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 psychology’. Folios 30-47.

Typescript, 1927, of Chapter 1, pages 1-[18], of the ‘Introduction to Medical Psychology’ by Fairbairn. The typescript has been corrected by Fairbairn. Folios 48-65.

Carbon copy of folios 48-65 (above), with corrections by Fairbairn. The carbon copy includes the scheme of the publication. Folios 66-84.

Folios 1-2 loosely enclosed folios 23-28 and 66.

Folios 23-24 loosely enclosed folios 25-28 and 66.

Folios 44-45 loosely enclosed folios 38-43.

Circa 1927-circa 1935.

Tutorials.

Notes, circa 1927- circa 1935, mostly in manuscript but with some in typescript, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning pioneering thinkers on the human condition. Folios 85-137.

The notes would appear to have been prepared for lectures or tutorials given by Fairbairn at the Psychology Department, University of Edinburgh.

The subjects of the tutorials are:

George Berkeley, folios 85-94;

Sir Francis Galton, folios 95-112;

Thomas Hobbes, folios 113-121; and,

William James: folios 122-137.