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Preliminary Inventory of the Percy E. Ryberg Papers, [1910s]-1984

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Descriptive Summary

Title
Percy E. Ryberg Papers, [1910s]-1984
Creator
Ryberg, Percy Edward, 1908-
Extent
2 Linear Feet
700 Items
Repository
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University
Language
English.
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Administrative Information

Access Restrictions
Collection is restricted.
In addition, patrons must sign the Acknowledgment of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.
Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Percy E. Ryberg Papers, Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University.
Provenance
The Percy E. Ryberg Papers were received by the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library as a purchase in 2003.
Processing Information
Processed by Ann Langford
Completed April 15, 2003
Encoded by Elizabeth Arnold
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
            

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Biographical Note

Physician of Swedish and English ancestry, well known in his specialties in psychiatry, which included gender identity and sexuality, sexual disorders, and alcoholism.

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Collection Overview

The collection consists primarily of Ryberg's personal family correspondence (in particular with his wife, Barbara), journals, and other personal papers ([1910s]-1984). Also includes biographical and genealogical information; photographs and a photo album documenting Ryberg's travels through Germany and the United Kingdom, including a visit to the home of Rom Landau; professional correspondence and items illustrating aspects of his career, including the publication of his book, Health, Sex and Birth Control; and material documenting his youth in Argentina.
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Subject Headings

These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
  • Ryberg, Percy Edward, 1908-.
  • Ryberg family.
  • Landau, Rom, 1899-.
  • Psychiatrists.
  • Psychiatry.
  • Psychiatrists--Correspondence.
  • Argentina--History.
  • Germany--Description and travel.
  • Photographs.
List of Series in Collection
Accessions 2003-0039 and 2003-0040
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Detailed Description of Collection

Accessions 2003-0039 and 2003-0040

Box 1
Contents of Box 1:
[Technical Services staff may need to process materials in envelopes and reformat newsprint and other brittle paper before use.]
[Attention: Contains pictorial material.]
Notebook, 1937-1938
Delegate's Handbook for the Conference on Church, Community, and State for the Universal Christian Council for Life and Work, Oxford, England, 1937 July 12-26
Diary No. 30, 1926 July-Oct.
Letters and clippings, 1940s-1980s
Diary No. 28, 1926 2 Feb. - 25 April
Genealogical information
Photographs, 1937, 1981
Personal Correspondence, 1910s-1970s
Biographical Sketch of Ryberg
Box 2
Contents of Box 2:
[Technical Services staff may need to process materials in envelopes and reformat newsprint before use.]
[Attention: Contains pictorial material.]
Personal correspondence including photographs, 1930s-1970s
Anchor Press
Includes correspondence and legal information related to the publication of Ryberg's book, Health, Sex and Birth Control
Book sales
Salena Jones
Insurance File, 1960s-1970s
Correspondence and loan information
Correspondence including x-rays of Barbara Ryberg's knee, 1950s
Personal correspondence and news clippings, 1940s
Caribbean
Box 3
Contents of Box 3:
[Technical services staff may need to reformat newsprint and other brittle paper before use.]
[Attention: Contains pictorial material.]
Professional correspondence, 1950s-1970s
Photograph of Ryberg with other doctors
Taylor family
Correspondence, 1960s-1984
Wedding Photographs
Personal correspondence and clippings, 1950s
Column Ideas, 1950s
Writing, Creative
Box 4
Contents of Box 4:
[Technical services staff may need to process materials in envelopes and reformat newsprint before use.]
[Attention: Contains pictorial material.]
Photograph, undated
Photograph of Alcoholism in Industry Conference, 1971
Personal correspondence and clippings, 1930s-1940s
Address book
Diary No. 26, 1925, Aug.-Nov.
Kept by Ryberg when he was a schoolboy in Argentina.
Box 5
Contents of Box 5:
[Attention: Contains pictorial materials.]
[Attention: Needs conservation treatment before use.]
Diploma from College of Physicians and Surgeons in Ontario, 1943, April 5
Photo album with postcards, 1937
From locations including Munich, Derbyshire, Canterbury, Cambridge, London, Scotland, York, Durham, Windermere, Glasgow, Sunderland, and Edinburgh; includes photos of Rom Landau's house near Chichester, England.