The Freud/Hall Letters
Document Type
Correspondence
Publication Date
11-18-1909
Keywords
G. Stanley Hall, Sigmund Freud, Clark University, psychoanalysis, 1909 Conference
Description
The nineteenth piece of correspondence between G. Stanley Hall and Sigmund Freud. A calling card from Freud with the following text in English: "I am sorry translation will not prove too easy and may want a thorough knowledge of the subject and the language". Freud presumably speaks of the five lectures he gave in German at the 1909 Conference. At this time, Freud is working to get the essence of these lectures in writing so they can be translated into English and printed in the United States. Freud's written version of the lectures differs from their oral origins. The extensive press coverage in newspaper reports of the time, collected and available in the Press and Retrospectives series, give some insight into what some of those differences may be.
Clark University's 1909 conference was a celebration of the institution's twentieth anniversary. The conference is most notable for the participation of Sigmund Freud who, along with Carl Jung, would take their first and only trip to America to attend. The five lectures Freud gave, collectively titled “The Origin and Development of Psychoanalysis” and subsequently known in print as “Five Lectures on Psychoanalysis”, mark the formal introduction of his theories to the United States.
Recommended Citation
Freud, Sigmund, "(19) Sigmund Freud to G. Stanley Hall, ,November 18, 1909 [Calling Card]" (1909). The Freud/Hall Letters. 13.
https://commons.clarku.edu/freudhall/13
