About the records


Title W S Inman papers (P11)
Date Range 1985 - 1990
Creator Inman, William Samuel (1875-1968) ophthalmologist and psychoanalyst
Extent 4 files
Repository Archives of the British Psychoanalytical Society
Abstract Published articles by W S Inman, included copies prepared for publication as a volume of selected works.

Administrative Information

Administrative/biographical history

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

Archival history/source of acquisition

The papers in series P11-A were collected and edited by Noel Bradley in 1985-1986 with the aim of publication and donated to the archives by him in circa 1990 (Accession 1991-005) after attempts to find a publisher were not successful. The source of the offprints and pamphlets in series P11-B is not known.


Content and structure

Scope and Content

Published articles by W S Inman, mostly focusing on his interest in psychosomatic symptoms, particularly in conditions affecting the eyes. The first series comprises copies of papers which were gathered for publication by Mr Noel Bradley and which are accompanied by Mr Bradley's notes on this process. The second series contains pamphlets and offprints of Inman's works, possibly received from a different source.

Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

System of arrangement

Arranged into two series:
  • P11-A - Papers collected and edited by Noel Bradley
  • P11-B - Offprints and pamphlets


Conditions of access and use

Access conditions

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.

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

An obituary of W S Inman was printed in the Society's President's News Bulletin (number 11). A small amount of correspondence involving W S Inman, relating to a visit to the UK by Sandor Ferenczi in 1927, can be found in the John Rickman collection (ref. P03-C-A-02).

Publication note

The foreword written by Olive Inman was included in an unidentified volume of Inman's work.


Notes

None.


Published by the Archives of the British Psychoanalytical Society,
With support from The Wellcome Trust
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