The papers have been arranged alphabetically by theme: ‘art’, ‘communism’, ‘object relations’.

Correspondence, 1937-1953, concerning papers and publications by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn on art, in particular: ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’; ‘Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience’; and, “Critical Notice – ‘Psychoanalytic Explorations in Art’, by Ernst Kris”.

The correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each correspondent.

Bose, Girindrasekhar.

Correspondence, 1938, between Girindrasekhar Bose and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 1-2.

Brill, Abraham Arden.

Postcard, 1938, of Abraham Brill to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 3.

Cursiter, Stanley.

Letter, 1938, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn to Stanley Cursiter. Folio 4.

Eng, Erling W.

Postcard, 1953, of Erling Eng, Psychology Department, Antioch College, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 5.

Gloyne, Howard F.

Letter, 1951, of Howard Gloyne, Kansas, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 6.

Harding, Denys Clement Wyatt.

Letter, 1952, of Denys Harding to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 7.

Heinlein, Christian Paul.

Letters, 1938-1939, of Christian Paul Heinlein to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 8-9.

Honeyman, Thomas (‘Tom’) John.

Correspondence, 1937-1938, between Thomas John Honeyman, director, Alex Reid and Lefevre Ltd, and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 10-17.

Isakower, Otto.

Letter, 1939, of Otto Isakower to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 18.

Kahn, Allen.

Postcard, 1953, of Allen Kahn, Chicago, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 19.

Leary, Daniel B.

Correspondence, 1938, between Daniel Leary, University of Buffalo, Department of Psychology, and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.

Folios 20-21.

Lewin, Bertram D.

Letter, 1938, of Bertram Lewin to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 22.

McLean, Helen Vincent.

Correspondence, 1938, between Helen McLean, Institute for Psychoanalysis, Chicago, and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 23-24.

May, Mark Arthur.

Letter, 1939, of G Sarah Green, Secretary to the Director, Yale University Institute of Human relations, on behalf of the Director, Mark May, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 25.

Reik,Theodor.

Postcard, 1938, of Theodor Reik to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 26.

Róheim, Géza.

Letter, 1938, of Géza Róheim to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 27.

Schnier, Jacques.

Letters, 1953, of Jacques Schnier, School of Architecture, Berkeley, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 28-29.

Wittels, Fritz (formerly, Siegfried).

Postcard, 1938, of Fritz Wittels to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 30.

Typescript list, ‘December 1938. The ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience. Off-prints sent’. Folios 31-34.

Correspondence, and related papers, 1951, concerning illustrations to be used in a proposed publication, ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.

The correspondence has been arranged by correspondent, and by date under each correspondent.

Dickson, Thomas Elder.

Letters, 1951, of Elder Dickson, Vice-Principal, Edinburgh School of Art, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 35-37.

London Electrotype Agency, Ltd.

Memorandum, 1951, of the London Electrotype Agency, Ltd, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 38.

Record and General Photographs Limited.

Letter, 1951, on behalf of the Managing Director, Record and General Photographs Limited, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 39.

Tavistock Publications, Ltd.

Letter, 1951, of John Harvard-Watts, Managing Director, Tavistock Publications, Ltd, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 40.

W F Mansell.

Letter, 1951, of F R Leager, on behalf of W F Mansell, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 41.

Waterhouse, Ellis Kirkham.

Letters, 1951, of Ellis Kirkham Waterhouse, as Director of the National Gallery of Scotland, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 42-43.

Other papers concerning the proposal to publish a ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’.

Manuscript notes, [?1951], of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning illustrations to be used in his proposed work, ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’. Folios 44-45.

Manuscript list, [?1951], of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, of illustrations to be used in his proposed work, ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’. Folios 46-47.

Annotated typescript list, [?1951], by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, of illustrations to be used in his proposed work, ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’. Folios 48-49.

Annotated typescript list, [?1951], by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, of supplementary illustrations to be used in his proposed work, ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’. Folio 50.

Another annotated typescript list, [?1951], by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, of illustrations to be used in his proposed work, ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’. Folios 51-53.

Carbon copy, [?1951], ‘Dr W. Ronald D. Fairbairn. Illustrations for proposed book’ [i.e. ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’]. Folio 54.

Picture postcard, undated: ‘Statuen am Strassburger Münster’. Folio 55.

Correspondence, 1936-1937, concerning papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn on Communism.

The correspondence has been arranged by title, by correspondent and by date under each correspondent.

‘Communism as an Anthropological Phenomenon’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.

Jelliffe, Smith Ely.

Postcard, 1937, of Smith Ely Jelliffe, Managing Editor, ‘The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease’, New York, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 56.

Pyke, Geoffrey.

Correspondence, 1937, between Geoffrey Pyke and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 57-60.

Robinson, S C.

Postcard, 1937, of S C Robinson to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 61.

‘The Sociological Significance of Communism Considered in the Light of Psychoanalysis’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.

Uniker, Thomas Ephraim.

Correspondence, 1936, between Thomas Uniker and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 62-63.

Correspondence, 1943-1951, concerning papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn on object relations, particularly: ‘The War Neuroses, Their Nature and Significance’; ‘A Revised Psychopathology of the Psychoses and Psychoneuroses’; ‘The Repression and Return of Bad Objects’; ‘Endopsychic Structure Considered in Terms of Object Relationships’.

The correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by correspondent, and by date under each correspondent.

Asociacion Psicoanalitica Argentina.

Letters, 1946, of Enrique Pichon Riviere, President, Asociacion Psicoanalitica Argentina, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 64-65.

Letter, 1946, of Bella Fridman, assistant, Asociacion Psicoanalitica Argentina, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 66.

Letter, 1947, of Luis Rascovsky, President, Asociacion Psicoanalitica Argentina, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 67.

Curle, Charles Thomas William (i.e. Adam Curle).

Letter, 1950, of Adam Curle to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 68.

Halliday, James L.

Letters, 1945, of James Halliday, Department of Health for Scotland, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 69-70.

Harrowes, William McConnachie.

Letter, 1943, of William McConnachie Harrowes to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 71.

Perlmutter, Howard Victor.

Letter, 1951, of Howard Perlmutter to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 72.

Ramana, C V.

Letter, 1950, of C V Ramana to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 73.

Strauss, Eric Benjamin.

Letter, 1943, of Eric Strauss to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 74.

Titmuss, Richard M.

Postcard, 1943, and letter, 1945, of Richard Titmuss to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 75-76.

Wynne, Lyman C.

Letter, undated, of Lyman Wynne to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 77.

Original folders.

Folder, annotated by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘XIV Art and Psycho-Analysis’. Folio 7 was originally enclosed by the folder. This folder also enclosed folios 19-20 from MS.50101 and folios 3-4 from MS.50102. Folios 78-79.

Folder, annotated by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘VII Correspondence regarding Papers on Communism’. Folios 56-63 were originally enclosed by the folder. Folios 80-81.