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- 1950-1970 (Creation)
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1 file; 13 items
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Name of creator
Biographical history
Marjorie Brierley was born in 1893. She qualified as an associate member of the British Psychoanalytical Society in 1927 and as a member in 1930. She practised psychoanalysis for around 20 years and during much of this time she played an active role in the affairs of the Society. She served on many committees and made a significant contribution to the Controversial Discussions held within the society during the 1940s, as well as being a training analyst, a control analyst and lecturer. Around 1950, she moved with her husband to live in the Lake District, after which she largely withdrew from the Society. She died on 21 Apr 1984.
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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.
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Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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Finding aids
The collection catalogue is published online. A database containing abstracts of this correspondence also exists but is not available online.
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Related units of description
The manuscripts collection (ref. M-G-01) includes a photocopy of the manuscript of 'The Technique of Psychoanalysis', written by Edward Glover with assistance from Marjorie Brierley. Elsewhere, the Melanie Klein collection at the Wellcome Library includes correspondence between Klein and Brierley, including material related to the Controversial Discussions (ref. PP/KLE).
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Language(s)
- English
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- Latin