The abstracts are arranged chronologically.

1935.

‘The Sociological Significance of Communism in the Light of Psycho-Analysis’.

Typescript, 1935, of an abstract by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of ‘The Sociological Significance of Communism in the Light of Psycho-Analysis’, by Fairbairn. The abstract would appear not to have been published. Folios 1-2.

1938.

‘The Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience’.

Typescript, 1938, of a summary by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of ‘The Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience’, by Fairbairn. The summary was submitted for publication in the `Scotsman’, but would appear not to have been published. Folios 3-5.

Typescript, 1938, of an abstract by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of ‘The Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience’, by Fairbairn. The abstract was published in the ‘International Journal of Psycho-Analysis’, 1940. Folios 6-8.

‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’.

Typescript, 1938, of an abstract by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’, by Fairbairn. The abstract is annotated by Fairbairn as being the shorter version. The abstract was submitted for publication in the ‘International Journal of Psycho-Analysis’ but was not published. Folios 9-10.

Typescript, 1938, of an abstract by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’, by Fairbairn. The abstract is annotated by Fairbairn as being the longer version. The abstract was published in the ‘International Journal of Psycho-Analysis’, 1939. Folios 11-13.

Typescript, 1938, of an abstract by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’, by Fairbairn. The article was contributed to ‘British Journal of Psychology’, 1938. The abstract is annotated by Fairbairn as being the long version. The abstract was submitted for publication in the ‘International Journal of Psycho-Analysis’ but was not published. Folios 14-17.

1939.

‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency’.

Typescript, 1939, of an abstract by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of ‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency. Report on the Fifth Biennial Mental Health Conference’, by Fairbairn. The abstract was written for publication in the ‘International Journal of Psycho-Analysis’, although it is annotated by Fairbairn as ‘1st draft – not sent’. Folios 18-20.

Typescript, 1939, of an abstract by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of ‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency. Report on the Fifth Biennial Mental Health Conference’, by Fairbairn. The abstract was published in the ‘International Journal of Psycho-Analysis’, 1940. Folios 21-23.

‘Is Aggression an Irreducible Factor?’.

Typescript, 1939, of an abstract by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of ‘Is Aggression an Irreducible Factor?’, by Fairbairn. The abstract was published in the ‘International Journal of Psycho-Analysis’, 1940. The abstract includes annotated corrections by Fairbairn. Folios 24-26.

Manuscript, 1939, of an abstract by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of ‘Is Aggression an Irreducible Factor?’, by Fairbairn. The abstract would appear to have been written for publication in the ‘Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease’ but would appear not to have been published. Folio 27.

1953.

‘Observations on the Nature of Hysterical States’.

Extract, 1953, of an abstract by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of ‘Observations on the Nature of Hysterical States’, by Fairbairn. It is not clear from which publication this extract was taken. Folios 28-29.