Connecticut's Archives Online Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Lifwynn Foundation
- Date:
- 1924-1995
- Abstract:
- The records consist of the Lifwynn Foundation's correspondence, organizational files, research data, financial records, and copies of the foundation's publication, Lifwynn Correspondence, which provides a forum for scholars interested in exploring the nature of contemporary social neurosis. Also included in the records are materials from the files of Clarence Shields, William E. Galt, and Charles B. Thompson.
- Extent:
- 42.25 Linear Feet
- Language:
- English
Background
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of the Lifwynn Foundation, 1995 and 1999.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Scope and Content:
The records consist of the Lifwynn Foundation's correspondence, organizational files, research data, financial records, and copies of the foundation's publication, Lifwynn Correspondence, which provides a forum for scholars interested in exploring the nature of contemporary social neurosis. Also included in the records are materials from the files of Clarence Shields, William E. Galt, and Charles B. Thompson.
- Biographical / Historical:
The Lifwynn Foundation for Laboratory Research in Analytic and Social Psychiatry was established in 1927 to provide an institutional setting for the pioneer group research originated by Trigant Burrow. Burrow established an experimental community to investigate the pathology of "normality," and the investigators were included as elements in the social fabric to be observed. In addition to Burrow, the Lifwynn Foundation founders included Hans Syz and Clarence Shields.
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