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This collection contains the papers of Alfred M. Freedman, who was president of the American Psychiatric Association when the board of trustees changed the listing of “homosexuality” to “sexual orientation disturbance” in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders II (DSM-II). The collection has 10 series: Abuse of Psychiatry, Death Penalty, Ethics, Treatment of the Mentally Ill, Subject Files, Organizations, Writings, Correspondence, Photographs, and Memorabilia.

This collection contains the papers of Eric T. Carlson, who was an American psychiatrist, historian, and director of the DeWitt Wallace Institute of Psychiatry. The collection has 6 series: Writings, Publications, Correspondence, Adolf Meyer Seminars, Subject Files, and Audio-Visual Materials.

This collection contains the papers of Franz Alexander, a renowned Hungarian psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who is often described as one of the founders of psychosomatic medicine for his work in identifying emotional tension as a cause of physical illness and was also known for using psychoanalytic theories to study criminal behavior. The collection has 6 series: Franz Alexander Correspondence (1927-1986), Franz Alexander General Files (1931-1981), Franz Alexander Miscellaneous and Personal Files (1901-1956), Anita Alexander Files (1932-1964), Reprints and Publications (1925-1961), and Photographs (1927-1964).

The Robert Mumford MD Papers contain his publications and research notes, presentations, and professional activities with St. Luke’s Hospital, Roosevelt Hospital, the William Alanson White Institute, American Psychiatric Association, American Academy of Psychoanalysis, and American College of Psychoanalysts. The collection has no series and needs to be reprocessed.

William Dunn was chief of the Out Patient Department at the Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic of New York Hospital. The collection has no series and needs to be reprocessed.