Contact information
and visitor hours
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Hon. Archivist |
Ken Robinson |
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Archivist |
Allie
Dillon |
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| Telephone |
020 7563 5010 |
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Email |
archives@iopa.org.uk
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Address
(see
map)
Archives of the
British Psychoanalytical Society
Institute of Psychoanalysis
112a Shirland
Road
London W9 2EQ
Visitor hours
Monday to Friday (except Wednesday), noon to
5.30pm
(Appointments must be made 24 hours in advance)
Enquiries
Please contact Allie Dillon with
any
enquiries about archival collections.
Enquiries about published material should
be directed to the library staff: further information is
available on the
library webpage.
Latest news -
catalogues available online!
Following the completion of
a three-year cataloguing project generously funded by the Wellcome
Trust, finding aids for collections are now available
online.
These collections - covering
the business of the British Psychoanalytical Society and
Institute of Psychoanalysis and the activities of its
members, including the work of many significant figures in
psychoanalysis - are a
rich resource for research in the history of psychoanalysis at a
national and international level.
Click
here
to view the catalogues.
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Access to the archives
The archives of the British
Psychoanalytical Society are open to members of the Society
and bona fide researchers, although some
material is confidential and not available for access.
Enquiries can be
made by email, telephone or letter. The archivist can answer
brief enquiries but for more lengthy enquiries, researchers
are advised to visit the archives or hire a professional
researcher to visit on their behalf. Please note that all
appointments must be booked in advance.
All researchers are required to sign our
Rules & Conditions form and to observe our guidelines for
the safe handling of archival material. The use of digital
cameras is not permitted but facilities are available for
the use of laptops.
Please note that collections may be temporarily
closed while cataloguing work is carried out.
Preservation - We operate a 'preservation for access'
policy to make our collections as accessible as possible to
researchers whilst taking steps to reduce the risk of damage
to records. Please note that:
- All researchers are required to follow our handling guidelines
- All photocopying must be carried out by the archivist
- Bound volumes, photographs and fragile items cannot be photocopied.
A copy of our photocopying policy is available on request.
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Archives fees
and charges
- Day access - £12
- One week - £30
- Annual membership - £150
There are no access charges for members of the British
Psychoanalytical Society.
Copying charges
Photocopying of our records is permitted, except where
material is restricted for reasons of copyright,
confidentiality or preservation. All copying must be carried
out by the archivist and in accordance with our photocopying
policy, which is available on request.
Photocopying charges (per sheet)
-
Copies requested in person: 25p/40p (A4/A3) plus postage
if required. Minimum fee £3, except for cash payments
- Copies requested by email, telephone or post:
35p/50p (A4/A3) plus postage. Minimum fee £5
Scanning charges (per item)
- Low resolution (web/personal use) - £5
- High resolution (publication use) - £7
- Plus per CD, where required - £1.50 plus postage
Please note that copies are provided for private research use and further fees may apply for publication or other uses
- please contact the archivist for further information.
Methods of payment
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Cash is accepted only if
paying in person; please do not send cash by post.
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Credit card: Visa or Mastercard
are accepted but we cannot accept debit
cards. There is a minimum charge of £5.00.
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Cheque: only sterling
cheques for UK bank accounts, made payable to the
Institute of Psychoanalysis.
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Foreign draft.
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Copyright and citation guidelines
As
agreed on the Rules & Conditions form, which must be
signed before using the archives, readers agree to request written permission
from the Honorary Archivist of the British Psychoanalytical
Society if they wish to quote any material from the archives
in any work which they intend to publish and to provide a
copy of that published material if requested.
Researchers wishing to cite items from our collections are asked to use
the following format:
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Brief title/description, date, collection, British Psychoanalytical Society, reference code.
Example:
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Scientific Minutes, 17 Oct 1923, Society & Institute Records, British Psychoanalytical Society, FAA/106.
Where a
document or photograph is reproduced in its entirety,
readers are asked to also include the following text:
For any
queries relating to citation and publication please contact
the archivist. Please note however that the British Psychoanalytical Society may not own
the copyright of the records in question and it is the
responsibility of the researcher to obtain permission for
reproduction holder before the material
is used.
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Online exhibition
The life and work of John Rickman
(2003)
Powerpoint file - click/right-click
mouse to move between slides. Please note that
this file may
take some time to download on a 56k modem.
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Developing our collections
We continue to build our collections as a
resource for the history of psychoanalysis by accepting
donations of appropriate material. The Honorary
Archivist is happy to advise members or their families on
how best to provide for the future of their papers.
Pearl King Archives Trust
We also work
to develop our collections through our charitable trust,
which was established by Pearl King, who founded the
archives as they exist today. Donations to the Trust are used to promote the
acquisition, preservation and
protection of the archives and to encourage research use of
our collections.
Please
contact us if you would like to contribute to our
collections or support the work of the archives.
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Further reading
Pearl King, "Activities of British
Psychoanalysts during the Second World War and the influence
of their Interdisciplinary Collaboration on the Development
of Psychoanalysis in Great Britain", International Review
of Psychoanalysis, 1989, Volume 16, p15-32.
Pearl King & Riccardo
Steiner, The Freud-Klein Controversies 1941-1945, The New
Library of Psychoanalysis. No 11 (Routledge, 1991).
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