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Draft manuscripts of a lecture and subsequent article, ‘On the Nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1958.

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Manuscript of a paper ‘On the nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn; with related letters of Donald Winnicott.

Draft manuscript, [1958], of the paper, ‘On the nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The final version of the paper was read at a meeting of the British Psycho-Analytical Society, 18 June 1958. Folios 1-12.

Letters, 1958, of Donald Winnicott to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 13-15.

Agenda, 1958, for the meeting of the British Psycho-Analytical Society, 18 June 1958. Folio 16.

Draft manuscripts of an article ‘On the nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.

The article evolved from the paper of the same title read by Fairbairn at the meeting of the British Psycho-Analytical Society, 18 June 1958.

Incomplete draft manuscript, 1958, of the article ‘On the nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The draft wants original folios 12-13, and the final section. It includes sections from a carbon copy of an earlier typescript by Fairbairn. Folios 17-30.

Draft of a section of the manuscript, 1958, of the article ‘On the nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The draft wants original folios 5 and 8. The draft is mainly comprised of parts of a carbon copy of an earlier typescript letter by Fairbairn concerning his approach to psycho-analysis. Folios 31-42

Amended carbon copy of a typescript, [1958], of a section, original folios 14-16 only, of the article ‘On the nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 43-45.

Amended typescript, [1958], of a section, original folios 14-[15=16] only, of the article ‘On the nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The typescript is the top copy to folios 43-45, above. Original folio 15 has been changed to ‘16’, and a new folio 15 in manuscript has been inserted. Folios 46-48

Manuscript, [1958], of a section, original folios 16-30 only, of the article ‘On the nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 49-63.

Manuscript list, [1958], of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of the bibliographic references to be appended to his article, ‘On the nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment’. Folio 64.

Amended carbon copy of a typescript, [1958], of the article ‘On the nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 65-87.

Carbon copy of a typescript, [1958], of original folio 23 of the article ‘On the nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The list of bibliographic references has been included. Folio 88.

Dates

  • Creation: 1958.

Creator

Language of Materials

English

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Extent

0.00 Linear metres (88 folios.)

Bibliography

`On the Nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment` is printed in: `International Journal of Psycho-Analysis`, volume 39, number 5 (1958) pages 374-385; and, `From Instinct to Self: Selected Papers of W R D Fairbairn`, volume 1, edited by E Fairbairn Birtles and D Scharff (Jason Aronson, 1994).

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