Gitelson, Maxwell, 1902-1965

Psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.

From the description of Maxwell Gitelson papers, 1918-1965 (bulk 1930-1965). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980100

Biographical Note

• 1902, Mar. 6: Born, Vitebsk, Russia
• 1907: Immigrated to the United States and settled in Albany, N.Y.
• 1919: Naturalized United States citizen
• 1925: B.S., New York State College of Forestry, Ithaca, N.Y.
• 1930: M.D., Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
• 1930 - 1931 : Internship, General Hospital, Syracuse, New York
• 1931 - 1932 : Psychiatric internship, New York State Psychiatric Institute and Hospital, New York, N.Y.
• 1932 - 1933 : Joint fellowship in psychiatry, Institute for Juvenile Research and Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Ill.
• 1933 - 1936 : Staff psychiatrist, Institute for Juvenile Research, Chicago, Ill. Psychiatrist, Illinois Department of Public Welfare, Division of Criminology
• 1935 - 1940 : Trained in psychoanalysis under Franz Alexander and N. Lionel Blitzsten, Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago, Ill.
• 1936: Married Frances Hannett
• 1936 - 1939 : Chief of staff, Institute for Juvenile Research, Chicago, Ill.
• 1936 - 1942 : Assistant Professor of Criminology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois
• 1939 - 1946 : Director of Psychiatric Services, Michael Reese Hospital, Chicago, Ill.
• 1941 - 1943 : Member, Advisory Commission, Department of Public Welfare, Chicago, Ill.
• 1943 - 1944 : Member, Advisory Commission on Mental Hygiene, Illinois Bureau of Public Welfare Commissioners
• 1946 - 1965 : Private practice in psychiatry and psychoanalysis with Frances Hannett Gitelson
• 1953 - 1955 : Chairman, Board on Professional Standards, American Psychoanalytic Association
• 1955 - 1956 : President, American Psychoanalytic Association Member, steering committee, Survey of Psychoanalytic Education
• 1956 - 1965 : Director, Sigmund Freud Archives
• 1959 - 1960 : President, Chicago Psychoanalytic Society, Chicago, Ill.
• 1961 - 1965 : President, International Psycho-Analytical Association
• 1965, Feb. 3: Died, Chicago, Illinois

From the guide to the Maxwell Gitelson Papers, 1918-1965, (bulk 1930-1965), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)