The Papers of Lauretta Bender, 1926-1968 1936-1968.

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The Papers of Lauretta Bender, 1926-1968 1936-1968.

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The Papers of Lauretta Bender, 1897-1987, consist manily of records of the years 1926-1968 while Bender's chief professional work was concentrated at Bellevue and Creedmoor Hospitals. The collection consists mainly of typescripts of profesional correspondence and manuscripts, along with a smaller quantity of personal papers, photographs, and other memorabilia. The majority of the records however, document a large number of important, continuously innovative activities in child psychiatry outside these institutions. They attest to the energy and enthusiasm which Bender seems never to have lost for her work. Further, they document both Bender's extensive activities and those of her most important mentor, her first husband, Paul Schilder, whose papers are included as a sub-group in the collection. Also, by virtue of the involvement of both Bender and Schilder, these papers focus on much of what was being discussed in the field of psychiatry at that time. Speaking generally, Bender pioneered in the use of art therapy for children, most notably the use of puppet shows at Bellevue, but music therapy and graphic arts work as well. She championed the use of drugs and shock treatment to treat mental illnesses that were not amenable to less drastic forms of treatment. She ineracted effectively with a large number of persons, and both her professional and personal correspondence (boxes 1-7, 5) attest to many fruitful, pleasant relationships with colleagues of varying stature. The records also document her assistance in building organizations and schools dedicated to helping mentally disturbed children, and her seemingly tireless participation in event after event designed to forward the study of psychiatry or to benefit mentall ill persons. She wrote prolifically herself and also brought out a mass of materials left behind by Paul Schilder after his untimely and unexpected death (boxes 9 and 18-21). Bibliographies of both Schilder's and Bender's writings are located among their personal papers (boxes 15 and 22).

29 boxes (14.25 cu. ft.)

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Bellevue Hospital

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Creedmoor State Hospital

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Freud, Sigmund, 1856-1939

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Austrian neurologist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Vienna, to an unidentified recipient, 1932 Aug. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870831 Eisler was the secretary of the Sigmund Freud archive in New York City; Urban was a professor in Mainz, Germany, who was editing a volume of materials on the reception of psychoanalysis. From the description of Correspondence with Franz Werfel and Adolf Klarmann, 1926, 1970-1971. (University of Pennsy...

Bender, Lauretta.

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Lauretta Bender (1897-1987) was born in Butte, Montana, the oldest of five children and the only daughter in a family of old American stock. In an updated autobiographical account (Box 15), Bender reveals her admiration for her mother who disapproved of her non-traditional careerism.To a great degree, her life was characterized by a value she imbibled from her father, the "strong confidence in the value of the indivdual who is invincible against the difficulties in his life as long as he strives...

Schilder, Paul, 1886-1940

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Bender, Lauretta, 1897-1987

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Psychiatrist at Bellevue Hospital, N.Y.C. From the description of Correspondence with Margaret Naumburg, 1946. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 122417895 Child psychiatrist. Dr. Bender is a prominent child psychiatrist and author of articles and books on the subject. She has served on various civic organizations and committees for child welfare, and has been affiliated with the Boston Psychopathic Hospital, Johns Hopkins Hosp...