Five papers. The first is entitled 'An examination of the psychoanalytical theories of melancholia' and is accompanied by summary notes which were circulated to members of the British Psychoanalytical Society in advance of a discussion of the paper on 4 Oct 1961. The next paper is entitled 'Dr Bion's theories of function and thinking (a review of Learning from Experience)' and was presented to the Imago Group on 14 Apr 1964 and to the British Psychoanalytical Society on 7 Oct 1964. There are also two papers broadcast on the BBC Third Programme: 'Discovery and research in psychoanalysis' (20 Jul 1964) and 'Research into psychoanalytic clinical hypotheses', (26 Jul 1964). The final item is a paper entitled 'A graduated map of psychoanalytic theories', presented to the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society on 13 Jan 1971
Handwritten comments, apparently on the paper 'An examination of the psychoanalytical theories of melancholia', which was presented to the British Psychoanalytical Society on 1 Nov 1961.
Reprint of a paper entitled 'Mid-Century Developments within Psycho-Analytic Theory'.
The documents comprise a typescript ‘Rumpelstiltzkin in the Analytic Situation’. This paper was published in the 'International Journal of Psychoanalysis' in 1951.
The earliest correspondence, from 1919 to 1920, primarily concerns arrangements for the Hague Congress in 1920. There is a single letter from 1923 from van Ophuijsen typed in German. Correspondence from 1927 to 1932 is mainly regarding the issue of lay analysts, especially within the American groups and the financial problems of the Verlag (German Psychoanalytic Press). From 1932 onwards many of the letters discuss divisions and problems within the Dutch group.
There is an increase in volume of correspondence in 1933, with many of the letters concerning the arrangements for the emigration and resettlement of analysts from Germany and other affected states, resulting from Nazi anti-semitism. These include references to Dutch analysts' concern over German émigrés to Holland and Eitingon’s emigration to Palestine. Topics also covered are continuing problems within the Dutch group and the New York Society and the death of Sandor Ferenczi.
The later correspondence, from 1934 to 1936, is mainly regarding the Lucerne Congress, the new Dutch society and the Scandinavian and South African societies.
The documents comprise a copy of Harris' paper 'Some Observations on a Case of Asthma’, May 1957.
Printed statutes of the Italian Psychoanalytical Society.
Typescript paper entitled ‘A Study of a Case of Acute Oedipal Conflict’.