Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The papers of Paul Federn, psychoanalyst, were given to the Library of Congress by his son Ernst Federn in 1967. Additional material was received from the Sigmund Freud Archives from 1985 to 1987.
Processing History
The papers of Paul Federn were arranged and described in 1975 by Michael McElderry. Additional material was incorporated into the collection in 1985-1986 by David Mathisen. In 2002, further additions were processed and part of the collection was reprocessed by Michael Spangler. The finding aid was updated in 2023 by Maria Farmer as part of a division-wide remediation project by the Inclusive Description Working Group.
Transfers
Most photographs have been transferred to the Library’s Prints and Photographs Division where they are identified as part of these papers.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container number, Paul Federn Papers, Sigmund Freud Collection, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.