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Burghölzli-Zürich, 7 May 1908
Dear Professor Freud,
Following your wish I will wait until I have heard from Deuticke. Or should I write to him? Otherwise it might go too slowly. Deuticke would be more attractive to me than Marhold, as the firm is sounder. Let's hope D. offers even better conditions.
In the first volume, that is, in the first published part of it, there should unquestionably be a list, i.e., a compilation of brief abstracts of all those works that have to do with our cause, by which I mean chiefly all your books and your numerous articles that are scattered all over the place, as well as those of your pupils.1 To ensure complete coverage, it would be best if one of your people were to draft the abstracts in chronological order under your supervision. I would do the same for the works of the Zürich Clinic in so far as they come into consideration, and would also arrange the whole material in an orderly way. Jones would attend to the English literature, Maeder or Riklin the French. Account must also be taken of the works of our opponents, provided they are original.
I imagine each abstract somewhat as follows: General orientation on the work in question would be given in a few lines. For example: 1896. VIII. “Further Remarks on the Neuro-psychoses of Defence”:2