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Manuscripts.

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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Refers to handwritten documents, and may also be used to distinguish certain documents from published or otherwise printed documents, as in the cases of typed personal letters or a typescript from which printed versions are made.

Found in 46 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscripts, typescripts and proofs of an article, ‘A Critical Evaluation of Certain Basic Psycho-Analytical Conceptions’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1956.

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Identifier: MS.50206
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically.1956.Manuscript draft, 1956, of an article subsequently entitled, ‘A Critical Evaluation of Certain Basic Psycho-Analytical Conceptions’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 1-33.Revised manuscript, 1956, of the article, ‘A Critical Evaluation of Certain Basic Psycho-Analytical Conceptions’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 34-85.Amended carbon copy of a typescript, 1956, of the article, ‘A...
Dates: 1956.

Miscellaneous papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: notes on, quotations from and abstracts of the works of various authors., 1925-1936.

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Identifier: MS.50223
Scope and Contents Notes on, quotations from and abstracts of papers and publications of various authors recorded by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The papers are arranged alphabetically by author. Where the papers do not relate to a specific author but to a discussion group or corporate body, the papers are placed under that body in the author sequence. The papers are generally undated, but are probably from the period 1927-1936.1952 Club. Manuscript notes, twenty two...
Dates: 1925-1936.

Miscellaneous papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn relating to: (i) his work at Edinburgh University; and, (ii) the preparation of his papers and articles on psychoanalysis., 1927-1932.

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Identifier: MS.50221
Scope and Contents Miscellaneous papers relating to the work of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn at Edinburgh University.‘University of Edinburgh. Session 1927-1928. First Term Examination. Psychology (Ordinary). Tuesday, 13th December 1927.’ Folio 1. ‘University of Edinburgh. Psychology (Ordinary). Session 1927-28. Second Term Examination. Friday, 9th March 1928.’ Folio 2. ‘University of Edinburgh. Session 1928-29. Faculty of Medicine. Elementary Psychology. Tuesday, 12th...
Dates: 1927-1932.

Notes for lectures by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., Circa 1928-circa 1935.

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Identifier: MS.50174
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular work spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date.Circa 1928- circa 1935.Lectures.Manuscript lecture notes, [circa 1928-circa 1935], of William Dodds Fairbairn concerning the psychology of adolescence. Folios 1-100.Folios 47-48 loosely enclosed folios 49-58.Folios 59-60 loosely enclosed folios 61-100.Manuscript lecture...
Dates: Circa 1928-circa 1935.

Papers concerning an article, “Critical Observations on Fairbairn’s Theory of Object Relations”, by Karl M Abenheimer, and the reply, “Observations in Defence of the Object Relations Theory of the Personality”, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1953-1955.

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Identifier: MS.50227
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically. 1953.Letter, 1953, of Karl M Abenheimer to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Abenheimer forwards a copy of his own paper, ‘Critical Observations on Fairbairn’s Theory of Object Relations’ (folios 2-37, below), for Fairbairn’s comments and reply. Folio 1.Amended carbon copy of a typescript, 1953, of ‘Critical Observations on Fairbairn’s Theory of Object Relations’, by Karl M Abenheimer. The typescript has been amended...
Dates: 1953-1955.

Papers concerning the death of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1965.

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Identifier: MS.50250
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically. Announcement of the death of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.Press cutting from the ‘Scotsman’, 2 January 1965, of the notice of death for William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 1.Offprint, 1965, of the notice of death in the ‘Scotsman’, [2 January 1965], for William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 2.Papers concerning the funeral of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.Manuscript list, [before 6...
Dates: 1965.

Papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn mostly concerning the psychoanalytical assessment of his private patients., 1926-1958.

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Identifier: MS.50167
Scope and Contents 1926.Index card, [1926], in the hand of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, headed: ‘Word Association Test’. Folio 1.Blank, printed word association test, [circa 1926]. Folio 2.1938.Typescript questionnaire, [1938], on psychoanalytical methodology. The questionnaire has been completed by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 3-7.Manuscript notes of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning the psychoalytical treatment of his patients....
Dates: 1926-1958.

Papers relating to: (i) criticism by Michael Balint, Siegmund Foulkes and John Sutherland of the views of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn on certain psycho-analtyical conceptions, and (ii) Fairbairn’s response; all published in the ‘British Journal for the Philosophy of Science’, volume 7, number 28 (1957)., 1955-1956.

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Identifier: MS.50208
Scope and Contents 1955.Papers concerning the criticisms made by Michael Balint, Siegmund Foulkes and John Sutherland.Balint, Michael.Letter, with enclosure, 1955, of Michael Balint to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The enclosure, forwarded for Fairbairn’s comments, is a carbon copy of Balint’s ‘Criticism of Fairbairn’s Generalisation about Object-Relations’. The criticism was published in the ‘British Journal for the Philosophy of Science’, 1957. Folios 1-5....
Dates: 1955-1956.

Papers relating to the personal interest of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn in migraine; and, personal recollections of Fairbairn in the context of self-analysis., 1919-circa 1955.

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Identifier: MS.50169
Scope and Contents The papers in this file have been arranged by theme. Psychic experiences of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.Manuscript note, 1919, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn recorded on a postcard. The note outlines an incident experienced by Fairbairn, and others, on 11 December 1919 which he questions whether it was not a psychic experience. Folio 1.Papers relating to the personal interest of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn in migraine. Extracts and...
Dates: 1919-circa 1955.

Personal papers concerning William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn and his family; with miscellaneous literary papers., After 1916-1959, undated.

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Identifier: MS.50246
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular subject spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date.1927-1936.Papers relating to the children of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.Commemorative offprint, 1927, of the notice in the ‘Scotsman’, 23 June 1927, of the birth of Ellinor Fairbairn. Folio 1.Manuscript and typescript notes, 1932-1936, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn recording...
Dates: After 1916-1959, undated.

Rejected drafts of the article ‘The Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn; with correspondence relating to the publication of the article., 1938-1939.

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Identifier: MS.50185
Scope and Contents Typescript, [1938], of original folios 28-35, re-foliated 29-36, of a draft of a version of the article ‘The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The head of folio 28=29 has been annotated ‘I’. Folios 1-8.Amended typescript, [1938], of original folios 10-17, 19, 26-50, of a draft of a longer version of the article ‘The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The head of original folio 26 has been annotated...
Dates: 1938-1939.

Reviews by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of works of other authors., 1939-1957.

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Identifier: MS.50220
Scope and Contents The reviews are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular work spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date.1939.‘A Biological Approach to the Problem of Abnormal Behaviour’, by Milton Harrington.Carbon copy of a typescript, [circa 1939], of a review by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of ‘A Biological Approach to the Problem of Abnormal Behaviour’, by Milton Harrington. The review was published in the ‘Edinburgh...
Dates: 1939-1957.

Reviews by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of works of others authors., 1926-1938.

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Identifier: MS.50219
Scope and Contents The reviews are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular work spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date.1926.Assorted reviews.Extract, pages 93-94, ‘Notes on Books’, from the ‘Edinburgh Medical Journal’, 1926. The extract includes reviews by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of: ‘Old and New Viewpoints in Psychology’, by Knight Dunlop [i.e. Dunlap]; and, ‘Psychoanalysis and the Psychic Disorder of General...
Dates: 1926-1938.

Typescript of an article, ‘Observations in Defence of the Object Relations Theory of the Personality’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: and, a draft response by Fairbairn to a review of his publication, `Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’., 1954.

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Identifier: MS.50204
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically.1954.‘Observations in Defence of the Object Relations Theory of the Personality’.Amended carbon copy of a typescript, 1954, of an article, ‘Observations in Defence of the Object Relations Theory of the Personality’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The article was contributed to the ‘British Journal of Medical Psychology’, 1955. The typescript has been amended by Fairbairn. Folios 1-28.Manuscript note,...
Dates: 1954.

Typescripts and galley proofs of articles and papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘Communism as an Anthropological Phenomenon’; and, ‘The Elimination of the Potential Neurasthenic during Training’., 1936-1937.

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Identifier: MS.50181
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular work spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date.1936-1937. ‘Communism as an Anthropological Phenomenon’.Printed notice, 1936, advertising a paper, ‘Communism as an Anthropological Phenomenon’, to be read by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn at a meeting of the Scottish Anthropological and Folklore Society, December 1936. Folios 1-2.Superseded...
Dates: 1936-1937.

Typescripts of an article, `The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, with related papers., 1938-1939.

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Identifier: MSS.50183-50185
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Among the papers are drafts, superseded folios, complete manuscripts and typescripts. Many of Fairbairn`s articles evolved from papers and lectures read by him at various meetings. Bibliographical references are included for the published articles.

Dates: 1938-1939.

Typescripts of articles by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘A Revised Psychopathology of Psychoses and Psychoneuroses’; and, ‘Beyond the Oedipus Situation’., 1941-circa 1942.

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Identifier: MS.50189
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically. 1941.‘A Revised Psychopathology of Psychoses and Psychoneuroses’.Typescripts and offprint, 1941, of an article, ‘A Revised Psychopathology of Psychoses and Psychoneuroses’, contributed to ‘The International Journal of Psycho-Analysis’, 1941. Folios 1-112 and folios 128-131.Typescript, 1941, of an article, ‘A Revised Psychopathology of Psychoses and Psychoneuroses’. This typescript is annotated, by...
Dates: 1941-circa 1942.

Typescripts of papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘A Study of Schizoid States’; and, ‘Schizoid Factors in the Personality’., 1940.

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Identifier: MS.50188
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically. 1940.‘A Study of Schizoid States’.Typescript, 1940: ‘Carstairs Hospital List of admissions: 1st July to 17th Oct. 1940. Finally diagnosed as Psychoses and Psychopaths’. Folios 1-2.Manuscript notes, 1940, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning the subject of schizophrenia. Folios 3-73.Incomplete draft manuscript, 1940, of ‘A Study of Schizoid States’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn....
Dates: 1940.

Typescripts of papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency’; and, ‘Psychology as Prescribed and as a Proscribed Subject’., 1939.

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Identifier: MS.50187
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically. 1939.‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency’.Printed ‘Final Programme’, 1939, for the National Council of Mental Hygiene, Fifth Biennial Mental Health Conference. Folios 1-2.Typescript draft, 1939, of ‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper has been annotated (folio 3 recto) by Fairbairn, ‘Draft – not included in paper’. The draft has been...
Dates: 1939.

Typescripts of the article ‘The Nature of Aesthetic Experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1938.

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Identifier: MS.50184
Scope and Contents The article ‘The Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, developed from Fairbairn’s papers, ‘The ultimate nature of aesthetic experience’ and ‘The nature of aesthetic experience’. The article was published in the ‘British Journal of Psychology’. The typescripts have been arranged in the order in which they appear to have been created and revised. Carbon copy, mostly, of a typescript draft, [1938] of the article ‘The ultimate basis...
Dates: 1938.

Typescripts of two papers, ‘The Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience’ and ‘The Nature of Aesthetic Experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn; with press cuttings of reviews of each of the meetings at which the papers were read., 1938.

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Identifier: MS.50183
Scope and Contents The paper ‘The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, was read by Fairbairn at a meeting of the Scottish Branch of the British Psychological Society, 29 January 1938. Fairbairn read a slightly revised version of the paper, under the title ‘The nature of aesthetic experience’, to a meeting of the British Psycho-Analytical Society, 2 March 1938. The papers formed the basis of Fairbairn’s subsequent article, published in the ‘British Journal of...
Dates: 1938.