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Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Literary compositions prepared for publication as an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, encyclopedia, or other work.

Found in 38 Collections and/or Records:

Articles and lectures of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., Circa 1925-1964.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50171-50214
Scope and Contents

Among the papers are drafts, superseded folios, complete manuscripts and typescripts.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: Circa 1925-1964.

Correspondence, diaries, records of consultation, drafts and typescripts of lectures, articles and papers, and personal papers, of and relating to Dr William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn

 Collection
Identifier: Acc.13332- is now part of MSS.50100-50251.
Scope and Contents Ronald Fairbairn was born in Edinburgh in 1889 and educated at Merchiston Castle School and the Universities of Edinburgh, Manchester, Kiel and Strasbourg. During the First World War he served as a Territorial in the Royal Garrison Artillery with postings in Egypt and Palestine. He was Assistant Physician at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Mental Diseases from 1923-1924 and subsequently forged a career in medical psychology. He produced numerous psychological publications. He married,...
Dates: 1896-2006.

Draft manuscripts and notes of papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘Nervous Ailments’; and, ‘The Libido Theory and the Theory of the Pleasure Principle Interpreted in Terms of Appetite’., After 1922-circa 1930.

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Identifier: MS.50213
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically.After 1922.‘Nervous Ailments’.Outline in manuscript, [after 1922], of what would appear to be a lecture, ‘Nervous Ailments’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper has been annotated at the head of original foliation 1, “Women Citizens’ Association”. Folios 1-35.Circa 1930.‘The Libido Theory and the Theory of the Pleasure Principle Interpreted in Terms of Appetite’.Manuscript...
Dates: After 1922-circa 1930.

Draft manuscripts and typescripts of a ‘Textbook of medical psychology’ by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn; and, notes for tutorials by Fairbairn., 1927-circa 1935.

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Identifier: MS.50172
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. 1927.‘Textbook of Medical Psychology’.Manuscript notes and publication outlines, 1927, for a proposed textbook, ‘Introduction to medical psychology’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 1-29.Manuscript drafts, 1927, of Chapter 1 of Fairbairn’s proposed textbook, ‘Introduction to medical...
Dates: 1927-circa 1935.

Draft manuscripts and typescripts of articles and papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: “A Critique of Educational Aims (A Medical Psychologist`s Reflections on Education)”; “The Effect of the King`s Death upon Patients under Analysis”; “Morbid Grievances”; and, “Arms and the Child”., 1936.

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Identifier: MS.50180
Scope and Contents The articles and papers are arranged chronologically.1936. “A Critique of Educational Aims (A Medical Psychologist`s Reflections on Education)”.Amended typescript, [1936], of a paper, “A Critique of Educational Aims (A Medical Psychologist`s Reflections on Education)”, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper was read at a meeting of the Fife Head Teachers` Association, 11 January 1936. The typescript has been amended by Fairbairn. Folios 1-43. ...
Dates: 1936.

Draft manuscripts and typescripts of articles and papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘The Place of Imagination in the Psychology of the Child’; ‘A Psycho-Analytical Interpretation of Soviet Russia’; ‘The Sociological Significance of Communism Considered in the Light of Psycho-Analysis’; and, notes for tutorials or lectures by Fairbairn., 1934-1935.

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Identifier: MS.50179
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.1934.‘The Place of Imagination in the Psychology of the Child’.Amended typescript, 1934, of a lecture, ‘The Place of Imagination in the Psychology of the Child’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The lecture was delivered at the Parents` National Education Union, Edinburgh Branch meeting, February 1934....
Dates: 1934-1935.

Draft manuscripts and typescripts of ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1951-1952.

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Identifier: MS.50194
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically. 1951.Typescript, 1951, of the original introduction to ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’. The typescript would appear to suggest the book’s original title was ‘Studies in Psycho-Analysis and Object-Relations Psychology’. The typescript has been corrected by Fairbairn. Folios 1-12.1952.Typescript, 1952, of the original preface to ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’. The typescript has...
Dates: 1951-1952.

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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Identifier: MS.50210
Scope and Contents 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...
Dates: 1958.

Drafts and typescripts of articles and papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘Contribution to Discussion on “The Nature and Function of Phantasy”’ by Susan Isaacs; ‘Endopsychic Structure Considered in terms of Object-Relationships’; ‘Psychoanalysis’; ‘The Treatment and Rehabilitation of Offenders’; and, ‘Object Relations and Dynamic Structure’., 1943-1946.

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Identifier: MS.50192
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically. 1943.‘Contribution to Discussion on “The Nature and Function of Phantasy” by Susan Isaacs`.Amended typescript, 1943, of a paper, ‘Contribution to Discussion on “The Nature and Function of Phantasy” [by Susan Isaacs]`, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper was read on behalf of Fairbairn by Edward Glover at a meeting of the British Psycho-Analytical Society, 17 February 1943. The typescript has been amended by...
Dates: 1943-1946.

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...
Dates: Circa 1925-1927.

Drafts and typescripts of articles and papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘Steps in the Development of an Object-Relations Theory of the Personality’; "A Synopsis of the Development of the Author`s Views in the Direction of a Psychology of Dynamic Structure"; and, ‘Comments on “Psychological Motifs in the Works of the Norwegian Sculptor, Gustav Vigeland” by Ingjald Nissen’., 1948-1951.

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Identifier: MS.50193
Scope and Contents 1948.‘Steps in the Development of an Object-Relations Theory of the Personality’.Typescript, 1948, of a summary by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of his own paper, ‘Steps in the Development of an Object-Relations Theory of the Personality’. The paper was read at the Twelfth International Congress of Psychology, 26 July 1948. Folio 1.Amended typescript, 1948, of an article, ‘Steps in the Development of an Object-Relations Theory of the Personality’, by...
Dates: 1948-1951.

Drafts and typescripts of articles and papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘The Study of Mental Abnormality: Prolegomena to the Establishment of a National Laboratory for this Purpose’; ‘Dissociation and Repression’; and, notes for tutorials and lectures by Fairbairn., 1928-circa 1930.

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Identifier: MS.50173
Scope and Contents The articles and lectures are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular work spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date.1928.‘The Study of Mental Abnormality: Prolegomena to the Establishment of a National Laboratory for this Purpose’.Annotated typescript, 1928, of an article, ‘The Study of Mental Abnormality: Prolegomena to the Establishment of a National Laboratory for this Purpose’, contributed to the...
Dates: 1928-circa 1930.

Lectures and articles of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1919-1964, undated.

 Series
Identifier: MSS.50171-50226
Scope and Contents

A comprehensive collection of the writings of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn including published and unpublished articles, lectures and reviews.

Dates: 1919-1964, undated.

Letters of, to or concerning William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: correspondents with surnames from Balint to Guntrip., 1927-1974.

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Identifier: MS.50100
Scope and Contents The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, and by date under each name.Balint, Michael.Correspondence, 1955, including copies of letters, between Michael Balint and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Also included is a copy of a letter, 1955 (folios 2-5), of Fairbairn to John Sutherland. Folios 1-12. Begg, Norman D.Letter, 1952, of Norman D Begg, Director, European Regional Office of the World Health Organisation, to William Ronald...
Dates: 1927-1974.

Manuscript, and amended and revised typescripts, of an article, ‘Considerations Arising Out of the Schreber Case’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1956.

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Identifier: MS.50207
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically.1956.Manuscript draft, 1956, of an article, ‘Considerations Arising Out of the Schreber Case’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 1-38.Amended carbon copy of a typescript, 1956, of the article, ‘Considerations Arising Out of the Schreber Case’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The carbon copy has been amended by Fairbairn. It is the top copy to folios 69-99 (below). Folios 39-68.Amended...
Dates: 1956.

Manuscript and typescripts of lectures and an article by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: `"Abnormal Psychology (Its Concepts and Theories)" by H L Hollingworth`; and, ‘Medical and Psychological Aspects of the Problem of Child Assault’., 1933-1935.

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Identifier: MS.50178
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.1933.Psychology Discussion Class notes.Manuscript notes, February 1933, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn on, "‘Abnormal Psychology (Its Concepts and Theories)` by H L Hollingworth". The notes would appear to have been produced for a Psychology Discussion Class, probably at the Psychology Department,...
Dates: 1933-1935.

Manuscript drafts and a typescript of a paper ‘Considerations in support of the Psychology of Object-Relations and Dynamic Structure’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1953.

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Identifier: MS.50203
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically.1953.First manuscript draft, 1953, of a paper ‘Considerations in support of the Psychology of Object-Relations and Dynamic Structure’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper was read at a meeting of the 1952 Club, 29 October 1953. Folios 1-21.Amended, manuscript draft, 1953, of an article, ‘Considerations in support of the Psychology of Object-Relations and Dynamic Structure’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn....
Dates: 1953.

Manuscript drafts and typescripts of a paper, ‘Freud and the Psycho-Analytical Method’, subsequently entitled ‘Freud, the Psycho-Analytical Method and Mental Health’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1956.

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Identifier: MS.50205
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically.1956.Amended carbon copy of a typescript, 1956, of a paper, ‘Freud and the Psycho-Analytical Method’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper was read at the summer school of the Davidson Clinic, 26 July 1956. The typescript has been amended by Fairbairn. Folios 1-9.Manuscript draft, 1956, comprised of typescript and manuscript, of an article, ‘Freud and the Psycho-Analytical Method’, by William Ronald Dodds...
Dates: 1956.

Manuscript of an article, ‘Psychoanalysis and the Teacher’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn; and, drafts of articles by Fairbairn on the subject of object-relationships., After 1931-before 1964.

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Identifier: MS.50214
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically.After 1931.‘Psychoanalysis and the Teacher’.Manuscript, [after 1931], of a paper, ‘Psychoanalysis and the Teacher’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper may have been read at a meeting of the Psychology and Education Society, Edinburgh, 1931. Folios 1-20.After 1936.Draft of an article on the subject of object-relationships contrasted with libidinal attitudes.Manuscript...
Dates: After 1931-before 1964.

Manuscript of part 3 of ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1943-1946, 1951-1957.

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Identifier: MS.50198
Scope and Contents Another copy of the manuscript, the typescript portions of which are carbon copies of those in MSS.50203-50204. Like the other copy this is a composite of articles in typescript and offprint arranged in the sequence in which they were to be published in ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’. Each of the articles has been amended by Fairbairn in preparation for its inclusion in ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’.Part 3.Amended offprint from...
Dates: 1943-1946, 1951-1957.

Manuscript of parts 1 and 2 of ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1927-1949, 1951-1952.

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Identifier: MS.50197
Scope and Contents Each of the articles has been amended by Fairbairn in preparation for its inclusion in ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’.Prefatory material. Carbon copy of the typescript, [1952], of the draft title page to ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 1.Carbon copy of the typescript, [1952], of the Preface by Ernest Jones to ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn....
Dates: 1927-1949, 1951-1952.

Manuscript of parts 2 and 3 of ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1927-1943, 1951-1952.

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Identifier: MS.50196
Scope and Contents The manuscript is a composite of articles in typescript and offprint arranged in the sequence in which they were to be published in ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The order of each article within each part is indicated through the addition of a sequence number at the head of each title page. Each of the articles has been amended by Fairbairn in preparation for its inclusion in ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’....
Dates: 1927-1943, 1951-1952.

Manuscripts of an article, ‘Observations on the Nature of Hysterical States’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1953.

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Identifier: MS.50202
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically.1953.Amended carbon copy of the typescript, 1953, of the revised, longer version of the article ‘Observations on the Nature of Hysterical States’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The typescript has been amended by Fairbairn. Folios 1-33.Amended draft manuscript, 1953, comprised of typescript and manuscript, of the longer version of the article, ‘Observations on the Nature of Hysterical States’, by William Ronald...
Dates: 1953.

Manuscripts of an article, ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn; with related notes and correspondence., 1937-1938.

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Identifier: MS.50182
Scope and Contents The papers are arranged chronologically. 1937-1938.Incomplete, amended, draft manuscript ‘I’, 1937, comprised of typescript and manuscript, of an article, ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The article is based on Fairbairn’s paper of the same title read to the British Psychological Society, Scottish Branch meeting, 6 March 1937. The typescript has been amended by Fairbairn. Folios 1-29.Amended, superseded typescript...
Dates: 1937-1938.

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.