Administrative Information
Provenance
The papers of Elizabeth Severn and Margaret Severn, psychotherapist and psychoanalytic patient of Sándor Ferenczi and her daughter, ballet dancer and vaudeville performer, were given to the Library of Congress by Arnold Rachman in 2008 and 2016.
Processing History
The collection was first processed and described in 2013 as the papers of Elizabeth Severn. The addition to the papers was processed and described in 2018 and the name of the collection changed at that time to the papers of Elizabeth Severn and Margaret Severn.
Transfers
Some photographs have been transferred to the Library's Prints and Photographs Division and a video tape was transferred to the Motion Picture, Broadcasting, and Recorded Sound Division where they are identified as part of the Elizabeth Severn and Margaret Severn Papers.
Digital Format
Digital files were received as part of the papers of Elizabeth Severn and Margaret Severn. Reference copies were created from the original digital media. Advanced notice is required for access to digital content; consult reference staff in the Manuscript Division for more information.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Container or Digital ID number, Elizabeth Severn and Margaret Severn Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.