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Rejected drafts of the article ‘The Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn; with correspondence relating to the publication of the article., 1938-1939.

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Identifier: MS.50185

Scope and Contents

Typescript, [1938], of original folios 28-35, re-foliated 29-36, of a draft of a version of the article ‘The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The head of folio 28=29 has been annotated ‘I’. Folios 1-8.

Amended typescript, [1938], of original folios 10-17, 19, 26-50, of a draft of a longer version of the article ‘The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The head of original folio 26 has been annotated ‘Oldest typed version’. Folios 9-43.

Carbon copy of a typescript, [1938], of original folio 11 of a draft of a version of the article ‘The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 44.

Carbon copy of a typescript, [1938], of original folios 28-32 of a draft of the article ‘The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The head of original folio 28 has been annotated by Fairbairn: ‘1st ending for B J P [‘British Journal of Pscychology’] Rejected’. Folios 45-49.

Typescript, [1938], of a draft of the title page and part of the introduction to the article ‘The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 50.

Typescript, [1938], of original folios [1]-3 of a draft of the article ‘The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The typescript has been annotated by Fairbairn at the head of original folio [1]: ‘Duplicate. 2nd Version’. Folios 51-53.

Typescript, [1938], of original folios [1]-3 of a draft of the article ‘The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The typescript has been annotated by Fairbairn at the head of original folio [1]: ‘2nd Copy Revised for 3rd Copy’. Folios 54-56.

Assorted manuscript notes and drafts, [1938], of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn relating to his article ‘The Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience’. Folios 57-78.

Letters, 1938-1939, of and to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning the publication of his article ‘The ultimate basis of aesthetic experience’.

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

Bartlett, Frederic Charles.

Correspondence, 1938, including copies of letters, between Frederic Bartlett and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 79-81.

Honeyman, Thomas John.

Letter, 1939, of Thomas Honeyman to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 82.

Read, Herbert.

Letter, 1939, of Herbert Read to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 83.

Vernon, Magdalen Dorothea.

Letter, 1938, of Magdalen Vernon to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 84.

Dates

  • Creation: 1938-1939.

Creator

Language of Materials

English

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Extent

0.00 Linear metres (84 folios.)

Repository Details

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

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