Papers relating to William Cumberland Cruikshank, 1785-1804, comprising 9 volumes of manuscript lecture notes by Henry Nathaniel Rumsey, titled Anatomical lectures by Mr Cruikshank. Course 1st, vol. 1st, October 1785.; Anatomical lectures by Mr Cruikshank & Mr Baillie. Course 1st, vol. 2nd, 1785.; Lectures on anatomy by Mr Cruikshank. Course 1st, vol. 3rd, 1786.; Lectures on anatomy, by W. Cruikshank and Mr Baillie, course 2nd, vol. 1st, 1786; Lectures on anatomy, by W. Cruikshank and Mr Baillie, course 2nd, vol. 2nd, 1786; Lectures on anatomy, by W. Cruikshank, course 2nd, vol. 3rd, 1786; Lectures on anatomy, by W. Cruikshank, course 2nd, vol. 4th, 1786; Lectures on anatomy, by W. Cruikshank, course 2nd, vol. 5th, 1786; and Lectures by Mr Cruikshank, containing physiology notes; a volume of manuscript notes on anatomy by William Clift, titled Mr Cruikshank and Dr Baillie 1798.; and a manuscript volume containing notes on muscles, notes on Cruickshank's lectures, remarks by J Thompson, and a report from the Board of Curators concerning the skeleton of a mammoth, 1793-1804.
Sans titrePapers of George James Guthrie, 1841-1856, comprising a letter from Guthrie to William Clift, 15 Jun 1841, requesting a skeleton hung up in the theatre. Clift has noted at the end of the letter "This note came a week after the date"; and an obituary for Guthrie, from the Illustrated London News, 10 May 1856.
Sans titreSinhalese ola, c 1760, comprising a volume of palm leaves, containing a manuscript treatise on diseases, symptoms and treatments.
Sans titrePapers of Lord Berkeley George Andrew Moynihan, 1893-1936, comprising 45 volumes of case books, 1893-1936; 22 volumes relating to private operations, 1908-1935; 7 volumes relating to private operations in London, 1927-1935; 1 notebook relating to London patients, 1920-1922; 2 volumes relating to records of pathological researches, 1921-1923; press cuttings relating to euthanasia, 1924-1936; 2 albums of tributes to Moynihan, 1936; press cuttings relating to Moynihan, 1908-1930; scrap book relating to Moynihan, c1913-1934; miscellaneous material including photographs of Moynihan, letters, lecture notes, testimonials and articles, c1913-1934; album of newspaper cuttings relating to Moynihan, Sep 1934- Aug 1936; album of newspaper cuttings relating to Moynihan, Sep 1930- Jul 1934; and 47 diplomas awarded to Moynihan, 1886-1935.
Sans titrePapers of Lord Russell Claude Brock, 1926-1977, comprising 5 volumes of surgical notebooks, 1926-1976; an undated manuscript of a book on Astley Cooper; correspondence relating to the annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England; material for a British Medical Journal article on the importance of environmental controls in the operating room and the intensive care unit, c 1975; a file of charts and readings relating to clinical temperature observations: material for a British Medical Journal article titled 'Observations on central and peripheral temperatures etc relating to shock', c 1969; and material for a Journal of Physiology article on the thermal sensors of the heart, 1977.
Sans titrePapers of John Menzies Campbell, 1709-1971, comprising a typescript catalogue of books given to the Royal College of Surgeons of England; an album of press cuttings, 1930-1931; a photograph album; a personal scrap book, 1911-1981; odontological advertisements, 1709-1850; scrap book of historical dental items, 1807-1971; Glasgow directory lists of dentists [missing - May 2008]; Edinburgh directory lists of dentists, 1773-1850 [missing - May 2008]; copy of notes taken at the first known British trial where dental surgeons gave evidence, 1814; and a certifcate awarded to Menzies Campbell on becoming a corresponding member of the Swedish Dentists Society, 1965 [missing - May 2008].
Sans titrePapers of Thomas Moore, early 19th century, comprising a volume of manuscript notes taken at the anatomical, physiological, and surgical lectures of, presumably, Alexander Monro secundus, at the University of Edinburgh, covering topics such as sutures, lithotomy, paracentesis and hare lip; and a volume of manuscript notes titled An account of the operations of surgery taken from the lectures of Alexander Monro, professor of anatomy in the University of Edinburgh and FRS, covering topics such as gastroraphia, lithotomy, and couching cataracts.
Sans titrePapers of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford include: (Rumford 1) volume of letters to and from various recipients such as William Savage, Bessey Williams and Joseph Banks, 1798-1832; (Rumford 3) a daybook of 1799 and a notebook of expenses for 1802; printed papers relating to Rumford 1819-1964, such as 'Sir Benjamin Thompson, Comte Rumford' by J. D. Dumas in Journal des Savants 1881-1882 and Count Rumford's Concept of Heat by S. C. Brown, 1952; (Rumford 9) typescripts of letters in the bound volume, Rumford 1; (Rumford 11) MSS consisting of receipts, postcards and a sketch of Rumford's tomb with a transcript of the inscription and notes by C. E. S. Phillips, 1805- c1935; (Rumford 12) Dr Stollard's correspondence in connection with the Rumford papers, 1972-1973.
Sans titrePapers of Cecil Henry Desch consist of correspondence (CHD/1) to and from various recipients, including Henry Edward Armstrong, John Oliver Arnold, Henry Balfour, Herbert John Fleure, Henri Frankfort, John Vernon Harrison, Sir John Linton Myers and Harold John Edward Peake; mainly relating to geology, archaeology, metallurgy and honours.
Sans titrePapers of Sir Henry Hallett Dale include three photographs of Sir Henry Hallett Dale; correspondence and papers to and from various recipients, relating to topics such as lectures, students and meetings at the Royal Institution of Great Britain (RI), 1942-1945; correspondence and papers to and from various recipients, relating to topics such as apparatus for the Davy Faraday Research Laboratory at the RI, 1945-1946; volume containing various aspects of RI accounts such as petty cash and catering supplies, some correspondence is also included, 1943-1965.
Sans titrePapers of John Barlow include scrapbooks containing letters, newspaper cuttings, biographical notes, autographs, reports and photographs, c1750-1875 (JB1-JB2).
Sans titreCorrespondence, diaries and other papers of Sir Alfred Charles Glyn Egerton, including some personal papers but largely relating to The Royal Society and particularly to wartime activities and post-war research needs in Britain. The diaries form an almost complete record of Egerton's career during the period 1943-1959. Earlier diaries date back to 1917 and the period 1929-1930, but for the most part they relate to the period 1938-1941.
Sans titreScientific papers sent to the Royal Society which remained unpublished at their time of receipt, or which were abstracted in the Society's 'Proceedings' after being read at a meeting of Fellows. Early papers in this sequence are occasionally of interest in being preserved complete with associated correespondence (pre-dating Referees Reports); for example, the Charles Wildbore - Nevil Maskelyne letters 1787-1790 (AP.7.16-34). Mid nineteenth century papers of some significance may exist, in both original and abstracted form, such as HWF Talbot's 'Some account of the art of photogenic drawing' (AP.23.19) The Society's policy now is to return rejected scientific papers to authors, so any current additions to this collection usually take the form of unpublished supplementary data to published papers.
Sans titreFiles of letters and papers submitted to Royal Society Council in consideration of particular topics. Surviving files set out the following information: subject of title of the file, contents, date laid before Council, dates of decisions communicated and notes of action taken
Sans titreMinutes of the Royal Society's Standing, Sectional, Joint, British National, ad-hoc and sub-committees. Early minute books in the series contain the business of several committees. Four of the Society's committees were in existence before 1900; the Library Committee (which was appointed in 1678), Finance Committee (1785), Scientific Relief Committee (1859) and Soiree Committee (1873). These Committees, therefore, have the longest and most complete sets of minute books. Many other committees have 'stood' for significant periods, however, including the Committee of Papers (1752).
19th century material additional to the minutes, such as the original letters, was often pasted into books. In 1992, the Committee Minutes ceased to be pasted into books, and are now stored in boxes. Larger collections of papers submitted to, or solicited by committees were increasingly preserved in the late 19th century, and can be found in the Manuscripts General.
Minutes of the meetings of the Royal Society Council, concerned with the business and administrtion of the Society. Entries record discussions of all matters relating to the Society's constitution, activities, awards, funds and bequests, buildings, staff, etc. From 1832 the Minutes were printed for distribution to Council Members, and bound sets retained by the Society.
Sans titrePapers of the Council for Science and Society comprising 138 files; 2 volumes of minutes and associated loose papers and 19 printed books or pamphlets issued by the Council, 1972-1990. The types of records include minutes of the Council meetings and Executive Committee meetings, Financial sub-committee papers and accounts, annual reports, correspondence, press cuttings and miscellaneous items, The series was stored in a single four drawer filing cabinet. (contents now transferred to boxes).
Sans titreThe correspondence, papers and scientific notebooks of Sir George Lindor Brown. The majority of notebooks relate to the investigations of Brown and his co-workers (notably Feldberg, Harvey and Maycock) at the National Institute for Medical Research, Hampstead, into neuromuscular transmission. The correspondence and remaining papers cover Brown's administrative work in the decades from the 1950's. His relationships with the Royal Society and the Medical Research Council are well represented. The papers include personal files, correspondence with institutions and individuals, working scientific notes and sets of slides.
Sans titrePapers of Sir Henry Hallett Dale, comprising official correspondence, personal files, diaries, lectures and related correspondence, reprints, and miscellaneous items, such as photographs, and slides. Much of the material deals with the war years 1940-1945. The supplementary collection added by Lady Todd (Dale's daughter) in 1978 consisted of additional papers and correspondence, with Dale's medals and awards.
Sans titreExtensive papers of Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey, relating to almost every aspect of his career in science and public life. The scientific materials include a complete run of laboratory notebooks, 1924-1968, files on the work for which Florey is best known, penicillin and antibiotics, 1940-1962, together with papers, research notes and photographs on mucus secretion, traumatic shock and electron microscopy. Florey's writings are preserved in the form of drafts and proofs of published items, together with relevant correspondence. His correspondence indicates the depth of his involvement in the affairs of particular organisations, notably the Oxford University School of Pathology and the Royal Society. The work of Ethel Florey (née Hayter) and Margaret Augusta Florey (née Fremantle) is also present.
Sans titrePhotographs, engravings and other images of the Fellows of the Royal Society. Also includes manuscripts and objects of the Royal Society. They appear in various formats, whether in engravings, drawings, watercolours, paintings, sculpture, artefacts and photographs. There are also photographs of their manuscripts, works and publications.
Sans titreCorrespondence and papers relating to the Royal Society relations with the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU), current files contain:
a) British National Committee for Geodynamics (BNC Geodynamics) 8 files, 1970-1980
b) International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics (IUGG) 24 files, 1963-1980
c) International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) loose papers, 1980-1982
d) International Union of Radio Science (URSI) 6 files, 1968-1976
e) International Biological Programme (IBP) 4 files, 1970-1975 (but a much larger collection of IBP papers from the Society's modern records centre has been microfilmed between 2001-2005 and the originals destroyed because of their poor physical condition). The archive holds mateial relating to the International Geophysical Year (IGY), 1957-1958, particularly the establishment, administration and scientific results from the Royal Society Base at Halley Bay, Antarctica.
Sans titreThe Journal Books exist in Original and Copy versions. They contain minutes of the ordinary meetings of the Royal Society, setting out the following information; person in the chair, news of elections to the Fellowship and the Council, non-Fellows given leave to be present, and books and rarities presented to the Society. Letters and Papers read before the Society are given in abstract with any subsequent discussion By the nineteenth century much of this earlier detail had been lost, so that, for example, only titles of papers are recorded. This copy version is a transcription of the Journal Book Original.
Sans titreThe Journal Books exist in Original and Copy versions. The Journal Books contain minutes of the ordinary minutes of the Royal Society, setting out the following information: person in the chair, news of elections to the Fellowship and Council, non-Fellows given leave to be present, and books and rarities presented to the Society. Letters and papers read before the Society are given in abstract with any subsequent discussion. By the 19th century much of this earlier detail is lost, so that , for example, only titles of papers are recorded.
Sans titreWorking papers and correspondence of Sir John Henry Gaddum. The scientific material in the collection centres on a run of student and laboratory notebooks for 1922-1965, together with files of notes and calculations on biological assay and other topics. Further papers concentrate on Gaddum's teaching and publications in the form of lecture scripts, typescripts of articles and related correspondence. Material on his administrative work includes correspondence on conferences and organizations, with some Royal Society papers, but also Physiological Society letters, 1936-1941. Non-paper records such as slides and personal souvenirs are also preserved.
Sans titreA collection of medals and tokens, largely scientific awards, but with some miscellaneous items in base and precious metals. The core of the series consists of specimens of the Royal Society's own 15 medals and awards, from the earliest (the Copley Medal 1731) to the most recent (the Gabor Medal 1989). This includes some given to named Fellows and returned to the Society as gifts or bequests. Other items include prizes of foreign scientific academies, and pieces commemorating individual Fellows and Foreign Members.
Sans titre'Libro varissimo del Conte Guido di materia fisiche e mathematiche' A volume of alchemical tracts. Items 7, 9, 18, part of 19 and 23 are all in one hand; items 11 to 15 are in another; the remainder are in various hands. Most of the items appear to date from the early or middle 17th century, to judge by the hands, though the matter is in most cases probably much older.
Sans titreEclipses 1882-2000: Rough projections of eclipses of the sun and moon by Samuel J. Johnson, includes a letter from the author dated 25 March 1882 written at Melplash Vicarage Bridport.
Sans titre'Tables of Specific Gravities extracted from various Authors with Notes. To which is prefixed a Critic on the Authors of these Experiments' compiled by Richard Davies.
Sans titreScrap book of drawings by Richard Waller attached is a report by Dr Christopher J Brooke entitled 'Avebury - Multispectral Photographic Examination of manuscript drawing in pencil by John Aubrey' made 23 February 1989 referring to MS/131/67.
Sans titreNotes on John Canton's pneumatical experiments, together with some rough minutes of the Canton Committee.
Sans titreApollonii Conica methodo nova illustrata et succincte demonstrata per Isaacum Barrow, continet hoc volumen archetypon integrum editionis Londini 1675, in forma quarta, impressa.
Sans titreManuscript of Isaac Barrow containing Archimedes' works on spheres and cylinders, on the dimensions of the circle, on spirals or helices and other topics.
Sans titreManuscript of a treatise on logic by John Wallis, 1685.
Sans titreSignatures of Fellows or their agents, showing them to have received their copies of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London.
Sans titreLetters and papers relating to the Cook Medal struck by the Royal Society in honour of Captain Cook.
Sans titreBibliography of the Effects of Very Low Temperatures upon the Properties of Metals between the years 1869-1933, prepared by Sir Robert Hadfield.
Sans titrePaper by Colonel John Herschel entitled 'History of Pendulum Observations from the time of Galileo to the present day' (1880).
Sans titreOperations connected with the Levellings carried across the Isthmus of Panama by John Augustus Lloyd, c 1830.
Sans titreDiploma and Certificates given to Michael Faraday by various academies and societies with table of contents written in his own hand by Michael Faraday.
Sans titreResearches in Solar Physics by Warren de la Rue FRS, Balfour Stewart FRS and B Loewry.
Sans titreAngelander's Stars from 15 degrees to 30 degrees South, brought up by precession from 1850-1875 by Richard Christopher Carrington.
Sans titreLatin translation attributed to Abelard of Bath, of Euclid's geometry ending imperfectly near the beginning of book 15 in the propsition 'intra propsitum cubum corpus habens iiij bases triangulas equalium laterum resignare'. Written in England
Sans titreA mathematical dissertation by Boemke written at Berlin, 1827.
Sans titre'Memoir au College Royal de Medecine sur l'utilite d'un Tratement simple pour les Maladies Chirurgicales en genral, etc', by Louis Desbout MD. Contains 7 sheets of drawings of instruments and appliances and illustrations of how they are used.
Sans titreA sixteenth century manuscript which includes:
- The order for the king's suite
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The order of the kinges going to the chappell on Sherethursdaie, and from thence into the hall
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The book showing what appertains to the offices of the king's chamberlains, vice chamberlains, and ushers
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The order for the banquet at Greenwich on St Thomas's day, 9 Henry VIII, and other similar matters. Includes a diagram.
'The extraordinary history of a new method of inoculating discovered in the kingdom of England', by Alexander Pearson.
Sans titreLetters, papers and original drawings including the manuscripts of Marcello Malpighi's works published by the Royal Society.
Sans titreCorrespondence, mainly to Martin Folkes on a large variety of subjects, including administrative matters for the Royal Society.
Sans titreLetters addressed to William Buckland (DD, FRS, Dean of Westminster and Reader in Mineralogy and Geology in University of Oxford) and other posthumous correspondence relating to his work.
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