Scope and Content Note
The papers of Harry Freud (1909-1968) span the years 1910-1970, with the bulk of material dating from 1938 to 1968. The collection consists of correspondence , a subject file , and writings pertaining to the extended families of Alexander Freud, Harry's father, and Sigmund Freud, his uncle. There are genealogical records as well as various recollections and reminiscences, including firsthand material concerning the Freud family's plight in Vienna following the Nazi anschluss of Austria in 1938. Harry Freud and his parents were able to immigrate to the United States and to Canada, but four widowed or unmarried aunts, all of whom died in concentration camps during World War II, remained behind. As manager of his aunts' financial affairs from the mid-1930s onward--a responsibility delegated to him by his father and famous uncle--Harry Freud served as the North American conduit of Freud family communications among its far-flung English, American, and Central European members after 1939.
Correspondents include his parents, Alexander and Sophie Schreiber Freud, his grandmother, Amalia Freud, and other Freud relatives including Edward L. Bernays, Anna Freud, Ernst L. Freud, and Rose Beatrice Winternitz Waldinger.