Maenchen papers
SFCP.MSS.003
Finding aid prepared by Greg Borman, Eric Rosen, and Chris Gordon
San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis
444 Natoma St.
San Francisco, California, 94103
(415) 563-4477
chris.gordon@sf-cp.org
May 2015
Title: Maenchen papers
Identifier/Call Number: SFCP.MSS.003
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4.25 Linear feet
10 cartons
Date (inclusive): 1941-1984
Abstract: The Maenchen papers consist of correspondence, child analysis documents, manuscripts and reprints authored by Maenchen, and
child analysis manuscripts collected by her. There are also notes created by Maenchen, case studies collected by her, and
miscellaneous documents. The materials within the collection span the years 1941-1984 and offer valuable insight into her
career as a psychoanalyst.
Language of materials : Materials are in English and German.
creator:
Maenchen, Anna, 1902-1991
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
Anna Maenchen (1902-1991) was born into a Jewish landowner family in Kaunas, a small Lithuanian town near Kovno. Her father
died when she was one year old in 1903, and she grew up in Russia, studying in Odessa, St. Petersburg and Kovno before moving
to Austria and attending the University of Vienna beginning in 1921. She studied psychology and history in the philosophy
department, where lectures by Sigmund Bernfeld led to contact with Anna Freud. She graduated in 1925 with a doctorate; her
thesis was on Alexander Herzen and the problem of development in Russia.
She married in 1927. Her husband, Otto Manchen-Helfen, was a Viennese historian and sinologist. She went with Maenchen-Helfen
to Russia, where he took a senior position at the Marx-Engels institute in Moscow from 1927-1930 and wrote a book about the
Asian part of the Soviet Union. Anna was interested in Russian educational methods, and visited the children in the Moscow
laboratory of the Russian Psychoanalyst Vera Schmidt. In 1930 her husband began working as a lecturer at the University of
Berlin, and she settled briefly in that city, where she joined the Berlin Psychoanalytic Institute. When the Nazis took control
of the country three years later, she moved back to Vienna. She became a candidate in the Vienna Psychoanalytic Society, where
Anna Freud was her training analyst, and became part of Anna Freud’s ‘inner circle’. In 1936, she published an essay on thought
inhibition and aggression from castration anxiety. 1938 the S.S. searched her apartment, and she hid with Mary O’Neil Hawkins,
a psychoanalytic candidate. Later that year she emigrated with her son to the U.S. After a stay in New York and Alameda, she
moved to Oakland, then to Berkeley. She lived for much of her life in Berkeley and was a training analyst at the San Francisco
Psychoanalytic Institute. She died in 1991 at the age of 88.
Scope and contents note
The Maenchen papers include correspondence, an assortment of child analysis documents, manuscripts and reprints authored by
her, child analysis manuscripts collected by her, notes written by her, case studies collected by her, and miscellaneous items.
The materials in the collection span the years 1941-1984 and feature work done by both Maenchen and her contemporaries in
psychoanalysis. The correspondence is arranged by date and includes the years 1949-1976. The vast majority of the correspondence
covers professional activities such as committee meetings and her involvement with psychoanalytic organizations. The child
analysis documents include committee reports, details about child analysis training at institutions throughout the U.S., and
separate folders containing materials relating to both the APA Committee for the Psychoanalysis of Children and Adolescents
and the APA Committee on Child Analysis, two organizations that Maenchen was involved with. There are also four folders of
manuscripts and one folder of reprints authored by Maenchen covering the years 1941-1984. Also in the collection is one folder
of reprints authored by an array of psychoanalytic authors that are inscribed to her. Additionally, there are a number of
manuscripts that she collected over the years authored by a variety of people in the psychoanalytic field. A smaller collection
of professionally-oriented notes written by Maenchen and case studies (predominantly of children) written by others also make
up the collection.
Arrangement note
The collection has been arranged in the following series: Correspondence, Child Analysis Documents, Maenchen Manuscripts,
Maenchen Reprints, Child Analysis Manuscripts, Maenchen Notes, Case Studies, Miscellaneous, Child analysis manuscripts (oversized),
and Miscellaneous (oversized).
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American Psychoanalytic Association.
Child analysis
Children -- Research
Correspondence
Psychoanalysis
Psychoanalysis -- Case studies
Reprints
Correspondence
1949-1976
Physical Description:
2.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence Maenchen.001
1949-1968
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 2
Correspondence Maenchen.002
1968-1976
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Child analysis documents
1948-1982
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
6.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 3
Child analysis documents Maenchen.003
1948-1962
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 4
Child analysis documents Maenchen.004
1963
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 5
Child analysis documents Maenchen.005
1966-1982
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 6
APA Committee for the Psychoanalysis of Children and Adolescents Maenchen.006
1948-1954
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 7
APA Committee on Child Analysis Maenchen.007
1958-1961
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 1
APA Committee on Child Analysis Maenchen.008
1961-1969
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Maenchen manuscripts
1943-1984
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
4.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 2
Maenchen manuscripts Maenchen.009
1943-1974
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 3
Maenchen manuscripts Maenchen.010
1974-1980
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 4
Maenchen manuscripts Maenchen.011
1984
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 5
Maenchen manuscripts Maenchen.012
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Child analysis manuscripts
1941-1984
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
12.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 1
Child analysis manuscripts (A-C) Maenchen.015
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 2
Child analysis manuscripts (E) Maenchen.016
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 3
Child analysis manuscripts (F) Maenchen.017
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 4, Folder 1
Child analysis manuscripts (G) Maenchen.018
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 4, Folder 2
Child analysis manuscripts (H) Maenchen.019
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 4, Folder 3
Child analysis manuscripts (H-K) Maenchen.020
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 4, Folder 4
Child analysis manuscripts (L-M) Maenchen.021
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 4, Folder 5
Child analysis manuscripts (N) Maenchen.022
1969-1973
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 5, Folder 1
Child analysis manuscripts (P-R) Maenchen.023
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 5, Folder 2
Child analysis manuscripts (R-S) Maenchen.024
n.d.-1974
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 5, Folder 3
Child analysis manuscripts (S) Maenchen.025
1981
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 5, Folder 4
Child analysis manuscripts (S-W) Maenchen.026
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Maenchen notes
1959-1975
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 5, Folder 5
Maenchen notes Maenchen.027
1959-1981and undated
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Child analysis case studies
1957-1983
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 5, Folder 6
Child analysis case studies Maenchen.028
1958-1983
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Adult analysis documents
1946-1998
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 1
Adult analysis documents (A-Z) Maenchen.029
1946-1998
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Adult analysis manuscripts
1958-1989
Physical Description:
6.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 2
Adult analysis manuscripts (A-E) Maenchen.030
1958-1988
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 3
Adult analysis manuscripts (F-M) Maenchen.031
1965-1989
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 4
Adult analysis manuscripts (N-R) Maenchen.032
1989-1989
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 5
Adult analysis manuscripts (S-Sm) Maenchen.033
1967-n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 6
Adult analysis manuscripts (Sp-T) Maenchen.034
1984-1984
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 7
Adult analysis manuscripts (U-Z) Maenchen.035
1985-1985
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Adult analysis case studies
1957-n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 6, Folder 8
Adult analysis case studies (A-Z) Maenchen.036
1957-n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
History of Psychoanalysis in San Francisco
1947-1998
Physical Description:
6.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 1
Berliner, Bernhard Maenchen.037
1993-1993
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 2
Bernfeld, Siegfried Maenchen.038
1991-1993
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 3
Veith, Ilza Maenchen.039
1970-1970
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 4
Windholz, Emanuel Maenchen.040
1994-1994
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 5
Psychoanalysis in San Francisco Maenchen.041
1975-1998
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 6
Mt. Zion Hospital - Department of Psychiatry Maenchen.042
1947-1993
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Meetings, Newsletters, and Congresses
1929-1996
Physical Description:
7.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 7
APA - newsletters Maenchen.043
1969-1969
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 8
APA - workshops Maenchen.044
1996-1996
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 9
IPAA - newsletters Maenchen.045
1966-1970
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 10
IPAA - Congresses Maenchen.046
1929-1971
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 11
SFPI - Site visit - final report Maenchen.047
1980-1980
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 12
SFPS - Symposium Maenchen.048
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 13
SFPS&I - Meeting Programs Maenchen.049
1942-1967
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Miscellaneous
1955-1990
Physical Description:
6.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 14
Artwork - Maenchen, Anna Maenchen.050
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 15
Business card - Rossmanith, Ottokar Maenchen.051
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Linear feet
Box 7, Folder 16
Comic book - "Psychoanalysis", (Vol. 1, No. 1) Maenchen.052
1955-1955
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 17
Memorial - Engle, Bernice (1893-1964) Maenchen.053
1964-1964
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 18
Newspaper clippings Maenchen.054
1957-1966
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 7, Folder 19
Retirement letter - Maenchen, Anna Maenchen.055
1990-1990
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Child analysis manuscripts (oversized)
1962-1965
Physical Description:
6.0 Folder
Box 8 (oversized), Folder 1
Child analysis manuscripts (oversized) [A-G] Maenchen.056
1962-1963
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8 (oversized), Folder 2
Child analysis manuscripts (oversized) [G-M] Maenchen.057
1965-1965
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8 (oversized), Folder 3
Child analysis manuscripts (oversized) [Nagera, Humberto - "Children's..." Maenchen.058
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8 (oversized), Folder 4
Child analysis manuscripts (oversized) [Nagera, Humberto] - "Sleep..." Maenchen.059
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8 (oversized), Folder 5
Child analysis manuscripts (oversized) [Nagera, Humberto - "On Obsessional..." Maenchen.060
1965-1965
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8 (oversized), Folder 6
Child analysis manuscripts (oversized) [O-Z] Maenchen.061
n.d.
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Miscellaneous (oversized)
1973-1982
Physical Description:
2.0 Folder
Box 8 (oversized), Folder 7
80th birthday commemoration (framed) Maenchen.062
1982-1982
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 8, Folder 8
Book - Maenchen-Helfen, Otto J. - "The World of the Huns" Maenchen.063
1973-1973
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Maenchen reprints
1941-1984
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
16.0 Folder
Box 9, Folder 1
Maenchen reprints Meanchen.064
1941-1984
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 9, Folder 2
Reprints inscribed to Maenchen Maenchen.065
1966-1984
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 9, Folder 3-5, Box 10, Folder 1-6, Box 11, Folder 1-4
Reprints collected by Maenchen
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
13.0 Folder
Psychoanalysis research
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 11, Folder 5
Psychoanalysis research
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
