Drafts and typescripts of articles and papers by William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn: ‘The Study of Mental Abnormality: Prolegomena to the Establishment of a National Laboratory for this Purpose’; ‘Dissociation and Repression’; and, notes for tutorials and lectures by Fairbairn., 1928-circa 1930.
| Identifier | MS.50173 |
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| Dates | 1928-circa 1930. |
| Extent | 79 |
| Agent | Fairbairn, William Ronald Dodds, psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, 1889-1964: recipient |
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Newspapers Typescripts Articles Lectures Extracts |
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44babaf95c2b0870ff6140bb7999a099 The articles and lectures are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular work spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date. 1928. ‘The Study of Mental Abnormality: Prolegomena to the Establishment of a National Laboratory for this Purpose’. Annotated typescript, 1928, of an article, ‘The Study of Mental Abnormality: Prolegomena to the Establishment of a National Laboratory for this Purpose’, contributed to the ‘British Medical Journal’ (March, 1928). The typescript has been corrected by Fairbairn. Folios 1-13. ‘Dissociation and Repression’. Draft typescript, 1928, of ‘Dissociation and Repression’, by Fairbairn. The typescript has been corrected by Fairbairn. Folios 14-27. Typescript, 1928, of ‘Dissociation and Repression’, by Fairbairn. The typescript has been corrected by Fairbairn. The typescript also includes a retrospective note, 1951, by Fairbairn, reflecting on how his approach to the subject has changed in the intervening years (folio 45). Folios 28-45. Tutorials. Notes, 1928, mostly in manuscript but with some in typescript, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning Freud’s ‘The Ego and the Id’. Folios 46-60. The notes would appear to have been prepared for tutorials given by Fairbairn at the Psychology Department, University of Edinburgh, November 1928. Folios 46-47 loosely enclosed folios 48-60. 1928-circa 1930. Lectures. Notes, [circa 1928-circa 1930], mostly in typescript but with some in manuscript, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning lectures on the nervous system. The typescripts have been corrected by Fairbairn. Folios 61-79. The notes would appear to have been prepared for lectures or tutorials given by Fairbairn at the Psychology Department, University of Edinburgh. The article, ‘The Study of Mental Abnormality: Prolegomena to the Establishment of a National Laboratory for this Purpose’ (folios 1-13) is printed in: `British Medical Journal`, volume 1, number 3508 (31 March, 1928) pp 566-568 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). Notes of Fairbairn concerning Freud’s ‘The Ego and the Id’ (folios 48-60) are referenced in `From Instinct to Self`, volume 2, Birtles and Scharff (Jason Aronson, 1994). e116a29802c3ccfb94b4ddaf61f54800 accessrestrict f2b58e257055dc01112e82508f6b1c53 Normal access conditions apply. userestrict 84b7d7ba78d9271eded7a02a10b41bb8 Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions. |
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The articles and lectures are arranged chronologically. Where material concerning a particular work spans two or more years the papers are placed by the earliest date. 1928. ‘The Study of Mental Abnormality: Prolegomena to the Establishment of a National Laboratory for this Purpose’. Annotated typescript, 1928, of an article, ‘The Study of Mental Abnormality: Prolegomena to the Establishment of a National Laboratory for this Purpose’, contributed to the ‘British Medical Journal’ (March, 1928). The typescript has been corrected by Fairbairn. Folios 1-13. ‘Dissociation and Repression’. Draft typescript, 1928, of ‘Dissociation and Repression’, by Fairbairn. The typescript has been corrected by Fairbairn. Folios 14-27. Typescript, 1928, of ‘Dissociation and Repression’, by Fairbairn. The typescript has been corrected by Fairbairn. The typescript also includes a retrospective note, 1951, by Fairbairn, reflecting on how his approach to the subject has changed in the intervening years (folio 45). Folios 28-45. Tutorials. Notes, 1928, mostly in manuscript but with some in typescript, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning Freud’s ‘The Ego and the Id’. Folios 46-60. The notes would appear to have been prepared for tutorials given by Fairbairn at the Psychology Department, University of Edinburgh, November 1928. Folios 46-47 loosely enclosed folios 48-60. 1928-circa 1930. Lectures. Notes, [circa 1928-circa 1930], mostly in typescript but with some in manuscript, of William Ronald Dodds Fairbairn concerning lectures on the nervous system. The typescripts have been corrected by Fairbairn. Folios 61-79. The notes would appear to have been prepared for lectures or tutorials given by Fairbairn at the Psychology Department, University of Edinburgh. |
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| Consult at | National Library of Scotland |