Material reflecting Pickles' career in the medical profession.
Role as General Practitioner: material relating to Pickles in his role as General Practitioner in Aysgarth, 1912-1964, including a pocket diary, 1940, a thermometer, material relating to 50th anniversary of Pickles as General Practitioner, 1962, and his retirement in 1964. (1940)- (1965)
Research Work: manuscripts of articles, lectures and speeches, both typescript and longhand, and accompanying support material, including slides and a poster advertising a lecture, relating to epidemiological research, particularly based around his book, 'Epidemiology in Country Practice' (1939) [see B PIC A 3-1] 1930-1963; epidemiological charts and drawings, including birthrate charts and plan of the Aysgarth District where Pickles carried out his research; reports, records and correspondence relating to various diseases 1917-1969; and additional articles on infectious disease by other authors, n.d. (1917-1969)
Published Work: annotated personal copy of 'Epidemiology in Country Practice' (1939) which includes reviews and correspondence, paperback copy of reprint of book (1984), and paperback Serbo-Croat version, published in Zagreb (1956), and book reviews, in response to the first edition, 1939, and the re-issue, 1949. (1939-1984)
College of General Practitioners President: material relating to Pickles role as President of the College of General Practitioners, 1953-56. (From 1957 the College was known as the Royal College of General Practitioners) Includes James Mackenzie lecture (1954), letters, photograph of 1st Scottish Council (1953-54), Addresses, such as speech made to the Canadian College of GPs (1954). Also includes letters and photographs about the unveiling of the Pickles memorial plaque in Aysgarth (1971). (1953-1985)
Other Professional Roles: contains reports, correspondence, and speeches, relating to Pickles role both as part-time Medical Officer of Health, 1935, and as witness to the Royal Commission on Population, 1944. Also included are a selection of dinner menus from formal occassions which Pickles attended. (1936-1963).
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