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Letters of, to or concerning William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: correspondents with surnames from Sandler to Wisdom., 1900-1959, undated.

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Identifier: MS.50102

Scope and Contents

The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.

Sandler, Joseph.

Letter, 1956, of Joseph Sandler to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 1.

Stanley, James.

Letters, 1941, of James Stanley to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 2-3.

Sutherland, John.

Correspondence, 1944-1963, including copies of letters, between John Sutherland and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 4-110.

Folios 85-86. Notes made by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn on the article ‘Pleasure, Object and Libido’, by Michael Balint. The notes would appear to be related to Sutherland’s letter to Fairbairn of the 8 September 1955 (folios 81-84).

Szasz, Thomas Stephen.

Correspondence, 1957, including an incomplete copy of a letter, between Thomas Szasz and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The correspondence concerns the articles, ‘On the Theory of Psycho-Analytic Treatment’, 1957, by Thomas Szasz and ‘Observations on the Nature of Hysterical States’, 1954, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 111-113.

Taylor, Dr.

Copy of a letter, 1954, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn to Dr Taylor. Folios 114-116.

Torby, Michael.

Letters, 1929, of Michael Torby to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 117-120.

Twentyman, George Antony.

Letter, 1900, of George Twentyman, Assistant Master at Merchiston Castle Preparatory School, to Cecila Fairbairn. Folios 121-122.

Walker, Nigel.

Letters, 1954, of Nigel Walker to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 123-124.

Watters, T A.

Letter, 1959, of T A Watters to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 125.

Werneck, Luiz de L.

Christmas card, [circa 1945], of Luiz de L Werneck to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 126-127.

Whitelaw, James.

Incomplete letter, undated, of James Whitelaw to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 128.

Wisdom, John Oulton.

Correspondence, 1954-1956, including a copy of a letter, between John Wisdom and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Also included is an undated letter (folios 137-138) of an unidentified correspondent [possibly Harry Guntrip] to John Wisdom. Folios 129-140.

Dates

  • Creation: 1900-1959, undated.

Creator

Language of Materials

English

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Normal access conditions apply.

Conditions Governing Use

Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.

Extent

0.00 Linear metres (140 folios.)

Bibliography

Folios 75-80 are printed in `From Instinct to Self: Selected Papers of W R D Fairbairn`, volume 2, edited by E Fairbairn Birtles and D Scharff (Jason Aronson, 1994).

Repository Details

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

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