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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 amended by Fairbairn. Folios 3-8.

Carbon-copy of a typescript summary, 1939, of the paper, ‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 9.

Amended typescript, 1939, of the paper, ‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper, annotated ‘Reading Copy’ (folio 10 recto), was read at the National Council of Mental Hygiene, Fifth Biennial Mental Health Conference, 13 January 1939. The typescript has been amended by Fairbairn. Folios 10-27.

Amended, revised typescript, 1939, of the paper, ‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The typescript has been amended by Fairbairn. It incorporates some of the amendments recorded in folios 10-27, above. Folios 28-44.

‘Psychology as Prescribed and as a Proscribed Subject’.

Amended, incomplete typescript with manuscript insertion, 1939, of a paper, ‘Psychology as Prescribed and as a Proscribed Subject’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Original folio 9 is missing. Folios 45-63.

Amended typescript, with manuscript title page, 1939, of the paper, ‘Psychology as Prescribed and as a Proscribed Subject’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper was read at the Philosophical Society, University of St Andrews, February 1939. The typescript has been amended by Fairbairn, who has also annotated the title page (folio 64 recto): ‘Final Copy’. Folios 64-77.

Dates

  • Creation: 1939.

Creator

Language of Materials

English

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Conditions Governing Use

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Extent

0.00 Linear metres (77 folios.)

Bibliography

The bibliography is arranged alphabetically by the title of the article.
‘The Psychological Factor in Sexual Delinquency’ (folios 28-44) is printed in: `Mental Hygiene` (April, 1939) pages 1-8 and, `From Instinct to Self: Selected Papers of W R D Fairbairn`, volume 2, edited by E Fairbairn Birtles and D Scharff (Jason Aronson, 1994).
‘Psychology as Prescribed and as a Proscribed Subject’ (folios 64-77) is printed in Fairbairn, William Ronald Dodds, `Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality`, (London, 1952).

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