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activities and extrapolating to plan for future usage. These data will justify any request presented and increase the chances of obtaining more area or a new facility. By keeping up with the literature on new equipment, furnishings, and their prices, the librarian can preplan and be prepared to respond immediately to administrative queries. Finally, the librarian should remember that the costs of some of these stopgap measures may approach the costs of adding new space or undertaking a full-scale remodeling. In such cases, the more reasonable alternative is often the one that provides a long-term solution with the lowest capital outlay per year. The cheapest solution in some situations could require more expense (such as renovation) in the near future. By preparing one's own building program, a guide is available for weighing cost factors and alternatives [8]. REFERENCES 1. RANDALL, G. E. Space utilization in a special library. In: Mount, E., ed. Planning the Special Library. New York, Special Libraries Association, 1972. p.6-12. 2. METCALF, K. D. Compact shelving. Coll. Res. Libr. 23: 103-1 1 1, Mar. 1962. 3. STEVENS, R. E. The microform revolution. Libr. Trends 19: 379-395, Jan. 1971. 4. MEIBOOM, E. R. Conversion of the periodical collection in a teaching hospital library to microform format. Bull. Med. Libr. Assoc. 64: 36-40, Jan. 1976. 5. RoUSE, R. Within-library solutions to book space problems. Libr. Trends 19: 299-3 10, Jan. 197 1. 6. FRY, A. Writing the building program: the significance of "and." Bull. Med. Libr. Assoc. 59: 77-81, Jan. 1971. 7. PINGS, V. M. Planning and designing hospital health science libraries. Bull. Med. Libr. Assoc. 59: 82-86, Jan. 1971. 8. TENHUNDFELD, E. L., and LORENZI, N. A hospital library building program. Bull. Med. Libr. Assoc. 64: 41-44, Jan. 1976.
The Moll Collection on Hypnotism at Vanderbilt BY HARRY S. SHELLEY, M.D., Honorary Curator of the Historical Collections MARY H. TELOH, Serials Librarian Vanderbilt Medical Center Library Nashville, Tennessee
IN 1935 Vanderbilt Medical Center Library acquired a unique collection of materials on the subBull. Med. Libr. Assoc. 65(1)January 1977
ject of hypnotism. This collection, consisting of approximately 900 books, pamphlets, and news clippings, was accumulated by Dr. Albert Moll, a prominent Berlin neurologist. Eileen Cunningham, Librarian, Vanderbilt Medical Center Library, purchased the collection through a Berlin book dealer for the sum of $200. The Moll Collection remained in storage until 1973 when T. Mark Hodges, present librarian at Vanderbilt, had the collection cleaned and cataloged. Dr. Albert Moll was born in Lissa, Prussia (now Lezno, Poland), May 4, 1862; he died in Berlin on September 23, 1939. He studied at Breslau, Freiburg, Jena, and Berlin, where he received his M.D. in 1885. Subsequently, he traveled and studied under Jean-Martin Charcot of Paris. Later he spent some time in Nancy with A. A. Liebeault and H. Bernheim, both of whom were interested in hypnosis. Moll started to practice neurology in Berlin in 1887. It was the period when hypnosis was gaining a following as a psychotherapeutic agent. He became one of the pioneers in hypnotic psychotherapy in Germany. He also developed an interest in various phases of psychosexual problems, and later advocated a scientific investigation of occultism. He was one of the founders of the Berlin Society for Psychology and Characterology, and served as its president. In 1912, he edited the Handbuch der Sexualwissen. He also taught in the Berlin University, where the admiration of his students was attested by a certificate presented to him in 1932 on his seventieth birthday. Moll was chairman of the First International Congress of Sexual Research held in Berlin, October 10-16, 1926. In the field of sexology his ideas and opinions were considered more scientific and conservative than those of the well-known German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935), in opposition to whose ideas this congress was held. Moll's first book, Der Hypnotismus, appeared in 1889. It went through five editions, the last in 1924, when it had grown from 279 pages to over 700. A translated edition in English appeared in 1890, printed by Scribner and Welford, New York. His last book, Ein L eben als A rtz der Seele appeared in 1936, three years before his death. References to Moll's writings on hypnosis can be found in many books on the subject, the latest being Medical and Dental Hypnosis by Hartland (1971). The Moll Collection at Vanderbilt contains 65
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about 900 items: books, reprints, inaugural theses, lectures, and fourteen theme books (with newspaper clippings pasted in them) on hypnosis and sleep. The clippings date from 1880 to 1906 and are mostly from German newspapers. Others are from English and American sources and a few from French and Italian newspapers. The books, lectures, reprints, and theses date from the sixteenth century to the early twentieth. The older books and most of the theses are in Latin. The rest of the books are in the major European languages, those in German being the most numerous, followed by English, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, and Russian. The earliest book is a 1556 Argentenius-On Sleep and Wakefulness and Two Treatises on Natural Heat and Spirits. Other rarities are Conrad Hartman, On Supernatural Sleep, 1686; J. F. Senault, The Use of Passions, Englished by Henry, Earl of Monmouth, 1649; and James Esdaile, Mesmerism in India, 1846 (his account of the use of hypnosis as an anesthetic).
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The following are some of the writers found in the collection: Adler, Babinski, H. Bernheim, Ole Borch, James Braid, J. Milne-Bramwell, Emil Coud, Max Dessoir, John Elliotson, August Forel, Freud, Ernest Jones, C. Jung, Krafft-Ebing, Cesare Lombroso, Podiapolsky, and Albert von Schrench-Notzing. There are also numerous works by Moll. One name that one might expect to find in this list is missing-A. A. Liebeault. The Moll Collection raises some intriguing questions. Why was the collection, obviously painstakingly assembled over a long period of time, sold before Moll's death? Why was the purchase price so low? How was the collection brought to the attention of Eileen Cunningham? The Moll Collection was cataloged by Mrs. Wilhelmina Blitz and is housed intact in the History of Medicine Room of Vanderbilt Medical Center Library. All researchers interested in using this collection are most welcome.
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activities and extrapolating to plan for future usage. These data will justify any request presented and increase the chances of obtaining more area or a new facility. By keeping up with the literature on new equipment, furnishings, and their prices, the librarian can preplan and be prepared to respond immediately to administrative queries. Finally, the librarian should remember that the costs of some of these stopgap measures may approach the costs of adding new space or undertaking a full-scale remodeling. In such cases, the more reasonable alternative is often the one that provides a long-term solution with the lowest capital outlay per year. The cheapest solution in some situations could require more expense (such as renovation) in the near future. By preparing one's own building program, a guide is available for weighing cost factors and alternatives [8]. REFERENCES 1. RANDALL, G. E. Space utilization in a special library. In: Mount, E., ed. Planning the Special Library. New York, Special Libraries Association, 1972. p.6-12. 2. METCALF, K. D. Compact shelving. Coll. Res. Libr. 23: 103-1 1 1, Mar. 1962. 3. STEVENS, R. E. The microform revolution. Libr. Trends 19: 379-395, Jan. 1971. 4. MEIBOOM, E. R. Conversion of the periodical collection in a teaching hospital library to microform format. Bull. Med. Libr. Assoc. 64: 36-40, Jan. 1976. 5. RoUSE, R. Within-library solutions to book space problems. Libr. Trends 19: 299-3 10, Jan. 197 1. 6. FRY, A. Writing the building program: the significance of "and." Bull. Med. Libr. Assoc. 59: 77-81, Jan. 1971. 7. PINGS, V. M. Planning and designing hospital health science libraries. Bull. Med. Libr. Assoc. 59: 82-86, Jan. 1971. 8. TENHUNDFELD, E. L., and LORENZI, N. A hospital library building program. Bull. Med. Libr. Assoc. 64: 41-44, Jan. 1976.
The Moll Collection on Hypnotism at Vanderbilt BY HARRY S. SHELLEY, M.D., Honorary Curator of the Historical Collections MARY H. TELOH, Serials Librarian Vanderbilt Medical Center Library Nashville, Tennessee
IN 1935 Vanderbilt Medical Center Library acquired a unique collection of materials on the subBull. Med. Libr. Assoc. 65(1)January 1977
ject of hypnotism. This collection, consisting of approximately 900 books, pamphlets, and news clippings, was accumulated by Dr. Albert Moll, a prominent Berlin neurologist. Eileen Cunningham, Librarian, Vanderbilt Medical Center Library, purchased the collection through a Berlin book dealer for the sum of $200. The Moll Collection remained in storage until 1973 when T. Mark Hodges, present librarian at Vanderbilt, had the collection cleaned and cataloged. Dr. Albert Moll was born in Lissa, Prussia (now Lezno, Poland), May 4, 1862; he died in Berlin on September 23, 1939. He studied at Breslau, Freiburg, Jena, and Berlin, where he received his M.D. in 1885. Subsequently, he traveled and studied under Jean-Martin Charcot of Paris. Later he spent some time in Nancy with A. A. Liebeault and H. Bernheim, both of whom were interested in hypnosis. Moll started to practice neurology in Berlin in 1887. It was the period when hypnosis was gaining a following as a psychotherapeutic agent. He became one of the pioneers in hypnotic psychotherapy in Germany. He also developed an interest in various phases of psychosexual problems, and later advocated a scientific investigation of occultism. He was one of the founders of the Berlin Society for Psychology and Characterology, and served as its president. In 1912, he edited the Handbuch der Sexualwissen. He also taught in the Berlin University, where the admiration of his students was attested by a certificate presented to him in 1932 on his seventieth birthday. Moll was chairman of the First International Congress of Sexual Research held in Berlin, October 10-16, 1926. In the field of sexology his ideas and opinions were considered more scientific and conservative than those of the well-known German sexologist Magnus Hirschfeld (1868-1935), in opposition to whose ideas this congress was held. Moll's first book, Der Hypnotismus, appeared in 1889. It went through five editions, the last in 1924, when it had grown from 279 pages to over 700. A translated edition in English appeared in 1890, printed by Scribner and Welford, New York. His last book, Ein L eben als A rtz der Seele appeared in 1936, three years before his death. References to Moll's writings on hypnosis can be found in many books on the subject, the latest being Medical and Dental Hypnosis by Hartland (1971). The Moll Collection at Vanderbilt contains 65
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about 900 items: books, reprints, inaugural theses, lectures, and fourteen theme books (with newspaper clippings pasted in them) on hypnosis and sleep. The clippings date from 1880 to 1906 and are mostly from German newspapers. Others are from English and American sources and a few from French and Italian newspapers. The books, lectures, reprints, and theses date from the sixteenth century to the early twentieth. The older books and most of the theses are in Latin. The rest of the books are in the major European languages, those in German being the most numerous, followed by English, French, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Hungarian, and Russian. The earliest book is a 1556 Argentenius-On Sleep and Wakefulness and Two Treatises on Natural Heat and Spirits. Other rarities are Conrad Hartman, On Supernatural Sleep, 1686; J. F. Senault, The Use of Passions, Englished by Henry, Earl of Monmouth, 1649; and James Esdaile, Mesmerism in India, 1846 (his account of the use of hypnosis as an anesthetic).
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The following are some of the writers found in the collection: Adler, Babinski, H. Bernheim, Ole Borch, James Braid, J. Milne-Bramwell, Emil Coud, Max Dessoir, John Elliotson, August Forel, Freud, Ernest Jones, C. Jung, Krafft-Ebing, Cesare Lombroso, Podiapolsky, and Albert von Schrench-Notzing. There are also numerous works by Moll. One name that one might expect to find in this list is missing-A. A. Liebeault. The Moll Collection raises some intriguing questions. Why was the collection, obviously painstakingly assembled over a long period of time, sold before Moll's death? Why was the purchase price so low? How was the collection brought to the attention of Eileen Cunningham? The Moll Collection was cataloged by Mrs. Wilhelmina Blitz and is housed intact in the History of Medicine Room of Vanderbilt Medical Center Library. All researchers interested in using this collection are most welcome.
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