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'''Flora Rheta Schreiber''' (April 24, 1918 – November 3, 1988), an [[United States|American]] [[journalist]], was the author of the 1973 [[bestseller]] [[Sybil (book)|''Sybil'']], the story of a woman (identified years later as [[Shirley Ardell Mason]]) who suffered from [[dissociative identity disorder]]. |
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'''Flora Rheta Schreiber''' (April 24, 1918 – November 3, 1988)<ref name=":0">Special Collections, database. 2020. "[https://guides.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/ld.php?content_id=11565011 The Papers of Flora Rheta Schreiber 1916–1988]." ''[[Lloyd Sealy Library]]''. New York: [[John Jay College of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved 13 May 2020.</ref> was an American [[journalist]] and the author of the 1973 [[bestseller]] ''[[Sybil (Schreiber book)|Sybil]]''. For many years, she was also an English instructor at [[John Jay College of Criminal Justice]]. |
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Ms. Schreiber was an English instructor at the [[John Jay College of Criminal Justice]]. Her earlier book was ''Your Child's Speech.'' Her last book ''The Shoemaker'' was the true story of a mass murderer who suffered from schizophrenia. |
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Her bestselling book, ''Sybil'' (1973), tells the story of a woman (identified years later as [[Shirley Ardell Mason]]) who had a [[dissociative identity disorder]] and allegedly 16 different personalities. The name Sybil Isabel Dorsett was used to cover Mason's identity, as she insisted on the protection of her privacy. Schreiber later wrote ''The Shoemaker,'' a book documenting the true story of [[Joseph Kallinger]], a [[serial killer]] who was diagnosed with [[paranoid schizophrenia]]. |
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A recent book, "'''SYBIL in her own words''': The Untold Story of Shirley Mason, Her Multiple Personalities and Paintings", by Dr. Patrick Suraci contains interviews with Sybil/Shirley Mason after her integration. The book also includes color reproductions of paintings made by 5 of Sybil's alternate personalities. In Chapter 19 (''The Controversy over Sybil''), Dr. Suraci gives evidence which refutes the claims by critics of Sybil's case of [[Multiple Personality Disorder]]. |
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<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-suraci/post_2699_b_1152241.html?view=print&comm_ref=false | title = Sybil in Her Own Words | last = Suraci | first = P | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patrick-suraci/post_2699_b_1152241.html | date = 2011-12-18 | work = [[Huffington Post]]}} </ref> |
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Schreiber's papers are housed in the [[Special collections|Special Collections]] unit at [[Lloyd Sealy Library]] of [[John Jay College of Criminal Justice|John Jay College]].<ref>Special Collections. 5 May 2020. "[https://guides.lib.jjay.cuny.edu/c.php?g=288337&p=1922866 Manuscript Collections]." ''[[Lloyd Sealy Library]]''. New York: [[John Jay College of Criminal Justice]]. Retrieved 13 May 2020.</ref> The collection is a comprehensive documentation of her life and career.<ref name=":0" /> |
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==Selected bibliography== |
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* 1954. ''William Schuman'', coauthored with [[Vincent Persichetti]]. New York: [[G. Schirmer, Inc.|G. Schirmer]]. |
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* 1956. ''Your Child's Speech: A Practical Guide for Parents for the First Five Years''. New York: [[G. P. Putnam's Sons]]. |
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* 1973. [[Sybil (Schreiber book)|''Sybil'']]. Chicago: [[Regnery Publishing|Regnery]]. |
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* 1983. ''The Shoemaker: The Anatomy of a Psychotic.'' New York: [[Simon & Schuster]]. |
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Latest revision as of 22:16, 26 December 2024
Flora Rheta Schreiber (April 24, 1918 – November 3, 1988)[1] was an American journalist and the author of the 1973 bestseller Sybil. For many years, she was also an English instructor at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
Her bestselling book, Sybil (1973), tells the story of a woman (identified years later as Shirley Ardell Mason) who had a dissociative identity disorder and allegedly 16 different personalities. The name Sybil Isabel Dorsett was used to cover Mason's identity, as she insisted on the protection of her privacy. Schreiber later wrote The Shoemaker, a book documenting the true story of Joseph Kallinger, a serial killer who was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia.
Schreiber's papers are housed in the Special Collections unit at Lloyd Sealy Library of John Jay College.[2] The collection is a comprehensive documentation of her life and career.[1]
Selected bibliography
[edit]- 1954. William Schuman, coauthored with Vincent Persichetti. New York: G. Schirmer.
- 1956. Your Child's Speech: A Practical Guide for Parents for the First Five Years. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons.
- 1973. Sybil. Chicago: Regnery.
- 1983. The Shoemaker: The Anatomy of a Psychotic. New York: Simon & Schuster.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Special Collections, database. 2020. "The Papers of Flora Rheta Schreiber 1916–1988." Lloyd Sealy Library. New York: John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
- ^ Special Collections. 5 May 2020. "Manuscript Collections." Lloyd Sealy Library. New York: John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
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