Elisabeth Young-Bruehl papers
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily reflects Young-Bruehl's fiction, nonfiction, and poetry writing, including manuscripts and complete background files for her biographies of Hannah Arendt and Anna Freud. Also includes some material for specific courses at Wesleyan and early documents reflecting her graduate education and teaching at the New School for Social Research, NYC.
Dates
- Creation: 1960s-2008
Creator
- Young-Bruehl, Elisabeth (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
University records - Copyright held by Wesleyan University; all other copyright is retained by the creator - In Copyright – Non-Commercial Use Permitted
Biographical / Historical
Elisabeth Young-Bruehl came to Wesleyan in 1975 to teaching philosophy in the College of Letters. She is known for writing the biography on political theorist Hannah Arendt as well as one on Anna Freud. After leaving Wesleyan in 1991, Young-Bruehl moved to Philadelphia where she would go on to start a private practice as a therapist. She passed away in 2011.
Extent
20 Linear Feet (20 paige boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers of Elisabeth Young-Bruehl, Associate Professor, College of Letters, 1975-1991.
Arrangement
Arrangement is by material type; no further arrangement thereunder unless otherwise indicated. Collection includes 2007 and 2008 additions.
Subject
- Wesleyan University (Middletown, Conn.). College of Letters (Organization)
- Title
- Elisabeth Young-Bruehl papers, 1960s-2008
- Status
- Unprocessed
- Author
- Erica Ciallela
- Date
- June 4, 2020
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository