Kuhn Philip
Independent Scholar.
Can Bull Med Hist. 2018 Spring;35(1):94-136. doi: 10.3138/cbmh.211-072017. Epub 2018 Apr 16.
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 his controversial memories of Jones 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 might offer insights into how the Toronto medical establishment regarded Ernest Jones.
1962年7月，多伦多外科医生赫伯特·布鲁斯给社会工作者兼历史学家西里尔·格林兰写了一封私人机密信件，其中包含一些他对西格蒙德·弗洛伊德的终生挚友兼传记作者欧内斯特·琼斯在多伦多期间（1908 - 1913年）的回忆和印象。在信中，布鲁斯将琼斯描述为一个“性变态者”。尽管布鲁斯对琼斯予以谴责，但历史学家和传记作者在很大程度上忽略了他对琼斯在多伦多的这段有争议的回忆。本文追溯了学者们如何处理布鲁斯信件的存在，以及这对这段历史的理解产生了怎样的影响。在文章后半部分，作者思考了这封信的存在可能如何为了解多伦多医学界对欧内斯特·琼斯的看法提供线索。
