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Letters of, to or concerning William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn relating to publications and offprints., 1927-1961.

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Identifier: MS.50103

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, 1927-1961, between William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn and various publishers.

The correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by publisher, and by date under each publisher.



Edward Arnold and Co, publishers.

Letter and business card, 1930, of Tom H Clare, Edward Arnold and Co, publishers, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 1-2.

Horizon Press.

Letter, 1961, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn to Ben Raeburn, owner of Horizon Press. Folios 3-4.

Longmans Green and Co Limited.

Correspondence, 1927-1938, between C S S Higham and Kenneth B Potter, Longmans Green and Co Limited, and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning a proposal to publish a text book of medical psychology. Folios 5-21.

Folios 18-19. Cancelled publication agreement, 1938, between William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn and Longmans Green and Co Limited. The agreement was forwarded as an enclosure to Kenneth Potter’s letter to Fairbairn of the 15 February 1938 (folio 17).

Methuen and Co Ltd.

Letters, 1932, of Emile Victor Rieu, educational manager of Methuen and Co Ltd, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 22-23.

Correspondence, 1933-1960, concerning the circulation of offprints, reprints and other publications by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.

The papers under this series have been arranged alphabetically by title.

Correspondence, 1934-1936, concerning the paper ‘Medico-psychological aspects of the problem of child assault’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.

The correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each correspondent.

Blair, Helen M.

Letter, 1935, of Helen Blair to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 24.

British Social Hygiene Council, Incorporated.

Letter, 1935, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn to C [i.e. Sybil] Neville-Rolfe, Secretary General, British Social Hygiene Committee [i.e. Council]. Folio 25.

Acknowledgement postcard, 1936, of the British Social Hygiene Council to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 26.

Letter, 1936, of Sybil Neville-Rolfe, Secretary General, British Social Hygiene Council, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 27.

Correspondence, 1936, between William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn and Thomas Drummond Shiels, Medical Secretary, British Social Hygiene Council. Folios 28-32.

Chevassut, F J.

Correspondence, 1936, between the Reverend F J Chevassut, Hulme Church Hostel, and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 33-35.

Church of England Advisory Board of Moral Welfare.

Correspondence, 1935-1936, between William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn and Lila Retallack, General Secretary, and A J Crossley, Assistant Secretary, of the Church of England Advisory Board for Moral Welfare Work. Folios 36-44.

Council of Social Service (Edinburgh), Social Service Reference Library.

Correspondence, 1935, between William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn and Christine M Turnbull, Social Service Reference Library. Folios 45-46.

Joint Committee of Edinburgh Women Citizens Association and the National Council of Women, Edinburgh and District Branch.

Letters, 1934, of Agnes Syme Macdonald, Joint Honorary Secretary of the Joint Committee of Edinburgh Women Citizens Association and the National Council of Women, Edinburgh and District Branch, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 47-49.

League of Nations. Child Welfare Committee.

Correspondence, 1935, between William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn and ‘Mlle A Colin’, League of Nations. Folios 50-51.

Lichfield Diocesan Association for Preventive and Rescue Work.

Letter and postcard, 1936, of ‘Catharine’, Lichfield Diocesan Association for Preventive and Rescue Work, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 52-53.

Lowenfeld, Margaret.

Letter, 1935, of Margaret Lowenfeld to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 54.

Photocopy, [?late 20th century], of a letter, 1935, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn to Margaret Lowenfeld. Folio 55.

Mental Hospital, Riccartsbar.

Letter, 1935, of Mary Reid Knight, Medical Superintendent, The Mental Hospital, Riccartsbar, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 56.

National Vigilance Association and International Bureau for the Suppression of Traffic in Women and Children.

Correspondence, 1935, between William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn and F A R Sempkins, Secretary, National Vigilance Association. Folios 57-58.

Russell, Albert.

Letter, 1935, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn to Albert Russell. Folio 59.

Scottish Education Department.

Letter, 1935, of William W McKechnie, Secretary, Scottish Education Department, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 60.

Other.

Note, [?1935], of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, probably of names of people to whom offprints of his article ‘Medico-psychological aspects of the problem of child assault’ were to be sent. Folio 61.

Correspondence, 1959, concerning the paper ‘Observations on the Nature of Hysterical States’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.

Becker, Werner F.

Postcard, 1959, of Werner Becker, Allan Memorial Institute of Psychiatry, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 62.

Correspondence, 1933, concerning the paper ‘Psychological aspects of dentistry’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.

Letter, 1933, of David Forsyth to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 63-64.

Printed booklet, 1933, ‘Names and addresses of members of the Scottish Association for Mental Welfare – Feb., 1933’. Folios 65-68.

Correspondence and related papers, 1960, concerning the publication of ‘A Short Historical Account of the Development of the Psycho-Analytical Movement in Scotland’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, for the International Congress of the World Federation for Mental Health.

Freeman, Tom.

Letter, 1960, of Tom Freeman to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 69.

Henderson, David Kennedy.

Letter, 1960, of David Henderson to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 70.

Kennedy, Alexander.

Letters, 1960, of Alexander Kennedy to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 71-72.

Lyon, Ranald M Murray-

Correspondence, 1960, between William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn and Thomas Murray-Lyon. Folios 73-75.

Matthew, David.

Letter, 1960, of David Matthew to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 76-77.

Millar, William Malcolm.

Letters, 1960, of Malcolm Millar, University of Aberdeen, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 78-80.

Sutherland, John (‘Jock’) Derg.

Letter, 1960, of Jock Sutherland, The Tavistock Clinic, London, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 81.

Thomson, Helen Torrance.

Letters, 1960, of Helen Torrance Thomson to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning her husband, Henry. Enclosed with the letter are notes (folio 83) on Henry’s career. Folios 82-85.

Miscellaneous material concerning the preparation of ‘A Short Historical Account of the Development of the Psycho-Analytical Movement in Scotland’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.

Notes, [?1960], concerning subjects for ‘A Short Historical Account of the Development of the Psycho-Analytical Movement in Scotland’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 86-89.

Original folder.

Folios 3-4 were originally enclosed by a folder, annotated by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘XIV Art and Psycho-Analysis’, which is now MS.50104, folios 78-79.

Dates

  • Creation: 1927-1961.

Creator

Language of Materials

English

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

0.00 Linear metres (89 folios.)

Subject

Repository Details

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

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