GB 0120 MSS.5520-5624, 7887-7888 & 8421-8423 - Hunterian Society of London

128 volumes, 1 file and 1 framed item

GB 0120 MSS.5520-5624, 7887-7888 & 8421-8423 1676-1989 Collection (fonds) 128 volumes, 1 file and 1 framed item Hunterian Society of London

The Hunterian Society was founded in 1819 as a general medical society for physicians, surgeons and general practitioners, serving the City and eastern districts of London. Many of its prominent members were based at the London Hospital, or at Guy's or St Thomas's Hospital.

The records and manuscripts were deposited by the Society between 1971 and 1995.

Records and collection of manuscripts of the Hunterian Society, 1676-1989. The manuscript collection includes extensive letters and papers relating to the Hunter and Baillie families.

The collection is divided into the following broad sections:

MSS.5520-5587 & 8421-8422: administrative records of the Society.

MSS.5588-5606: notes on lectures given by John and William Hunter and others, collected by the Society.

MSS.5607-5612: letters and papers collected by the Society.

MSS.5613-5624: correspondence and papers of the Hunter and Baillie families, presented to the Society by the descendants of Matthew Baillie.

MSS.7887-7888 & 8423: supplementary material relating to William Hunter (1718-1783), John Hunter (1728-1793) and their associates.

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

English

Most of this material is described in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999) and in greater detail in Richard Palmer and Jean Taylor, The Hunterian Society. A Catalogue of its records and collection relating to John Hunter and the Hunterian tradition (Hunterian Society, 1990).

This published volume does not cover MSS.7887-7888 and 8421-8423, which were acquired by the Society after it was published and are described only in the Wellcome Library's online finding aids and their printouts.

Copied from the Wellcome Library catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Jan 2009 Medical profession Medical personnel Surgeons Biology Anatomy Musculoskeletal system Bones Higher science education Medical education Organizations Associations Societies Medical societies Clinical medicine People People by occupation Personnel Nursing Midwifery Neoplastic processes Neoplasms Cysts Paediatrics Influenza Information sources Documents Medical records Literature Literary forms and genres Poetry Pathology Diseases Infectious diseases Venereal diseases Obstetrics Authors Poets Writers Occupations Medicine Health occupations Specialties, surgical Gynecology Medical sciences Surgery Pathological conditions, signs and symptoms Pathologic processes General practitioners Physicians Playwrights Lectures (teaching method) Teaching methods Naturalists Scientists Scientific personnel Therapy Physiology Narcotic drugs Opium Hunter , William , 1718-1783 , anatomist and surgeon Hunter , John , 1728-1793 , surgeon and anatomist Baillie , Matthew , 1761-1823 , physician and anatomist Hunterian Society Drugs Pharmacology Primary documents

The records and manuscripts were deposited by the Society between 1971 and 1995.

Records and collection of manuscripts of the Hunterian Society, 1676-1989. The manuscript collection includes extensive letters and papers relating to the Hunter and Baillie families.

The collection is divided into the following broad sections:

MSS.5520-5587 & 8421-8422: administrative records of the Society.

MSS.5588-5606: notes on lectures given by John and William Hunter and others, collected by the Society.

MSS.5607-5612: letters and papers collected by the Society.

MSS.5613-5624: correspondence and papers of the Hunter and Baillie families, presented to the Society by the descendants of Matthew Baillie.

MSS.7887-7888 & 8423: supplementary material relating to William Hunter (1718-1783), John Hunter (1728-1793) and their associates.

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

• English

• Latin

English

Most of this material is described in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History & Understanding of Medicine, 1999) and in greater detail in Richard Palmer and Jean Taylor, The Hunterian Society. A Catalogue of its records and collection relating to John Hunter and the Hunterian tradition (Hunterian Society, 1990).

This published volume does not cover MSS.7887-7888 and 8421-8423, which were acquired by the Society after it was published and are described only in the Wellcome Library's online finding aids and their printouts.

In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English