Re-recorded vinyl 33 1/3 long playing 7-inch record (a) in paper protective sleeve (b) with copy of the 1938 recording of the voice of Sigmund Freud on Side 1; on Side 2 a copy of the 1964 voice of Theodor Reik reading from his book "Voices from the Inaudible"; loose congratulatory personal letter …
Re-recorded vinyl 33 1/3 long playing 7-inch record (a) in paper protective sleeve (b) with copy of the 1938 recording of the voice of Sigmund Freud on Side 1; on Side 2 a copy of the 1964 voice of Theodor Reik reading from his book "Voices from the Inaudible"; loose congratulatory personal letter (c) addressed to Dr. Nick Delva regarding the enclosed recording; record and letter held within tan postal manila envelope (d) addressed to Kingston Psychiatric Hospital with attached library card (e) and pocket.
Number Of Parts
5
Part Names
a - record - Size: Diam. 17.5 cm
b - sleeve - Size: Length 18.3 cm x Width 18.0 cm
c - letter (unfolded) - Size: Length 21.6 cm x Width 13.9 cm
d - envelope - Size: Length 19.7 cm x Width 19.5 cm
e - card - Size: Length 12.5 cm x Width 7.6 cm
Provenance
From the Kingston Psychiatric Hospital Library Collection; donated to Dr. Nick Delva by Mrs. Mae Morley; then donated to the Museum of Health Care via Dr. Delva.
Maker
National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, Inc.
Printed on record (a): "PSYCHOANALYTIC REVIEW // THE VOICE OF SIGMUND FREUD // recorded in 1938, introduced by // MARIE COLEMAN NELSON // Original Sound Materials from the // Collection of Dr. A. F. R. Lawrence // National Psychological Association // for Psychoanalysis Inc."; printed on side 2 of record: "THE VOICE OF THEODOR REIK // recorded in 1964 (reading from his book // VOICES FROM THE INAUDIBLE, Pub. by // Farrar, Strauss & Cudahy, 1964)"; printed on letter (b): "To: Dr. N. Delva Date: 30 March 1990 - Friday"; printed on envelope (c): "from THE PSYCHOANALYTIC REVIEW // NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10011 // to // KINGSTON PSYCH. HOSPITAL // KINGSTON ONT. // CANADA K74 4 X 3"; postage information: "NEW YORK // NOV 20 '78 // U S POSTAGE .41"
Permanent Location
Storage Room 0010
0010-G
Temporary Location
On exhibit “Custodial to Curative Care: Rockwood and the Evolution of Mental Health Treatment” at Museum of Health Care, 30 June 2023.
Condition Remarks
Record and letter like new; envelope has several creases and tears, shows wear along edges
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Reference Comments
National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis. Sigmund Freud. Wikipedia. 10 May 2010. www.wikipedia.org
Research Facts
Founded by Theodor Reik in 1948, the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis is an organization dedicated to the advancement of psychoanalysis as a science and a profession. Following the ideals for the training and practice as envisioned by Sigmund Freud, for the purpose of offering all interested and qualified applicants, including those other than physicians, the opportunity for psychoanalytic study and training in the United States.This organization publishes the highly respected and internationally recognized journal, The Psychoanalytic Review, the oldest, continuosly published psychoanalytic journal in the United States. Sigmund Freud (1856-1939) was an Austrian neurologist who founded the psychoanalytic method of psychiarty. Freud is best known for his theories of the unconscious mind and the defense mechanism of repression, and for creating the clinical practice of psychoanalysis for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst. He is also reknown for his definition of sexual desire as the primary motivational energy of human life, as well as for his therapeutic techniques, including his use of free association, this theory of transference in the therapeutic relationship and the interpretation of dreams as sources of insight into unconscious desires.