Selke-Eissler Family Collection
Scope and Content Note
Material from the estate of Ruth and Kurt Eissler consisting of documents pertaining to the Eissler and Selke families. Material on Jenny Selke née Lewin including correspondence of Jenny and Ludwig Selke 1914-ca. 1933, Selke family correspondence 1930s-1940s, documents pertaining to emigration, vital documents and passports. Manuscripts and poetry by Ruth Selke Eissler and correspondence.
The following families are mentioned in this collection: Selke family; Eissler family; Selke, Eugen; Eissler, Ruth Selke; Selke, Jenny; Selke, Ruth
The following locations are mentioned in this collection: Hamburg; Reval; Tallinnas
Dates
- 1906-1999
Creator
- Selke family (Family)
- Eissler family (Family)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German, English, and Russian.
Access Restrictions
Collection is microfilmed, please use MF 875.
Access Information
Readers may access the collection by visiting the Lillian Goldman Reading Room at the Center for Jewish History. We recommend reserving the collection in advance; please visit the LBI Online Catalog and click on the "Request" button.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Biographical Note
Ruth Eissler née Selke was born Febuary 21, 1906 in Odessa. She had four siblings, Eugen, Rudya, Eva, and Angela. She graduated from the medical school of the University of Freiburg, Germany in 1930, completed her residency in Heidelberg, and after receiving her degree of Doctor of Medicine, practiced in the Psychiatric Department of the Buerger Hospital in Stuttgart. Emigrating to Vienna in December 1933, she studied and practiced psychoanalysis there until emigrating to United States in 1938. She worked in Chicago until 1948 when she moved to New York City. She died in 1988.
Kurt Robert Eissler, Ruth's husband, born 1909, was a pyschoanalyst and founder and director of the Sigmund Freud Archives. He died 1999 in New York City.
Jenny Selke née Lewin was born May 17, 1877 in Warsaw. She married Ludwig Selke, a banker, born on November 9, 1874. He died in Tallinnas August 29, 1933.
Extent
1.5 Linear Feet
Abstract
Material from the estate of Ruth and Kurt Eissler consisting of documents pertaining to the Eissler and Selke families. Material on Jenny Selke née Lewin including correspondence of Jenny and Ludwig Selke 1914-ca. 1933, Selke family correspondence 1930s-1940s, documents pertaining to emigration, vital documents and passports. Manuscripts and poetry by Ruth Selke Eissler and correspondence.
Microfilm
Collection is available on 3 reels of microfilm (MF 875).
- Reel 1: 1/1-1/10
- Reel 2: 1/11-2/3
- Reel 3: 2/4-2/10
- Title
- Guide to the Selke-Eissler Family Collection, 1906-1999 AR 10926 / MF 875
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by LBI Staff
- Date
- © 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Description is in English.
Revision Statements
- 2010-04-02 : encoding of linking to digital objects from finding aid was changed from <extref> to <dao> through dao_conv.xsl
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
