J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections
Ernst G. Beier papers
Beier, Ernst G. (Ernst Gunter), 1916-
ACCN 3040
2.75 linear feet
6 boxes
1929-2004
The Ernst G. Beier papers (1929-2004) consist primarily of correspondence written to Beier and writings by Beier. He served in the United States Army during World War II and taught at the University of Utah Department of Psychology for 40 years.
English
, German
.
Arranged in three series: 1. Correspondence; 2. General Materials; and 3. Writings.
Ernst Gunter Beier was born in Breslau, Germany on June 26, 1916. Beier emigrated to the United States in 1938. After graduating from Amherst College in 1940, he worked as a chemist for Mobil Oil Company. During World War II, Beier served in the United States Army. In 1945, he was captured at the Battle of the Bulge by the Germans. After the war, Beier received his Ph.D. in psychology from Columbia University in 1949. He taught psychology at the University of Utah for 40 years. Beier was married to Frances Redlich and the couple had two children. He passed away on January 17, 2015.
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Donated by Paul L. Beier and Lisa Jameson in 2017.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Processed by Gina C. Giang in 2022.
The Ernst G. Beier papers (1929-2004) consist primarily of correspondence written to Beier and writings by Beier. The first series consists of correspondence primarily to Beier from friends and colleagues in the United States and other countries. Included are letters from friends who served during World War II and letters concerning Beier's liberation from a German prisoner-of-war camp. The majority of the letters written during the war are from Carl H. Hamburg, author of Symbol and Reality. Hamburg, who was working as a hospital clerk, writes from various military installations including Camp Carson, Colorado, Camp Grant, Illinois, and Yokohama, Japan. The third series consists primarily of general materials related to Beier's career at the University of Utah including clippings and newsletters. The third series consists primarily of Beier's writings. The earliest manuscript related to psychological understanding, specifically misunderstanding and misinterpretation, was written at Camp Hale, Colorado in 1943. Also included are three versions of Beier's memoir A Question of Belonging published in 2002.
Photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division of Special Collections.
Beier, Ernst G. (Ernst Gunter), 1916---Archives
Hamburg, Carl H.--Correspondence
Wackernagel, Martin, 1881-1962
University of Utah. Department of Psychology
University of Utah--Faculty--Archives
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons
Prisoners of war--Correspondence
Psychologists--Utah--Archives
World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons--Correspondence
Ephemera
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
Correspondence
Manuscripts for publication
Correspondence
1929-1987
Herzliche Grüsse [Brüdi]
1937-1952
1
1
Carl H. Hamburg
1934-1963
1
2-4
In English and German.
Ija N. Korner
1946-1952
1
5
Includes Rorschach tabulation and notes.
Thomas F. Naegele
1945-1952
1
6
Liselotte I. Schaler
1944-1945
1
7
Heinz Schmoll
1939-1954
1
8
In English and German.
Frances R. Redlich
1947
1
9
Wolfram von den Steinen
1945-1950
1
10
In German.
Charles H. Toll
1947-1954
1
11
Evans G. Valens
1947-1952
2
1
Martin Wackernagel
1945-1953
2
2
In German.
Brad
1946-1948
2
3
Carol
1943
2
4
Clive and Pat
1949-1954
2
5
Norman
1953-1958
2
6
Richard
1944-1949
2
7
Walter
1946-1948
2
8
General
1929-1987
2
9-13
General Materials
1942-2004
Agreements and certificates
1965-1987
2
14
Related to Ernst Beier's publications.
Clippings
1945-1971
2
15
General materials
1942-1970
3
1
Consists of a certificates, invitation, bookplate, musical notes, a [woodblock?] print, Science Forum of the New York Electrical Society flier, and photocopies from German texts.
Notes
3
2
Periodicals
1993-2004
3
3
Consists of The Daily Utah Chronicle, vol. 102, no. 63; The Utah Psychologist, fall 2003; and Professors Emeriti Club, Oct. 2003/2004; and unidentified German newsletter, 2001.
Sketches
3
4
Writings
1943-2001
"The Atheist's Bible"
1994
3
5
Outline only.
"Blame Takers and Blame Dishers in Marriage"
3
6
"Boredome"
2001
3
7
Consists of outline and notes.
"Children's Book"
3
8
"Communicating and the Intersocial Process"
3
9
"The Independent Phallus"
3
10
"Limerence: A New Word and Concept"
3
11
"Lonely Not Because of One's Own Choice"
3
12
Two versions.
"Mind and Phallus in Conflict"
3
13
"Prologue"
3
14
"A Psychotherapist Visits Indian Shaman and Healers"
3
15
The Question of Belonging
1996-2000
3
16
The Question of Belonging
1996-2000
4
1-4
"Question of Compatibility"
5
1
"The Rage's Wake"
1980
5
2
"Unto His Innermost Thoughts"
1978
5
3-4
Two versions.
Manuscript beginning "Despite their scientific…"
5
5
Manuscript beginning "One recent morning Bargfield…"
5
6-7
Manuscript beginning "People need to be involved with others…"
6
1
Manuscript beginning "A recent musical comedy had a skit…"
6
2
Manuscript beginning "If you sit with your girl…"
1943
6
3
Consists of handwritten and typewritten copies.
Manuscripts in German
6
4
Poems
6
5