Correspondence.
Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Any forms of addressed and written communication sent and received, including letters, postcards, memorandums, notes, telegrams, or cables.
Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:
Correspondence concerning the circulation of offprints, reprints and other publications by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1936-1953.
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Identifier: MS.50104
Scope and Contents
The papers have been arranged alphabetically by theme: ‘art’, ‘communism’, ‘object relations’.Correspondence, 1937-1953, concerning papers and publications by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn on art, in particular: ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’; ‘Ultimate Basis of Aesthetic Experience’; and, “Critical Notice – ‘Psychoanalytic Explorations in Art’, by Ernst Kris”. The correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each...
Dates:
1936-1953.
Draft manuscripts and typescripts of articles and papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: “A Critique of Educational Aims (A Medical Psychologist`s Reflections on Education)”; “The Effect of the King`s Death upon Patients under Analysis”; “Morbid Grievances”; and, “Arms and the Child”., 1936.
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Identifier: MS.50180
Scope and Contents
The articles and papers are arranged chronologically.1936. “A Critique of Educational Aims (A Medical Psychologist`s Reflections on Education)”.Amended typescript, [1936], of a paper, “A Critique of Educational Aims (A Medical Psychologist`s Reflections on Education)”, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper was read at a meeting of the Fife Head Teachers` Association, 11 January 1936. The typescript has been amended by Fairbairn. Folios 1-43. ...
Dates:
1936.
Draft manuscripts and typescripts of ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1951-1952.
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Identifier: MS.50194
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically. 1951.Typescript, 1951, of the original introduction to ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’. The typescript would appear to suggest the book’s original title was ‘Studies in Psycho-Analysis and Object-Relations Psychology’. The typescript has been corrected by Fairbairn. Folios 1-12.1952.Typescript, 1952, of the original preface to ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’. The typescript has...
Dates:
1951-1952.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
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Lectures and articles of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Articles and lectures of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Draft manuscripts of `Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality`, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
Draft manuscripts of a lecture and subsequent article, ‘On the Nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1958.
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Identifier: MS.50210
Scope and Contents
Manuscript of a paper ‘On the nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn; with related letters of Donald Winnicott.Draft manuscript, [1958], of the paper, ‘On the nature and Aims of Psycho-Analytical Treatment’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The final version of the paper was read at a meeting of the British Psycho-Analytical Society, 18 June 1958. Folios 1-12.Letters, 1958, of Donald Winnicott to William Ronald Dodds...
Dates:
1958.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
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Lectures and articles of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Articles and lectures of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Papers concerning an article, `On the nature and aims of psycho-analytical treatment`, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
Draft manuscripts of an article, ‘Observations on the Nature of Hysterical States’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn; with related correspondence and manuscript notes., 1953.
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Identifier: MS.50201
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically.1953.Letter, 1953, of O Alldridge, as Assistant Secretary of the Authors’ Club, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The letter would appear to relate to arrangements concerning accommodation for Fairbairn in connection with a meeting of the Medical Section of the British Psychological Society, 28 October 1953. At the meeting Fairbairn read his paper, ‘Observations on the Nature of Hysterical States’. Folio 1....
Dates:
1953.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
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Lectures and articles of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Articles and lectures of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Draft and final versions of an article, `Observations on the Nature of Hysterical States`, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, with related manuscript notes and correspondence.
Drafts and typescripts of articles and papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘Contribution to Discussion on “The Nature and Function of Phantasy”’ by Susan Isaacs; ‘Endopsychic Structure Considered in terms of Object-Relationships’; ‘Psychoanalysis’; ‘The Treatment and Rehabilitation of Offenders’; and, ‘Object Relations and Dynamic Structure’., 1943-1946.
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Identifier: MS.50192
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically. 1943.‘Contribution to Discussion on “The Nature and Function of Phantasy” by Susan Isaacs`.Amended typescript, 1943, of a paper, ‘Contribution to Discussion on “The Nature and Function of Phantasy” [by Susan Isaacs]`, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper was read on behalf of Fairbairn by Edward Glover at a meeting of the British Psycho-Analytical Society, 17 February 1943. The typescript has been amended by...
Dates:
1943-1946.
Letters of, to or concerning William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1900, 1927-1974, undated.
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Identifier: MSS.50100-50105
Scope and Contents
The letters relate mostly to the professional activities of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, particularly correspondence with other psychoanalysts among them Edward Glover, Melanie Klein and John D Sutherland.
Dates:
1900, 1927-1974, undated.
Letters of, to or concerning William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: correspondents with surnames from Balint to Guntrip., 1927-1974.
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Identifier: MS.50100
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent, and by date under each name.Balint, Michael.Correspondence, 1955, including copies of letters, between Michael Balint and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Also included is a copy of a letter, 1955 (folios 2-5), of Fairbairn to John Sutherland. Folios 1-12. Begg, Norman D.Letter, 1952, of Norman D Begg, Director, European Regional Office of the World Health Organisation, to William Ronald...
Dates:
1927-1974.
Letters of, to or concerning William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: correspondents with surnames from Harding to Rycroft., 1930-1961, undated.
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Identifier: MS.50101
Scope and Contents
The letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent and by date under each name.Harding, Denys Wyatt.Letter, 1951, of Denys Wyatt Harding to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 1.Harris, F Armstrong.Letter, 1952, of F Armstrong Harris to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folio 2.Hill, Denis.Correspondence, 1953, between Denis Hill and William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 3-7.Hotoph, Hildegard....
Dates:
1930-1961, undated.
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....
Dates:
1900-1959, undated.
Letters of, to or concerning William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn relating to his publication ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’., 1951-1955.
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Identifier: MS.50105
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, 1951-1955, between William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn and various publishers relating to the publication of ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’. The correspondence has been arranged alphabetically by publisher, and by date under each publisher. ‘The British Journal of Medical Psychology’.Letter, 1951, of John D Sutherland, Editor of the ‘The British Journal of Medical Psychology’, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning permission...
Dates:
1951-1955.
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...
Dates:
1927-1961.
Manuscript of part 3 of ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1943-1946, 1951-1957.
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Identifier: MS.50198
Scope and Contents
Another copy of the manuscript, the typescript portions of which are carbon copies of those in MSS.50203-50204. Like the other copy this is a composite of articles in typescript and offprint arranged in the sequence in which they were to be published in ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’. Each of the articles has been amended by Fairbairn in preparation for its inclusion in ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’.Part 3.Amended offprint from...
Dates:
1943-1946, 1951-1957.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
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Lectures and articles of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Articles and lectures of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Draft manuscripts of `Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality`, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Draft manuscript of `Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality`, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
Manuscripts of an article, ‘Observations on the Nature of Hysterical States’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1953.
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Identifier: MS.50202
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically.1953.Amended carbon copy of the typescript, 1953, of the revised, longer version of the article ‘Observations on the Nature of Hysterical States’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The typescript has been amended by Fairbairn. Folios 1-33.Amended draft manuscript, 1953, comprised of typescript and manuscript, of the longer version of the article, ‘Observations on the Nature of Hysterical States’, by William Ronald...
Dates:
1953.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
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Lectures and articles of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Articles and lectures of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
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Draft and final versions of an article, `Observations on the Nature of Hysterical States`, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, with related manuscript notes and correspondence.
Manuscripts of an article, ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn; with related notes and correspondence., 1937-1938.
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Identifier: MS.50182
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically. 1937-1938.Incomplete, amended, draft manuscript ‘I’, 1937, comprised of typescript and manuscript, of an article, ‘Prolegomena to a Psychology of Art’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The article is based on Fairbairn’s paper of the same title read to the British Psychological Society, Scottish Branch meeting, 6 March 1937. The typescript has been amended by Fairbairn. Folios 1-29.Amended, superseded typescript...
Dates:
1937-1938.
Papers concerning an article, “Critical Observations on Fairbairn’s Theory of Object Relations”, by Karl M Abenheimer, and the reply, “Observations in Defence of the Object Relations Theory of the Personality”, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1953-1955.
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Identifier: MS.50227
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically. 1953.Letter, 1953, of Karl M Abenheimer to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Abenheimer forwards a copy of his own paper, ‘Critical Observations on Fairbairn’s Theory of Object Relations’ (folios 2-37, below), for Fairbairn’s comments and reply. Folio 1.Amended carbon copy of a typescript, 1953, of ‘Critical Observations on Fairbairn’s Theory of Object Relations’, by Karl M Abenheimer. The typescript has been amended...
Dates:
1953-1955.
Papers relating to: (i) criticism by Michael Balint, Siegmund Foulkes and John Sutherland of the views of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn on certain psycho-analtyical conceptions, and (ii) Fairbairn’s response; all published in the ‘British Journal for the Philosophy of Science’, volume 7, number 28 (1957)., 1955-1956.
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Identifier: MS.50208
Scope and Contents
1955.Papers concerning the criticisms made by Michael Balint, Siegmund Foulkes and John Sutherland.Balint, Michael.Letter, with enclosure, 1955, of Michael Balint to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The enclosure, forwarded for Fairbairn’s comments, is a carbon copy of Balint’s ‘Criticism of Fairbairn’s Generalisation about Object-Relations’. The criticism was published in the ‘British Journal for the Philosophy of Science’, 1957. Folios 1-5....
Dates:
1955-1956.
Papers relating to the personal interest of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn in migraine; and, personal recollections of Fairbairn in the context of self-analysis., 1919-circa 1955.
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Identifier: MS.50169
Scope and Contents
The papers in this file have been arranged by theme. Psychic experiences of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.Manuscript note, 1919, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn recorded on a postcard. The note outlines an incident experienced by Fairbairn, and others, on 11 December 1919 which he questions whether it was not a psychic experience. Folio 1.Papers relating to the personal interest of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn in migraine. Extracts and...
Dates:
1919-circa 1955.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst.
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Papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn relating to his development and activity as a practising psychoanalyst.
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Self-analytical notes of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn.
Personal medical records of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn and related correspondence., 1964, 1992.
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Identifier: MS.50249
Scope and Contents
In-patient hospital records, 1964, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 1-12.Manuscript notes, [1964], of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning his condition and medical treatment. Folios 13-23.Correspondence, 1964, between the doctors of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning his condition and treatment. Folios 24-28.Manuscript note, 1992, of Marion Fairbairn commenting on the correspondence of her husband’s doctors (folios 24-28). Folio...
Dates:
1964, 1992.
Reviews by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of works of other authors., 1939-1957.
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Identifier: MS.50220
Scope and Contents
The reviews are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular work spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date.1939.‘A Biological Approach to the Problem of Abnormal Behaviour’, by Milton Harrington.Carbon copy of a typescript, [circa 1939], of a review by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of ‘A Biological Approach to the Problem of Abnormal Behaviour’, by Milton Harrington. The review was published in the ‘Edinburgh...
Dates:
1939-1957.
Reviews by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of works of others authors., 1926-1938.
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Identifier: MS.50219
Scope and Contents
The reviews are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular work spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date.1926.Assorted reviews.Extract, pages 93-94, ‘Notes on Books’, from the ‘Edinburgh Medical Journal’, 1926. The extract includes reviews by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn of: ‘Old and New Viewpoints in Psychology’, by Knight Dunlop [i.e. Dunlap]; and, ‘Psychoanalysis and the Psychic Disorder of General...
Dates:
1926-1938.
Typescript drafts of a paper, ‘Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of Psycho-Analysis’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1951-1952.
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Identifier: MS.50200
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically.1951.Letter, 1951, of James Inglis, Honorary Secretary of the Edinburgh University Psychology Society, to William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The letter concerns an invitation to Fairbairn to speak at the Society, where Fairbairn later read his paper ‘Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of Psycho-Analysis’. Folio 1.1952.Amended typescript, 1952, of a draft paper, ‘Theoretical and Experimental Aspects of...
Dates:
1951-1952.
Typescript of an article, ‘Observations in Defence of the Object Relations Theory of the Personality’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: and, a draft response by Fairbairn to a review of his publication, `Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’., 1954.
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Identifier: MS.50204
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically.1954.‘Observations in Defence of the Object Relations Theory of the Personality’.Amended carbon copy of a typescript, 1954, of an article, ‘Observations in Defence of the Object Relations Theory of the Personality’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The article was contributed to the ‘British Journal of Medical Psychology’, 1955. The typescript has been amended by Fairbairn. Folios 1-28.Manuscript note,...
Dates:
1954.
Typescripts of an article, ‘The War Neuroses - their Nature and Significance’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1940-1941, 1943.
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Identifier: MS.50190
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically. 1940-1941. Case notes and miscellaneous notes.Six sets of typescript case notes, 1940-1941, some carbon copy, five by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, one by Lieutenant N Copeland, of service personnel receiving treatment at Carstairs Hospital. Several of the case notes were used in the formulation of the early versions (below) of Fairbairn’s article, ‘The War Neuroses - their Nature and Significance’. The cases...
Dates:
1940-1941, 1943.
Typescripts of articles by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘A Short Historical Account of the Development of the Psycho-Analytical Movement in Scotland’; ‘A Short Note on Castration’; ‘Synopsis of an Object-Relations Theory of the Personality’; ‘Autobiographical Note’; and, ‘A Note on the Origin of Male Homosexuality’., 1960-1964.
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Identifier: MS.50212
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically.1960.‘A Short Historical Account of the Development of the Psycho-Analytical Movement in Scotland’.Typescript, [1960], of an essay, ‘A Short Historical Account of the Development of the Psycho-Analytical Movement in Scotland’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The essay was prepared in connection with the International Congress of the World Federation for Mental Health, Edinburgh, August 1960. Folios 1-4....
Dates:
1960-1964.