Various papers related to Sylvia Payne's activities within the British Psychoanalytical Society.
Mervin Glasser provided a series of lectures entitled 'Assessment of Analysability' as part of the 'Diagnostic Assessment Experience' course
The documents include notes on a series of meetings on the subject of analyzability and anonymised case study material; typed lecture notes; reading lists.
The documents include a small file entitled Course Outlines and Reading Lists, (1974-1994); file of documents relating to a membership course workshop on 'Acting Out' including typed notes, copies of related reading and reading lists, (1986-1992); documents related to Glasser's course 'Clinical Studies of Perversion' including typed notes (1999-2000); miscellaneous circular letters and notices about the membership course.
Menu cards and seating plans.
Papers related to various events held to celebrate the Society's anniversary including: an anniversary dinner at which speeches were given by Sylvia Payne, Wilfred Bion, James Strachey and Dr van der Leeuw; a jubilee oration delivered by William Gillespie; and an art exhibition which included the display of a new portrait of Sylvia Payne. Also included are copies of a commemorative booklet which includes copies of the speeches and oration.
Papers related to the anniversary celebration, including the text of speeches given by William Gillespie, Mervyn Jones (son of Ernest Jones) and Eric Brenman.
Volume containing signatures of attendees at meetings.
Only the first two volumes are currently available to researchers; later volumes are available only to members of the Society.
See also S-A-06-B for copies of reports submitted at AGMs.
Minute books and attendance books.
Audio and video recordings of Ernest Jones lectures, Introductory Lectures and various events and celebrations held by the Society.
Related material can be found in series S-L.