Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1939-1975 (Creation)
Level of description
Extent and medium
1 file; 18 items
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
No information is known about the Schwarz/ Harding families. Little is known about Elisabeth Schwarz, except that she emigrated to the United Kingdom and became a member of the British Psychoanalytical Society in around 1942. Lists published in the 'International Journal of Psychoanalysis' show that she lived in Oxford.
Repository
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Eighteen brief personal letters and cards from Martha Freud, Anna Freud and Dorothy Burlington to members of the Schwarz family. The first item is a card from Martha Freud to Alice Schwarz (Elisabeth’s mother) in Jerusalem following the death of Sigmund Freud in 1939. The remaining letters are from Martha and Anna Freud to Elizabeth Harding (née Schwarz) and her husband Geoffrey Harding, except for one letter from Dorothy Burlington and two postcards signed by Dorothy Burlington and Anna Freud.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
The letters are arranged into a single chronological sequence.
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Language of material
- English
- German
Script of material
- Latin
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
The collection catalogue is published online. A database containing abstracts of some of this correspondence also exists but is not available online.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
Related units of description
A small amount of material concerning the emigration of Elisabeth Schwarz can be found in the records of the Ernest Jones Rehabilitation Fund (ref. P33).
Also, the Ernest Jones collection contains a lengthy correspondence between Ernest Jones and Anna Freud (ref. P04-C-C-06) and a few letters from Martha Freud (ref. P04-C-C-11) and Dorothy Burlingham (ref. P04-C-F-02).
Publication note
No known publications based on this material.
Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
Previous catalogue reference code/s, no longer in use
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Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin