About the records

Title	Tom Main collection (P07)
Date Range	c. 1943 - c. 1992
Creator	Main, Thomas Forrest (1911-1990) psychiatrist and psychoanalyst
Extent	11 boxes
Repository	Archives of the British Psychoanalytical Society
Abstract	Main's psychoanalytic writings, broadcasts and recordings as well as papers concerning the Cassell Hospital, Michael Balint's workshops on short-term psychotherapy and the Hampstead Child Therapy Clinic.

Administrative Information

Administrative/biographical history

Please follow the link from the creator name (above).

Archival history/source of acquisition

Donated by Dr A M Main, wife of Tom Main, in 1993 (Accession 1993-004).

Content and structure

Scope and Content

The majority of the material in the collection is related to Main's literary output, including published and unpublished papers (many focusing on hospital care and the treatment of neuroses) and lectures, reviews and offprints. Also included are broadcasts and recordings of Main, with some associated transcripts and correspondence. Additionally there are papers concerning the work and history of the Cassell Hospital, the methods and therapeutic results of Michael Balint's workshops on short-term psychotherapy and psychiatric interviews, and the Hampstead Child Therapy Clinic 'Index' of psychoanalytic cases.

Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

System of arrangement

The material is arranged into seven series, as follows, with some further division into sub-series:

P07-A - Writings
P07-B - Notes
P07-C - Offprints
P07-D - Broadcasts, Recordings and Interviews
P07-E - Cassell Hospital
P07-F - Michael Balint's Workshop on Short-Term Psychotherapy and Psychiatric Interviews
P07-G - Hampstead Child-Therapy Clinic Index Manual

Conditions of access and use

Access conditions

Partially open for consultation by bona fide researchers, subject to prior arrangement with the archivist and the signing of a reader's undertaking form. Please note that any material from the Bulletin of the British Psychoanalytical Society is available only to members, students and guests of the Society. In addition, the material in P07-E-03 and P07-F (with the exception of a P07-F-C-02) contains patient information and is therefore closed to researchers.

Reproduction conditions

Photocopying is carried out at the discretion of the archivist and according to the archives’ photocopying policy, which is available on request. Copies of material still in copyright can be supplied for research use only. Written permission must be obtained from the archivist to publish or reproduce any material held in the archives. It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearance from the copyright holder.

Language(s) of materials

English.

Finding aids

The collection catalogue is published online and a printed copy is available.

Allied materials

Related materials

None.

Publication note

The following publication was produced from material in this collection:

Tom Main (1989). The Ailment and Other Psychoanalytic Essays. London: Free Association Books.

Notes

None.

Published by the The Archives of the British Psychoanalytical Society,
With support from The Wellcome Trust
Listed by Andy Blake
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Updated 8 April 2008

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