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Clerk's copy of 'Opinions presentees par M. Pasteur, dans la reunion do 16 Mars 1868 au Palais de Tuileries' (Views presented by Louis Pasteur at a reunion at the Palais de Tuileries, 16 March 1668).

Papers of Sir William Drummond Macdonald Paton, 1930-1993, chiefly comprising papers relating to his main research interests, namely underwater physiology, histamine, synaptic transmission, drug dependence, anaesthetic mechanisms, allergy electron microscopy and the history of science, particularly medical science. The collection also includes correspondence, research papers and laboratory notebooks, and papers relating to the committee work that occupied his energies. Papers from Paton's time as both a Rhodes Trustee and a Wellcome Trustee provide further evidence of the extent of his commitments in committee.

Papers relating to Paton's Chairmanship of the Research Defence Committee (1972-77) are particularly extensive and reveal the social and political pressures of the period, the passionate challenges of the anti-vivisection lobby, as well as Paton's personal commitment to a socially responsible use of animals in scientific experimentation. Papers relating to Man and Mouse: Animals in Medical Research (1984), in which Paton set out his fundamental position on animal experimentation, provide further material on this topic.

Another field of interest in which Paton expended considerable energy was that of drug dependence, particularly the pharmacological action of cannabis. Through work in laboratory and committees, and through the media and many speaking engagements, he campaigned strenuously to warn of what he judged to be the deleterious effects of cannabis, and forged campaign alliances with American colleagues who shared his concerns.

Throughout his career, Paton maintained strong links with the Royal Navy, acting as scientific adviser and consultant on deep diving and underwater physiology. This strand of his work was of enduring interest: Paton's work on the physiological properties of gases at high pressure led directly to the development of the deep-diving breathing mixture known as 'Tri-Mix', in which nitrogen is added to helium and oxygen. Paton took great pleasure in the Royal Navy achieving, in 1980, the world's deepest dive (see D/2/14).

Notes of lectures on surgery, [1665], given at the Archispedale di Santo Spirito in Rome. An inscription inside MS.3819 seems to attribute the lectures to Paulus, who is not identified. Produced in Rome.

Papers of Dr John Dalziel Wyndham Pearce, 1933-1994, including published and draft papers re juvenile delinquency, and relating to RAMC psychiatry service, Second World War. Includes account of case of religious fervour in an ambulance unit, 1941.

Papers of Joseph Pearce, 1791, comprising a volume of manuscript notes by Pearce, taken at Lectures on the Principles of Surgery by John Hunter, 1791.

Midwifery register of F M Peever in Lancashire, including Salford and Huddersfield, Feb 1929-Mar 1939.

Robert Perceval's clinical notes of cases in Edinburgh Infirmary, 1777-1778. Compiler's holograph manuscript. Produced in Edinburgh.

The elements of materia medica and therapeutics, by Jonathan Pereira. Author's copy, interleaved with additional notes and correspondence.

Papers of George Perkins, 1908-1980, comprising 2 volumes containing correspondence, testimonials, and certificates relating to his education and professional life, 1908-1957; a folder containing photographs, a typescript, and correspondence relating to the Inaugural George Perkins Lecture, delivered by Professor Maurice Muller, (Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at the University of Bern), at St Thomas' Hospital on 1 Oct 1971; a reprint of The Hugh Owen Thomas Memorial Lecture 1946, delivered in the Liverpool Medical Institution by George Perkins on 11 Jul 1946; an envelope containing 11 reviews for the book Orthopaedics, written by Perkins, 1961, and a review for the book Fractures and Dislocation, written by Perkins, 1953; a volume containing a photograph of Perkins, signed by his former colleagues and friends; 3 photographs of Perkins, 1927-1973; obituaries and letters of condolence addressed to George Perkins daughter, Elizabeth, 1980.

Personal papers of medical and other staff at Great Ormond Street hospital, comprising GOS/11/1 Dr Charles West, including cases seen at the Waterloo Dispensary prior to his Great Ormond Street career, circa 1841-1859; his notebook on Gynaecology, and maternal conditions liable to affect childbirth, from circa 1841, photographs, press cuttings, correspondence, and printed circulars and reports relating to Dr West's dispute with the Committee of Management about aspects of the Hospital's administration, 1877-1878. GOS/11/1/11 includes letters and photographs of Dr West and his family, largely donated by Dr Peter West. And the manuscript text of R Clavering's notes on Dr West and the establishment of the Hospital, 1956.

GOS/11/2 comprises a letter from Archibald Bence-Jones concerning the role of his father, Dr Henry Bence-Jones, in the establishment of the Hospital, 1906; GOS/11/3 comprises the letter of resignation from Catherine J Wood, Hospital Matron, 1878-1888 and biographical data on her.

GOS/11/4 comprises the papers of Dr. Frederick John Poynton, 1933-1941; GOS/11/5, those of Dr Felix Besser, dermatologist (some donated by his son, Dr. Michael Besser), including correspondence, obituaries of Great Ormond Street Hospital staff, pamphlets, typescripts, and material on the foundation and history of the hospital, 1933-1977; GOS/11/5/26* contains literature and correspondence on pachyonychia congenita, and includes correspondence with the University of Dundee on named patients.

GOS/11/6/1 is the presentation book to Sir Arthur Lucas on his retirement as Chairman of the Board of Governors, 1921, signed by Governors and senior clinical staff; GOS/11/7 /1 is correspondence and a copy Trust Deed for the Alexander Simpson-Smith Memorial Lectureship, 1947, including correspondence with Margaret Simpson-Smith about the Lectureship, 1957.

GOS/11/8 contains the papers of John Wycliff Peck, hospital pharmacist, including correspondence, photographs and memorabilia of Mr. Wycliff Peck, Hospital Pharmacist, 1894-1935, including correspondence concerning the supply and invention of drugs and equipment, and his own invention of 'Pexuloid' Splints, 1912; published programmes and leaflets concerning Hospital events; leaflets of pharmaceutical suppliers to the Hospital.

GOS/11/9 comprises Mr. Thomas H Kellock's personal papers, 1836-1922; GOS/11/10 is a presentation book given to Mr McKay on his retirement as Hospital Secretary,1932, signed by staff and Board members.

GOS/11/11 are the papers of Dr J Alistair Dudgeon (later Professor and Dean of Institute of Child Health), comprising correspondence, 1968-1974; GOS/11/11/22 Patients Pending file, 1968; GOS/11/11/23 are Doctors' letters, relating to Great Ormond Street Patients, 1964-1973; case reports. 1964-1970 and articles for journals, GOS/11/11/33-37 is Correspondence relating to the Institute of Child Health, 1969-1974; GOS/11/11/38-4, London University Thesis Reports, lecture drafts and notes, 1964- 974; GOS/11/11/43 Papers of Board of Studies in Pathology, 1973; GOS/11/11/44-45, Papers of Joint Research Board, 1967-1970; other papers cover correspondence with the House Governor at the hospital, plans for the new cardiac wing 1972, charity and research grants, GOS/11/11/52 * is correspondence with and about Dr Keitha Fraser (New Zealand), 1960-1965; GOS/11/11/70-76 are papers concerning research outcomes 1968-1974; GOS/11/11/76-79 Rubella Clinic and experiments, papers and correspondence, 1965-1969; GOS/11/11/80-81 British Postgraduate Medical Federation, reports and correspondence of Working Parties and Advisory Council, 1970-1973; GOS/11/11/82-83 Polio Tissue Innoculation Reports, 1956; GOS/11/11/84 Planning Committee papers, 1966-1968; GOS/11/11/85 Pickering Committee papers, 1968; GOS/11/11/86 Tumour Committee papers, 1964-1971; GOS/11/11/87 Organ Transplant Committee Papers, 1964-1970; GOS/11/11/88 Immunological Products Advisory Group papers, 1969-1970;GOS/11/11/89-90 DHSS Vaccination and Immunisation Committee papers, 1969-1972; GOS/11/11/91 Workshop Course on Virological Techniques, 1967.

Further Dudgeon papers, comprising GOS/11/11/92 International Paediatric Congress, Tokyo, 1965; GOS/11/11/93-98 Conference papers on rubella and other diseases, 1964-1974; GOS/11/11/99 North-West Metropolitan Regional Hospital Board papers (Pathology Committee), 1971-1974; GOS/11/11/100-101, Epidemiology Course, Glasgow, 1967; GOS/11/11/102 ICH Symposium on Rubella Vaccines, 1968; GOS/11/11/103 International Paediatric Congress, Mexico, 1968; GOS/11/11/104 Bethesda Conference, February, 1969; GOS/11/11/105 Miscellaneous Rubella lectures for adaptation to articles, circa 1964-1974; GOS/11/11/106-107 Royal Society of Medicine Symposium on the Very Young, 1968; GOS/11/11/108-109 3rd Annual Conference on Congenital Malformation, GOS/11/11/110111 Bethesda Conference, May 1969; GOS/11/11/112 Pathology of Viral Diseases Symposium, 1969; GOS/11/11/113 Course in Advanced Paediatrics, 1968; GOS/11/11/114 119 Miscellaneous committee papers and lecture notes, 1964-1968.

GOS/11/12, Papers of Mr. David Waterston CBE (Cardiothoracic Surgeon), comprising GOS/11/12/1, Papers of British Association of Paediatric Surgeons' meetings, 1964-1974; GOS/11/12/2, Papers for British Paediatric Association meetings, 1965-1973; GOS/11/12/3, Papers for BPA meeting, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1975, with notes on earlier meetings at Great Ormond Street; GOS/11/12/4, Correspondence and reports concerning 'Denis Browne Memorial Travelling Scholarships', 1967-1973; GOS/11/12/5, Minutes, Agendas and correspondence for meetings of the Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland, 1968-1974; GOS/11/12/6, Minutes, Agendas and Reports of the 'Paediatric Visiting Club', 1966-1974; GOS/11/12/7, Papers of meetings of 'Browne's Club', 1965-1971; GOS/11/12/8, Clinical reports on 'Persistent Truncus Arteriosis' and 'Tricuspid Ataxia'; GOS/11/12/9; Newsletters of the 'Janes Society'(Canadian Surgeons), 1971-1973; GOS/11/12/10, Correspondence concerning Mr Waterston's CBE award, 1972, and the accidental death of his son, 1970; GOS/11/12/11 Miscellaneous correspondence and reports, 1968-1975, including 1975 report on paediatric surgical training by Atwell and Gough.

GOS/11/13, Papers of Dr David N. Nabarro (Pathologist), 1895-1938, including GOS/11/13/2-6, Dr Nabarro's notebooks and Registers of patients with sexually-transmitted diseases seen by him at GOS; 1917-1920, 1924-1938; 1927-1929; 1935-1938; 1938-1939**; GOS/11/13/7, Printed articles and reports concerning Venereal Diseases written or collected by Dr Nabarro.

GOS/11/14, Papers of Dr Ian Cathie (Pathologist), comprising GOS/11/14/1-3 Dr. Cathie's correspondence on personal and clinical matters; 1954-1956 and 1958; GOS/11/15 Papers of Dr W W Payne (Chemical Pathologist), comprising GOS/11/15/1-3 Dr Payne's correspondence, 1957; GOS/11/16 Papers of Dr. Barbara Clayton, comprising GOS/11/16/1-2 Dr. Clayton's correspondence, 1962-1965, GOS/11/16/3, Draft articles by Dr. Clayton on growth and development, with related clinical statistical data, 1965; GOS/11/17, Papers of Dr D R C Willcox, comprising GOS/11/17/1 Correspondence concerning child growth and thyroid testing at the Bethlem Hospital, 1959-1965.

GOS/11/18 Papers and memorabilia of Great Ormond Street Nurses; comprising GOS/11/18/1, papers of Nurse Dorothy M. Roberts, 1920-1923; GOS/11/18/2, Papers of Nurse Dorothy Trotter, circa 1930-39; GOS/11/18/3, Papers of Nurse Nancy A. McDonnell, circa 1930-40; GOS/11/18/4, Memories of nurses at Runabouts, received from Mrs H Brooker; GOS/11/18/4, Papers of Nurse Amelia Mary Eynon-Williams', including material on the Miles quads, and material compiled subsequently on the quads; GOS/11/18/5, Papers of Nurse Nansi Jones, 1936-1970; GOS/11/18/6, Typescript, 'Memories of Tadworth Court', donated by Mrs Jean Clew; GOS/11/18/7, 'A Unique Nursing Experience', memories of nursing HRH Prince Charles, 1957, by Sister M. J. Hicks (Mrs McLean) and Mrs Gwyneth Robinson; GOS/11/18/8, Part of memoir of Nurse Joan Lamb, circa 1932-1937; GOS/11/18/9, comprising sketchbooks, with commentary, on nursing life at the Hospital, drawn by Nurse A G Bois, circa 1900-1904.

GOS/11/19 Papers of Mr D Lloyd-Roberts(Consulting Surgeon), comprising GOS/11/19/1, patient treatments and management of patient services at Tadworth Court, 1960-1974; GOS/11/20 Papers relating to Mr. William Pendle (Stoker), relating to the award of the George Medal to Mr. Pendle for his actions during the bombing of the Hospital in 1940, including award certificate, photographs of Mr Pendle and family attending the awards ceremony, 1941, and letter notifying the Order of St George of his death, 1951; GOS/11/21 Papers of Dr R H Wilkinson (Biochemist); comprising GOS/11//21/1-4, correspondence and papers, 1950-1957 and, GOS/11/21/5, Royal Society of Medicine papers, 1953.

GOS/11/22, Papers relating to Sir Denis J V Browne, comprising a biography and reminiscences by Mr. James Crooks, 1967, and an unidentified newspaper obituary; GOS/11/23, *Papers of Dr. John Sutcliffe (Radiologist), 1952-1960, including clinical and research correspondence with other doctors, some concerning individual patients, correspondence concerning departmental staffing, financing and equipment purchase.

GOS/11/24, Autograph book, signed by staff members, given to Arthur J. Lilly, engineer, on retiring from Hospital for Sisk Children in July 1959 after 40 years, including photograph of Mr Lilly in army uniform in 1915; GOS/11/25, Reminiscences of C W Hale (Great Ormond Street laboratory assistant, 1929-1930), dated 1988; GOS/11/26, Papers of Alfred William Gates, hospital volunteer, including original patients' letters, copyright forms and Assignment of Copyright relating to The Diaries of William Gates, A Personal and Moving Account of Great Ormond Street's Children, 2000; GOS/11/27 Frank Cole Madden's papers, comprising ornamental envelopes bearing Great Ormond Street address drawn by Frank Cole Madden during his term as GOSH Surgeon, 1897-1898, with a copy of his biography from Plarr's Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons ; GOS/11/28 Mala Trivedi and Behnaz Mohzakka, cards for the memorial service at Conway Hall, 5 October 2005, following their deaths in bomb attacks of 7 July 2005; GOS/11/29 Sir George Frederic Still, a picture-card sent by Sir Frederic to Miss Virginia Firth(daughter of his colleague Dr. Douglas Firth), circa 1932; GOS/11/30 Death Certificate of Henry Sykes Thornton, the Hospital’s banker and board member,1 December 1881; GOS/11/31 Mary D. Dawson's typescript recollections of working as a trainee in the Hospital Almoner’s office during World War II (from the author, Mrs. Mary Wilson, 2010); GOS/11/32 Items from former Clerical Assistant at the Hospital Miss Jean Parsons, including regarding the 1952 Centenary celebrations and invitation to staff Christmas Dance from Lady Southwood,1948 (gift of Miss Parsons’ son Derek Britton,2012); GOS/11/33 Nurse Training documentation, and notes made during training, by GOSH nurse (Dorothy) Beryl Faulkner (1941-1945) which includes her set of the Nurses’ League Journal, 1944-2005( missing 1945, 1948, 1968, 2003, 2004).

English translation by N Peters in 1739 of Richard Lower's Tractatus de corde (1699), with finely drawn copies of the seven plates at the end.

Notes taken by students of lectures including those by Caietano Petrone, Naples, some family notes and poetry, [1766-1777].

The collection covers both Pettigrew's medical and antiquarian activities, which are intermingled in the material's arrangement. The medical items include correspondence with many medical figures, medical jurisprudence (an Anniversary Oration delivered to the Medical Society of London), corpulence, hydrophobia, medical observations by army officers in India, and an autobiographical memoir of the philanthropist and prison-reformer James Neild (1744-1814), transcribed by Pettigrew and incorporated into his life of John Coakley Lettsom M.D. The antiquarian items include material on Kett's Rebellion, Hindu deities, the library of the Duke of Sussex and correspondence with the Italian antiquary Giovanni Spano (1803-1878) and Gaetano Cara, as part of Pettigrew's role as Vice-President of the British Archaeological Society. Types of material held include notebooks, loose papers, correspondence and diplomas.

Certificates of Dorothy Phillips comprising East London Hospital for Children, certificate of training, 20 April 1913; King's College Hospital Certificate of Invalid Cookery, 3 Feb 1915; King's College Hospital Certificate of training, 1917; Central Midwives Board certificate, 10 Feb 1919; The College of Nursing, certificate of Registration, 27 Mar 1919; General Nursing Council of England and Wales, admission to General Register as Registered Nurse, 3 Feb 1922.

Papers of Miles Harris Phillips, [1888-1960], chiefly comprising reprints of articles by Phillips with accompanying research material, reprints of articles by others and correspondence. Includes reprints, correspondence, diagrams, case notes and other papers relating to articles and lectures by Phillips on topics including constriction rings, Sims' posture, puerperal fever, obstetric shock, caesarean section, the death of Princess Charlotte in childbirth, 1817, biographical histories of famous obstetricians including Thomas Denman, Percival Willughby and William Smellie and the history of obstetrics; drawings and photographs of gynaecological pathological specimens; records of the Gynaecological Visiting Society including reports of meetings and obituaries of members; papers relating to the Departmental Committee on Maternal Mortality and Morbidity, 1928-1932, including letters to Phillips from Neville Chamberlain; papers relating to Historical Review of British Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1800-1950, by J M Munro Kerr, R W Johnstone and Phillips (Livingstone, 1954) including correspondence and publisher accounts; Phillips' letters to the Lancet, and the British Medical Journal, 1924-1938; photostats of illustrations in The Workes of that Famous Chirurgion Ambrole Parey (1634); papers relating to the court case Marshall vs Lindsay County Council: a claim for damages for negligence, 1933; papers relating to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists including a history, memoranda and annual reports; photostat copies of letters from William Smellie to Peter Camper, Dr Clephane and Dr Pitcairn, [1750-1759] compiled by Phillips; correspondence with American obstetricians, 1936-1938; reprints of obstetrical articles with accompanying card index, complied by Phillips; notebooks containing analysis of Percival Willughby's cases in his Observations in Midwifery; index complied by Phillips of the cases in Smellie's

Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Midwifery and John Glaister's notes for his biography of William Smellie Dr. William Smellie and His Contemporaries, (Glasgow, 1894), including copies of legal documents relating to Smellie.

Personal letters from Dr Miles Harris Phillips to Dr David B Stewart, 1946-1950 and photograph of Phillips with Dr Herbert Spencer and Dr Hansk of Copenhagen, in Holland, 1939. The letters tell about Phillips himself, his interests and enthusiasms and his discoveries in obstetric history.

Photographs and pictures of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1633-2001. The majority of photographs depict the membership and social history of the College and include presidential portraits and photographs of Fellows and Members, prominent obstetricians and gynaecologists, visitors to the College, meetings and study groups. There is also a class of photographs of College buildings. Donated and deposited material also includes photographs and slides of clinical disorders and specimens.

Records comprise portraits, pictures and other memorabilia relating to William Blair-Bell, 1920-1996; presidential portraits, 1927-1995; portraits of Fellows, 1935-1991; photographs of Honorary Fellows, 1921-1997; photographs of annual dinners, 1931-1954, 1998; photographs of admission ceremonies, 1931-1992; College buildings, 1930-1991; Royal visits, 1931-1990; Council and officers, 1934-1992; photographs of meetings, members and artefacts of the Gynaecological Visiting Society, 1911-1973; British congresses of obstetrics and gynaecology, 1933-1999; photographs of overseas groups and other photographs relating to the profession overseas, 1935-1997; RCOG study groups and educational courses, 1979-1995; photographs and paintings donated to the College by Professor Preston Maxwell, 1898-1935; presentations, awards and lectures, 1949-1995; Strachan collection of portraits of eminent medical men, c1693-c1847; ceremonial and related paraphernalia and artefacts and gifts to the College, 1931-1992; miscellaneous photographs relating to the history of the College and of obstetrics and gynaecology, 1929-1999; decorative pictures, 1633-1957; photographs of pathological subjects transferred from the College Museum, 1950s-1978; photographs and drawings presented to the College by Professor John Chassar Moir, 1932-1957; photographs of eminent medical men collected by Sir Anthony Alment, transferred from the College Library, 1921; photographs and memorabilia relating to Sir Norman Jeffcoate, 1946-1975;

undated portrait photographs of eminent medical persons; Donald Whatley Roy photographs donated to the College Archives by A D Roy, 1903-1935;

collection of miscellaneous photographs transferred from the College Library, undated.

Papers relating to the Krishnarajendra Hospital and the University Medical College, Mysore (now Mysuru), India, c1938, comprising an album containing photographs by G Shankar, of the Krishnarajendra Hospital and the University Medical College; manuscript captions; short histories of the Krishnarajendra Hospital and the University Medical College; and a list of staff.

Physiology Volume 2, c1859-c1880, comprising a volume containing notes of lectures on Physiology; prescriptions for medications, with directions on usage, 1859-1880; a rememberance card for Henry Motherby of Henshall, c1870; and a recipe for cough mixture.

Papers of Sir George White Pickering including reprints, notes, abstracts, extracts from articles, and background material for his work on medical education in the 1970s.

Certificates; paptients lists; correspondence; photographs; medals; annotated copies of own works; epidemiological charts, research notes, manuscripts of articles and speeches. 1912-1972

Material reflecting the more personal aspect of Pickles' life. Includes medals, prizes and awards presented to Pickles in recognition of his work, and the related certificates and correspondence; material about Pickles created by others, including 'Will Pickles of Wensleydale: The Life of a Country Doctor' (1970) the official biography by John Pemberton; correspondence regarding the painting of Pickles portrait, in 1954, for the College of General Practitioners (later the Royal College of General Practitioners); articles and letters regarding significant events in his life, such as his 80th birthday, and his death, in 1969, and the ensuing obituaries. Also includes family and personal papers, amongst them is material of local, genealogical and personal interest, such as the Pickles family tree dating from c 1825, photographs of Pickles and of Aysgarth, and his personal notes and recollections.

Arrangement: Functional.

Papers of John E (Jack) Piercy, Surgeon Superintendent at New End Hospital 1932-1965, comprising lecture notes on the history of New End Hospital [1934] and diseases of the thyroid [c1937], correspondence, photographs and papers on the official opening of the Thyroid Clinic and Department of Endocrinology at New End by the Duke of Edinburgh, 1955; photographs and press cuttings on Piercy's retirement as Surgeon-Superintendent of New End, 1965; photopraphs and press cuttings on the opening of Piercy Ward at New End, 1978; photographs of prizegivings at New End School of Nursing, 1950 and undated.

Journals of Henry Piers as assistant surgeon on board HMS CLEOPATRA and as surgeon on board HMS SATELLITE, based in Africa and on the Western coastlines of the Americas, 1844-1857.

Research notes and essays on the history of medicine by Lilian Gertrude Ping, 1935-1938. Within this the papers cover a wide range of topics, including: miracles, pilgrimages, healing and medieval English saints; history of anatomy and physiology; Spanish physicians; French medical history and the lives and miracles of various medieval figures: Henry VI, including material on his tomb at Windsor; St. William of York and St. Cuthbert, including accounts of the window illustrations of their lives in York Minster; and St. Thomas of Canterbury, including an account of the window illustrations of his life in Canterbury Cathedral, 1938.

Papers of Rachel Pinney on the technique of Creative Listening, correspondence, transcript of an article, press cuttings concerning her court appearance on a kidnap charge.

Minute books, 1926-1927, and Annual reports, 1926-1938, of the Pioneer Health Centre Peckham, and volumes of press-cuttings about the Centre 1929-1961; files, publications and ephemera relating to the activities of the Centre, 1925-1952; files of the Pioneer Health Centre Ltd following the closure of the Centre, 1950-1999; books about the Centre; photographs, films and videos; papers of George Scott Williamson, 1910-1991, including personalia, correspondence, lectures, drafts of articles and books, notes; papers of Innes Hope Pearse, including personalia, correspondence, notes, manuscripts, drafts of The Quality of Life, reprints; materials relating to Scott Williamson and Pearse's research on pathology and the thyroid, including notes, lectures, manuscripts, correspondence, and reprints.

The collection is particularly noteworthy for its full documentation of all aspects of Pirie's research, development and promotion of leaf protein for human comsumption. It is divided into the following sections:

Section A, Biographical. It includes obituaries, a copy of the Royal Society Biographical Memoir, a little documentation of undergraduate work, and historical material assembled by Pirie relating to J Brachel, J B S Haldane, F G Hopklins, and H H Mann. Miscellaneous material includes Pirie's philosophical notes on the nature of life the scientific method and other topics.

Section B, Research notebooks. These complete the sequence of numbered notebooks listed in the 'Catalogue of the Papers of Sir Frederick Charles Bawden including the papers of Alfred Alexander, Peter Kleczkowski and Norman Wingate Pirie' and also deposited in the Archives of the Royal Society. The sequence presented here runs from 1929-1996, with the missing notebooks to be found in the Bawden collection. The work documented includes Pirie's earliest research with A A Miles on 'Brucella abortus' and 'Brucella mellitensis', his research with F C Bawden on viruses, and the many facets of his work on leaf protein to the end of his life. There are also two numbered notebooks not included in the sequence which date from the 1940s.

Section C, Leaf Protein work. This is the largest section in the collection and documents the work for which Pirie became widely known. The material comers Pirie's own research work on leaf protein, his interest in leaf protein work worldwide, the promotion of leaf protein and the development of equipment, especially suitable for use in less developed countries, which could be used to extract it. There is documentation of Pirie's struggles within the Agricultural Research Council to find support for his work, his reports on progress and later fund raising for his reasearch. There is material relating to design and construction of leaf protein apparatus of various types. Pirie believed strongly that leaf protein could make a positive contribution to nutrition in poorer countries and trials were undertaken in India, Jamaica and other countries. Latterly he found backing for his work from the 'Find Your Feet' charity and this relationship is documented. Also of interest is Pirie's interest in promoting leaf protein, including sample recipes using the foodstuff.

Section D, Other Research interests. This focuses on Pirie's earlier research, including the work for which he was elected to the Royal Society and was awarded the Copley Medal. It is not extensive and should be consulted alongside the notebooks in Section B. It is presented by topic and includes research on tobacco mosaic and tomato bushy stunt viruses by Pirie and F C Bawden in the 1930's, work on 'Brucella abortus' in the 1930's and 1940's and bracken extraction in the 1950's. There is also material relating to various alternative sources of protein, including seafood, which relates to this interest in nutrition. Miscellaneous material includes documentation of Pirie's lobbying on behalf of 'biochemical engineering' research in the 1950's.

Section E, Drafts and Publications. This presents drafts and related material including publication on food resources and his 1987 book 'Leaf Protein and its by-products in human and animal nutrition', a small number of book reviews and a little editorial correspondence. The bulk of the section, however, comprises a sequence of Pirie's volumes of bound offprints, from 1929 to 1991 (with material for 1992-1996 unbound). This sequence is more than just a full record of Pirie's published work output, as intercalated or pasted to pages of the volumes are typescripts of unpublished work or work not published in full, reports on research, visits abroad etc, correspondence, and letters to the press on a wide variety of topics including nuclear weapons, the Communist Party, space exploration, scientific writing and world nutrition. The offprints themselves may bear later manuscript annotations and typescript notes by Pirtie, giving improved methods, corrections and later bibliographical references.

Section F, Visits and Conferences. These document a few of Pirie's visits 1946-1989. There is material relating to extended visits to the USA in 1946, to Czechoslovakia, the USSR and China in 1952, and later visits in connection with leaf protein work. The lack of coverage is partially compensated for by the quality of some of the documentation of the visits, including Pirie's manuscript and typescript notes and his official reports.

Section G, Correspondence. This is again partial in its coverage. The bulk relates to Pirie's work on leaf protein. There are also individual letters from significant correspondents, from the 1930's on, including A Szent-George, J B S Haldane, G C de Hervey, Sir Peter Medawar, T Svendberg, R L M Synge etc, which Piries appears to have kept for historical reasons. The correspondence is presented in alphabetical order by correspondent.

Praxeos medicinae libri II-IV. Authore D. D. Paschale Pisciottano, ad usum Joachimi de Angelis. Lecture-notes of a student at Naples University, of which Vol. I is wanting. The lectures are all by Pisciottanus except the second in Book IV 'De morbis venereis', which is by Francesco Dolce: and the last of the same Book 'De herniis', given by Agnello Firelli. Contents: Praxeos liber II. De morbis pectoris (1 l. + 37 ff. + 3 ll. (last 2 bl.)). III. De morbis abdominis (1 l. + 144 ff. + 4 bl. ll.). IV. De febribus. De morbis venereis. De morbis mulierum. De morbis infantum. De herniis (3 ll. + 269 ff. + 1 bl. l.). Produced in Naples.

Administrative records, financial records, patient records, nursing and midwifery training records.

Papers of Professor Sir Arnold Plant, 1918-1972, comprising the following: Papers concerning Plant's education, 1919-1923, mainly comprising lecture notes taken during his studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science, and examination papers for the London BCommerce. Material concerning Plant's teaching career, 1918-1969, notably at the University of Cape Town, South Africa, 1918-1931, including lecture notes on subjects including banking, economics and statistics, notes for the Commerce degree, and correspondence from former students relating to their professional work; papers relating to the LSE, 1928-1969, notably Plant's work in the Department of Business Administration, including administrative papers, lists of students, seminars and test results, material concerning the teaching of the Commerce degree including lecture notes and examination papers, papers concerning research projects, research material into higher education training for business and management, and material concerning the formation of a Central Institute of Management; minutes, correspondence and papers of the Commerce Degree Bureau, 1937-1972; material concerning the University of London Council for External Students, 1961-1972, including reports, minutes and papers. Material concerning lectures, writings and publications, 1924-1964, notably working papers and drafts for talks on various subjects including patent law, modern industry, copyright of publications, transport economics, marketing and economic conditions in South Africa; background material, notes and drafts for BBC broadcasts, 1931-1961, notably on pay as you view television, trade and industry and South Africa; correspondence, drafts, notes and offprints of various published articles, lectures and reports, 1925-1964, mainly relating to commerce and business, copyright and nuclear energy. Correspondence, 1921-1972, mainly relating to the teaching of business and commerce, with correspondents including Sir John Carruthers Beattie, Sir William Henry Beveridge, Sir Alexander Carr-Saunders, Sir Henry Clay, William Harold Hutt, Eric Anderson Walker, Professor Lilian Knowles, Professor Lionel Robbins and Professor Richard Henry Tawney. Personal material, 1950-1972, concerning employment, salary, pensions and stays in hospital. Papers concerning Plant's work on the Monopolies and Restrictive Practices Commission, 1948-1959, comprising memoranda, reports, minutes and agenda, evidence and correspondence relating to electrical machinery, industrial gases, linoleum, copper semis, tea, tyres, timber, calico printing, electric batteries, radio valves and street lighting, as well as general reference materials, press cuttings, and correspondence concerning membership of the Commission. Material concerning Plant's work on the Industrial Injuries Advisory Council (IIAD), 1954-1967, including minutes, reports and papers of the Council, 1950-1967; minutes and working papers of the Industrial Diseases Sub-Committee, 1955-1967, especially concerning byssinosis, teeth erosion, lung cancer, vibration syndrome (Raynaud's Syndrome), industrial deafness, cadmium poisoning and respiratory diseases; papers of the Industrial Health Advisory Committee (Ministry of Labour), 1955-1966; Secretary's correspondence with Plant, 1966-1968; general IIAC correspondence, 1954-1959, mainly relating to meetings and expert opinion on industrial health. Papers concerning Plant's work on the Cinematograph Films Council, 1938-1968, including minutes, agenda and working papers of the Council, 1938-1968; material relating to the Committee on Film Distribution and Exhibition (Portal Committee), 1943-1949, including minutes and working papers, evidence, reports and drafts of the final report; papers relating to the Plant Report into Distribution and Exhibition of Cinematograph Films, 1945-1951, including press cuttings, parliamentary reports, and expert views; correspondence and papers, 1946-1965, including letters from Sir (Alexander) Frederick Whyte and J(oseph) Arthur Rank; papers of the Advisory Committee on Amendments to Cinematograph Films Acts, 1957-1958; minutes of the Structure and Trading Practices Sub-Committee, 1962-1963. Material concerning Plant's work on other committees, societies and bodies, 1932-1972, notably minutes, reports, bulletins and research papers of the London and Cambridge Economic Service, 1932-1966; papers relating to the Council for National Academic Awards, 1964-1968, including minutes and working papers, minutes of the Arts and Social Studies Committee and the Economics and Business Studies Board, and applications for recognition from higher education institutions; reports, minutes and correspondence relating to the Advertising Standards Authority, 1962-1967; papers of the Naval Education Advisory Committee, 1946-1970, notably course outlines, minutes and reports; annual reports and publication notices of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research, 1966-1971; correspondence, circulars and Council minutes of the Royal Economic Society, 1970-1972; reports, press cuttings and correspondence of the Committee on Fowl Pest Policy, 1962-1964; and minutes and working papers of the Board of Management of Athlone Press, 1969-1972.

Papers of Sir Alfred Platt, 1968-1986, comprising typescript and photographs relating to The Story of the Manchester Surgical Society, 1970-1971; diaries of trips to the United States of America 1928 and 1946, 1978; typsescript of the lecture The romance of surgery: The Manchester Ship Canal and the birth of accident services, 1968; copy of a postcard to Leslie Turner (FRCS) concerning arrangements for the centenary celebration, 1986; and a presentational folder titled The Transatlantic Connection 1913-1986: A Tribute to Sir Harry Platt by Allan M McKelvie, 7 Oct 1986.

'A book of Surgerie and Phisick of Mistress Honorie Henslow', by Andrewe Plowden, Servant to Mistress Honore Henslow, 1601.

Papers of Sir Edward Eric Pochin, 1940-1989. The collection in no way reflects the entirety of Sir Edward's life's work; he may have discarded much himself when he retired officially. For the most part, the papers suggest that he had decided to keep only those of personal value, a relatively few relating to his clinical research on iodine isotopes and the thyroid gland, and those concerning his current working interest at the time of retirment. This was the 'Index of Harm': in the last ten or so years of his life he was primarily engaged in amassing vast amounts of data and statistics for the purposes of quantifying the risks and harm resulting from exposure to radiation as well as from occupational injuries. Also present are correspondence with Sir Thomas Lewis, 1940-1945, and records of research and treatments in the Medical Research Council Clinical Research Department at University College Hospital, London, 1947-1970s.

Papers of Alfred Poland, 1845-1846, comprising a volume titled Surgical Analysis of cases reported by the Clinical Society during the last six months of 1845 and the months of January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September 1846. Alfred [Poland] containing a table of contents; lists of cases including detailed patient information; and a letter concerning the deposit of the volume with the Library.

Papers of William Arthur Pool, namely notes taken at the Institut Pasteur, Paris, c 1921, while following a course on animal disease. Book VI of seven.

Papers of Thomas James Poole, 1825, comprising an indenture of the apprenticeship of Poole as a surgeon, apothecary and accouchier to Anthony Huxtable and Henry Clark, 1825.

Papers of Joshua Henry Porter including manuscript draft and published version of The Surgeon's Pocket-book, 2nd edition, 1880 and military scrapbook, 1850-1881.

This series relates to the provision of medical care for staff through the appointment of medical officers, the monitoring of sick leave and the establishment of the Post Office Ambulance Corps.

Papers relating to Percivall Pott, [1770-1792], comprising notes on his surgical lectures, taken by an unidentified pupil, [1770].

The archive consists of correspondence between Lisa Pottesman and Sylvia Pankhurst, letters concerning the petition for Dr. Burt White' s re-instalment, press cuttings and biographical notes about Lisa Pottesman.

Official letters of Richard Powys as Secretary of the Royal Veterinary College, 1888-1909.

Papers of Frederic John Poynton, [1902]-1940, including scrapbook, with letters and newspaper cuttings relating to Poynton and addresses including on the occasion of the unveiling of a memorial to Dr William Oliver, on the history of early aeronautics and the history of the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street.

Papers of Carl Prausnitz-Giles including memorandum on the teaching of hygiene in the German Empire, 1930; lecture 'In Quest of Allergy', 1959; notes; obituary.

Prescriptions dispensed to various individuals by chemists in Central London, Harrow, Nottingham and Taunton, covering 1918-1946.

Copies of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Press Publications, 1993-2002, comprising publications and serials produced since 1993, namely RCOG Press miscellaneous publications, 1994-2002, including information pamphlets; The Yearbook of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1993-2001; The Diplomate, 1994-1999; RCOG Guidelines ("Green Top" Guidelines), 1994-1999; Evidence-based Clinical Guidelines, 1998-2001; Personal Assessment in Continuing Education (PACE) Reviews, 1997-1999; The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist,1999-2002.

Printed copies of the press releases posted on the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' website, Aug 2006-Dec 2007.

Records of the Princess Beatrice Hospital, including Board of Management minutes, 1932-1948; Finance Committee and House Committee minutes, 1912-1969; Medical Committee minutes, 1918-1978; minute book of a working party on the conversion of the hospital to a maternity unit, 1970-1972; booklet Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Kensington General Hospital, 1907; bye-laws of the Hospital, 1938; annual reports, 1910-1946; statistics, 1940-1948; offprint from The Architect's Journal on the construction of the Hospital, 1932; record book of maids employed by the Hospital, 1931-1955; financial papers relating to construction work at the Hospital, 1941-1947; register of investments, 1931-1940; register of deeds relating to land owned by the Hospital, 1842-1940; press cuttings and obituaries relating to the Hospital, 1957-1966 and histories of the Hospital, 1957 and 1977.

Papers of Ernest George Pringle including lecture notes and case notes (while at St Bartholomew's Hospital) and personal items c 1900-1913.

Copy of Thomas Sydenham's 'Processus integri', interleaved, with notes on medicine in the handwriting of Sir John Pringle.