Signed autograph letter.
A fine letter from Freud, very circumspect about the holding of the 12th congress of the International Psychoanalytical Association.
"I will refuse all tributes without exception."
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Sigmund Freud (1856.1939)
Signed autograph letter.
One and a half pages in octavo, in German, on paper with his letterhead.
(Vienna) July 8, 1931.
"I will refuse all tributes without exception."
A fine letter from Freud, very circumspect about the holding of the 12th congress of the International Psychoanalytical Association.
“Dear Doctor, You know how much I abhor all these congresses and their publicity stunts. Whatever our participation in this congress, rest assured that I will not receive anyone at our home and that I will refuse all homage without exception. If you think you can avoid the worst with Hartmann's help and not need to seek Eitingon's expertise —though I believe you should write to him, it's his area of expertise—then do as you see fit and consult me no more. I am convinced that something undesirable will result. The question is whether it's even possible to avoid it. The best thing would be if the congress were not held in Vienna. Yours sincerely, Freud.”
At the suggestion of Sándor Ferenczi, Freud, fearing that untrained practitioners would establish themselves as self-proclaimed psychoanalysts, promoted the creation of the International Psychoanalytical Association 2nd Jung became its first president. From then on, congresses were held regularly in various European cities.
The 12th congress , mentioned here by Freud, was finally held in September 1932 in Wiesbaden, Germany, under the chairmanship of Max Eitingon.
Max Eitingon (1881-1943) was a psychoanalyst and patron of the German psychoanalytic movement of the 1920s. He became President of the IPA in 1925 and held this role until 1932. His correspondence with Freud ( Correspondence 1906-1939) was published by Hachette.
Heinz Hartmann (1894-1970) was an Austrian psychoanalyst and psychiatrist. Considered the founder of Ego Psychology, he published *The Psychology of the Ego* He served three terms as president of the International Psychoanalytical Association (1953, 1955, and 1957), and was subsequently granted the title of honorary president for life.