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Drafts and typescripts of articles and papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘Psychoanalysis in relation to attitudes of Doctors’; ‘Religion and fantasy’; ‘A case of religious fantasy’; and, ‘Head – aphasia’., Circa 1925-1927.

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Identifier: MS.50171

Scope and Contents

The articles and papers are arranged chronologically.

Circa 1925.

‘Psychoanalysis in Relation to Attitudes of Doctors’.

Manuscript notes, circa 1925, of an article, ‘Psychoanalysis in Relation to Attitudes of Doctors’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The article was submitted to the ‘Edinburgh Medical Journal’, but would appear not to have been published. Folios 1-6.

Folios 1-2 loosely enclosed folios 3-6.

1927.

‘Religion and Fantasy’.

Manuscript notes and annotated typescripts, 1927, of a paper, ‘Religion and Fantasy’, read at the British Association for the Advancement of Science meeting, September 1927. Folios 7-56 and 106-109.

Manuscript notes, 1927, of Fairbairn’s paper, ‘Religion and Fantasy’. The notes include an example of a dream diary, 1927, probably of a private patient of Fairbairn’s (folios 10-12). Folios 7-34.

Abstract, 1927, of Fairbairn’s paper, ‘Religion and Fantasy’. The abstract has been corrected by Fairbairn. Folio 35.

Typescript, 1927, of Fairbairn’s paper, ‘Religion and Fantasy’. The typescript has been corrected by Fairbairn. Folios 36-44.

Carbon copy of folios 36-44 (above) with corrections by Fairbairn. Folios 45-53.

Cuttings, 1927, from ‘The Times’, ‘The Yorkshire Post’ and a report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, reporting on Fairbairn’s paper ‘Religion and Fantasy’. Folios 54-56.

Folios 7-8 loosely enclosed folios 9-34.

‘A Case of Religious Fantasy’.

Annotated typescript, 1927, of a paper, ‘A Case of Religious Fantasy’, read at the British Psychological Society, Scottish Branch meeting, 5 November 1927. The typescript has been corrected by Fairbairn. Folios 57-74.

‘Head – Aphasia’.

Manuscript notes and annotated typescript, 1927, possibly for a proposed textbook, ‘Head – Aphasia’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 75-105.

Manuscript drafts, 1927, of Part 1, chapters 1-7, Part 2, chapters 1-8 and Part 3, of Fairbairn’s proposed textbook, ‘Head – Aphasia’. Folios 75-99.

Typescript, 1927, of Volume 1, part 4, of Fairbairn’s proposed textbook, ‘Head – Aphasia’. The typescript has been corrected by Fairbairn. Folios 100-105.

Original folders.

Folios 7-34 originally enclosed by folios 106-107.

Folios 35-56 originally enclosed by folios 108-109.

Dates

  • Creation: Circa 1925-1927.

Creator

Language of Materials

English

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

0.00 Linear metres (109 folios.)

Bibliography

The paper, ‘A Case of Religious Fantasy’ (folios 57-74) is printed in: Fairbairn, W R D, `Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality`, (London, 1952).

Repository Details

Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository

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