Ernest Dichter Papers - Hagley Museum and Library

SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
Accession 2407
ERNEST DICHTER PAPERS
Publicity
This Subgroup consists of 4.5 linear feet of Dr. Dichter’s press releases and a file of
articles and clippings which he designated as “Publicity.” There is some overlap with the
“Reprints” series of publications, but these articles for the most part publicize Dr.
Dichter, the man and his work, rather than being formal statements of his findings and
ideas. The two series thus document how Dichter sought to promote himself and his
thought, and how and how much of himself he revealed to the general public at different
times. Dichter’s own formal press releases date from the 1940s through 1964. A lone
survivor from 1975 indicates that he continued this process, but the post-1964 releases
have been lost. The “Publicity” files are primarily from the 1960s and 1970s, a period in
which Dichter was obliged to change with the times. A substantial portion of the
“Publicity” files are in German, with smaller quantities in French and Spanish. The file
on Russian publications contains a tamed-down English translation of a Soviet
denunciation of Dichter published in Noyoye Vremya (New Times).
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