Reider papers
SFCP.MSS.005
Finding aid prepared by Jackie Jay, Greg Borman, and Chris Gordon
San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis
444 Natoma St.
San Francisco, California, 94103
(415) 563-4477
chris.gordon@sf-cp.org
January 2016
Title: Reider papers
Identifier/Call Number: SFCP.MSS.005
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4.6 Linear feet
11 cartons
Date (inclusive): 1822-1980s
Abstract: The Reider papers consist of correspondence, invoices, biographical information, materials covering general psychoanalysis,
research into chess, investigations of homosexuality and male homosexuality in ancient Greece, game theory, and the history
of religion. The materials in the collection span the years 1822-1989, with most of the older materials being photocopies
of books. This collection provides an oversight of work and research done by Reider during his lifetime.
Language of materials: Materials are in English, German, Japanese, and Russian.
creator:
Reider, Norman, 1907-1989
creator:
Rudner, Norman, 1907-1989
Conditions governing access
For use by researchers and students of psychoanalysis subject to archive rules and regulations.
Conditions governing use
Subject to copyright restrictions.
Preferred citation
'The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis Archives' Record Unit/Accession # and/or Collection Title.
Biographical note
Norman Reider was born in Canton, Ohio in 1907 and passed away in San Francisco in 1989. He obtained both his B.A. and M.D.
degrees at Western Reserve University (now known as Case Western Reserve University) in Cleveland, Ohio. Reider married Louise
Cohen in 1927, who became a psychiatric social worker but ceased this work starting in 1946. Following an internship in New
York in 1933, Reider relocated to Topeka, Kansas during the years 1934-1939 to complete a residency at the Menninger Clinic.
After brief stays in Los Angeles (analytic training), Ft. Leonard Wood, Missouri (Army Medical Corps service), and New York
again, he settled in San Francisco, where he remained from 1946-1989. During this time, he maintained a private practice and
became involved with the San Francisco Society and Institute for Psychoanalysis, where he was Chair of the Education Committee
for many years. He also served as Chief of Psychiatry and Senior Psychiatrist at Mount Zion Medical Center. In addition, he
wrote a number of scholarly articles, including “Chess, Oedipus, and the Mater Dolorosa”, “Medieval Oedipal Legends About
Judas”, and “The Unmarried Father”. Professional associations he was involved with include the American Psychoanalytic Association,
International Psychoanalytic Association, and the Northern California Medical Society. He also served on the board of the
ACLU of Northern California. Throughout the five decades in which he lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, Reider established
himself as a distinguished psychoanalyst.
Scope and contents
The Reider papers include correspondence, invoices, biographical information, general psychoanalytic materials, miscellaneous
items, a wide range of documents covering chess including biographical information on chess players, research and writings
on male homosexuality and homosexuality in ancient Greece, game theory, and the history of religion. The materials in the
collection span the years 1822-1989, with much of the older materials being photocopies from books. The majority of the correspondence,
which spans the years 1926-1985, concerns Reider's strong interest in the history and psychology of chess. The invoices collected
here cover purchases Reider made in the areas of chess and psychoanalytic research. There is also biographical information,
primarily in the form of news clippings, that cover times when Reider was also known as Norman Rudner. Further into the papers
are items covering general psychoanalytic topics, predominantly in the form of manuscripts written by others. The Chess series
has the most folders of all of the series, and includes materials relating to the history of chess, analysis of chess, chess
newsletters, and individual folders on chess players. The Greece - homosexuality and Homosexuality series consist of items
that Reider accumulated mostly to support his research into male homosexuality in ancient Greece. Lastly, the Game theory
and History of religion series round out the collection.
Arrangement note
The collection has been arranged in the following series: Correspondence, Invoices, Rudner/Reider, Norman - biography, Psychoanalysis,
Miscellaneous, Chess, Greece - homosexuality, Homosexuality, Game Theory, and History of Religion. Within the Chess series,
there are the following subseries: Chess - analysis of chess, Chess - Soviets and chess, and Chess - professional players.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chess -- History
Chess -- Psychological aspects
Chess players
Correspondence
Game theory
Homosexuality -- Greece -- History
Male homosexuality
Photographs
Psychoanalysis
Religion -- History
Correspondence
1926-1985
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
14.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence (1926-1950) Reider.001
1926-1950
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 2
Correspondence (1951-1953) Reider.002
1951-1953
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 3
Correspondence (1953-1954) Reider.003
1953-1954
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 4
Correspondence (1954-1955) Reider.004
1954-1955
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 5
Correspondence (1956-1957) Reider.005
1956-1957
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 6
Correspondence (1958-1960) Reider.006
1958-1960
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 7
Correspondence (1961-1969) Reider.007
1961-1969
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 1
Correspondence (1970-1972) Reider.008
1970-1972
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 2
Correspondence (1973) Reider.009
1973
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 3
Correspondence (1974) Reider.010
1974
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 4
Correspondence (1974-1977) Reider.011
1974-1977
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 5
Correspondence (1978-1985) Reider.012
1978-1985
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 6
Correspondence (undated) Reider.013
1930s-1970s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 7
Correspondence - Postcards Reider.014
1953-1977
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Invoices
1949-1971
Physical Description:
3.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 8
Invoices - chess research Reider.015
1949-1971
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 1
Invoices - psychoanalysis research Reider.016
1952-1954
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 2
Invoices - transcription & printing services Reider.017
1953-1953
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Rudner/Reider, Norman - biography
1910s-1969
Physical Description:
2.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 3
Rudner, Norman - early life (pre "Reider") Reider.018
1910s-1962
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 4
Reider, Norman - later life (post "Rudner") Reider.019
1952-1969
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Psychoanalysis
1930-1986
Physical Description:
6.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 5
Psychoanalysis - documents by others Reider.020
1958-1986
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 6
Psychoanalysis - documents by others Reider.021
1958-1986
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 7
Psychoanalysis - manuscripts by others Reider.022
1950-1979
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 8
Psychoanalysis - manuscripts by others Reider.023
1950-1979
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 4, Folder 1
Psychoanalysis - general Reider.024
1930-1969
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 4, Folder 2
Psychoanalysis - patient Bernard Gedanken Reider.025
1957-1957
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Miscellaneous
1904-1978
Physical Description:
2.0 Folder
Box 4, Folder 3
Miscellaneous Reider.026
1904-1978
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 4, Folder 4
Miscellaneous Reider.027
1904-1979
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Chess
1822-1980s
Physical Description:
52.0 Folder
Box 4, Folder 5
Chess - newsletters Reider.028
1952-1976
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 4, Folder 6
Chess - exhibit programs Reider.029
1959-1975
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 4, Folder 7
Chess - competition programs Reider.030
1945-1969
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 4, Folder 8
Chess - lectures Reider.031
1953-1960
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 4, Folder 9
Chess - chess (general) Reider.032
1955-1962
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 4, Folder 10
Chess - history of chess Reider.033
1822-1968
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 5, Folder 1
Chess - history of chess - manuscripts Reider.034
1933-1969
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 5, Folder 2
Chess - chess strategy Reider.035
1854-1973
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Chess - analysis of chess
1916-1972
Physical Description:
8.0 Folder
Box 5, Folder 3
Chess - analysis of chess - documents Reider.036
1955-1972
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 5, Folder 4
Chess - analysis of chess - manuscripts [anon.] Reider.037
1930s
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 5, Folder 5
Chess - analysis of chess - manuscripts [anon.] Reider.038
1930s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 5, Folder 6
Chess - analysis of chess - manuscripts [anon.] Reider.039
1930s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 5, Folder 7
Chess - analysis of chess - manuscripts [Ba-F] Reider.040
1916-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 1
Chess - analysis of chess - manuscripts [Herbstman] Reider.041
1916-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 2
Chess - analysis of chess - manuscripts [Herb-P] Reider.042
1916-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 3
Chess - analysis of chess - manuscripts [R-Z] Reider.043
1916-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 4
Chess - case studies Reider.044
1930s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Chess - Soviets and chess
1940s-1971
Physical Description:
2.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 5
Chess - Soviets and chess - documents Reider.045
1953-1971
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 6
Chess - Soviets and chess - manuscripts Reider.046
1940s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 7
Chess - computers and chess Reider.047
1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 8
Chess - doctors and chess Reider.048
1938-1973
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 1
Chess - other professions and chess Reider.049
1950s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 2
Chess - Jewish chess players Reider.050
1961-1961
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 3
Chess - women and chess Reider.051
1959-1973
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 47, Folder 4
Chess - chess in the arts Reider.052
1923-1969
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 5
Chess - chess books for sale Reider.053
1920s-1980s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 6
Chess - chess books for sale Reider.054
1920s-1980s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 7
Chess - chess advertising chess Reider.055
1954-1975
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 8
Chess - chess advertising non-chess Reider.056
1950s-1970s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Chess - professional players
1900-1979
Physical Description:
23.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 9
Chess - professional players - tournament life Reider.057
1950s-1970s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 10
Chess - professional players - Alekhine, Alexander (1892-1946) Reider.058
1958-1958
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 11
Chess - professional players - Benko, Paul Reider.059
1965-1967
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 12
Chess - professional players - Botvinnik v. Tal Reider.060
1950s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 13
Chess - professional players - Browne, Walter Reider.061
1970s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 14
Chess - professional players - Capablanca, Jose Raul Reider.062
1970-1970
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 57, Folder 15
Chess - professional players - Czentovic, Mirko Reider.063
1950s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 16
Chess - professional players - Fink, Adolph J. Reider.064
1956-1956
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 17
Chess - professional players - Fischer, Bobby Reider.065
1950s-1970s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 1
Chess - professional players - Koltanowski, George Reider.066
1940s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 2
Chess - professional players - Lane, Lisa Reider.067
1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 3
Chess - professional players - Lasker, Emanuel Reider.068
1940-1940
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 4
Chess - professional players - Mora, Maria Theresa Reider.069
1950s-1970s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 5
Chess - professional players - Morphy, Paul Charles Reider.070
1950s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 6
Chess - professional players - Nasser, Gamal Abdel Reider.071
1956-1956
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 7
Chess - professional players - Nimtzovich, A. Reider.072
1930s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 8
Chess - professional players - Petrosian, Tigran Reider.073
1963-1971
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 9
Chess - professional players - Pillsbury, Harry Nelson Reider.074
1912-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 10
Chess - professional players - Reshevsky, Samuel Reider.075
1950s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 11
Chess - professional players - Smyslov, Vasily (1921-2010) Reider.076
1971-1971
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 12
Chess - professional players - Spassky, Boris Reider.077
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 13
Chess - professional players - Steinitz, Wilhelm Reider.078
1900-1900
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 14
Chess- Miscellaneous Reider.079
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Greece - homosexuality
1940s-1978
Physical Description:
9.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 15
Greek notes Reider.080
1950s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 16
Greek notes Reider.081
1940s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 17
Greece - documents Reider.082
1950s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 18
Greece - manuscripts by others Reider.083
1940s-1977
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 9, Folder 1
Greece - manuscripts by others Reider.084
1940s-1977
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 9, Folder 2
Greece - manuscripts by others Reider.085
1940s-1977
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 9, Folder 3
Mental health in Greece - documents Reider.086
1966-1966
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 9, Folder 4
Male Homosexuality in Ancient Greece - manuscripts Reider.087
1950s-1978
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 9, Folder 5
Athenian Male Homosexuality - drafts and correspondence Reider.088
1950s-1960s
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Homosexuality
1940s-1970s
Physical Description:
6.0 Folder
Box 9, Folder 6
Transvestism - notes and manuscripts Reider.089
1950s-1973
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 10, Folder 1
Homosexuality - general Reider.090
1940s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 10, Folder 2
Homosexuality - drafts Reider.090
1950s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 10, Folder 3
Homosexuality - drafts and notes Reider.091
1940s-1970s
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 10, Folder 4
Homosexuality - drafts and notes Reider.092
1940s-1970s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 10, Folder 5
Homosexuality - manuscripts Reider.093
1940s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Game theory
1940s-1970s
Physical Description:
4.0 Folder
Box 11, Folder 1
Game theory - documents Reider.094
1950s-1970s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 11, Folder 2
Game theory - manuscripts Reider.095
1940s-1970s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 11, Folder 3
Games - manuals, catalogs, description Reider.096
1950s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Bin 11, Folder 4
Games - manuals, catalogs, description Reider.097
1950s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
History of religion
1950s-1960s
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 11, Folder 5
History of religion Reider.098
1950s-1960s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder