Anna Freud and Dr. Karl Menninger and Dr. Bob Menninger
Date: 1962
Anna Freud was the Sloan Visiting Professor at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas, in 1962. She was a psychoanalyst and Sigmund Freud's daughter. In the first image, Dr. Karl Menninger is in the middle of the photograph.

Dr. C. F. and Flo Menninger and grandchildren
Date: 1923
These are candid photographs of Dr. C. F. and Flo Menninger and grandchildren Robert and Julia. Dr. C. F. Menninger, with sons Dr. Will and Dr. Karl, founded the Menninger Clinic, which was the nation's first group psychiatry practice, in 1919, in Topeka, Kansas.

Dr. Karl Menninger
Date: February 16, 1960-October 06, 1961
These four photographs show Dr. Karl Menninger in some of his many activities.

Ground breaking for a cottage at The Villages in Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1969
Four Menningers -- Karl, Roy, Phil and Bob -- are shown breaking ground for The Villages, a non-profit group home for dependent, neglected children referred by the Juvenile Justice system and the Child in Need of Care system. Dr. Karl founded the homes, believing that a natural home setting with love and support from cottage parents is the best healing for children who have suffered neglect and abandonment.

Groundbreaking for the West Campus of Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas
Date: May 1, 1980
These photographs are from the groundbreaking ceremonies for the $35 million West Campus facility for the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas. The Menninger Clinic remains one of the primary North American settings supporting psychodynamically informed research on clinical diagnosis, assessment, and treatment. The grounds and buildings around the original farmhouse which became the Menninger Clinic were expanded to become the "East Campus". In 1982, the "West Campus", a much larger area was developed west of Topeka. It was a residential scale community of 28 structures on a 350 acre hilltop campus In 2003, the Menninger Foundation was moved to Houston, Texas.

Karl A. Menninger, M.D.
Date: 1919-1962
Dr. Karl is known in many circles as a founding father of psychiatry; he produced 15 books that influenced psychiatry over the years. These four black and white photographs show his family. Dr. Karl, his father Dr. C.F., and his brother, Dr. Will formed a group psychiatry practice in 1919. The Menninger Clinic as a sanitarium was established in 1925 with the purchase of a farm house and admittance of 12 patients. Their philosophy was that mental illness could be treated with an integrated medical, psychodynamic, and developmental approach for the total health of patients. It is now a leading psychiatric hospital dedicated to treating individuals with mood, personality, anxiety and addictive disorders, teaching mental health professionals and advancing mental healthcare through research. It was located in Topeka, Kansas, from 1925 to 2003 and is now in Houston, Texas.

Karl and Robert Menninger, 1988
Date: 1988
This is a portrait of Karl Menninger and his son Dr. Robert Menninger. Dr. C.F. Menninger and his sons, Dr. Karl and Dr. Will, founded the Menninger Clinic for mental-health treatment, education, research, and prevention in Topeka. Dr. Robert Menninger, son of Dr. Karl Menninger, and Drs. Roy and Walt Menninger, sons of Dr. Will, continued in the leadership of the Clinic.

Karl Menninger
Date: 1975
Two black and white photographs of Dr. Karl Menninger. Dr. C.F. Menninger and his sons, Dr. Karl and Dr. Will, formed a group psychiatry practice in 1919. The Menninger Clinic as a sanitarium was established in 1925 with the purchase of a farm house and admittance of 12 patients. The philosophy was that mental illness could be treated with an integrated medical, psychodynamic, and developmental approach for the total health of patients.

Karl Menninger, M.D., 90th birthday
Creator: Richardson, Earl
Date: July 22, 1983
These seven photographs are from Dr. Karl's 90th birthday party on Menninger West Campus, Topeka, Kansas. Dr. Karl, his father Dr. C.F., and his brother, Dr. Will, formed a group psychiatry practice in 1919. The Menninger Clinic as a sanitarium was established in 1925 with the purchase of a farm house and admittance of 12 patients. Their philosophy was that mental illness could be treated with an integrated medical, psychodynamic, and developmental approach for the total health of patients. Dr. Karl is known in many circles as the founding father of psychiatry; he produced 15 books that influenced psychiatry over the years. Menninger was a key training hospital from the early days and became the largest training center in the country after World War II. It grew into a recognized center for the treatment of mental illness, teaching about mental health, and research in the field. It was located in Topeka, Kansas, from 1925 to 2003 and is now in Houston, Texas

Menninger family photographs, 1940 - 1953
Date: 1940-1953
These photographs show various members of the Menninger family. Dr. C.F. Menninger and his sons, Dr. Karl and Dr. Will, formed a group psychiatry practice in 1919. The Menninger Clinic as a sanitarium was established in 1925 with the purchase of a farm house and admittance of 12 patients. The philosophy was that mental illness could be treated with an integrated medical, psychodynamic, and developmental approach for the total health of patients.

Menninger photograph collection
Date: Between 1919 and 2003
This box contains photographs from the Menninger photograph collection. The Menninger Clinic, founded in 1919 in Topeka, Kansas, developed innovative approaches for treating mentally ill patients.

Photographs carried by Dr. Karl Menninger during WW II.
Date: 1943
These photographs were in an envelope in the Menninger Collection marked "KAM, pictures carried in wallet during WW II." Dr. Karl with his father, Dr. C. F. and his brother, Dr. Will, founded the Menninger Clinic, which was the nation's first group psychiatry practice, in 1919 in Topeka, Kansas.

Robert G. Menninger, M.D.
Date: February 1984
A formal portrait of "Dr. Bob", son of Karl and Grace Menninger. Among many leadership roles, he headed the Community Service Organization, CSO, the outreach arm of the Menninger Clinic. Menninger is a leading psychiatric hospital dedicated to treating individuals with mood, personality, anxiety and addictive disorders, teaching mental health professionals and advancing mental healthcare through research. It was located in Topeka, Kansas, from 1925 to 2003 and is now in Houston, Texas.

The Isabel Erickson Award in nursing
Date: 1958-1962
These six photographs document the presentations of the Menninger Isabel Erickson Nursing awards. The Menninger Clinic is a facility for mental-health treatment, education, research, and prevention. Staff training and recognition is very important to the Clinic.

The Menninger family, 1930-1939
Date: 1930-1939
Negatives and photographs of Menninger family members. Includes Karl Menninger and his children (Robert, Martha, Julia), C.F. Menninger and Flo V. Menninger at home in the yard, wedding anniversary photographs, Edwin and Edwin Menninger, Jr..

Therapy staff at Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas
Date: June 14, 1941
Photographs of therapists in 1941 and 1964. Menninger is a leading psychiatric hospital dedicated to treating individuals with mood, personality, anxiety and addictive disorders, teaching mental health professionals and advancing mental healthcare through research. It was located in Topeka, Kansas, from 1925 to 2003 and is now in Houston, Texas.