Roger Ernle Money-Kyrle (1898-1980), psychoanalyst

Initially his interest in psychoanalysis was stimulated in connection with his work in philosophy, anthropology, and the social sciences generally, but following his analysis with Klein he became a practising analyst and subsequently a training analyst.

His papers therefore reflect both his interest in the contributions psychoanalytic thought could make to understanding social problems, in particular in matters of war and politics, and also his contributions to analytic theory and praxis.

The survival of these papers has been somewhat sporadic and haphazard and there are significant lacunae. However, there is a substantial amount of material relating to Money-Kyrle's writings and a significant number of case histories of his analytic patients. There is a little personalia, including some material of his wife's. There are a number of files relating to his work in the 1920s leading to his PhDs from Vienna and the University of London and the early development of many of his ideas. There is a small amount of material relating to his wartime activities and work in the aftermath of World War II in the German Personnel Research Branch. There is some correspondence with professional colleagues (though the survival of this appears to have been a little haphazard) and files relating to professional organisations and congresses. His work in preparing festschrift volumes with colleagues for Melanie Klein, and posthumous editing of her works, is also reflected in this collection.

These papers were in a considerably disorganised state when received and in many instances a somewhat artificial order has had to be imposed to create a degree of coherence.

A. Personalia
B. Early work
C. Colleagues
D. World War II
E. Organisations
E.1 British Psycho-Analytical Society/Institute of Psycho-Analysis
E.2 British Psychological Society
E.3 Imago Group
E.4 International Congress on Mental Health 1948
E.5 International Psycho-Analytical Association
E.6 Melanie Klein Trust
F. Case material
G. Writing
G.1 Unpublished material - notes, drafts, lectures, etc
G.2 Publications
G.2/1 Books
G/2/2 Reprints
G.3 Edited volumes
G.4 Reviews
G.5 Abstracts
G.6 Broadcasts
G.7 Correspondence relating to publications

At Wellcome Collection: Melanie Klein papers PP/KLE; Papers of Henry V Dicks PP/HVD relating to post-war work in Germany; some correspondence in the papers of Donald Winnicott PP/DWW and C P Blacker PP/CPB

British Psychoanalytical Society: Letters from Roger Money-Kyrle to Henrietta (Dorothy) Fanshawe, 1934-1940

Family and estate papers of the Money-Kyrle family have been placed in Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre and Herefordshire Archive Service