A child psychiatry case conference at Menninger Clinic
Date: 1955
This photograph shows a case conference at the Children's Divisionof the Menninger Clinic. The staff shown are M.D. Escudero, Arthur Mandelbaum, Ila Simon, Dr. Dorothy Fuller, and Dr. and Mrs Cotter Hirschberg. The Menninger Clinic philosophy of treatment was the bio-psycho-social approach. This philosophy of treatment integrated medical, psychodynamic, developmental, and family systems to treat the total health of patients.

Actor Karl Malden and Roy Menninger, M.D.
Date: 1993
Actor Karl Malden was a member of the Board of Directors of the Menninger Foundation. He is shown here with Roy Menninger, M.D., in 1993 at a gathering in Los Angeles, California.

ADARP staff at Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas
Date: November 1988
Staff of the ADARP (Alcohol and Drug Addictions Rehabilitation Program) review the book 100 Best Treatment Centers. Left to right are Dr. Lindsay Levine, Bob Meyers, Dr. Pat Harper and Mike McCurtain, MSW. 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.

Anna Freud correspondence
Creator: Freud, Anna, 1895-1982
Date: 1936-1971
These are handwritten and typed letters, mostly outgoing, from Anna Freud to Karl Menninger, Rudolph Ekstein, May D. Lee, and other Menninger Foundation staff. Anna Freud was the youngest child of psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud. Topics include publishing and requesting reprints, visits (or apologizing for not visiting), professional organizations and conferences, comments and critiques on writings, family deaths, and greeting cards. Anna Freud came to the Menninger Clinic in Topeka on multiple occasions during the 1960s. These papers are part of the historic psychiatry material in the Menninger Archives.

Anna Freud lecturing at the Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas
Date: April 1966
Anna Freud lectures at the Menninger School of Psychiatry 20th reunion. Karl Menninger, MD, is joining her in laughter. 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. Once located in Topeka, Kansas, they relocated in 2003 to Houston, Texas.

Authors' reception at the Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas
Date: November 1985
Kathryn Zerbe, M.D. and Harold Voth, M.D. are shown at the annual Authors' Reception held in the library of the Menninger Clinic. Staff of the clinic published many books, journal articles, and book chapters.

Authors' reception at the Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas
Date: November 1985
This is a photograph of the annual authors' reception held in the library of the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas. People in the photograph are (left to right) Dr. Roy Menninger, Dr. Harriet Lerner, Dr. Harold Voth, Dr. Peter Novotny, and Nancy Jehl. Dr. Lerner had just published her book, "The Dance of Anger".

Benjamin and Richard Rush papers
Creator: Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813
Date: 1791-1856
Originals and copies, sometimes also with typed transcripts, of letters written either by Benjamin Rush or his son Richard Rush, Esq. Topics include yellow fever epidemics in Philadelphia, news about family and friends/acquaintances, current reading, real estate and other property matters, religion and church, advice on health matters, legal and fiscal matters, publishing and writing, the American Revolution, the 1848 revolution in France and Major Poussin, politics and political careers, etc. Also with the papers are some court and legal documents from Richard Rush, engraved prints of Benjamin Rush, articles and other writings (often reprints) by Benjamin Rush or about Benjamin Rush, including an elegiac poem upon his death, and other related materials. Correspondents include Benjamin's wife Julia, former pupils, businessmen and lawyers, and other individuals.

Bernard Hall, M.D.
Date: 1950
A photograph of Dr. Bernard Hall lecturing the Menninger School of Psychiatry residents in the x-ray conference room at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Topeka, Kansas.

CBS Merv Griffin Show with Dr. Roy Menninger and Dr. Harold Voth
Date: Between 1970 and 1979
This black and white photograph shows Dr. Roy Menninger, left, with Merv Griffin and Dr. Harold Voth at the filming of the CBS Merv Griffin Show.

Christmas card from the Menninger School of Psychiatric Nursing in Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1941
This Christmas card is a formal portrait of the Menninger School of Psychiatric Nursing staff and students in Topeka, Kansas, in 1941.

Clifford W. Beers papers
Creator: Beers, Clifford Whittingham, 1876-1943
Date: 1903-1955
Beers' papers, largely, consist of handwritten and typed incoming and outgoing letters, as well as some correspondence about Beers. Correspondents include some family members, such as his wife Clara's parents and Clifford's brother George, but mostly include friends and acquaintances, such as Erua Geuil Perriu, Marie O.Ley, Paul "Mac" McQuaid, Elizabeth Warner, Louise Gaffney, Dr. and Mrs. Toulouse, Mary Louise Bok, William and Alice James, and others. The subjects of the letters mostly concern Beers' efforts toward bettering the lives of patients with mental illnesses and the publication of his book, A Mind that Found Itself. The materials also include Beers' courtship letters to Miss Jepson (parts of which were removed by Clara before she donated them to the Menninger Foundation, as she deemed them too personal) and letters he wrote to her after they were married. Some letters are in French.

Dean Collins, M.D., teaching at the Menninger Clinic, Topeka, Kansas
Date: Between 1980 and 1989
Dr. Collins, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, teaching a group of psychiatric residents at 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. Once located in Topeka, Kansas, they relocated in 2003 to Houston, Texas.

Dr. C.F. Menninger with his mineralogy collection
Date: September 26, 1950
This is a photograph of Charles Frederick Menninger with his collection of rocks and books about mineralogy. This office was in the Arts and Crafts building in the East Campus of the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas.

Dr. David A. Rapaport
Date: 1942
This is a photograph of Dr. David A. Rapaport. Rapaport was born in Budapest, Hungary on September 30, 1911. He received Bachelor of Science degrees in mathematics and experimental physics in 1935, and a Ph.D. in psychology and philosophy in 1938, from the Royal Hungarian Petrus Pazmany University in Budapest. In December 1938, Rapaport and his family emigrated to the United States, sponsored by the American Psychoanalytic Association's Emergency Committee on Relief and Immigration. Initially, he worked as a psychologist at Mount Sinai Hospital, and then took a similar position at the Osawatomie State Hospital in Osawatomie, Kansas. From 1940-1948, Rapaport was on the staff of the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas, eventually becoming the chief psychologist and research director. From 1948 until his death, Rapaport was a senior staff member of the Austen Riggs Center, in Stockbridge, Massachusetts. Rapaport died on December 14, 1960, at age forty-nine.

Dr. Dirk Ohie and Dr. Dennis Kottke at Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas
Date: 1969
This is a photograph of Dr. Dirk Ohie and Dr. Dennis Kottke with patient charts at a nursing station at the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas.

Dr. Glen Gabbard
Date: January 1994
This photograph shows Glen Gabbard, M.D., holding his new book Psychodynamic Psychiatry in Clinical Practice. Dr. Gabbard was director of the Menninger Hospital in Topeka, Kansas, from 1989 to 1994. He authored and edited many books and articles on the theory and practice of psychiatry and psychoanalysis.

Dr. Glen Gabbard and Dr. Otto Kernberg
Date: Between 1990 and 1999
This photograph shows Dr. Glen Gabbard conversing with Dr. Otto Kernberg. Dr. Gabbard was director of the Menninger Hospital in Topeka, Kansas, from 1989 to 1994. He authored and edited many books and articles on the theory and practice of psychiatry and psychoanalysis.

Dr. Judith Bowen speaking to Dr. Karl Menninger
Creator: Young, Hank
Date: March 1984
A photograph showing Dr. Judith Bowen, a resident in the Karl Menninger School of Psychiatry, speaking with Dr. Karl Menninger in his office at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas. The photographs appeared in the Menninger Perspective.

Dr. Karl and Dr. Roy Menninger on AM American television show
Date: January 1975
Stephanie Edwards interviewed Dr. Karl and Dr. Roy Menninger on the ABC morning show, AM America . Dr. C.F. Menninger and his sons, Dr. Karl and Dr. Will, founded the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas, for mental-health treatment, education, and research.

Dr. Karl Menninger's office in Menninger Clinic at Topeka, Kansas
Date: July 17, 1990
The four black and white photographs show Dr. Karl's office in Neiswanger building, Menninger West Campus, Topeka. 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

Dr. Karl Menninger's office in Menninger Clinic at Topeka, Kansas
Date: July 19, 1990
These six colored photographs are of Dr. Karl Menninger's office in Neiswanger building, Menninger West Campus in Topeka, Kansas. They show his wide, varied interests. They were taken after his death. 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

Dr. Lucius Murray Bowen and LeRoy Bowen
Date: 1946-1965
Six photographs of Dr. Lucius Murray Bowen and his wife LeRoy Bowen. Dr. Bowen was born January 31, 1913 in Waverly, Tennessee. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from University of Tennessee in 1934 and a medical degree from the same university in 1937. Bowen did his internships at Nashville General Hospital in 1937and Bellevue Hospital in New York City in 1938. He had a general practice at Grasslands Hospital in Valhalla, New York in 1941. During World War II, he served as a major in the U. S. Army medical corps. In 1946, Bowen was a resident-fellow in the Menninger Foundation School of Psychiatry. He is well known for the Bowen Family Systems Theory and psychotherapy. Bowen was the first president of the American Family Therapy Association and received many awards throughout his career.

Dr. Otto Kernberg speaking with Mexican students at the Menninger Clinic in Topeka, Kansas
Date: February 1963
This is a photograph of Dr. Otto Kernberg speaking with students from Mexico. He had spent about 20 years in Chile after fleeing from Germany in 1939. Dr. Otto Kernberg joined the C.F. Menninger Memorial Hospital in 1961, later becoming the director of the hospital. He was the Supervising and Training Analyst of the Topeka Institute for Psychoanalysis and Director of the Psychotherapy Research Project of the Menninger Foundation.

Dr. Roy Menninger conducting a seminar or class
Creator: Richards, Don
Date: Between 1980 and 1989
This is a photograph of Dr. Roy Menninger conducting a seminar or class probably at the Menninger Foundation in Topeka, Kansas.