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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.
Correspondence, diaries, records of consultation, drafts and typescripts of lectures, articles and papers, and personal papers, of and relating to Dr William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn
Collection
Identifier: Acc.13332- is now part of MSS.50100-50251.
Scope and Contents
Ronald Fairbairn was born in Edinburgh in 1889 and educated at Merchiston Castle School and the Universities of Edinburgh, Manchester, Kiel and Strasbourg. During the First World War he served as a Territorial in the Royal Garrison Artillery with postings in Egypt and Palestine. He was Assistant Physician at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Mental Diseases from 1923-1924 and subsequently forged a career in medical psychology. He produced numerous psychological publications. He married,...
Dates:
1896-2006.
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., 1953.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50201-50202
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Among the papers are drafts, superseded folios, complete manuscripts and typescripts. Many of Fairbairn`s articles evolved from papers and lectures read by him at various meetings. Bibliographical references are included for the published articles.
Dates:
1953.
Draft manuscripts and notes of papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘Nervous Ailments’; and, ‘The Libido Theory and the Theory of the Pleasure Principle Interpreted in Terms of Appetite’., After 1922-circa 1930.
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Identifier: MS.50213
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically.After 1922.‘Nervous Ailments’.Outline in manuscript, [after 1922], of what would appear to be a lecture, ‘Nervous Ailments’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper has been annotated at the head of original foliation 1, “Women Citizens’ Association”. Folios 1-35.Circa 1930.‘The Libido Theory and the Theory of the Pleasure Principle Interpreted in Terms of Appetite’.Manuscript...
Dates:
After 1922-circa 1930.
Draft manuscripts and typescript of the university thesis of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: `The Relationship of Dissociation and Repression, considered from the point of view of Medical Psychology`., 30 March 1929.
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Identifier: MS.50175
Scope and Contents
The thesis was submitted for the Degree of MD, University of Edinburgh.Manuscript notes, 1929, for `The Relationship of Dissociation and Repression, considered from the point of view of Medical Psychology`by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 1-14.Manuscript drafts, 1927, of `Object of Thesis` and `Medicine and Psychology` from`The Relationship of Dissociation and Repression, considered from the point of view of Medical Psychology` by Fairbairn. Folios 15-20....
Dates:
30 March 1929.
Draft manuscripts and typescripts of articles and papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘The Place of Imagination in the Psychology of the Child’; ‘A Psycho-Analytical Interpretation of Soviet Russia’; ‘The Sociological Significance of Communism Considered in the Light of Psycho-Analysis’; and, notes for tutorials or lectures by Fairbairn., 1934-1935.
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Identifier: MS.50179
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular work spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date.1934.‘The Place of Imagination in the Psychology of the Child’.Amended typescript, 1934, of a lecture, ‘The Place of Imagination in the Psychology of the Child’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The lecture was delivered at the Parents` National Education Union, Edinburgh Branch meeting, February 1934....
Dates:
1934-1935.
Draft manuscripts and typescripts of lectures and tutorials by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘The Rôle of the Aggressive Instinct in Manic-Depressive Insanity and Allied Conditions’; ‘The Nervous Child’; and, notes for tutorials, or other lectures, by Fairbairn., 1932.
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Identifier: MS.50177
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically.1932.Tutorials. Manuscript notes, April 1932, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning the subject of knowledge and self-analysis versus psychoanalysis. The notes would appear to have been prepared for lectures, or tutorials, given by Fairbairn at the Psychology Department, University of Edinburgh. Folios 1-3.‘The Rôle of the Aggressive Instinct in Manic-Depressive Insanity and Allied Conditions’....
Dates:
1932.
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.
Drafts and typescripts of articles and papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘Psychoanalysis in relation to attitudes of Doctors’; ‘Religion and fantasy’; ‘A case of religious fantasy’; and, ‘Head – aphasia’., Circa 1925-1927.
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Identifier: MS.50171
Scope and Contents
The articles and papers are arranged chronologically.Circa 1925.‘Psychoanalysis in Relation to Attitudes of Doctors’.Manuscript notes, circa 1925, of an article, ‘Psychoanalysis in Relation to Attitudes of Doctors’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The article was submitted to the ‘Edinburgh Medical Journal’, but would appear not to have been published. Folios 1-6.Folios 1-2 loosely enclosed folios 3-6.1927.‘Religion...
Dates:
Circa 1925-1927.
Further papers relating to the preparation and publication of ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1951-1954.
File
Identifier: MS.50199
Scope and Contents
Typescript, [?1951 or ?1952]: ‘List of journals containing articles to be incorporated in projected book, and of articles in question’. Folios 1-2.Typescript list, [?1951], of suggested titles for the work by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn subsequently published as ‘Psychoanalytic Studies of the Personality’. The list has been annotated to suggest the most suitable title. Folio 3.Carbon copy of folio 3. The carbon copy has not been annotated. Folio 4....
Dates:
1951-1954.
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.
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 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 an article, ‘Psychoanalysis and the Teacher’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn; and, drafts of articles by Fairbairn on the subject of object-relationships., After 1931-before 1964.
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Identifier: MS.50214
Scope and Contents
The papers are arranged chronologically.After 1931.‘Psychoanalysis and the Teacher’.Manuscript, [after 1931], of a paper, ‘Psychoanalysis and the Teacher’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The paper may have been read at a meeting of the Psychology and Education Society, Edinburgh, 1931. Folios 1-20.After 1936.Draft of an article on the subject of object-relationships contrasted with libidinal attitudes.Manuscript...
Dates:
After 1931-before 1964.
Manuscripts of an article, ‘Observations on the Nature of Hysterical States’, by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1953.
File
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.
File
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.
Miscellaneous papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn., 1925-1936, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50221-50225
Scope and Contents
Mostly undated and without obvious direct associations with Fairbairn`s other draft or completed papers and articles, the notes are arranged by theme.
Dates:
1925-1936, undated.
Miscellaneous papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: assorted disassociated references to works of interest to or consulted by Fairbairn; notes on experimental psychology; and, notes on the ‘International Congress of Psycho-analysis at Oxford’, 1929., ?1927-?1930.
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Identifier: MS.50225
Scope and Contents
References.Assorted disassociated notes of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn recording references to works of interest to or consulted by Fairbairn. Folios 1-17.Experimental psychology.Miscellaneous notes of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn relating to experimental psychology. Folios 18-21.Other.Carbon copy of a typescript, ‘Definitions of Psycho-Analytical terms introduced by Dr W. Ronald D. Fairbairn (Edinburgh) and considered by him...
Dates:
?1927-?1930.
Miscellaneous papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: notes on, quotations from and abstracts of the works of various authors., 1925-1936.
File
Identifier: MS.50223
Scope and Contents
Notes on, quotations from and abstracts of papers and publications of various authors recorded by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. The papers are arranged alphabetically by author. Where the papers do not relate to a specific author but to a discussion group or corporate body, the papers are placed under that body in the author sequence. The papers are generally undated, but are probably from the period 1927-1936.1952 Club. Manuscript notes, twenty two...
Dates:
1925-1936.
Miscellaneous papers of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn relating to: (i) his work at Edinburgh University; and, (ii) the preparation of his papers and articles on psychoanalysis., 1927-1932.
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Identifier: MS.50221
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous papers relating to the work of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn at Edinburgh University.‘University of Edinburgh. Session 1927-1928. First Term Examination. Psychology (Ordinary). Tuesday, 13th December 1927.’ Folio 1. ‘University of Edinburgh. Psychology (Ordinary). Session 1927-28. Second Term Examination. Friday, 9th March 1928.’ Folio 2. ‘University of Edinburgh. Session 1928-29. Faculty of Medicine. Elementary Psychology. Tuesday, 12th...
Dates:
1927-1932.
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 of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn mostly concerning the psychoanalytical assessment of his private patients., 1926-1958.
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Identifier: MS.50167
Scope and Contents
1926.Index card, [1926], in the hand of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn, headed: ‘Word Association Test’. Folio 1.Blank, printed word association test, [circa 1926]. Folio 2.1938.Typescript questionnaire, [1938], on psychoanalytical methodology. The questionnaire has been completed by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn. Folios 3-7.Manuscript notes of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning the psychoalytical treatment of his patients....
Dates:
1926-1958.
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.
File
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.