P21-G - Biographer's papers - Sylvia Payne collection (P21)

P21-G - Biographer's papers

Reference	P21-G
Date Range	1960 - 1986
Quantity	1 folder
Provenance	Payne, Sylvia (1880-1976) doctor and psychoanalyst
Description	Level of description: Series Language of materials: English
	Material collected by Michael Parsons for a proposed biographical chapter about Sylvia Payne (apparently unpublished).

Inventory Listing

P21-G-01	Letters from Sylvia Payne to James Strachey Level of description: File Language of materials: English
	Two letters, discussing Payne's proposed book on the history of the British Psychoanalytical Society, with comments on the characters of Ernest Jones and James Glover as well as details about Payne's own life. Also included is a photocopy of the second letter, with very brief annotations. Creator Payne, Sylvia (1880-1976) doctor and psychoanalyst Date range 1967 - c. 1986 (dates of originals/copy) Quantity 3 items Inventory Identifier P21-G-01 Box Number 139 Series P21-G
P21-G-02	Correspondence with Kenneth and John Payne Level of description: File Language of materials: English
	Includes a short newspaper obituary of Kenneth Payne, who died in 1988. Creator Payne, Sylvia (1880-1976) doctor and psychoanalyst Date range 1986 - 1988 Quantity 5 items Inventory Identifier P21-G-02 Box Number 139 Series P21-G
P21-G-03	Notes from Margaret Little and Marion Milner Level of description: File Language of materials: English
	One letter to and from Margaret Little, plus notes apparently taken during a meeting with her. Also similar notes regarding Marion Milner, plus a photocopy of typed comments by Milner about Payne. Creator Payne, Sylvia (1880-1976) doctor and psychoanalyst Date range 1986 (original date of Milner's notes is unknown) Quantity 6 items Inventory Identifier P21-G-03 Box Number 139 Series P21-G
P21-G-04	Material provided by Pearl King Level of description: File Language of materials: English
	Photocopies of handwritten notes by Pearl King about Sylvia Payne, some dated 1976. Also photocopies of the following material, including some apparently copied from these archives: minutes of the Society (1924-1927); Payne's paper 'What do we expect from psycho-analytical treatment?' (1960) with handwritten comments by King; a paper by Marion Milner for a discussion of an unidentified paper by Payne (1960); tributes by colleagues published in the Society's Bulletin (1976). Creator Payne, Sylvia (1880-1976) doctor and psychoanalyst Date range 1960 - 1986 Quantity 7 items Inventory Identifier P21-G-04 Box Number 139 Series P21-G

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