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Name and location of repository
Level of description
Collection
Title
Joanne Greenberg papers
Date(s)
Extent
0.25 cubic feet (1 box)
Name of creator
Biographical history
Joanne Greenberg was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 24, 1932. She is best known for the 1964 novel I Never Promised You A Rose Garden, a semi-autobiographical account of her psychiatric treatment at Chestnut Lodge in Rockville, Maryland, and eventual diagnosis of, at the time, schizophrenia. Her primary psychiatrist, Dr. Frieda Fromm-Reichmann, consulted with Dr. Hilde Bruch, who had more experience with adolescent patients, at the beginning of Greenberg’s treatment in the late 1940s.
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
Joanne Greenberg Papers contains a cassette and correspondence reprints related to Joanne Greenberg’s relationship with Dr. Hilde Bruch.
Subjects: Correspondence with Hilde Bruch, MD
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use elements
Conditions governing access
No restrictions. Open for research.
Physical access
Materials are in good condition.
Technical access
Need equipment to play cassette.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright restrictions may apply.
Languages of the material
- English
Scripts of the material
Language and script notes
Finding aids
None.
Acquisition and appraisal elements
Custodial history
Deed-5
Immediate source of acquisition
Source is unknown. Assumed to be creator.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information
Accruals
No accruals are expected for this collection.
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Specialized notes
- Citation: Joanne Greenberg papers; MS 048; John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center, Houston Academy of Medicine-Texas Medical Center Library. Please cite the box and folder numbers where appropriate.
Alternative identifier(s)
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Description control element
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Place access points
Name access points
- Greenberg, Joanne (Subject)
- Bruch, Hilde, 1904-1984 (Subject)