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* H O L I D A Y E V E N T *
co-sponsored by the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute
Treasures from the Iron Mountain: Highlights from the Archives of The Chicago Psychoanalytic Society and The Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute
Presenters: John Leonard, Librarian/Archivist, James Anderson, PhD
Tuesday, December 8, 2026, at 6:00 – 9:00 PM Central time
In person at the University Club,
76 E. Monroe, Chicago, IL
or via Zoom
For those attending in person, a celebration with food and drinks will begin at 6 pm and the presentation will begin at 7pm
DRESS: Festive Business Casual
Speakers:
John Leonard has been the librarian and archivist for the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute since 2015, and became the Society's archivist in the summer of 2025. In these positions, he has sought ways to realize the potential clinical, historical, organizational and marketing value of the archival materials held by both organizations.
James William Anderson, PhD, is a former President, and the current Historian, of the Chicago Psychoanalytic Society and a Faculty Member at the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute. He is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University and the author of Psychobiography: In Search of the Inner Life (Oxford University Press, 2024).
Description:
At this year ’s Institute-Society holiday event, our two speakers will discuss some of the archival finds unearthed last summer in a visit to the Iron Mountain document storage facility near O ’Hare Airport. Many of these documents date back almost to the founding of the Society and the Institute in the early 1930s. Society and Institute archivist John Leonard will review several themes within this vast new collection. Society historian James Anderson will apply his expertise as a longtime Institute faculty member to discussing the significance of these finds.
Highlights of this archival collection will include excerpts of video and/or audio recordings of three society members — Heinz Kohut, Marian Tolpin, and Ken Newman and commentaries on their contributions to psychoanalysis. Additionally there will be a summary of a 1949 Society presentation on the Institute ’s work helping Japanese-Americans who were sent to internment camps in World War II.
Agenda:
6:00pm - Celebratory Reception with Drinks & Hearty Hors d'oeuvres
7:00pm - Presentation
8:00pm - Audience Q&A and Discussion
Learning Objectives
After attending this session, participants should be able to:
- Describe a significant contribution of either Heinz Kohut or Marian Tolpin to the field of psychoanalysis
- Summarize the history of the Institute's research with people of Japanese ancestry who were interned during WW2.
- Describe Ken Newman’s concept of “omnipotent gesture.”
Continuing Education Credits are offered exclusively to Society members in all membership categories and those intending to join.
The presenters John Leonard and James Anderson, PhD, and the organizer, Lisa Karaitis, PsyD, have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to report.
Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program.
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- Psychologists: 2.0 Credits
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