About the records

Title	Sylvia Payne collection (P21)
Date Range	1898 - 1988
Creator	Payne, Sylvia (1880-1976) doctor and psychoanalyst
Extent	3 boxes
Repository	Archives of the British Psychoanalytical Society
Abstract	Psychoanalytic writings and lectures by Sylvia Payne, with some professional papers and personal material.

Administrative Information

Administrative/biographical history

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

Archival history/source of acquisition

The majority of this collection appears to have been received from a single unknown source, except for the research material in series P21-G, which was donated by Michael Parsons in 1994 (Accession 1994-013) and the photographs in series P21-F-04, which were donated by James Hood in 1995 (Accession 1995-0).

The paper sent to Sylvia Payne by D C Wallbridge (ref. P21-B-11) was previously added to the archives' manuscript collection, but appears to have been removed from these papers. It was returned to this collection during recataloguing in 2006.

Content and structure

Scope and Content

The majority of this collection is material related to the writings and lectures of Sylvia Payne, including papers on various psychoanalytic themes, book reviews, responses to colleagues' papers and lecture scripts. Also included are papers written by various psychoanalytic colleagues, as well as a small quantity of material related to her work for the British Psychoanalytical Society. There are also a few items of of personal material and memorabilia, plus some papers produced during biographical research on Payne's life and work.

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:

P21-A - Writings, lectures and broadcasting
P21-B - Papers by other authors
P21-C - Various published materials
P21-D - British Psychoanalytical Society
P21-E - Clinical material
P21-F - Personal and miscellaneous material
P21-G - Biographer's papers

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, with the exception of series P21-E, which is closed.

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, German.

Finding aids

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

Allied materials

Related materials

Material related to Sylvia Payne's work within the British Psychoanalytical Society can be found amongst the records of the Society (ref. S).

Other papers relating to Sylvia Payne are held at The Wellcome Library, in the papers of Ann Dally (ref. PP/DAL) and Melanie Klein (ref. PP/KLE). The Klein papers include material related to the Controversial Discussions.

Publication note

No known publications based on this material.

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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