Letter to Thomas Main

In this letter to Thomas Main, Winnicott praises his paper and suggests that Main present the middle part of that paper, on the problems of nurses, at a scientific meeting of the BPAS. He notes that he has informed Charles Rycroft (scientific secretary) of this.

Letter to Charles Rycroft

In this letter to Charles Rycroft, Winnicott praises Rycroft’s paper, especially the part dealing with the build-up of the idea of a whole person. Winnicott expresses his belief that clinical analysis throws light on this aspect of early ‘signs’ in the study of this subject, although to some extent, the process takes place through the content of the analyst’s interpretations. He ends by saying that he is just learning how to chair BPAS meetings.

Letter to Charles Rycroft

In this letter to Charles Rycroft, Winnicott suggests that scientific meetings should be held on the topics of psychosomatics and the idea of ‘black’, and he express admiration for Wilfred Bion’s paper, presented earlier to the BPAS.

Letter to Charles Rycroft

A letter from Winnicott to Charles Rycroft in which he regrets that he was ill and unable to attend Rycroft’s presentation of a paper to the BPAS.

Letter to Charles Rycroft

In this letter to Charles Rycroft, Winnicott suggests a BPAS meeting on adolescence and inviting Anna Freud to present. He adds that Oscar Friedmann or Ilse Hellmann have experience with adolescents in analysis.