About the records


Title John Bowlby collection (P25)
Date Range 1943 - 1991
Creator Bowlby, Edward John Mostyn (1907-1990) child psychologist and psychoanalyst
Extent 1 box
Repository Archives of the British Psychoanalytical Society
Abstract Papers related to Bowlby's activities within the British Psychoanalytical Society, plus articles about his career and posthumous material.

Administrative Information

Administrative/biographical history

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

Archival history/source of acquisition

The material in this collection was apparently donated by Bowlby's literary executors (Accession 1991-004) although it is possible that some material was donated to the archives at an earlier date by Bowlby himself. In addition, some or all of the material in series P25-C was donated by Bowlby's wife, Ursula Bowlby (Accession 1990-006).


Content and structure

Scope and Content

Papers related to Bowlby's work within the British Psychoanalytical Society, particularly training activities, as well as responses to papers presented at the Society, articles about his career and posthumous material.

Accruals

No further accruals are expected.

System of arrangement

The material is arranged into three series, as follows:
  • P25-A - British Psychoanalytical Society
  • P25-B - Responses to papers by Melanie Klein and John Bowlby
  • P25-C - Career and posthumous material


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 file P25-A-05 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.

Finding aids

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


Allied materials

Related materials

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

The Wellcome Library holds personal papers of John Bowlby, including papers relating to his writings, his career and his work with the British Psychoanalytical Society (ref. PP/BOW).

The Department of Manuscripts and University Archives at Cambridge University library holds notes and correspondence related to Bowlby's work on Charles Darwin (ref. Add MS 8884).

Publication note

No known publications based on this material.


Notes

None.


Published by the Archives of the British Psychoanalytical Society,
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