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Title: J. Marvin Spiegelman papers
Collection number: 450
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections for Medicine and the Sciences
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
10.0 linear ft.
(19 boxes, 2 half boxes, 1 flat box, and 1 record carton)
Date (inclusive): 1944-2014
Abstract: The papers of Jungian analyst J. Marvin Spiegelman document his training (including a Ph.D. in Clinical and Social Psychology
[1952] from UCLA, and his work leading to the Analyst’s Diploma [1959] from the C.G. Jung Institute in Zürich, Switzerland),
psychotherapy practice in Beverly Hills, teaching and mentoring activities, professional relationships and activities, and
publication record. This includes his journal articles and books, with extensive manuscript files and drafts for
The Tree: A Jungian Journey—Tales in Psycho-Mythology (1974) and its sequel a decade later,
The Quest: Further Adventures in the Unconscious (1984). The collection also includes Spiegelman’s own psychological tests during training and analysis, extensive handwritten
and illustrated dream diaries, active imagination notes, and correspondence (including with author Henry Miller and eminent
Jungian psychologists Marie-Louise von Franz and James Hillman). Manuscripts of lectures, articles, and unpublished works
by Spiegelman and his peers can also be found in the collection.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. Advance notice is required for access to the collection. Please contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
COLLECTION STORED OFF-SITE AT SRLF: Open for research. Advance notice required for access. Contact the UCLA Library Special
Collections Reference Desk for paging information.
COLLECTION CONTAINS RESTRICTED MATERIAL: Collection contains restricted medical and student records. Materials in Box 22 are
closed for 75 years from date on item.
Conditions on Use and Reproduction
Property rights to the physical object belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. Literary rights, including copyright,
are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright
and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
COLLECTION CONTAINS AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS: Audiovisual materials in this collection will require assessment and possible digitization
for safe access. To review these audiovisual materials you must notify the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk
in advance of your visit.
COLLECTION CONTAINS DIGITAL MATERIALS: Special equipment or further processing may be required for viewing. To access digital
materials you must notify the UCLA Library Special Collections Reference Desk in advance of your visit.
UCLA Catalog Record ID:
7534907
[Identification of item], J. Marvin Spiegelman Papers (Manuscript Collection 450). Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library History
and Special Collections Division, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Donated by J. Marvin Spiegelman, Ph.D., and Ryma S. Spiegelman, 2014.
Processed by Jessica Cook in 2016 under the supervision of Jillian Cuellar in the
Center for Primary Research and Training (CFPRT).
J. Marvin Spiegelman (b. May 26, 1926 in Los Angeles) and attended UCLA, receiving his Associate’s degree in 1944 and then
serving in the Navy during World War II (U.S. Naval Reserve and U.S. Merchant Marine, Cadet-Midshipman and Able-Seaman; service
ribbons in three theaters of war). After the war in 1946 he returned to UCLA, receiving his Bachelor of Arts (June 1948),
his Master of Arts in Psychology (June 1950), and finally his PhD in Clinical and Social Psychology (1952). While at UCLA
he taught as a Teaching Assistant in the Psychology Dept. and worked as a Research Assistant in the Anthropology Department.
From 1951-1953 he was a Clinical Psychology Trainee at the Veteran’s Administration (working at hospitals and clinics in Los
Angeles and Fresno). In 1953 he married his wife of over 60 years, Ryma Silberstein; together they had two children, Joshua
(1959) Tamar (1962).
From 1953-1955 he served in the U.S. Army (First Lt. to Capt.; commendations) in the Clinical Psychology Department at Fitzsimmons
Army Hospital in Denver, Colorado, and was Instructor in Psychology in 1954 for the University of Colorado Extension. From
1955-1959 Spiegelman and his family lived in Zurich, where he attended the C. G. Jung Institute (Analyst-in-Training, Fellow
of Bollingen Foundation and of Institute of International Education). This was a formative period for him; Jung became a focus
of Spiegelman's writing for the rest of his life, though Spiegelman and Jung did not know one another closely. Spiegelman
strongly defended Jung from allegations of supposed anti-Semitism in his work, and Jung was a recurring figure in his dreams.
In 1959 Spiegelman received his Diplomate in Clinical Psychology from the American Board of Psychology; he was not actively
involved in the organization, but he remained a member through is lifetime.
In 1959 Spiegelman moved back to Los Angeles and started a private practice in Beverly Hills (later Studio City) as a Jungian
Analyst, which he continues to the present. Spiegelman was heavily involved in the Jungian community in Los Angeles, acting
as Director of Studies for the Society of Jungian Analysts of Southern California (1960-1966) and participating as a member
of the International Association of Analytical Psychology and the Southern California Society of Jungian Analysts. He also
taught at several Los Angeles institutions including courses on Jungian Psychology at UCLA (Lecturer and Clinical Assoc Professor
of Psychology,1960-1966; Visiting Professor of Psychology; 2000-2001), Mt. Sinai Hospital (Consultant in Psychology and Psychiatry,
1961-1966), USC (Clinical Associate Professor, 1974-1984), and Pacifica Graduate Institute (Adjunct Professor, 1996-2001).
Spiegelman was a prolific writer and editor, acting as Consulting Editor for the
Journal of Analytical Psychology (1962-2003) and the
Journal of Psychology and Judaism. As a writer, Spiegelman published approximately 100 journal articles and 14 books (3 fiction; 4 co-authored, as of 2003).
Among other topics, one of Spiegelman’s major interests is the intersection between Jungian psychology and religion (especially
Sufism, Buddhism, and Judaism).
This collection (1944 to 2014) contains material relating to the education, training, correspondence, published writing, and
professional practice of Jungian analyst J. Marvin Spiegelman. It contains Jungian material including dream journals, active
imagination writing, and watercolors by Spiegelman; Spiegelman’s Analyst Diploma Thesis from the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich,
Switzerland; correspondence with several eminent Jungian psychologists including Marie-Louise von Franz and James Hillman,
in addition to other notable figures like Henry Miller; and papers relating to the C. G. Jung Institute in Los Angeles.
The collection also includes medical records and psychological tests from the Veterans Administration in the early 1950s,
where Spiegelman was a trainee, as well as course materials and coursework (including his PhD dissertation) from Spiegelman’s
graduate school education at UCLA. In addition, the collection contains extensive lectures, interviews, and manuscript material
from Spiegelman’s own book and article publications.
Spiegelman's visual artwork, dream journal and active imagination writing, and revised manuscripts provide insight into the
influence that his formal training as a Zurich-trained Jungian psychologist had on his published work. Spiegelman’s correspondence
with eminent Jungian psychologists and professional societies provides a portal into the schisms and other difficulties faced
by students of Jung in their attempts to found and successfully run Jungian organizations around the world after World War
II. In addition, Spiegelman’s education and formal training papers may give insight into how psychology was taught at UCLA
in the early 1950s, as well as how the Veterans Administration treated psychology patients (most of them World War II veterans)
in the early 1950s.
This collection has been arranged in the following series:
- Series 1: Jungian Material: Active Imagination, Dream Journals, and Horoscopes, 1950-1996
- Series 2: Correspondence, 1946—2010
- Series 3: Publications and Writing, 1952—2011
- Series 4: Education, Training, and Professional Societies, 1944--2013
- Series 5: Restricted Material
In each series, material is organized first alphabetically by document type (dream journal, correspondence, coursework, etc.),
then by the author of the material (within each document type), then chronologically (within each author), where applicable.
For example, “Correspondence: Henry Miller” would include letters by Miller to Spiegelman, arranged chronologically.
At UCLA Library Special Collections:
- Delmore Schwartz papers, 1923-1966, coll. # 1005
- Donald B. Lindsley papers, 1866-2001, Coll. # 423
- Sidney Cohen collection, 1910-1987, coll. # 1845
- Marvin Karno, M.D. professional papers 1965-2001, coll. # 444
- Judd Marmor papers, 1923-2001, coll. #1795
- Henry Miller Papers, 1896-1984, 1930-1980; Coll. # 110
- Edwin S. Shneidman papers, 1933-2007, coll. #385
At the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco:
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Spiegelman, J. Marvin -- Archives