Freud Museum

Research Centre
The Freud Museum houses the possessions that Sigmund and Anna Freud brought with them to London at their emigration in 1938, including the library, their personal papers and photograph albums.

The Museum Research Centre offers access to these archives. It is open Mondays to Fridays from 10.30am to 4.30pm.
The archives contain essential documentation on the life and work of Sigmund and Anna Freud and the history of psychoanalysis. Research access is free of charge and by appointment.
Researchers wishing to work in the centre should contact the Research Director.

Archive Catalogues

letters

documents

prints

research library

The letter and document archive consists primarily of copies: most original documents were transferred to Washington to form the Sigmund Freud Archives in the Library of Congress. At present the archive catalogue lists around 6,000 letters to and from Freud, 1,500 others and over 1,000 miscellaneous documents. The Freud Museum archive continues to receive material from various sources and the catalogue will continue to be updated at intervals.
This catalogue is copyright and was compiled by Christfried Toegel and Michael Molnar.
If retrieved data is published the following source should be quoted:
©Christfried Toegel & Michael Molnar
Archive Catalogue of the Freud Museum London
http://www.freud.org.uk/fmrese.htm

Letters(by sender, except Sigmund Freud)

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

Letters by Sigmund Freud to

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

Letters (by recipient, except Sigmund Freud)

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

Letters to Sigmund Freud

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z

Letters (by date)
1863 - 1907 1908 - 1910 1911 - 1914 1915 - 1918 1919 - 1921 1922 - 1923 1924 - 1925 1926 - 1928
1929 - 1930 1931 - 1933 1934 - 1937 1938 - 1939 1940 -

Documents (by date)

Photographic Prints

Freud's set of monochrome photographic prints was probably collected around the turn of the 19th century. Most are reproductions of works of art but a significant minority consists of photographs of primarily Italian scenes.
Probably these prints were souvenirs of Freud's travels.

Listing of Prints

Research Library

The research library specializes in the history, theory and culture of psychoanalysis. Its holdings include the working library bequeathed by Anna Freud and books left by Dorothy Burlingham.

Access is by appointment. It is free of charge.
The library is open from 10.30am to 4.30pm Mondays to Fridays. The research library is for reference use only: books cannot be borrowed.

Before making an appointment you can find out in the on-line catalogue below whether we have the works you require.
To make an appointment please contact the Librarian. (Phone: 020 7435 2002. Email: Research Library

Research Library Catalogue
The on-line catalogue is arranged alphabetically by author, followed by title, publication details and category:
A - E F - I J - R S - Z (+ works without author)
(Please note that this catalogue is provisional and is uncorrected. It is periodically updated.)

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Psychoanalysis and History
This is the only British journal to specialize in the history of psychoanalysis.
The Freud Museum has been one of its corporate sponsors since the first number appeared in 1998.
For more information click here.