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Archives related to: Syz, Hans C.
| title | Lifwynn Foundation Eye-Movement Camera Records, 1938-1954. | repository | National Museum of American History |
| description | Includes file memoranda on meetings and correspondence between the Lifwynn Foundation for Laboratory Research in Analytical and Social Psychiatry Incorporated, and in particular, Hans Syz, M.D., Secretary, and various doctors, psychologists, and other professionals in the subject field, and various U.S. military departments, regarding either the eye movement camera or research projects using it. Includes information on Look magazine's eye camera tests of magazine advertising. Bio / His Notes: These records document the development of the Lifwynn Eye-Movement Camera, devised and built by Dr. Henry Roger in his laboratory at Sand Hook, Connecticut. Charles Robinson assisted in the development and construction of the electrical features. The registration and analysis of eye movements was undertaken as part of the study of the physiological alterations related to neurotic disorders. Cite as: Lifwynn Foundation Eye-Movement Camera Records, 1938-1954, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. |
| extent | 0.5 cu. ft.: 4 boxes. |
| formats | Business Papers Administrative Records Correspondence |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://sirismm.si.edu/siris/findingaid.gif |
| record source | http://siris-archives.si.edu |
| finding aid | Container list. |
| acquisition information | Transferred from the Division of Medical Sciences, 1983/04/29. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:06 |
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| title | Hans Caspar Syz papers, 1911-1991 | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The Hans Caspar Syz papers document Syz's career as a psychiatrist and scholar, and highlight his research and professional activities as secretary (1927-1950) and president (1951-1991) of the Lifwynn Foundation. Through Syz's extensive correspondence, notes, reflections and writings, the papers document the development of the foundation from its inception as an experimental community in 1923, through many changes in its mandate and membership, until Syz's death in 1991. They chronicle Syz's efforts to publicize and promote the foundation's alternative approaches to mental health and interpersonal conflict. Researchers interested in the establishment and work of the Foundation will find it helpful to use this collection in conjunction with the Trigant Burrow Papers and the Lifwynn Foundation Records in Manuscripts and Archives. The papers are organized into six series. Aside from Series VI, Ceramics files, which relates to Syz's activities as a prominent ceramics collector, the papers all relate to Syz's activities as a psychiatrist. General Files, Series I, which includes correspondence and memoranda of meetings documents Syz's contacts in the psychiatric and psychoanalytic communities. Series II, Notes, and III, Writings and Research Materials, which constitute one half of the collection, traces Syz's intellectual development, both in conjunction with and independent from Burrow. Series IV, Clinical Files, consists primarily of case notes and clinical observations, which document the traditional approaches to psychiatric work Syz encountered in hospital clinics in Baltimore and New York. Series V, Lifwynn Foundation Files, record the day-to day administration and ongoing research of the foundation and its staff. There is only a small amount of material in the papers representing Syz's years as a medical student in Zürich, Munich and Geneva. Limited correspondence with Alfred Alder, Eugen Bleuler, Ludwig Binswanger and Oskar Pfister documents Syz's contacts and interests during this period (Series I). Syz's book Of Being and Of Meaningis based upon philosophical and mystical reflections recorded during his years in Switzerland. Notes from this period can be found in Series II, while manuscripts for the book are found in Series III. Syz's psychophysiological research, psychiatric practice and instruction under Adolf Meyer at the Henry Phipps Psychiatric Clinic of the Johns Hopkins University is documented in Series III and IV. Several sources of information outline Syz's own professional affiliations. Series V contains a compilation of biographical data on Syz. Series IV and several correspondence files in Series I document Syz's work in major New York hospitals. Conference notes found in Series V give an indication of Syz's involvement with numerous professional organizations, as do the correspondence files pertaining to these organizations in Series I. There are numerous sources for researchers interested in the establishment, ideals and early activities of Burrow's experimental community in Series I, II, and V. Correspondence in Series I, Syz's autobiographical notes in Series II, and staff papers and inter-office correspondence of Series V depict a closely-knit and highly dedicated group of students and staff. In the first two decades of the Lifwynn Foundation's life, these included Trigant Burrow and his family, Charles Shields (associate), Charles Baker Thompson (associate), Alfreda Payson Sill (student and manager of facilities), her daughter Alfreda Sill Galt (student, later Secretary), her husband William Egleston Galt (associate), Miriam Bredow (staff), Rosalind Bruce (student), Aimee and Flora Guggenheimer (students and volunteers), Nelly Holljes (student) and Florence Weingartner (staff). The activities of the foundation during the 1950s can be traced through the work of two active associates, Lloyd Gilden and Björn Merker, in files in series I and IV. The foundation's work to systematically distribute Burrow's publications, as well as their own interpretations and extensions of his work, can be seen in correspondence with numerous individuals and communities concerned with psychosocial interventions in intergroup conflict. Syz's colleague Alfreda Galt, who succeeded him as secretary of the foundation, initiated much of this correspondence, which is filed in Series V. For correspondence documenting the attention paid to Burrow's work in the late 1950s by a new generation of psychologists and therapists interested in group processes, consult the files in Series I for discussions with colleagues such as Alfred Korzybski, J.L. Moreno, S.H. Foulkes, Nathan Ackerman, and Nina Bull. These files shed light on Burrow's influence on fields such as family therapy and group psychoanalysis. Language Note: The materials are in English. Associated Materials: Trigant Burrow Papers (MS 1370). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library. Lifwynn Foundation Records (MS 1681). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library. |
| extent | 36.75 linear feet |
| formats | Business Papers Personal Papers Correspondence Notes Writings |
| access | Boxes 77 and 78 and folder 91 in CF5 are restricted until 2026 June 1. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1624 |
| record source | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1624 |
| finding aid | Online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | The Hans Caspar Syz Papers were a gift of the estate of Hans Syz. Manuscripts and Archives appreciates the work done by Penny White of the Lifwynn Foundation, who initially organized the papers and prepared them for transfer to Yale University. Funding for the processing of these papers was made possible through the generosity of the estate of Hans Syz. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Trigant Burrow papers, 1875-1984 | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The papers contain correspondence, memoranda, manuscripts and other papers on the professional career and personal life of psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Trigant Burrow. The papers document Burrow's group laboratory research, the activities of The Lifwynn Foundation, the research of important colleagues like Hans C. Syz and Charles Baker Thompson, and such subjects as doctor-patient and interpersonal relations. The papers include extensive family and personal correspondence, a complete set of Burrow's published writings, drafts of manuscripts, and copies of unpublished and unfinished writings. Major correspondents include Sherwood Anderson, Sigmund Freud, Carl G. Jung, Alfred Korzybski, D. H. Lawrence, Adolf Meyer, Sir Herbert Read, Clarence Shields, and Leo Stein. Biographical Sketch Trigant Burrow, pioneer American psychoanalyst and founder of group psychoanalysis, graduated from Fordham University in 1896. He received an M.D. from the University of Virginia in 1899 and a Ph.D. in experimental psychology from Johns Hopkins University in 1909. He studied under Carl Jung, opened analytic practice in 1910, and began group laboratory experiments in 1923. He was president of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 1925-1926; scientific director of The Lifwynn Foundation, 1927-1950; and the author of four books. Cite As Trigant Burrow Papers (MS 1370). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library. |
| extent | 42.5 linear feet |
| formats | Personal Papers Business Papers Correspondence Memoranda Manuscript |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1370 |
| record source | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1370 |
| acquisition information | Gift of The Lifwynn Foundation, 1983, 1984, and 1995; and the estate of HansSyz, 1991 and 1993. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Lifwynn Foundation records, 1924-1995 | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The records consist of the Lifwynn Foundation's correspondence, organizational files, research data, financial records, and copies of the foundation's publication, Lifwynn Correspondence, which provides a forum for scholars interested in exploring the nature of contemporary social neurosis. Also included in the records are materials from the files of Clarence Shields, William E. Galt, and Charles B. Thompson. Biographical/Historical Sketch The Lifwynn Foundation for Laboratory Research in Analytic and Social Psychiatry was established in 1927 to provide an institutional setting for the pioneer group research originated by Trigant Burrow. Burrow established an experimental community to investigate the pathology of "normality," and the investigators were included as elements in the social fabric to be observed. In addition to Burrow, the Lifwynn Foundation founders included HansSyz and Clarence Shields. Cite As Lifwynn Foundation Records (MS 1681). Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University. |
| extent | 42.25 linear feet |
| formats | Business Papers Correspondence Subject Files Research Files Financial Records |
| access | Box 13 of Accession 96-M-59 is closed to research until 2003. Materials in box 25 of Accession 1999-M-082 are closed for seventy-five years from the date of creation, 2026-2064. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1681 |
| record source | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.1681 |
| acquisition information | Gift of the Lifwynn Foundation, 1995 and 1999. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:14 |
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| title | Leo Stein Collection 1892-1950. | repository | Yale University Library |
| description | The Leo Stein Collection contains manuscripts of writings by Stein, letters from such persons as: Bernard Berenson, Mabel Dodge Luhan and Maurice Sterne, personal papers, photographs, and artworks (mainly by Stein), which document the life of Leo Stein, an artist and writer. Many letters to Leo Stein for the period before 1913 can be found in the Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas Papers, YCAL MSS 76, also owned by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Biographical/Historical note: Leo Stein (1872-1947) shared the enthusiasm for art and literature with his sister, Gertrude, when they lived together in Paris during the early part of the 20th century. After his break with her in 1913, he concentrated on painting and aesthetic criticism. Location: BEINECKE (Non-Circulating) Call Number: YCAL MSS 78 |
| extent | Linear Feet: 19.25 |
| formats | Artworks Correspondence Manuscript |
| access | This collection is open for research. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.leostein |
| record source | http://search.library.yale.edu/catalog/3976998 |
| finding aid | Finding aid available online and in repository. |
| acquisition information | Bequest of the estate of Leo and Nina Stein with subsequent gifts from other Stein family members and friends, ca. 1947-65. Bequest of the estate of Leo and Nina Stein with subsequent gifts |
| updated | 12/07/2018 10:53:09 |
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