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Letters received by Marjorie Brierley from psychoanalytic colleagues, regarding personal and professional matters. The authors are as follows:
Anna Freud (two items, sending thanks and greetings); Harry Guntrip (three items, discussing publication matters); Melanie Klein (two items, one a letter of thanks and the other commenting on Brierley's review of Klein's book, 'Contributions to Psycho-Analysis'); Sylvia Payne (three items, discussing personal and psychoanalytic matters, including the work of Melanie Klein and Wilfred Bion); Hannah Ries (one item, letter of thanks); Adrian Stokes (one item, thanking Brierley for her contribution to the formation of the Imago Group). Also included is a typed manuscript by Masud Khan, entitled 'Strength from Vulnerability. An appreciation of Dr Guntrip's "Schizoid Phenomena, Object Relations and the Self"', which was sent to Brierley by the author.

Photocopies of six letters received by Matte Blanco commenting on his psychoanalytic work. The collection comprises one letter from each of the following people: Wilfred Bion, Sigmund Freud, Ernest Jones, Melanie Klein, Bertrand Russell and Walter Schmideberg.

Professional and personal letters received by Heinrich Winnik

Letters received by Heinrich Winnik from professional colleagues, as follows: W v Baeyer, Germany (one item); Cl. de Boor, Germany (three items); J Cremerius, Germany (two items); Helene Deutsch, USA (one item, enclosing biographical information about Felix Deutsch); Otto Fenichel, USA (three items, re-establishing contact after the Second World War); Hanna Fenichel, USA (one item, regarding her late husband's publications); Eugène Minkowski, France (one item); Alexander Mitscherlich, Germany (one item); R de Saussure (one item, a card expressing good wishes).

This file comprises letters to editors of various publications, some of which were published. Publications include 'The Independent'; 'The British Journal of Medical Psychology'; 'The Times'; 'Journal of the Medical Women's Foundation'.

Letters received by David Holbrook from Len Chaloner (1 item), Harry Guntrip (13 items) and Masud Khan (6 items), discussing literary matters.

Seventeen letters to Athol Hughes, discussing professional and personal matters; enclosed with the letters are notes on the history of child analysis in Canada, a copy of a personal letter from Scott to Marion Milner and a copy of the script for 'Sessions', a stage performance based on an analysis carried out by Scott.

Also included are a retyped copy of 'Psychoanalysis: the Kleinian view', published in the British Medical Bulletin in 1949 (for which Scott's preferred title is 'Progress of psychoanalysis in Great Britain'); an obituary of Melanie Klein by Scott, published in the Psychiatric Journal of the University of Ottawa in 1982; an article by Scott entitled 'Who is afraid of Wilfred Bion?', presented to the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society (Quebec English Branch) in 1986; notes on Scott's holidays, medical problems and other events in 1995 and 1996; a leaflet advertising a London performance of 'Sessions' in 1996 at which Athol Hughes chaired a discussion; a list of major events in his career between 1933 & 1960 (undated).

There are 14 letters sent from Hollywood, Chicago; Arizona; Boston, Massachusetts; Amarillo, Texas. One is written on board ship and is on White Star Line letter paper.

Matters discussed include everyday life, Elton Mayo, family, expenses, learning to swim, places travelled.

They include a sketch made by Milner headed 'New York City, 1st Impressions’.

Letters regarding objections made to the British Board of Film Censors by the British Psychoanalytical Society regarding a film by G W Pabst.

See also press cuttings related to this film in the Ernest Jones collection (ref. P04-E-05).

Letters from Frank R Hartman regarding permission to reprint one of Joan Riviere's papers and requesting information for a biographical sketch.

Letters of request for copies of published articles by Klauber and also letters of thanks on receipt. Among the letters are a few copies of responses from Klauber. Some of the letters also refer to personal and family matters.