About the records

Title	William Gillespie collection (P16)
Date Range	1915 - c1995 (1915; 1921; 1926 - c1995)
Creator	Gillespie, William Hewitt (1905-2001) psychoanalyst
Extent	18 boxes
Repository	Archives of the British Psychoanalytical Society
Abstract	Psychoanalytic writings and lectures, plus material related to Gillespie's professional activities.

Administrative Information

Administrative/biographical history

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

Archival history/source of acquisition

Donated by William and Sadie Gillespie in 1998 (Accession 1998-003). While some of the papers had been sorted prior to transfer to the archives, most were in a disordered and fragmented condition, particularly Gillespie's papers and lecture notes. However, the documents have been reassembled and regrouped wherever possible and arranged as described below.

Content and structure

Scope and Content

Much of material in this collection relates to Gillespie's writing and teaching work; this includes published and unpublished papers, speeches and lectures (many focusing on the history of psychoanalysis) as well as obituaries, book reviews and notes for discussions of papers presented by his colleagues. There is also a considerable quantity of papers and offprints received from other authors. Also included are papers related to Gillespie's work with the International Psychoanalytical Association, British Psychoanalytical Society and International Journal of Psychoanalysis, as well as a small amount of correspondence and CVs, bibliographies and other material related to his career.

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:

P16-A - Writings, lectures and broadcasts
P16-B - Papers by other authors
P16-C - International Psychoanalytic Association
P16-D - British Psychoanalytical Society
P16-E - International Journal of Psychoanalysis/International Review of Psychoanalysis
P16-F - Correspondence
P16-G - Personal and biographical material

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 some material is closed to protect confidentiality.

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, French.

Finding aids

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

Allied materials

Related materials

Further material related to William Gillespie's work within the British Psychoanalytical Society can be found amongst the records of the Society (ref. S).

Publication note

The collection includes papers related to William Gillespie's book of selected writings, Life, Sex and Death (Routledge, 1995) - see ref. P16-A-A-04.

Notes

None.

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

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