Aurora Karrer Reich Collection

Collection

Identifier: MS C 580

Abstract

Contains Mrs. Reich's correspondence, legal testimony, writings of Wilhelm Reich, and publications of the Orgone Institute.

Dates

Creation: 1938-1986

Extent

7.98 Linear Feet (8 boxes)

Creator

Reich, Aurora Karrer (Person)

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite. History of Medicine Division. National Library of Medicine

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access.

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Biographical/Historical Note

Aurora Karrer Reich, born in 1924, met Wilhelm Reich while attending a conference at the Orgone Institute during the summer of 1955. Later that year she entered into a common-law marriage with Dr. Reich and subsequently gave up her position as a medical technician at the National Institutes of Health. Intentions to formalize their union remained unfulfilled upon Dr. Reich's death in November, 1957.

Collection Summary

Collection of Reich-related papers, mostly created by Aurora Karrer or related to Reich's term of imprisonment. Contains correspondence between Aurora Karrer Reich and relatives, legal representatives, and Wilhelm Reich's family members and acolytes; notes by Mrs. Reich about her life with Dr. Reich; printed copies of court briefs and statements; books written by Dr. Reich and serial publications produced by the Orgone Institute.