Detailed finding aids for the six collections of Eric L. Berne Papers are now available for researchers to examine on the Online Archive of California. These collection guides provide an in-depth look at the work and writings of Eric L. Berne, M.D. (1910-1970), a San Francisco-based psychiatrist, UCSF lecturer, best-selling author, and father of the theory of Transactional Analysis (TA).
Each finding aid provides a full description of the collection, including dates, background information, scope and content, extent, type of materials, any access restrictions, and a complete box and folder list. The finding aids are all full-text searchable. They can be accessed through the UCSF Archives and Special Collections page or via the Online Archive of California. The following guides have been published:
Eric L. Berne Papers, 1939-1973, MSS 82-0
This accession primarily contains photographs and reel-to-reel audiotape recordings of lectures and meetings of the San Francisco Social Psychiatry Seminars, an organization founded by Berne.
Eric L. Berne Papers, 1931-1970, MSS 89-12
This accession contains a significant portion of correspondence, writings, records of the San Francisco Social Psychiatry Seminars (later the International Transactional Analysis Association), and military psychiatry records.
Eric L. Berne Papers, 1933-1971, MSS 2003-12
This accession primarily contains writings, notes and lectures.
Eric L. Berne Papers, 1929-1970, MSS 2005-08
This accession includes records of Berne’s medical school education, military service, and travels, as well as a significant amount of writings and audio recordings.
Eric L. Berne Papers, 1963-1970, MSS 2013-18
This accession contains 7 recorded lectures by Eric Berne and 44 audiocassettes from the International Transactional Analysis Association Tape Library.
Eric L. Berne Papers, 1904-2007, MSS 2013-19
This large accession includes early personal correspondence, diaries, travel ephemera, educational files, writings, photographs, and artifacts.
These collections are open for research and can be viewed in the UCSF Archives reading room. Please visit this page to make an appointment or contact an archivist: http://www.library.ucsf.edu/collections/archives/access
Digitization work on these collections is progressing quickly. Check back soon for updates on the Eric L. Berne Digital Collection!
Detailed processing and digitization for the Eric L. Berne Papers was made possible by generous support from 17 TA Associations worldwide and many individual donors through the International Transactional Analysis Association.