Wallerstein papers
SFCP.MSS.001
Finding aid prepared by Greg Borman and Eric Rosen
San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis
444 Natoma St.
San Francisco, California, 94103
(415) 563-4477
chris.gordon@sf-cp.org
February 2015
Title: Wallerstein papers
Identifier/Call Number: SFCP.MSS.001
Contributing Institution:
San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.3 Linear feet
3 cartons
Date (inclusive): 1942-2000
Abstract: The Wallerstein papers extensively cover his correspondence and some elements of his work spanning the years 1942-2000.
Language of materials : English, German.
creator:
Wallerstein, Robert S.
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
Doctor Robert Wallerstein (1921-2014) played a central role in the local, national, and international psychoanalytic communities.
He was president of the American Psychoanalytic Association (1971-1972) and the International Psychoanalytical Association
(1985-1989). Having received his training at Columbia College, then Columbia University College of Physicians (1941-1944)
and subsequently holding residency at Mount Sinai and the Menninger School of Physicians in the late 1940s, Wallerstein participated
in over half a century of history in the field of psychoanalysis. A leading figure in the San Francisco psychoanalytic community,
Wallerstein served as Chief of Psychiatry at the Mount Zion Hospital, Chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the UCSF
School of Medicine, and Director of the Langley Porter Institute. He also wrote 20 books and over 400 scholarly articles.
His papers are of specific relevance to the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis due to his role as a training and supervising
analyst there during the later part of the 20th century.
Scope and contents
The Wallerstein Papers are in excellent condition, and organized alphabetically by author/sender besides several subject folders
accompanying the collection. Some unsigned letters are accompanied by brief descriptions (attached by paperclip) written by
Wallerstein himself. Obvious highlights include letters by Anna Freud, Erik Erikson, Karl Menninger and Jean Laplanche, although
a closer look into this archive reveals Wallerstein’s correspondence with a variety of influential intellectuals of the twentieth
century (including Yale professor of history Peter Gay). Wallerstein’s papers demonstrate both his deep regard for the history
of psychoanalysis and his lifetime of stunning professional achievement. On a local level, a significant part of the history
of the San Francisco psychoanalytic community is illuminated within this collection. Wallerstein’s correspondence with various
international figures is also of great intellectual value, including his correspondence with Soviet analysts during the Cold
War.
Arrangement note
This collection is in its original order.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
American Psychoanalytic Association. Committee on Scientific Activities.
American Psychoanalytic Association.
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (Stanford, Calif.).
Erikson, Erik H. , (Erik Homburger), 1902-1994
International Psycho-Analytical Association.
Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation.
Correspondence
Psychoanalysis
Correspondence
1958-2000
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
20.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 1
Correspondence A Wallerstein.001
1959-1999
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 2
Correspondence B Wallerstein.002
1963-1998
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 3
Correspondence C Wallerstein.003
1965-1998
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 4
Correspondence D Wallerstein.004
1977-1991
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 5
Correspondence E Wallerstein.005
1977-1997
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 6
Correspondence F Wallerstein.006
1958-1999
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 7
Correspondence G Wallerstein.007
1965-1999
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 1, Folder 8
Correspondence H Wallerstein.008
1968-1999
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 1
Correspondence I-J
1972-1997
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 2
Correspondence K
1965-2000
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 3
Correspondence L
1972-1999
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 4
Correspondence M
1965-1998
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 5
Correspondence N-O
1966-1996
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 6
Correspondence P-Q
1967-1999
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 7
Correspondence R
1964-2000
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 8
Correspondence S
1966-2000
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 9
Correspondence T
1967-1998
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 10
Correspondence U-V
1978-1994
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 11
Correspondence W
1964-1994
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 2, Folder 12
Correspondence X-Y-Z
1966-1998
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Miscellaneous
1942-1998
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
7.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 1
Committee on Scientific Activities Wallerstein.021
1972-1989
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 2
Josiah Macy Commission Wallerstein.022
1977-1982
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 3
Memorabilia on Erik Erikson Wallerstein.023
1947-1998
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Existence and location of copies
Two pages of notes dated March 7, 1947 are photocopies of the original. Location of the original is unknown.
Box 3, Folder 4
Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Wallerstein.024
1959-1991
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 5
Letters of nomination for presidency of International Psychoanalytic Association Wallerstein.025
1982-1985
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 6
Personal papers Wallerstein.026
1942-1990s
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
Box 3, Folder 7
Exchange of letters on election of president of American Psychoanalytic Association Wallerstein.027
1967-1972
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
1.0 Folder
