The Archives

• Day Access - £12
• Five Day Access - £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

• 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

• Cash is accepted only if paying in person; please do not send cash by post.

• Credit card: Visa or Mastercard are accepted but we cannot accept debit cards. There is a minimum charge of £5.00.

• Cheque: only sterling cheques for UK bank accounts, made payable to the Institute of Psychoanalysis.

• Foreign draft.

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:

• Brief title/description, date, collection, British Psychoanalytical Society, reference code.

Example:

• 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:

• The Archives of the British Psychoanalytical Society have granted us kind permission to reproduce this [letter/photograph/etc].

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.

The life and work of John Rickman (2003)