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Photograph of Henry Dicks.

Extracts from Dicks' wartime reports on German political attitudes and on psychological aspects of post-invasion duties. 1

Extracts from Dicks' wartime reports on German political attitudes and on psychological aspects of post-invasion duties. 2

Extracts from Dicks' wartime reports on German political attitudes and on psychological aspects of post-invasion duties. 3

Extracts from Dicks' wartime reports on German political attitudes and on psychological aspects of post-invasion duties. 4

Extracts from Dicks' wartime reports on German political attitudes and on psychological aspects of post-invasion duties. 5

Extracts from Dicks' wartime reports on German political attitudes and on psychological aspects of post-invasion duties. 6

Extracts from Dicks' wartime reports on German political attitudes and on psychological aspects of post-invasion duties. 7

Extracts from Dicks' wartime reports on German political attitudes and on psychological aspects of post-invasion duties. 8

Extracts from Dicks' wartime reports on German political attitudes and on psychological aspects of post-invasion duties. 9

Extracts from Dicks' wartime reports on German political attitudes and on psychological aspects of post-invasion duties. 10

Letter (By J. Cohen? [signature unclear]) (10 March 1945), to Col. Dicks from the offices of the war cabinet, commenting on the latter's reports (or rather adding comments on the comments, as he puts it). He offers this letter as, he writes, a set of 'free associations'.

Letter (By J. Cohen? [signature unclear]) (10 March 1945), to Col. Dicks from the offices of the war cabinet. 2

Letter (By J. Cohen? [signature unclear]) (10 March 1945), to Col. Dicks from the offices of the war cabinet. 3

Letter to Hargreaves, presumably from the correspondent in the preceding letter, sent from the offices of the war cabinet, also querying some of Dicks' findings.

List of members of inter-allied study group, including Dicks, Oeser, and Rickman.

List of inter-allied study group participants at Conference entitled 'Social Psychology and Post-war Problems' (18 May 1945), including Bowlby, Dicks, Rickman, Oeser and Bridger.

Draft copy of Dicks' appreciative review of Langers Mind of Hitler, for the New Statesman, 1972. 1

Draft copy of Dicks' appreciative review of Langers Mind of Hitler, for the New Statesman, 1972. 2

Draft copy of Dicks' appreciative review of Langers Mind of Hitler, for the New Statesman, 1972. 3

Draft copy of Dicks' appreciative review of Langers Mind of Hitler, for the New Statesman, 1972. 4

Draft copy of Dicks' appreciative review of Langers Mind of Hitler, for the New Statesman, 1972. 5

Draft copy of Dicks' appreciative review of Langers Mind of Hitler, for the New Statesman, 1972. 6

Key extracts from Dicks' notebooks regarding his treatment of Hess. See Dicks' notebook below on Hess for a fuller version of Dicks's private records of Hess's treatment.

Brief extracts from Dicks' log book covering his treatment of Hess. 2

Brief extracts from Dicks' log book covering his treatment of Hess. 3

Brief extracts from Dicks' log book covering his treatment of Hess. 4

Brief extracts from Dicks' log book covering his treatment of Hess. 5

Report marked 'top secret' in which Dicks describes visiting Maindriff in place of Rees, on 12 and 13 February 1945.

Report marked 'top secret' in which Dicks describes visiting Maindriff in place of Rees, on 12 and 13 February 1945. Cont'd

Log of Dicks' visits to Maindriff (26 and 27 Feb 1944).

Further report on Hess by Dicks at Maindriff in 1944.

Further report on Hess by Dicks at Maindriff in 1944. This contains an entry (29 Feb 1944) on Hess' aggressive fault-finding mood.

Continuation of the 7 March 1944 report immediately above.

Dicks' hand-written note of the interrogation, containing the original German text. In the 'Casebook' of 1947, the material is presented in English translation. There is also a short additional note by Dicks about the interrogation.

Dicks' hand-written note of the interrogation, containing the original German text. Cont'd.

Report about Hess (13 February 1945), in which the paranoid side of the patient is more apparent, with much talk of poisoning and hypnosis. Dicks reports the suicide attempt of 4 February 1945.

Further excerpt regarding Dicks' visit to Hess on 13 Feb. 1945.

Licensed Mass Murder: interview notes. Cover sheet.

Excerpts from the interview notes for Licensed Mass Murder. 1

Excerpts from the interview notes for Licensed Mass Murder. 2

Excerpts from the interview notes for Licensed Mass Murder. 3

Excerpts from the interview notes for Licensed Mass Murder. 4

Excerpts from the interview notes for Licensed Mass Murder. Here Dicks describes one of the prisoners he interviewed for Licensed Mass Murder. This was a man responsible as a member of the Gestapo for various terrible crimes in Poland, including probable multiple rapes and killings. Please note, some of this material is disturbing.

Excerpts from the interview notes for Licensed Mass Murder. Please note some of this material is disturbing. Cont'd

Dicks career summary: describes how war service provided opportunities for reviving a longstanding interest in group psychology and political behaviour.

List of some of Dicks' publications. 1

List of some of Dicks' publications. 2

List of some of Dicks' publications. 3

List of some of Dicks' publications. 4

List of some of Dicks' publications. 5

List of some of Dicks' publications. 6

List of some of Dicks' publications. 7

List of some of Dicks' publications. 8

List of some of Dicks' publications. 9

List of some of Dicks' publications. 10

List of some of Dicks' publications. 11

List of some of Dicks' publications. 12

Leaflet protesting against abuses of Soviet psychiatry re dissidents, headed 'Remember Auschwitz'.

Biographical notes about Dicks for Royal College of Physicians. 1

Biographical notes about Dicks for Royal College of Physicians. 2

Biographical notes about Dicks for Royal College of Physicians. 3

Biographical notes about Dicks for Royal College of Physicians. 4

Biographical notes about Dicks for Royal College of Physicians. 5

Biographical sketches about Henry Dicks compiled by his son, Adrian, as background for his obituary. Colourful descriptions of Henry's life.

Biographical sketches about Henry Dicks compiled by his son, Adrian, as background for his obituary. 2

Biographical sketches about Henry Dicks compiled by his son, Adrian, as background for his obituary. 3

Biographical sketches about Henry Dicks compiled by his son, Adrian, as background for his obituary. 4

Times obituary of Henry Dicks (18 July, 1977).

Discussion of Dicks' work for the Columbus Centre. References to Milgram's experiments. The essential questions of the research, writes Dicks, is whether these SS killers were insane, or if not and how to characterize the degree of psychopathy and delinquency and to inquire 'where did they stand on our scale of fanaticism?'

The following images contain 'The proper study of mankind' (reprint of article in British Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 113, December 1967 , pp. 1333-1344). This is Dicks' presidential address to the Royal Medico-Psychological Association.

Covers of papers by Dicks on National Loyalty, Identity and the International Soldier, and on Mental Health in the Light of Ancient Wisdom.

The following images contain comments by Dicks' on Psychological warfare policy (May 1944). This text explores the means of exploiting disaffection in Germany and of differentiating different German 'types'.

Dicks on Psychological warfare policy (May 1944). 2

Dicks on Psychological warfare policy (May 1944). 3

Dicks on Psychological warfare policy (May 1944). 4

Dicks on Psychological warfare policy (May 1944). 5

Dicks on Psychological warfare policy (May 1944). 6

Dicks on Psychological warfare policy (May 1944). 7

Dicks on Psychological warfare policy (May 1944). 8

Dicks on Psychological warfare policy (May 1944). 9

Secret wartime report (Oct 1944) by Dicks on German political attitudes. It focuses on likely reactions to occupation after defeat.

Dicks' report on National Socialism as a Psychological Problem (Jan 1945). It traces a falling off in fanaticism in PoWs (judging by frequent opinion sampling) and differentiates PoWs into categories.

Dicks' report on National Socialism as a Psychological Problem (Jan 1945). 2

Dicks' report on National Socialism as a Psychological Problem (Jan 1945). 3

Dicks' report on National Socialism as a Psychological Problem (Jan 1945). 4

Dicks' report on National Socialism as a Psychological Problem (Jan 1945). 5

Dicks' report on National Socialism as a Psychological Problem (Jan 1945). 6

Summary of comments by Dicks on the Hess case; also with Dicks' handwritten corrections regarding Harry Hastings' account . These were briefing notes for a BBC documentary programme on Hess.

Summary of comments by Dicks on the Hess case

The following documents contain Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess.

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 1

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 2

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 3

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 4

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 5

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 6

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 7

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 8

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 9

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 10

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 11

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 12

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 13

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 14

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 15

Dicks' memoranda and logbook re care of Hess. 16

Feature entitled 'A study in German Mentality' in the British Zone Review (14 Sept 1946, pp. 1-2), refers to the German Personnel Research Branch and in particular the ideas of Dicks regarding 'denazification' and the character types that correlate with Nazi beliefs and authoritarianism.

'A study in German Mentality' in the British Zone Review (14 Sept 1946, pp. 1-2)

Dicks' book review of D. Rodnick's Post-War Germans: An Anthropologist's Account.

Dicks' book review of D. Rodnick's Post-War Germans: An Anthropologist's Account. Cont'd

The following documents contain a report by Dicks on Germany personality.

Dicks on Germany personality. 1

Dicks on Germany personality. 2

Dicks on Germany personality. 3

Dicks on Germany personality. 4

Dicks on Germany personality. 5

Dicks on Germany personality. 6

Dicks on Germany personality. 7

Dicks: newspaper piece on the Russian revolution.

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Dicks' notebooks. Courtesy of Adrian Dicks, Dicks Papers, Wellcome Library.