Institution Type: Archive, Artist, Arts Institution/Center, College/University, Community Service Organization, Cultural Institution, Cultural/Professional Association, Library, Non-profit Organization, Private Collection, Study Center

Web site: http://www.junginla.org/words&images/zeller_library
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Archives and Collections

Description:
The Max and Lore Zeller Library provides a specialized collection (including rare books) of over 6,500 volumes on Jungian psychology and related subjects: sandplay therapy, general psychology, anthropology, mythology, religion, alchemy, art and symbolism. The extensive book collection, 800 audio CDs, videotapes and DVDs, and 16 journals are available to the analytic community and the general public through an affordable membership fee.

Library membership provides onsite access to the Archive for Research in Archetypal Symbolism (ARAS). Drawing upon C.G. Jung’s work on the archetype and the collective unconscious, ARAS is a pictorial and written archive of mythological, ritualistic, and symbolic images from all over the world and from all epochs of human history. The archive contains over 17,000 photographic images, each cross-indexed, and accompanied by scholarly commentary. The commentary includes a description of the image that serves to place it in its unique historical, cultural, and geographical setting. The ARAS commentaries honor both the universal patterns and specific cultural context associated with each image.

The librarian is available to help steer readers toward their particular interests.

Regions Covered: Los Angeles area

Type of Materials: Artist files, Audio Recordings, Books, Databases, Diaries/Journals/Personal Papers, Digital Files, Ephemera, Films/Videos/Moving Images, Institutional Publications, Institutional Records, Manuscripts, Oral Histories, Press Clippings, Rare Books, Serials, Unprocessed/Unknown

Time Periods: 1921-1949, 1950-1963, 1964-1980, 1981-Present

Languages: English

Sectors of the Population: Artistic Communities, College/University Faculty, Education, People with disabilities, Professional, Religious, Students, TV/Film/Radio, Youth, African Descent, Asian Descent, European Descent, Jewish Descent, Mexican Descent/Chicano/Latino, Middle Eastern Descent, Native American Descent/Indigenous, Multiethnic, At or Below Poverty Level, Lower to Middle Income, Middle to Upper Income, Highest Income, Other

Management

Catalog System: A unusual system developed by the Kristine Mann Library and the New York Analytical Psychology Club, stored on InMagic. Uncataloged materials are simply stored for future processing.
Repository/Depository: Yes
Exhibition Frequency: Not at all
Outreach: Brochures/Flyers/Pamphlets, Internet, Newsletter, Public Lectures & Programs, Publications, Word of Mouth, Other