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Lynn Hoffman was born in Paris, France on 10 Sep 1924. She is an internationally known lecturer on family therapy and the author of several books on the subject, including Foundations of Family Therapy; Family therapy: And Intimate history; and Exchanging Voices. She is particularly interested in applying postmaodern ideas and formats to teaching , writing, therapy and consulting. She is currently an adjunct faculty member in the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at St. Joseph College, West Hartford, CT.
The collection consists primarily of professional correspondence; writings by Hoffman and by others; case files; conference and workshop materials; and subject files pertaining to family therapy, Hoffman's specialty in the field of social work. Files concerning publication of her book,
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Lynn Hoffman Papers, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
Periodic additions to collection are expected and may not be reflected in this record.
The papers were donated to the Sophia Smith Collection by Lynn Hoffman in 2001.
Processed by Burd Schlessinger, 2001