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Albert Moll

  • Image from Hiram Jackson’s “Hypnotismus” in Die Kraft in sich selbst (1904). Dr. Albert Moll Hypnosis Collection. M-393.

    History of hypnotism explored in new Heard Libraries exhibit

    The human mind’s susceptibility to suggestion and the trance-like state of hypnosis are the subjects of a new exhibit at the Jean and Alexander Heard Libraries. "Power of Suggestion: The Hypnotism Library of Dr. Albert Moll" is on view at Special Collections and University Archives through mid-February 2026. Read More

    Oct 6, 2025

  • Image from Hiram Jackson’s “Hypnotismus” in Die Kraft in sich selbst (1904). Dr. Albert Moll Hypnosis Collection. M-393.

    Albert Moll hypnotism collection now fully cataloged

    In 1935, the Vanderbilt medical library acquired a unique, 840-item collection of books, pamphlets and newspaper clippings on hypnotism from the personal library of the prominent German psychiatrist Dr. Albert Moll. Offered sight unseen by a German bookseller, the multilingual collection offered a unique perspective on the history of hypnosis as well as related subjects. Read More

    Aug 9, 2024