When Ernest Jones First Arrived in Toronto, or Reappraising the Bruce Letter.

When Ernest Jones First Arrived in Toronto, or Reappraising the Bruce Letter. Can Bull Med Hist. 2018 Apr 16;:1-43 Authors: Kuhn P Abstract In July 1962, Toronto-based surgeon, Herbert Bruce, wrote a private and confidential letter to social worker and historian Cyril Greenland with some memories and impressions of Sigmund Freud's lifelong friend and biographer, Ernest Jones, in Toronto (1908-1913). In the letter, Bruce described Jones as a 'sexual pervert'. Despite Bruce's condemnation of Jones, historians and biographers have largely ignored this controversial aspect of Jones' impression in Toronto. The article traces how scholars have handled the existence of the Bruce letter, and the consequences for how this history has been understood. In the latter half of the article, the author considers how the existence of this letter offers insights into how the Toronto medical establishment regarded Ernest Jones. PMID: 29661007 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Medical History - Category: History of Medicine Authors: Tags: Can Bull Med Hist Source Type: research