations, 1955

Discourse of the lay analysis in Los Angeles Society-Institute by the APA, 1955

Maxwell Gitelson, scholar, psychoanalyst, APA

Maxwell Gitelson, President-Elect, APA, 1955

Gitelson, we shall not interfere into transitional situation with lay analysis, discourse, 1955

Gitelson, we shall not attend to technicalities when our principal positions are secure, discourse

Gitelson, I see Dr. Noyes' communication as an intrusion in our matters, 1955

Gitelson, the APA promotes Psychoanalysis scientifically and in clinical practice, discourse, 1955

Gitelson, Psychoanalysis is not a sub-specialty of Psychiatry, discourse, 1955

Psychoanalysis, discourse

Theory and implication of Psychoanalysis

Psychoanalysis and Psychiatry, discourse

Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis, discourses and narratives

Gitelson, the role of Psychoanalysis versus Psychiatry, discourse, 1955

Documents of Dr. Gitelson in the NCP-LA Archive

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.46, LAPSI, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings, September - October 1959

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, 1950s

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings 1959

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, October 8, 1959

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, September 10, 1959

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.47, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, LAPSI, Education Committee meetings, April - May 1959

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, 1950s

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings 1959

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, May 7, 1959

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, April 9, 1959

LAPSI stand on the formation of the Board of Professional Standards of APA, in opposition, 1959

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.48, LAPSI, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings, June 1959

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, 1950s

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings 1959

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, June 4, 1959

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.49, LAPSI, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings, February - March 1959

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, 1950s

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings 1959

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, March 5, 1959

Education Committee, uncertainty tor the formation of the Board of Professional Standards, APA, 1959

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, February 5, 1959

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.50, LAPSI, Education Committee meeting, January 1959

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, 1950s

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings 1959

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, January 8, 1959

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.51, LAPSI, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings, September - December 1958

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, 1950s

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings, 1958

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, December 11, 1958

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, November 6, 1958

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, October 2, 1958

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, September 11, 1958

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.52, LAPSI, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, July 1958

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee, 1950s

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meetings, 1958

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Education Committee meeting, July 31, 1958

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.53, LAPSI, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Annual Report, Training School and Education Committee, June 1958 – June 1959

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Training School, 1950s

Annual report, Training School, LAPSI, 1958 -- 1959

Annual report, Education Committee, LAPSI, 1958 -- 1959

LAPSI, Training School, annual report, Admission Committee, 1958 -- 1959

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.54, LAPSI, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Annual Report of the Directors, academic year 1965 – 1966

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, Annual Report of the Directors, 1965 -- 1966

Dr. Ernst Lewy, achievements and contributions, LAPSI, 1966

Dr. Ernst Lewy, Director of the Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, 1947 - 1957

Dr. Ernst Lewy, Dean of the Training School, 1947 - 1953

Frances Deri retires from Education Committee and as a training analyst, 1966

Hilda Rollman-Branch, Director of Extension Division, 1965 - 1966

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.55, LAPSI, Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, General Organization Chart, ca 1966

Creator,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis (1946 -- 1990s)

Subjects,

Los Angeles Institute for Psychoanalysis, General Organization Chart, ca 1966

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, General Organization Chart, ca 1966

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, structure of organization, ca 1966

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.56, LAPSI, Report of the Joint Committee on Mutual Problems of Society and Institute, September 15, 1966

Creator,

Committee on Mutual Problem of Society and Institute

Maimon Leavitt, President of Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

Subjects,

Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, internal tensions and controversies, 1960s

Los Angeles Society and Institute, a search for resolution of tensions and controversies, 1960s

LAPSI, a committee on mutual problems of Society and Institute is established, 1964

Committee on Mutual Problem of Society and Institute, seeking normalization, 1960s

Maimon Leavitt, Report, Committee on Mutual Problems of Institute and Society, September 15, 1966

Maimon Leavitt, history of the Committee on Mutual Problem of Institute-Society, 1964 -- 1966

Self-perpetuating function of Education Committee in running the Training School, a problem

The broad problems of an infant science come upon premature middle-age, Committee on Mutual Problems

Committee on Mutual Problem, we need a single organization with delineated subdivisions, 1966

Committee on Mutual Problems for the Society-Institute, revision of the By-Laws, 1966

History of Los Angeles Society-Institute, LAPSI, 1950s-1990s

LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive

RG-30.57, LAPSI, Proposed By-Laws for the Society-Institute, Commit

Creator,

Committee on Mutual Problem of Society and Instit

Biographical Note

Dr. Vladimir Melamed, Historian, Professor of Ethno-Political and Ethno-National Studies, specializes on the interwar history of Poland and Eastern Europe.

Sphere of interests: Philosophy, History, Psychoanalysis

Subject/Index Terms

Box and Folder Listing

Item 223: RG-30.224, LAPSI, President Annual Report, Samuel Sperling, 1964, June 18, 1964

RG-30.224, LAPSI, President Annual Report, Samuel Sperling, June 18, 1964

Subject/Index Terms:: Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, training discourse, 1960s, History; Samuel Sperling, president's annual report, June 18, 1964; History of Los Angeles Society-Institute, LAPSI, 1950s-1990s; LAPSI, discursive history of the organization; LAPSI, vexations and dissatisfaction among the membership in psychoanalytic practice, 1960s; Committee on the Study of Psychoanalytic Practice, discourse, 1960s; Committee on the Study of Psychoanalytic Practice, results, 1964; Controversies with the democratic structure between society, institute and education committee, 1964; LAPSI, documents from the NCP-LA Archive; Documents of Dr. Samuel Sperling in the NCP-LA Archive

Creators:: Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Society and Institute (1950s -- 2005); Dr. Samuel Sperling, member of Psychoanalytic Study Group since 1938 (1938 - 1960s)