J. Marvin Spiegelman papers, 1944-2014

Series 1: Jungian Material: Active Imagination, Dream Journals, and Horoscopes. 1950-1990.

Restrictions on Access

CONTAINS RESTRICTED MATERIAL: Contains restricted medical records. Materials are closed for 75 years from date on item.

Organization and Arrangement

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.

Scope and Content

This series contains dream journals from Spiegelman and others, active imagination writing by Spiegelman, and related watercolor sketches by Spiegelman. Spiegelman's materials are from when he was a student at the C. G. Jung Institute in Zurich. Dream journals generally serve to record the individual’s nightly dreams (some contain dream interpretations by Spiegelman as well), while active imagination is a Jungian meditation writing exercise.

Box 1, Folder 1

Active Imagination: Spiegelman. 1965-1997.

Box 1, Folder 2

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. 1950-1951.

Box 1, Folder 3

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. 1950-1953.

Box 1, Folder 4

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. 1950-1961.

Box 1, Folder 5

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. 1956-1957.

Box 1, Folder 6

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. 1957-1958.

Box 1, Folder 7

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. Jan 1958-July 1958.

Box 1, Folder 8

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. July 1958-Dec. 1958.

Box 1, Folder 9

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. 1958-1959.

Box 1, Folder 10

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. 1959-1960.

Box 1, Folder 11

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. 1960-1962.

Box 2, Folder 1

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. 1963-1966.

Box 2, Folder 2

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. 1965-1970.

Box 2, Folder 3

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. circa 1965-1970.

Box 2, Folder 4

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. 1968-1971.

Box 2, Folder 5

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. 1972-1974.

Box 2, Folder 6

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman. 1977-1981.

Box 2, Folder 7

Active imagination/dream journals: Spiegelman, Jewish Dreams. 1964-1989.

Box 3, Folder 1

Dream journal: Mics. Authors, A-Z. 1996.

Box 22, Folder 1

Dream journal: N. 1987-1988.

Restrictions on Access

CONTAINS RESTRICTED MATERIAL: Contains restricted medical records. Materials are closed for 75 years from date on item.

Box 3, Folder 3

Horoscopes: J. Marvin Spiegelman and Jeff Spiegelman.. 1980-1985.

Box 3, Folder 4

Mystical Poster. undated.

Box 3, Folder 5

Watercolor Dream Artwork: Spiegelman. 1950-1952.

Box 3, Folder 6

Watercolor Dream Artwork: Spiegelman. 1956-1960.

Box 3, Folder 7

Watercolor Dream Artwork: Spiegleman. circa 1950-1960.

Box 3, Folder 8

Watercolor Dream Artwork: Spiegelman. 1963.

Series 2: Correspondence. Bulk, 1970-2000. 1946-2010.

Scope and Content

This series contains correspondence between Spiegelman and his personal and professional contacts, many of whom are international in scope (especially from Switzerland, Israel, and Japan, and Britain). Of particular note is the correspondence between Spiegelman and author Henry Miller and renowned Jungian psychoanalysts Marie-Louis von Franz and James Hillman. Research strengths of the series include correspondence with writing partner Professor Victor Mansfield, artist and longtime friend Martin Mondrus, and friend Masako Machizawa. This series also contains dissertations by his students at the Pacifica Graduate Institute, as well as family photographs of Spiegelman, his wife (Ryma), and children (Joshua and Tamar).

Organization and Arrangement

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.

Box 4, Folder 1

Correspondence: A-C. 1972-2008.

Box 4, Folder 2

Correspondence: Ca-Do. 1963-2010.

Box 4, Folder 3

Correspondence: Dreifuss, Gustav. 1995-2002.

Box 4, Folder 4

Correspondence: E. 1992-2008.

Box 4, Folder 5

Correspondence: F-Fr. 1960-2007.

Box 4, Folder 6

Correspondence: Fr-G. 1982-2009.

Box 4, Folder 7

Correspondence: Hillman, James. 1996-1997.

Box 4, Folder 8

Correspondence: Haule, John. 1997.

Box 5, Folder 1

Correspondence: Hb-Hg. 1998-1999.

Box 5, Folder 2

Correspondence: Hillman, James. 1969-2002.

Box 5, Folder 3

Correspondence: J-K. 1982-2005.

Box 5, Folder 4

Correspondence: Japanese Sender (unknown author). undated.

Box 5, Folder 5

Correspondence: "The Knight". 1967-1978.

Box 5, Folder 6

Correspondence: Kovalenko, Lawrence (1 of 2). 1968-1995.

Box 5, Folder 7

Correspondence: Kovalenko, Lawrence (2 of 2). 1968-1995.

Box 5, Folder 8

Correspondence: L-M. 1980-1999.

Box 6, Folder 1

Correspondence: Machizawa, Masako. 1996-2002.

Box 6, Folder 2

Correspondence: Mansfield, Victor. 1994-1999.

Box 6, Folder 3

Correspondence: Miller, Henry. 1964-1978.

Box 6, Folder 4

Correspondence: Mj-P. 1972-2000.

Box 6, Folder 5

Correspondence: Mondrus, Martin (1 of 2). 1946-2009.

Box 6, Folder 6

Correspondence: Mondrus, Martin (2 of 2). 1946-2009.

Box 6, Folder 7

Correspondence: Phelps, Gilbert. 1985-1993.

Box 6, Folder 8

Correspondence: Protestantism and Jungian Psychology. 1988-1990.

Box 7, Folder 1

Correspondence: Singhal, Satish. 1996-1998.

Box 7, Folder 2

Correspondence: R- SI. 1980-2004.

Box 7, Folder 3

Correspondence: SJ-SZ. 1984-2003.

Box 7, Folder 4

Correspondence: related to The Tree of Life, The Quest, and The Love. 1970-1981.

Box 7, Folder 5

Correspondence: T-V. 1975-2000.

Box 7, Folder 6

Correspondence:Taylor, Janice; Thesis. 1993.

Box 7, Folder 7

Correspondence: W-Z. 1982-1998.

Box 7, Folder 8

Correspondence: Woeber, Zelda and Lorene (1 of 2). 1990.

Box 7, Folder 9

Correspondence: Woeber, Zelda and Lorene (2 of 2). 1990.

Box 7, Folder 10

Family Photographs. 1970s-1993.

Series 3: Publications and Writing. Bulk, 1980-2000. 1952-2014.

Scope and Content

This series includes books and articles by Spiegelman and others. It includes Spiegelman’s recollections of psychologist Carl Jung, extensive manuscript material for The Tree (1974), The Quest (1984), and an unpublished book manuscript about Spiegelman’s navy wartime experiences. In addition, the series includes articles and books written by Spiegelman and articles, periodicals, and books he owned by others; and recordings of lectures and interviews by Spiegelman and others.

Organization and Arrangement

Material is organized first alphabetically by document type (article, coursework, etc.), then by the author of the material (within each document type), then chronologically (within each author), where applicable. Please note that unpublished materials (such as article typescripts and book manuscripts) are classified as different document types than published materials (articles and books).

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.

Box 8, Folder 1

Articles: Mansfield, Victor. 1991-1999.

Box 8, Folder 2

Articles: Mansfield, Victor and Spiegelman, J. Marvin. 1988-1989.

Box 8, Folder 3

Articles: Misc. Authors, A-E. 1990-1991.

Box 8, Folder 4

Articles: Misc. Authors, F-Z. 1977-2004.

Box 8, Folder 5

Articles: O'Neill, Prajapiti. 1994.

Box 8, Folder 6

Articles: Spiegelman, A-I. 1952-1991.

Box 8, Folder 7

Articles: Spiegelman: J-Z. 1954-1995.

Box 8, Folder 8

Article Typescripts: Mansfield and Spiegelman. 1990-1995.

Box 8, Folder 9

Article Typescripts: Misc. Authors, A-Z. undated.

Box 8, Folder 10

Article Typescript: Spiegelman, "The Impact of Suffering and Self-Disclosure on the Life of the Analyst".

Box 8, Folder 11

Article Typescript: Spiegelman, "The Jewish Understanding of Evil". undated.

Box 9, Folder 1

Article Typescript: Spiegelman, O-P. circa 1991.

Box 9, Folder 2

Article Typescript: Spiegelman, "Recollections of Jung'. Jan. 1981.

Box 9, Folder 3

Spiegelman, "Reflections on Transference". 1995.

Box 9, Folder 4

Book Proposal: Hyatt, Regardie, and Spiegelman; The Sceptre. undated.

Box 9, Folder 5

Book Proposals: Spiegelman. undated.

Box 9, Folder 6

Course papers: Jane Feldman. 2000-2001.

Box 9, Folder 7

Dissertation: Derlaki, Donald. 27 March 2001.

Box 9, Folder 8

Dissertation: Vorhand-Ariel, Susan. 11 March 1998.

Box 9, Folder 9

Interview: "C. G. [Jung] Biographical Archive". 1969.

Box 9, Folder 10

Interview: "From the Cave". 2000.

Box 9, Folder 11

Introductions: Spiegelman. undated.

Box 9, Folder 12

Lecture: Kovalenko, Lawrence; "Problems of the Mediumistic Personality". 1974.

Box 10, Folder 1

Lectures: Misc. Authors, A-Z. circa 1999-2011.

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.

Folder contains one audiocassette.

Box 10, Folder 2

Lectures: Spiegelman, Active Imagination. 1977-1989.

Box 10, Folder 3

Lectures: Spiegelman, AD-JT. 1965-1996.

Box 10, Folder 4

Lecture: Spiegelman, "A Junginan Perspective". 1987.

Box 10, Folder 5

Lecture: Spiegelman, "Jungian Psychology". 1986.

Box 10, Folder 6

Lecture: Spiegelman, Kansai Counseling Center Conference. 1995.

Box 10, Folder 7

Lecture: Meeting Talk for the Society of Jungian Analysts of Southern California. 1985.

Box 10, Folder 8

Lecture: Spiegelman, "Mythical and Scientific Basis of Divination". 1971.

Box 10, Folder 9

Lectures: Spiegelman, ON-SD. 1961-2007.

Box 10, Folder 10

Lecture: Spiegelman, "The Self in Psychotherapy". July 1995.

Box 10, Folder 11

Lecture: Spiegelman, "State of Jungian Psychology". Jan. to March 1979.

Box 10, Folder 12

Lectures: Spiegelman, ST-Z. 1986-1990.

Box 10, Folder 13

Lecture: Spiegelman, "Transference, Individuation, Manual Process". April 14, 1972.

Box 10, Folder 14

Lecture: Spiegelman, "The Unhealed Healer". 1991.

Box 11, Folder 1

Manuscript: Kawai, Hayao. 1963.

Box 11, Folder 2

Manuscript: Spiegelman, "Divination and the Old Chinese Man". circa 1985.

Box 11, Folder 3

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Divine WABA Images. 2003.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

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.

Box 11, Folder 4

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Love Part III: The Group (pg. 402-541). undated.

Box 11, Folder 5

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Love Part III: The Group (pg. 542-686). undated.

Box 11, Folder 6

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Love Part III: The Group (pg. 687-781). undated.

Box 11, Folder 7

Manuscript: Spiegelman, "Maya in the West'. 1990.

Box 11, Folder 8

Manuscript: Spiegelman, "On the Literalization of Immortality". undated.

Box 11, Folder 9

Manuscript: Spiegelman, Psychology and Religion for the Year 2000. 1995-1999.

Box 11, Folder 10

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Quest: Son of the Knight. circa 1974.

Box 12, Folder 1

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Quest Part One: Son of the Knight ...and Dog. circa 1968.

Box 12, Folder 2

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Quest Part Two: Mother and Daughter. circa 1968.

Box 12, Folder 3

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Quest Part Three: The Vessel. circa 1968.

Box 12, Folder 4

Manuscript: Spiegelman, "Son of the Arab, Healer". undated.

Box 12, Folder 5

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapter 1. circa 1974.

Box 12, Folder 6

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapter 3. circa 1974.

Box 12, Folder 7

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, "The Knight the Arab, The Ronin". circa 1974.

Box 12, Folder 8

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapter 4. circa 1974.

Box 12, Folder 9

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapter 1-6. 1966-1967.

Box 12, Folder 10

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapters 1-4. circa 1974.

Box 13, Folder 1

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapter 4-6. circa 1974.

Box 13, Folder 2

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapter 5. circa 1974.

Box 13, Folder 3

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapter 5. circa 1974.

Box 13, Folder 4

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapter 7. circa 1974.

Box 13, Folder 5

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapter 7. circa 1974.

Box 13, Folder 6

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapter 8. circa 1974.

Box 13, Folder 7

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapters 5-8. circa 1974.

Box 13, Folder 8

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapter 9. circa 1974.

Box 13, Folder 9

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapter 9. circa 1974.

Box 13, Folder 10

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapter 10. circa 1974.

Box 13, Folder 11

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapter 11. circa 1974.

Box 13, Folder 12

Manuscript: Spiegelman, The Tree, Chapters 7-11. 1967-1969.

Box 14, Folder 1

Manuscript: Spiegelman, Two Crowded Years. circa 1950-1965.

Box 14, Folder 2

Manuscript: Spiegelman, Untitled [the Horse]. 1995.

Box 14, Folder 3

Outlines: Spiegelman. after 1980-1986.

Box 14, Folder 4

Periodicals: APA and Gnosis. 1989-1992.

Box 14, Folder 5

Periodicals: "Bat Mitzvah of Sara Truitt". 6 Nov. 1999.

Box 14, Folder 6

Periodical: Cunningham, Sara. 1974.

Box 14, Folder 7

Periodical: "An East West Kundalini Hymns". undated.

Box 14, Folder 8

Periodical: "An East West Kundalini Hymns" Calligraphy. undated.

Box 14, Folder 9

Periodicals: Escobar, Thyrza (1 of 2). 1968-1972.

Box 15, Folder 1

Periodical: Escobar, Thryza (2 of 2). 1965.

Box 15, Folder 2

Periodical: Fortune, Diane. 1968.

Box 15, Folder 3

Periodical: The Guild of Pastoral Psychology. 1954-1987.

Box 15, Folder 4

Periodicals: Hyatt, Christopher. 1982.

Box 15, Folder 5

Periodical: Hyatt, Christopher and Israel Regardie.. 1986.

Box 15, Folder 6

Periodical: Keleman, Stanley. 1987.

Box 15, Folder 7

Periodical: Matthias, Barbara. 1995.

Box 15, Folder 8

Periodical: Meditation Group for the New Age. 1974.

Box 15, Folder 9

Periodical: Spiegelman, "The Knight". 1982.

Box 15, Folder 10

Poems: Spiegelman, J. Marvin.. 1968-1970, 1977.

Box 15, Folder 11

Poems: Spiegelman, Ryma. 1969-1982.

Box 15, Folder 12

Publishing Agreement: Judaism and Jungian Psychology. 1992.

Box 15, Folder 13

Reviews: for Spiegelman's Books. 1976-1992.

Box 15, Folder 14

Reviews: Spiegelman. 1954-1989.

Box 15, Folder 15

Sales Figures and Royalties: Spiegelman Books. 1975-2013.

Box 15, Folder 16

Tributes: Spiegelman. 1981-1991.

Box 15, Folder 17

Working Group Papers: The Psycho-Ecumenical Group. 1983.

Box 16

Periodicals by Spiegelman and Others.

Box 17

Digital and audiovisual materials.

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.

Scope and Content

Box contains 6 CDs, 13 cassette tapes, and 15 floppy discs containing lectures by Spiegelman and other Jungian peers, interviews, digital backups of Spiegelman’s writing and book images, and other audiovisual material.

Box 18

Books and Periodicals by Spiegelman and Others. 1974-2014.

Box 19

Periodicals by Spiegelman and Others. undated.

Series 4: Education, Training, and Professional Societies. Bulk, 1945-1955. 1944-2013.

Restrictions on Access

CONTAINS RESTRICTED MATERIAL: Contains restricted medical and student records. Materials are closed for 75 years from date on item.

Scope and Content

This series contains education materials by Spiegelman and others from Spiegelman’s time at UCLA. It includes his coursework, course readers for courses he took, and his Psychology PhD dissertation, as well as medical records and case studies of patients from his traineeship at the Veterans Administration in Los Angeles. Also in this series are Spiegelman's Analyst’s Diploma Thesis (1959) and patient case studies from the C.G. Jung Institute in Zurich, Switzerland, and papers related to his membership in professional societies.

Organization and Arrangement

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.

Box 20, Folder 1

Coursework: Spiegelman, Analyst Diploma Thesis ("Utopia"). 1958.

Box 22, Folder 6

Coursework: Spiegelman, UCLA Course Materials. 1948-1949.

Restrictions on Access

CONTAINS RESTRICTED MATERIAL: Folder contains restricted student information.

Box 20, Folder 3

Coursework: Spiegelman, UCLA Dissertation. 1952.

Box 20, Folder 4

Coursework: Spiegelman, UCLA Psychology; Human Communication. 1948-1949.

Box 20, Folder 5

Coursework: Spiegelman, UCLA Psychology 149. 1949.

Box 20, Folder 6

Coursework: Spiegelman, UCLA Psychology 219B. 1949.

Box 20, Folder 7

Coursework: Spiegelman, UCLA Psychology 224B. 1950.

Box 20, Folder 8

Coursework: Spiegelman, UCLA Psychology 144. after 1950.

Box 20, Folder 9

Coursework: UCLA, Misc. Authors (A-Z). circa 1949.

Box 20, Folder 10

Coursework: Yoga and Mysticism Materials. undated.

Box 21, Folder 1

Jung Institute of Los Angeles: Program Evaluations. 2007-2013.

Box 22, Folder 2

Patient Records: Jung Institute. 1957-1958.

Restrictions on Access

CONTAINS RESTRICTED MATERIAL: Contains restricted medical records. Materials are closed for 75 years from date on item.

Box 22, Folder 3

Patient Records: Veterans Administration. 1951-1952.

Restrictions on Access

CONTAINS RESTRICTED MATERIAL: Contains restricted medical records. Materials are closed for 75 years from date on item.

Box 22, Folder 4

Patient Records: Veterans Administration Admissions Reports. 1951-1952.

Restrictions on Access

CONTAINS RESTRICTED MATERIAL: Contains restricted medical records. Materials are closed for 75 years from date on item.

Box 21, Folder 2

Personal History: Spiegelman. after 1975.

Box 21, Folder 3

Professional Society: Arrrowhead Sensitivity Group. 1973.

Box 21, Folder 4

Professional Society: International Association for Analytical Psychology. 1957-1977.

Box 21, Folder 5

Professional Society: Synchronicity Committee. 1996.

Box 21, Folder 6

Psychology Testing Materials: Blank. 1940s.

Box 22, Folder 5

Psychology Testing Materials: Filled Out. 1940s-1965.

Restrictions on Access

CONTAINS RESTRICTED MATERIAL: Contains restricted medical records. Materials are closed for 75 years from date on item.

Box 21, Folder 7

Sheet Music: Hand Drawn. undated.

Box 23

J. Marvin Spiegelman's briefcase. undated.

Scope and Content

Contains Spiegelman's empty leather briefcase.

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