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Administrative records
GOS/1 · 1852-2008

Great Ormond Street Hospital administrative records, comprising GOS/1, Annual Reports of the Committee of Management and Board of Management, 1852-1947 (containing many duplicates, and reports bound in year volumes throughout).

Minutes of Hospital Committees, comprising GOS/1/2 Minutes and associated papers of the Committee of Management and Board of Management, 1850-1948; GOS/1/3, Minutes of Board of Governors’ Meetings, 1869-2008; GOS/1/4 Administrative and Executive Committee Minutes, 1938-1952; GOS/1/5 House Committee Minutes, 1867-1938.

GOS/1/6 Medical Committee Minutes, 1852-1971; the Joint Medical Executive Committee Minutes, 1968-1982; the Medical Executive Committee Minute Book, 1981-1982; the Medical Advisory Committee, 1982-2010; Division of Physicians Minute Book, 1981-1990; Division of Surgeons Minute Book, 1971-1990; Division of Radiologists Minute Book. 1971-1989; Division of Anaesthetists Minute Book, 1971-1989; Division of Pathologists Minute Book, 1971-1989.

GOS/1/7, Joint Committee on Medical Appointments Minutes, 1894-1965 (from 1950, renamed the Medical Appointments Committee); GOS/1/8 Finance Committee Minutes, 1858-1982 (known from 1952 to 1982 as the Finance, Establishment and General Purposes Committee).

GOS/1/9 Building Committee Minutes, 1876-1981; GOS/1/10 Nursing Committee Minutes, 1922-1981; GOS/1/11 Policy and Development Committee Minutes, 1964-1977; GOS/1/12, Research Committee Minutes, 1946-1977; GOS/1/13 Medical Ethics Committee, 1969-1984; GOS/1/14, General Medical Staff Committee Minutes, 1971-1983; GOS/1/15 Establishment Committee Minutes, 1948-1951; GOS/1/16/1 Junior Staff Committee Minutes, 1930-1933; GOS/1/16/2 Junior Staff Training Committee Minute Book, 1972-1977; GOS/1/17 Doctors’ Clinical Club Minutes (membership not exclusively Great Ormond Street), 1875-1896.

GOS/1/18/1, Private Nursing Committee Minutes,1917; GOS/1/19/1 Private Wards Administrative Committee Minutes,1938-1947; GOS/1/20, Advisory Committee on Nursing Education Minutes,1970-1976.

GOS/1/21 Cross-Infection Sub-Committee and Group Infection Committee Minutes, 1964-1983; GOS/1 /22/1, Organ Transplant Sub-Committee Minutes,1964; GOS/1/23 Tumour Committee Minutes, 1965-1969; GOS/1 /24/1, In-Patients After-Care Trust Minutes, 1913-1938; GOS/1/25 Social Services Committee Minutes, 1949-1968; GOS/1 /26, Almoner’s Committee Minutes, 1918-1949.

GOS/1/27/1 Committee of Chairmen Minutes, 1951-52; GOS/1/28, Pensions Committee Minutes and Standing Orders, 1931-1945; GOS/1/29/1 Investment Sub-Committee Minutes, May 1958; GOS/1/30, Medical Workshop Committee Minutes, 1959-1968; GOS/1 /31, Catering Committee Minutes, 1945-1967; GOS/1/32, Laundry Committee Minutes, 1952.

GOS/1 /33, Fund Raising Managing Committee Minutes, October-December 1885; GOS/1/34 New South Wing Reception Committee Minutes, February 1892-June 1893; GOS/1 /35, Imperial Coronation Bazaar Committee Minutes, January – May 1902; GOS/1/36, Sub-Committee for the Management of Festival Dinners Minutes, 1857-1863; GOS/1/37 Appeal Committee Minutes, July 1908-June 1909; GOS/1/38 Appeals Council Minutes, 1935-1941.

GOS/1 /39, Peter Pan Sub-Committee Minutes, January 1954-June 1966; GOS/1 /40, Special Appeal Committee Minutes, 1930-1931; GOS/1/40/2, Special Appeal Committee Minute Book, 1932-1937; GOS/1/41, Centenary Sub-Committee Minutes, 1948-1952.

GOS/1/42, Local Government Committees on Hospital Reconstruction Minute Books, 1931-1934; GOS/1/43, 1939-1945; GOS/1/44, Law and Publicity Committee Minutes, 1931-1939; GOS/1/45, Minutes of the London School of Paediatrics, 1941-1945.

GOS/1 /46, League of Remembrance Minutes, 1946-1982 ; GOS/1/47 Institute of Child Health Staff Case Conference Minutes, October 1947-December 1962; GOS/1/47/2 ICH Case Conference papers and GOS/ICH Training prospectus, circa 1980 to circa 1990s (these records came from Professor Aynsley-Green’s office); GOS/1/48, Miscellaneous Sub-Committee Minutes, 1961-1963.

GOS/1/49 Minutes of the Select Committee on Metropolitan Hospitals, 1889.

GOS/1/50 Kampala (Assistance to hospitals in Uganda) Sub-Committee Minutes, 1957-1969; GOS/1/51 Committee Agenda Books and Membership Lists, 1908-1956; GOS/1/52, GOSH Health Records Committee Minutes/reports 1998-2000.

Great Ormond Street Hospital x Hospital for Sick Children , Great Ormond Street x Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust x The Hospital for Sick Children x The Hospital for Children
GOS/2 · 1703-1991

Constitutional and legal records of Great Ormond Street Hospital, 1703-1991, comprising 'Memoranda and Articles of Association', 1914; annotated 1936; 1939; Constitution and Rules of the Hospital, 1908 and 1924 editions; register of seals, 1952-1960; Miscellaneous legal correspondence, 1930-1932; copy letters to the Hospital’s and other lawyers regarding the revision of Articles of Association; Peter Pan copyright agreements with the Daniel Mayer Co., and George Bell Ltd.; administration of legacies to the Hospital; administration of Hospital property and tenancies, Guilford Street, London. Deeds of Hospital properties in and around Great Ormond Street,1703-1991

Great Ormond Street Hospital
Financial Records
GOS/3 · 1887-1973

Financial records of Great Ormond Street Hospital, comprising GOS/3/1-12, Ledgers, Journals and Statements; GOS/3/1/15 General Fund Income Cash Book, 1942; GOS/3/1/14 Balance Sheets (bound in volume) of Endowment Funds, 1890-1902; GOS/3/1/15 Monthly Financial Statements, 1924-1928; GOS/3/1/16 Monthly Financial Statements, 1933-1938; GOS/3/2 Wage Books, 1896-1944; Matron's Pay books, 1907-1938 (contains details of named individuals); Staff Salaries Ledgers, 1932-1967 (contains details of named individuals).

GOS/3/3 Financial Records Concerning Premises and Goods Supplied, 1896-1972, including Housekeeping Book of weekly consumption of provisions by patients and staff, 1906-1907.

GOS/3/4, Miscellaneous Financial Records, including GOS/3/4/1, Museum Account Book, 1871-1946; GOS/3/4/2, Enquiry Officer's Report Book on the financial status of parents of potential patients, 1900-1901; GOS/3/4/3, Endowment Fund Ledger and Letter Book, 1903-1919; GOS/3/4/5, Account Book of Runabouts Convalescent Home, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, 1941-1946; GOS/3/4/6, Sister Superintendent's Account Book for Special Fund for Extras, 1949-1968; GOS/3/4/7-13, Out-patient donations, general bills, insurance policies, financial statements, investments data, annual accounts (from 1894), Hospital Saturday Fund patient statistics, income from fetes, Almoner's Report (1920), bills, correspondence with banks, tenders for contracts, 1887-1934; GOS/3/4/14, Financial statements, reports and salary lists, 1945-1962 (includes accounts for repair of 1940 bomb damage); GOS/3/4/15, insurance policies, 1918-1930; GOS/3/4/17, Royalties receipts from 'Alice in Wonderland', 1965-1966; GOS/3/4/21 -23, Accounts submitted of general expenditure, 1970- 973; GOS/3/4/24, Register of Tenders for Hospital Contracts, 1970-1982; GOS/3/4/25-26, Correspondence on Endowment Funds, 1948-1973; includes Hospital registration with Charity Commissioners, and list of investments since 1948.

GOS/3/4/26, Memorandum on Hospital improvement schemes to be funded by Endowment Funds, 1984; GOS/3/4/27, Correspondence regarding the insurance of the Hospital's silver inkstand (presented to Doctor West by Lady Byron) and other valuables, 1977.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
Group Administration Files
GOS/15 · 1944-2008

Great Ormond Street Hospital Group Administration files comprising: GOS/15/1, Hospital Admission Leaflets (information for parents); examples of and correspondence about revisions, 1962-1975; GOS/15/2-4 Allocation of Accommodation, 1957-1974; GOS/15/5 Medical Staff Conferences, 1970-85; correspondence and agendas; GOS/15/6 Annual Reports, 1959-1967 and correspondence; GOS/15/7-11 Architects' Correspondence and reports, 1961-1983; GOS/15/12-13 Consulting Engineers and Surveyors, correspondence and reports, 1973- 1982; GOS/15/14, Building Consultants, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 1983; Agreements with Budgen and Partners for new ward ceilings.

GOS/15/15-16 Accidents to Staff, 1972 -1974 and 1976*; GOS/15/17 Accidents in the Home; LCC enquiry into and related papers, 1958-1968; GOS/15/18-25 Automation; correspondence and reports on development of computer systems at GOS, 1965-1985; GOS/15/26 Minutes of Computer Working Party, 1964-1973; GOS/15/27 Postgraduate Hospitals Computer Feasibility Study, 1979-1981.

GOS/15/28, Battered Babies, correspondence and reports on procedures for dealing with, 1970-1973; GOS/15/29Allocation of Beds, 1955-1964; GOS/15/30, Blood Transfusion Service, 1939-1974; GOS/15/31,Chairman's File, of miscellaneous Chairman's and House Governor's correspondence; GOS/15/32, Report on Child Health Services (Fit for the Future), 1977 (GOS response to the Court Report).

GOS/15/33 Staff Christmas Festivities and Cards, 1960-1970; GOS/15/34(Hospitals for Sick Children) Group as a Supra-Regional Centre (London Co-ordinating Committee. papers), 1976-1978; GOS/15/35-38 Infection Control procedures; 1962-1977; GOS/15/39-41 Cots-design of and new prototypes; 1957-1981; GO8/15/42 Audiology Working Party papers, 1977-1978; GOS/15/43, Deputation to the Ministry of Health over maintenance of administrative links with the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 1969; GOS/15/44 Hospital Archives and establishment of Museum (the Peter Pan Gallery), 1977-1979.

GOS/15/45-46 Miscellaneous enquiries to the Hospital, 1964-1971, including /45 includes correspondence about the career of Dr Norman Bethune, the Hospital support scheme for Kampala Children's Hospital, Uganda, Lewis Carroll and Great Ormond Street; Muscular Dystrophy treatment at Carshalton; Mrs Gatty and the 'Aunt Judy' Cot and a gift of books by Enid Blyton.

GOS/15/47, Terminal Care Working Party and Parents Interview Room (review of arrangements for dealing with patient deaths), 1981-1983; GOS/15/48, Fire Precautions and Inspector's reports, 1963-1984; GOS/15/49 Gas, Electricity and Fuel Supplies to the Hospital, 1964-1983; GOS/15/50, Patient visiting by Siblings and other Children (policy correspondence), 1970-1981.

GOS/15/51-54 Gifts to the Hospital, 1959-1984; GOS/15/55-61, The Great Ormond Street Gazette; draft articles and editorial correspondence, 1962-1974; GOS/15/62, Use of Hospital Patient Casenotes for Research, and general Casenote confidentiality, 1970-1979; GOS/15/64-65 Hospital History, including early policy statements on Archives policy, including /64, 1895-1965, including reports on 1940 bombing, a short history of the hospital by Sir L Barrington-Ward, miscellaneous draft articles about the Hospital, the 1895 plan of the neighbouring Hospital of St. John and St Elizabeth prior to its purchase by GOS.

GOS/15/66-68 Green Paper on Future of the NHS in London (Todd Report); Hospital response to, and minutes of the London Postgraduate Committee, 1967-1980; GOS/15/69 Infection Precautions, 1961; GOS/15/70 Infection Control Memoranda (mainly Ministry circulars), 1961-1982; GOS/15/71, Assistance to the development of local paediatric services in the Sultanate of Oman by GOS, 1983-1984; GOS/15/72 Royal Commission on the NHS, 1976-1978; GOS/15/73 Hospital Catering and Joint Purchasing schemes, 1954-1965.

GOS/15/74/1-9, Kampala Project (Provision of Staff, Training and Support Service to the Mulago Children's Hospital, Kampala, Uganda, 1959-1972; GOS/15/75 Hoxton Psychology Consultant (QEH), 1968-1970, (proposed joint appointment with Hoxton Child Guidance Clinic); GOS/15/76/1-3 Medical Equipment (purchase of), advertisements, proposals for purchase, and funding of; 1969-1984; GOS/15/77 Welton Foundation (donation for purchase of new computer for Radioisotope work), 1979-1980; GOS/15/78 Development of the Hospital Shop, including plans, 1979-1984; GOS/15/79 Hospital Memorial Services, 1944-1974, including correspondence and Orders of Ceremony, including services for Sir Stanley Cohen, Eric Lloyd, E A Cockayne, Sir R Hutchison, C A Lucas, G McNab, F J Poynton, M Bodian, G Boggon, Sir L Barrington-Ward.

GOS/15/80/1-3 GOS Medical Staff and Statistics; correspondence, staff lists and new appointments;, 1963-1968; GOS/15/81/1-2 Medical Staff Statistics (returns to Ministry and national NHS data,1963-1972; GOS/15/82 Training of Junior Medical Staff, correspondence and minutes of Sub-Committee, 1966-1971; GOS/15/83/1-2 Consultant Staffing, correspondence and reports, 1959-1972.

GOS/15/84 Medical Registrars, 1955-1966; GOS/15/85 Surgical Registrars, correspondence reports and regulations for, 1963-1966; GOS/15/86/1-4, Staff Honorary Contracts (for short-stay overseas staff); 1961-1974;
GOS/15/87 Medical and Surgical Staff Review; reports and supporting documentation of Staff Review Committee, 1964-1965; GOS/15/88 House Officers, correspondence and memoranda, 1960-1972; GOS/15/89 Joint Appointments with the National Hospital, 1963-1972; GOS/15/90 ENT Registrars, 1964-1969; GOS/15/91 LCC Welfare Clinic, Lower Clapton, and the employment of GOS staff at, 1958-1967; GOS/15/92 Physicians to Medical Out-Patients (temporary honorary assistants from other Hospitals), 1951-1967; GOS/15/93/1-6 Medical Staff Locums, 1963-1973.

G0S/15/94 Bone marrow Transplantation; development and funding of treatment, 1982-1985; GOS/15/95/1-5, Nursing Staff, general correspondence, statistical data and Sub- Committee papers; 1964-1971; GOS/15/96 Nursing Salaries and Senior Posts, 1969, including appointment of new Chief Nursing Officer; GOS/15/97/1-3 Nurse Training; 1964- 1970; GOS/15/98 Nurse Training, Lectures and Examinations, 1965-1986; GOS/15/99/1-10, Establishment and construction of the Charles West School of Nursing, 1956-1960.

GOS/15/99/1-10, General Buildings Correspondence, 1956-1960; GOS/15/100 Nursing Staff Training, Reorganisation of Tadworth, 1938; GOS/15/101 Organisation and Management Survey of Nursing Services, 1961; GOS/15/102 NHS Designation of Teaching Hospitals, 1947-1954; GOS/15/103 Nursing Staff Medals and Certificates, 1963-1982; GOS/15/104 Nursing Awards Ceremonies, 1956-1981; GOS/15/105 Midwives(Obstetric Courses for pregnant parents of GOS patients), 1962-1983; GOS/15/106/1-2 Nurses' Uniform, 1960-1986; GOS/15/107/1-2 Nursing Reports by the General Nursing Council, 1959-1982; GOS/15/108/1-6 NHS Consultative Documents, 1970-1974; GOS/15/109/1-5 Oxygen and Medical Gases (purchase, usages and storage of), 1949-1971; GOS/15/110/1-2 Oxygen Apparatus and Incubators, 1963-1978; GOS/15/111 Polio Respirators, 1949-1965; GOS/15/112/1-4 Private Patients, finances and provision, 1964-1982.

GOS/15/113 Patients, general correspondence with other hospitals, General Practitioners, and /1-9 parents,1961-1978; GOS/15/114/1-3 Patient Statistics, 1962-1972; GOS/15/115/1-2 Patient Welfare(official and Hospital reports), 1963-1985; GOS/15/116, Visiting of Patients in Hospital, 1964-1986 (policy correspondence and responses to the Platt Report); GOS/15/117 Legal Reports, 1960-67 , comprising largely responses to requests for GOS staff advice for divorce and other legal cases involving child health.

GOS/15/118/1-2 Operation Consents (policy on and design of consent forms), 1966-1978; GOS/15/119 Overseas Patients (Treatment and funding of), 1958-1961; GOS/15/120 Sponsored Patients, 1957-1967; GOS/15/121 Directives on Overseas Patients, 1954-1966; GOS/15/122/1-2, Patient Age-Limits (Policy on admission of adolescents), 1954-1977; GOS/15/123 Hospital Pharmacopoiea, 1958-1975; GOS/15/124 Patrons and Vice-Patrons, 1948-1965 *; GOS/15/125/1-2, Press enquiries, largely for proposed articles about the Hospital, 1953-1985, including controversy over proposed closure of Banstead Wood country branch and Tadworth Court.

GOS/15/126/1-2 Publications, general ( supply of articles and information for), 1961-1980; GOS/15/128/1-5, Radium and Radioactive materials; 1948-1980; GOS/15/129, Residential Accommodation (ownership, staffing and management of), 1964-1972; GOS/15/130, Royal Garden Parties (invitations to GOS staff), 1935-1980; GOS/15/131, Health and Safety at Work legislation and the Hospital, 1978-1980; GOS/15/132, Hunt Report on Hospital Supplies Organisation, 1966-1967; GOS/15/133, Southwood memorial Statues and Plaques (statues of St Nicholas and Christopher); plans and correspondence with Board members and the sculptor (Gilbert Ledward), 1950-1964.

GOS/15/134/1-2 Medical Staff Establishment (new appointments, financing of new posts, statistical returns to Ministry) 1950-1964; GOS/15/135/1-3 Nursing Staff Establishment (new appointments, financing of new posts, statistical returns to Ministry) 1950-1964; GOS/15/135/1-3, Nursing Staff Establishment; 1963-1972; GOS/15/136, Staff Statistics, general, 1964-1972; GOS/15/137, Staff Sickness (papers on Working Party on in-house staff health-care provision), 1968-1971; GOS/15/138, Staff Conditions of Service, 1964-1972, including GOS responses to the Lycett Committee of Enquiry; GOS/15/139, Industrial Action (Strike Contingency Planning),1953-1979; GOS/15/140/1-3, Trade Unions at GOS; 1948-1985; GOS/15/141, Contingency Plans for Thames Flooding at the Hospital, and transfer arrangements from other units in the event of it, 1972-1979.

GOS/15/142, Hospital Transport. 1954-1963 (to Tadworth Court and general); GOS/15/143 Gifts of Toys to the Hospital, 1957-1968; GOS/15/144 Tuberculosis treatments and precautions, 1949-1965; GOS/15/145/1-2, Transplantation of Organs, 1968-1980; GOS/15/146 Department of Paediatric Surgery; general correspondence, 1976-1986.

GOS/15/147, Hospital Newsletter (Roundabout); incomplete set, 1971-1982, with correspondence; GOS/15/148/1-6, Visits to the Hospital (by Royal Family members, politicians, sportsmen, actors and actresses, colonial health ministers, overseas statesmen's families and so on, 1960-1978.

GOS/15/149-151, Official Visits, 1964-1986, including visits of British and overseas Royalty and Government members, GOS/15/152 NHS 25th Anniversary Lunch (for 1948 Board members), 1973; GOS/15/153-154 Royal Visits, 1959-1984; GOS/15/155 Working Party on Future Development of Medical Work at GOS, 1971-1976; GOS/15/156, Nursing Services and Matron's Office Work Survey, 1961-1967; GOS/15/157 Investigation into over-expenditure on the Barrie Wing, 1963-1964; GOS/15/158 Ahmad Amirahmadi Nursing Scholarship Fund (donation by Iranian former patient), 1970-1976; GOS/15/159, Management Consultants, correspondence with, and reports by, the London Postgraduate Teaching Hospitals Management Services Unit, 1971-1986.

GOS/15/160 ENT Department, general correspondence and reports, 1976-1983; GOS/15/161, Miscellaneous correspondence of Hospital departments, 1976-1983, including Audiology, ENT , Dental, Neurophysiology , Chaplaincy, mainly concerning equipment purchase and staffing disputes *; GOS/15/162/1-2, Pharmacy, 1972 and 1979-1982, mainly concerning equipment purchase, drug trials and costs.

GOS/15/163 Respiratory Unit (establishment of), 1976-1978; GOS/15/164/1-2 Diagnostic Equipment (funding and purchase of), 1965-1969 and 1976-1984; GOS/15/165 Chemical Pathology and Clinical Biochemistry departmental correspondence, mainly financial, 1981-1982; GOS/15/166, Voluntary Workers, 1972-1984, including Voluntary Services Annual Reports and Information Leaflets, and correspondence on the use of voluntary workers during strikes.

GOS/15/167/1-3 Hospital Social Services correspondence, including with Wolfson Centre and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, 1974-1985; GOS/15/168 Out-Patient Department, 1980-1986, general correspondence, and 1986 Management Services report on its work; GOS/15/169, Department of Physical Medicine, 1971-1981; GOS/15/170/1-2 Medical Records Department; 1976-1984;GOS/15/171, Nephrology department, 1966-1983; development of the Renal Unit, joint work with the Royal Free Hospital, Home Dialysis services; GOS/15/172 Speech Therapy Department correspondence, 1972-1979.

GOS/15/173 Immunology Services, 1972-1979; GOS/15/174 School of Nursing papers, 1972-1979; GOS/15/175 Dietetic Department correspondence, 1972-1984; GOS/15/176 Medical Illustration Department, 1972-1979; correspondence, equipment purchase, policy statements on legal implications of photographing children *; GOS/15/177 Provision of services for mentally-handicapped patients, 1972-1985; GOS/15/178 Haematology Department papers, 1981-1984; GOS/15/179 Hospital Working Parties, miscellaneous (on Central Nervous System, new Ophthalmology Posts, Radioisotopes), 1972-1978.

GOS/15/180 Hospital Crèche, 1979-1980; GOS/15/181, X-Ray Department, 1981-1985; GOS/15/182 Neurophysiology Department papers, 1972-1979; GOS/15/183 Catering Department and Catering Competitive Tendering, 1972-1985; GOS/15/184 Hospital Transport, 1972-1986; GOS/15/185 Private Patient Beds Provision, 1969-1982; GOS/15/186 Department of Psychological Medicine papers, 1976-1981; GOS/15/187 NFER (National Foundation for Educational Research); licensing of 'Symbolic Play Test' video by GOS (royalties from sale in USA); GOS/15/188 Gastroenterology Working Party, minutes and correspondence, 1972-1975; GOS/15/189 Surgical Appointments and Division of Surgery correspondence; also papers of Working Party on the Future of Surgery in the Group, 1972-1976; GOS/15/190-192 Future of the Postgraduate Hospitals and Institutes; 'SCICOM' Review and establishment of Hospitals for Sick Children Special Health Authority,1973-1982; GOS/15/193 London Advisory Group Reports(on future of Hospital provision in London), 1980.

GOS/15/194, Hospital Playground, 1972-1982; GOS/15/195/1-2 Reconstruction of Doctors' Mess, 1976-1980 and 1984; GOS/15/196/1-3 Reports for Legal Purposes (on GOS patients, and advice to national cases) 1973-1975; 1974; 1975-1980; 1980-1983; GOS/15/197 Growth and Development Department and Growth Disorder Clinic, 1972-1980; GOS/15/198 Hospital School, 1972-1979, includes staff applications .

GOS/15/199/1-3 CSSD (Sterile Supplies Department), 1973-1982 and 1982-1987, Management Services reports, 1978-1981; GOS/15/200 Thoracic Unit papers, 1972-1975 *; GOS/15/201 Proposed Out-Patients Department Mural, 1973-1976; GOS/15/202-223 Group Administration 'B' coded filing (Hospital Buildings); GOS/15/202/1-2 Bernard Street Properties, 1960-1969; GOS/15/202/3 Purchase of 12-14 Bernard Street, 1969-1970, including plans; GOS/15/203/1-2, 25-28 Bernard Street, 1972-1975; GOS/15/204 32 Great Ormond Street (Williams Deacons Bank); Lease of former house by the Hospital to the Bank, includes plans, development schemes and general Hospital correspondence with the Bank, 1952-1967; GOS/15/205 40 Great Ormond Street (Premises leased by the Royal Standard Benefit Company, later reclaimed as GOS Supplies Dept, plans and tenancy agreements, 1955-1967; GOS/15/206 28-40 Great Ormond Street, 1956-1966, Houses on the north side of the street, subsequently replaced by new frontage extension. Includes tenancy correspondence with Tom Driberg, Richard Seifert and Lena Jeger, MP.

GOS/15/207/1-2 Dolling's Timber Yard (off Guilford Street), 1954-1960 and 1960-1966 including purchase of by the Hospital from McFarlane Burchell Ltd, draft assignment of Leasehold, and subsequent site development for ICH and Barrie Wing; GOS/15/208 Foundling Estate; papers concerning attempts at joint purchase of residential properties on the Foundling Estate by the National Hospital and GOS, 1965; GOS/15/209 28-38 Great Ormond Street, development of as new frontage building 1967-1971, including surveys of the Hospital's usage requirements and leasing of nos. 28-34 to the Ministry of Health, 1970.

GOS/15/210, 28 Great Ormond Street; leasing and subsequent usage of section of new frontage building by Deacons Bank (later Williams and Glynn's Bank), 1964-1982; GOS/15/211 41 Great Ormond Street, includes Holborn Borough Council plans of properties on the south side of the street, 1959; GOS/15/212 61 Great Ormond Street, 1967-1970; purchase by the Hospital from Camden Council, and conversion for use by Leukaemia Research Fund; GOS/15/213, Guilford Street properties (nos. 37-39, YMCA, and nos. 41-44), 1931. Purchase of new nurses' home development, and buy-out of YMCA, including correspondence of Lord Macmillan and Mr. Chadwyck-Healey (Hospital Chairman and Treasurer).

GOS/15/214 Investigation of potential purchase of nos 55-57 Great Ormond Street by the Hospital, 1970 (for £40,000); GOS/15/215 Kent's Factory, Ormond Mews. Purchase of former sawmill, leasing to Abbott and Gerson Ltd, and proposals for demolition and development of site (future Cardiac Wing site), 1959-1963; GOS/15/216 Redevelopment of Old Building, 1965-1967. Correspondence, reports, occupation and usage data, redevelopment schemes and floorplans; GOS/15/217 Ormond Mews, 1958-1968, principally concerning access and light and air agreements with the National Hospital resulting from construction of the nstitute of Neurology, Queen's Square; GOS/15/218/1-2 72-84 Lamb's Conduit Street (development of Spens House site), 1963-1967; GOS/15/219 83-95 Lamb's Conduit Street, 1970-1984. Plans, leases, tenancy dealings with the Rugby Estate, Mel Calman Limited and others (Botnar Laboratories site); GOS/15/220/1-2 Rosslyn Lodge, Belsize Park (former GOS nurses' home), 1950-1976, includes correspondence, plans, sale particulars, lease from Church Commissioners, and Camden area environmental plans.

GOS/15/221 Surveyor's Report to the National Hospital and GOS on properties owned by the Hospitals and their redevelopment potential, l971; GOS/15/222/1-2 Hospital Properties Schedules, 1960-1968 and 1969-1974; GOS/15/223 Hospital Leases with DHSS, 1976 (Queen Elizabeth Hospital properties; 36 Doughty Street, 28-34 Bernard Street, 24 Great Ormond Street and 'Northdown', Tadworth Court).

GOS/15/224-225, Group Administration 'C' coded filing (Papers of Hospital Committees), including GOS/15/224/1-6 Board of Governors' papers, 1958-1986, and GOS/15/225 Board of Governors, miscellaneous papers, 1972-1981; GOS/15/226 Board's Official Visitors' Reports for GOS, QEH and Tadworth Court, 1959-1985; GOS/15/227 Board of Governors' Open Day, 1970; GOS/15/228/1-3 Papers of Cross-Infection Sub-Committee(later Group Infection (Committee), 1963-1978 ; GOS/15/229 Papers of GOS Drugs Committee, 1955-1968, including Reports, circulars, correspondence, and a list of banned practitioners .

GOS/15/230 Papers of Finance Committee, correspondence and reports, 1961-19; GOS/15/231/1-2 Papers of the Policy and Planning Sub-Committee(Of the Medical Committee, 1963-1969; GOS/15/232 Division of Radiologists, correspondence and reports, 1971-1978; GOS/15/233 Joint Meeting of Pathologists, reports on staff and work-rates, 1963-1970; GOS/15/234 Correspondence with Medical Committee of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, on future co-operation after amalgamation, 1967-1968; GOS/15/235/1-3 Papers of the Medical Committee, 1964-1971; GOS/15/236/1-3 Papers of the Nursing Committee, 1966-1985; GOS/15/237 Papers of the Policy and Development Sub-Committee, 1964-1968; GOS/15/238 Sub-Committee (of the Policy and Development Committee) on the Development of Tadworth Court and Banstead (country branches), 1968-1971.

GOS/15/239/1-3 Papers of the Joint Research Board, 1954-1970; GOS/15/240/1-2 Study Leave Committee, including Clinical Staff Study Leave applications, 1965-1966 and attendance at 1971 International Paediatric Congress, Vienna; GOS/15/241 Papers of Joint Meetings of Surgeons and Physicians, 1959-1971; GOS/15/242 General Sub-Committee papers, 1960-1967; GOS/15/243/1-2 Papers of the Tadworth Committee, including some minutes, 1957-1965 and 1966-1969; GOS/15/244 Papers of Tadworth Medical Committee, 1966-1967.

GOS/15/245 Minutes and correspondence of GOS Medical Records Committee, 1972-1986; GOS/15/246 Reports and correspondence on the 'Cogwheel Committee' structure of clinical committees, 1972-7198, including revised Constitution of the General Medical Staff Committee; GOS/15/247 Papers of the Joint Standing Committee for the Protection of Persons against Atomising Radiation (later Radiological Safety Committee), 1971-1981*.

GOS/15/248-380 Group Administration 'D' coded filing, (Papers of Hospital Departments), including GOS/15/248- 249, Anaesthetic Department, 1956-1974; GOS/15/250, Animal House, 1960-1975; GOS/15/252, Admissions, 1959-1975; GOS/15/254 Almoner's Department (Social Work), Administration and Staffing, 1969-1972; GOS/15/255-257 CSSDU (Central Sterile Supplies Department), 1964-1976; GOS/15/258 Catering Department, 1970-1974, GOS/15/259-260 Chemical Pathology Department, Administration and Staffing, 1967-1976; GOS/15/261 Chapel, Maintenance and Equipment, 1959-1976; GOS/15/262 Dental Department, 1958-1974; GOS/15/264 Dietetic Department, 1965-1975; GOS/15/266 Dispensary (Pharmacy), Administration and Equipment (Sample), 1959-1976; GOS/15/267 Hospital Crèche, 1968-1977.

GOS/15/268 Parent's Unit 1971; GOS/15/269 *ENT Department, 1958-1973;GOS/15/271 Psychiatric Unit (Establishment of Mildred Creak Unit), 1969-1974; GOS/15/272 Psychiatric Unit, Maintenance and Equipment (including plans), 1970-1971; GOS/15/273 Staff Occupational Health Centre (Establishment of and subsequent Maintenance and Equipment, 1972-1977; GOS/15/274, Growth and Disorder Clinic, 1962-1974; GOS/15/275-276 House Governor's Office, 1959-1973; GOS/15/277-278 Haematology Department, Administration and Staffing, 1961-1974; GOS/15/280 Matron's Office, Administration and Staffing, 1943-1972 includes 1948 Rules for the Matron, and 1964 work review of the office.

GOS/15/281-282 Medical Records Department, 1959-1971; GOS/15/283 Hospital Milk Kitchen and Milk Feed System, 1958-1972; GOS/15/284 Medical Artist's Department, Staffing and Equipment, 1955-1974; GOS/15/285 Morbid Anatomy Department, Administration and Staffing, 1970-1976; GOS/15/286 Microbio1ogy 1960-1972; GOS/15/287 Medical Workshop (Biomedical Engineering), including minutes of the Medical Workshops Sub-Committee, 1957-1974 (sample).

GOS/15/288, Administration and Staffing, miscellaneous papers (sample), 1963-1972, including correspondence with or about present and former staff, alleviation of parental visiting restrictions, reminiscences of Norman Bethune by Thomas Twistington-Higgins and of the appointment of Lord Southwood as Chairman in 1939 by William Surrey Dane.

GOS/15/289 Nephrology Department (Renal Unit), 1970-1975; GOS/15/290-296, Neurophysiology Department, 1957-1977; GOS/15/297 Neurology Department, general, 1958-1974; GOS/15/298-301, Neurosurgery Unit, Administration and Staffing, 1950-1974; GOS/15/302 Nursing Mothers' Unit (including short-term parental accommodation) 1959-1977 and also some general correspondence on family visiting policy; GOS/15/303-304 Ophthalmic Department, Administration and Staffing, 1960-1975; GOS/15/305-310 Operating Theatres, 1959-1976*.

GOS/15/311-314 Out-Patients' Department, Administration and Staffing, 1960-1973; GOS/15/315 Orthopaedic Department, 1960-72; GOS/15/317-323, Pathology Department, 1951-1976; GOS/15/324 Miscellaneous, 1949-1964; GOS/15/325-326, Photographic Department, 1957-1976; GOS/15/327-332, Department of Psychological Medicine,1959-1972; GOS/15/332 Plastic Surgery Department, 1962-1972; GOS/15/333-336 Physical Medicine Department, 1958-1977; GOS/15/337-338, Physiology Department, 1960-1972; GOS/15/339 * Play (Therapy) Centre, 1965-1977.

GOS/15/340 Radiotherapy Department, 1958-1972; GOS/15/341 Research, Maintenance and Equipment, 1961-1972; GOS/15/342 Speech Therapy Department, 1960-1973; GOS/15/343-344 Hospital School, 1948-1958, and 1960-1967; GOS/15/345 Surgical and Medical Appliances, 1960-1976; GOS/15/346 Surgery, general, 1966-1972; GOS/15/347, St Nicholas's Nursery (Nursery in Guilford Street funded by the Friends of Great Ormond Street, for resident mothers, and children with feeding difficulties) no dates.

GOS/15/348-351 Thoracic Department, 1948-1971;GOS/15/352 Urology Department, 1962-1972; GOS/15/353-355 Voluntary Workers, correspondence , reports and newsletters; 1964-1974; GOS/15/356 Voluntary Gifts Department (for donated clinical equipment), 1948-1965; GOS/15/357 Hospital Wards (sample), 1961-1973; GOS/15/358-359, Hospital Wards, general (sample), l958-1972;GOS/15/359-364, X-Ray Department, 1963- 1973; GOS/15/365 Automation and Computers, 1972-1973.

GOS/15/366 Bed Allocation by consultants and specialisms, 1964-1973(for GOS, QEH, Tadworth Court and Banstead Wood); GOS/15/367 Patient Complaints, 1972-1973; GOS/15/368 Ethical Committee(Standing Committee on Ethical Practice), correspondence, minutes and proposals to, 1967-1972; GOS/15/369 Gifts to the Hospital, 1974; GOS/15/370-371 Heads of Department Meetings, correspondence and minutes; 1971-1974; GOS/15/372 Staff Incentive Bonus Schemes, 1972; GOS/15/373 Papers of Infection Sub-Committee, 1972-1976; GOS/15/374 Overseas Patient Enquiries, with related memoranda and policy documents, 1972-1973; GOS/15/375 Private Patients, miscellaneous correspondence and reports, including Royal patients; GOS/15/376, Transport of patients by Helicopter (use of Coram Fields as a landing strip for RAF helicopters delivering emergency patients), 1959-1976.

GOS/15/377-378 * Private Consulting Rooms, including minutes of Users Sub-Committee and plans, 1965-1973; GOS/15/379 Residences, correspondence and accommodation statistics, 1972-1973; GOS/15/380 Theatre Working Party, 1973-1974.

GOS/15/381-436 Group Administration 'F' coded Filing (correspondence with External Organisations and Affiliated Institutions, comprising GOS/15/381 Area Nurse Training (North-East Metropolitan Area Nurse Training Committee), 1957-1968; GOS/15/382-383 BBC Broadcasts, 1959-1966 and 1968-1984; GOS/15/384,British Paediatric Association (run from Institute of Child Health); correspondence, reports, agenda papers, newsletters, 1962-1968; GOS/15/385-388 Coram Fields-Harmsworth Memorial Park and Wolfson Centre, 1961-1983; GOS/15/389, Cystic fibrosis Research Foundation (administered by GOS staff), correspondence and newsletters, 1963-1969.

GOS/15/390, * Department of Health and Social Security (sample), 1972-1982, including correspondence with DHSS, 1983 report on Paediatric Cardiac Surgery; Rules for new Hospitals for Sick Children Special Health Authority, 1982, Hospital statistical returns to the Department.

GOS/15/391-398 Friends(of the Children) of Great Ormond Street; correspondents, minutes and leaflets, 1961-1986; GOS/15/399 Variety Club of Great Britain, 1967-1977; GOS/15/400 * Leukaemia Research Fund, 1969-1985;
GOS/15/401-402 London Borough of Camden, 1977-1986, including general plans of the area, and papers concerning the effects on the Hospital and neighbourhood of traffic and development schemes and cable-laying; GOS/15/403, Joint Research Board (with Institute of Child Health), 1970-1975; GOS/15/404-408 Institute of Child Health, general management correspondence with the Hospital, and some minutes of ICH Academic Board, 1961-1985; GOS/15/409 Royal Commission on Medical Education (Todd Report), 1968; GOS/15/410 League of Remembrance, 1959-1984; GOS/15/411-412 Metropolitan Hospitals Sunday Fund, 1959-1984.

GOS/15/413, Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, Hackney, 1959-1965, including correspondence with QEH prior to period of joint management, including GOS reports giving case for designation of QEH as part of future Hospitals for Sick Children group; GOS/15/414-415 North-East Metropolitan Regional Health Board (later North-East Thames RHB), 1962-1967 and 1971-1985; GOS/15/416, Royal Melbourne Children's Hospital, 1963-1969; GOS/15/417-420 The Teaching Hospitals Association, circulars and correspondence 1960-1968; GOS/15/421-424 The Teaching Hospitals Association, London Postgraduate Committee, 1959-1967; GOS/15/425,Sir Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund, 1968-1982* ; GOS/15/426, UNICEF, 1961-1968.

GOS/15/427, GOS Gastro-Enteritis 'Flying Squad', 1948-1949, including correspondence of Dr J A Black concerning the establishment of the service, its work at other Hospitals, and lists of equipment used by it; GOS/15/428-429 Joint Research Board(with Institute of Child Health), 1972-1985; GOS/15/430, London Planning Consortium (on general Specialist Services in the Capital), 1978-1980; GOS/15/431, Royal London Homeopathic Hospital, 1970-1981; GOS/15/432, City and Hackney and Tower Hamlets Health Authorities, largely concerning development plans for Queen Elizabeth Hospital; 1974-1983; GOS/15/433-44, City and Hackney Health Authority 'Joint Care Group' (with GOS, forQEH and general East London Paediatric services), 1976-1981.

GOS/15/435,North-East Thames Regional Health Authority (NETRHA); correspondence and reports to GOS on general paediatric matters in the Region, 1976-1981; GOS/15/436 Private Children's hospital, 1980-1981*, a proposed scheme for development of a new private paediatric hospital in Great Portland Street initiated by UME(United Medical Enterprises) group, with possible GOS collaboration.

GOS/15/437-450, Group Administration Financial Filing (former "F" coded series), omcprising, GOS/15/437 Budget Maintenance and Review; sample of original multiple files, 1962-1985; GOS/15/438-441 Budget Capital and Review, 1960-1985; GOS/15/442, Annual Capital Programme (sample), 1958-1983, including annual expenditure estimates and related correspondence with the Ministry and Hospital staff; GOS/15/443-444 Board's Endowment Funds, 1957-1984; GOS/15/445, Hospital Costings (sample), 1958-1964; G08/15/446, Fundraising, 1981-1984, including correspondence on fundraising policy and with individual donors, prior to inception of the 'Wishing Well' Appeal; GOS/15/447, Special Trustees, GOS, 1978-1984, including establishment of Special Trustees for the Endowment Funds on the creation of the Hospitals as a Special Health Authority.

GOS/15/448, Special Trustees, general, 1981-1984; minutes and related papers of meetings of the Special Trustees Group (from other London Hospitals); GOS/15/449,Valuation of Investments (of Endowment Funds and Trust Funds); annual statistics and correspondence, 1957-1983; GOS/15/450, Private Patient Charges (largely correspondence with Deptartment of Health on rates of and usage of), 1951-1969.

GOS/15/451-489, Additional 'Properties' Series (former Group Administration 'J' coded filing), comprising GOS/15/451-453 New Operating Theatre (furnishing and equipment for), 1953-1960; GOS/15/454-458, New X-Ray Department (Barrie Wing), planning, financing and equipping of), 1958-1961; GOS/15/459-462 Proposed new Administration Block (Frontage Extension), 1955-1963; GOS/15/463-472, Hospital for Sick Children and National Hospital property relations and Joint Development schemes, 1945-1968; (note that this series continues below as /481-488, former J30 series).

GOS/15/473-480 Redevelopment of 36-40 Great Ormond St (Frontage extension including Williams and Glynn Bank), 1955-1971; GOS/15/481-488 National Hospital Joint Development Schemes, 1966-1974; GOS/15/489 Mothers' Accommodation (Original Parents' Unit), 1965-69, including correspondence, plans, reports and opinions of senior medical staff on its establishment.

GOS/15/490-528 1970-1987 Group Administration 'Subject Filing' which is a heavily-weeded former numerical series, comprising, GOS/15/490 Refused Admissions reports, 1983-1984; GOS/15/491 Papers of GOS Building Committee, 1980-1981; GOS/15/492 Capital Programme, including estimates and related correspondence, 1975-1983; GOS/15/493 Hospital Catering, including sample menus, 1980-1986; GOS/15/494 Hospital Chapel and Chaplaincy correspondence, including with other denominations, 1980-1984; GOS/15/495 Chemical Patho1ogy (C1inical Biochemistry) correspondence, 1980-1984; GOS/15/496 Computers and Automation, 1980-1981; largely proposed joint system for the 'Island Site' Hospitals (GOS, National and Homeopathic); GOS/15/497 ENT Department, correspondence, 1975-1985; GOS/15/498, Children's Entertainment at the Hospital, correspondence, 1981-1984.

GOS/15/499, Friends of Great Ormond Street, correspondence and financial reports, 1983-1984; GOS/15/500, Sick Children's Trust, correspondence, 1983-1984; GOS/15/501 *Histopathology Department correspondence (largely concerning the Hospital Mortuary), 1979; GOS/15/502 Institute of Child Health, correspondence with the Hospital, 1981-1984; GOS/15/503 Joint (Staff) Consultative Committee, minutes, reports and correspondence, 1976-1982; GOS/15/504 Joint Research Board correspondence, 1982-1987; GOS/15/505 Junior Medical Staff (Committee), minutes and related papers, 1980-1984; GOS/15/506 Medical Advisory Committee, correspondence, minutes and summaries of decisions, 1974-1983; GOS/15/507, Medical Records Department correspondence, with examples of standard file formats, 1982.

GOS/15/508 Museum correspondence, 1966-1984, including a 1966 report on ICH 'specimens' museum and correspondence on 125th anniversary historical exhibit, 1977; GOS/15/509 Operating Theatre correspondence, 1979-1985, GOS/15/510 Out-Patients Department, correspondence, 1979-1987; GOS/15/511/1-2, correspondence regarding painting in the hospital, inclding the Edmund Caswell mural, 1979-2000; GOS/15/512 Parents Unit; correspondence concerning administration, 1970; GOS/15/513 File 'Patients, general', 1978-1983; including complaints and compliments by parents, recommendations for treatment, correspondence on treatment of 'over-age' patients; GOS/15/514 Patients, 'Overseas Directives', 1980-1983 (re legal status concerning entitlement to treatment of EU and other overseas patients); GOS/15/515 Private Patients, 1979-1983; correspondence and complaints.

GOS/15/516, Pharmacy correspondence, 1979-1984, including a draft edition of new edition of GOS Pharmacopoeia, 1979; GOS/15/517 Medical Illustration Department, correspondence, 1979-1984; GOS/15/518, Postgraduate Hospitals - reports on the future of, and proposed amalgamation of the 'Island Site' hospitals (GOS, National and Homeopathic), 1976, this includes a memorandum on amalgamation scheme by Doctor David Owen when Health Minister.

GOS/15/519* Papers of Private Patients Staff Sub-Committee, including charging arrangements and medical supervision/management of, 1979-1984; GOS/15/520, Radio GOSH, 1980; includes minutes of Radio Committee, newsletters of radio station sponsors, the Maccabi Association, (these papers were moved to GOS 14/208-10); GOS/15/521, Tadworth Court; minutes of Staff Working Party on the future of Tadworth, October-December 1981 and the 1982 memorandum on transfer of ownership arrangements.

GOS/15/522,* Television and Radio Broadcasts at the Hospital, 1980-1984, including correspondence with the BBC and commercial broadcasters; GOS/15/523 Thoracic Unit, correspondence, 1980-1984; GOS/15/524, Visits to the Hospita1, 1980-1984 (arrangements for politicians, celebrities and general); GOS/15/525, Joint Research Board correspondence, 1970-l (includes some clinical data and research proposals); GOS/15/526, Nursing Staff Administration, 1980-1983, which includes some Minutes of Nurses' Executive Council, and 1982 memorandum, Nursing Establishment to meet Patient Needs; GOS/15/527, Papers concerning re-organisation of the Medical Workshops Sub-Committee, 1973; GOS/15/528Health and Safety; papers of Hospital Sub-Committee, and correspondence on development of policy, 1979-1981.

GOS/15/529, GOS Summary Business Plan, 1999-2000; GOS/15/530 File on the Royal visit; laying of VCB foundation stone 18 March 1991 by HRH Princess of Wales, File; GOS/15/531,Hospital Staff and Management Structure Charts, 1997-2003; GOS/15/532, GOSH NHS Trust's Monthly Newsbrief, 1996-2000 (Internal publication compiled by Corporate Support manager Lois Beckett; GOS/15/533, Miscellaneous Executive Office files, December 2002, including 1993 Space Utilisation Plan for Hospital site; Quality, Experience and Outcome (Information document for Purchasers and Referring Clinicians); 1994 report from the Task Force for implementation of New Deal for junior doctors, programme for visit of the President of Croatia, December 2001.

GOS/15/534, Papers concerning the commissioning of the Variety Club Building, apparently compiled for use of staff showing official visitors round it, also including summary histories and chronologies of the Hospital, 1987-1997; GOS/15/535, miscellaneous Executive Office papers, 1993-2008, including text of draft NHS Trust application, 1993, the Pharmacy Business Plan, 1997-1998 and the Chief Executive's Review of financial difficulties, 2007-2008.

GOS/15/535 miscellaneous Executive Office papers, 1993-2008, includes text of draft NHS Trust application, 1993, Pharmacy Business Plan, 1997-1998, Chief Executive’s Review of financial difficulties, 2007-2008; GOS/15/536 Draft ‘Health and Safety’ Policies for the Hospital for Sick Children and Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children, with related Infection Control policies, 1992; GOS/15/537 Museum and Archives Service and ‘Peter Pan Gallery’, departmental history(correspondence, reports, memoranda),1990-2012.
Additional series; GOS/15/563-797 (33 boxes); Clinical Services Directorate Administrative filing, 1980-2005; GOS/15/809-83(8 boxes),Institute of Child Health Research & Development Office correspondence with the Hospital, 1994-2007.

Great Ormond Street Hospital
GOS/8 · 1852-2010

Great Ormond Street letter books comprising GOS/8/1-97, Letter Books containing copy out-letters of Secretary and Assistant Secretary, 1893-1942; GOS/8/98-100 Letter-Books containing copy out-letters, alphabetical by recipient, 1910-1912; GOS/8/101-150, Incoming correspondence to Secretary (including some copy out-letters), including correspondence with Charles Barry regarding the costs of new building (1894) and the resignations of Mr Lubbock and Dr Gee from the medical staff, the 1909 "Midsummer Fair and Fete" at Olympia in aid of the Hospital, the marriage of the Princess Royal in 1922, the investigation of "pavilion" hospitals prior to purchase of Tadworth Court; (1925); GOS/8/147, 1945 attempts to get signatures for Bombing Book, GOS/8/149 Correspondence, 1947-1948 regarding arrangements for National Health Service takeover from Board of Management.

GOS/8/151-155 Letters and Press Cuttings Albums, 1852-1900; GOS/8/156-157 Volumes of reminiscences and historical memorabilia of the Hospital compiled by Dr F J Poynton, 1930-1941.

GOS/8/158-190, comprising Correspondence and Subject Files, including GOS/8/158, Box-file containing correspondence, memoranda and printed circulars and pamphlets on all aspects of the Hospital's history, 1882-1948; GOS/8/159, File entitled "Hospital History", 1891-1952; GOS/8/160, Box-file, entitled "Medical", containing miscellaneous papers concerning ward management, medical staff, types of illness and medical equipment, 1884-1958; GOS/8/161, File, entitled "Other Hospitals/General Social History", 1887-1944; GOS/8/162 File, "Patients", containing correspondence with former patients or about current patients, 1886-1984; GOS/8/163, File, "Complaints and Scandals", including complaints about the treatment and death of patients, staff rudeness and alleged incompetence. 1888-1931; GOS/8/166, Box-file, 1900-09, including fund-raising ; GOS/8/167-170 and 174, Correspondence with the King's Fund (King Edward's Hospital Fund for London, formerly the Prince of Wales' Hospital Fund), 1897-1938; GOS/8/171, Correspondence concerning Astor Gift (of new Out-Patients' Department), l902-1906; GOS/8/172/1-26 "Lady Bull" Court-Case, 1910-11; GOS/8/173, File, "World Wars I and II", including correspondence, reports, press-cuttings and published leaflets on the effects of the two World Wars on the Hospital, With regard to casualty and air-raid arrangements, ambulance supply, alternative uses for the Hospital, and its bomb damage in 1940. Also contains programme of 1923 concert in aid of WWI victims, and letters from conscripted staff-members, 1915-45; GOS/8/176-183 Medical School correspondence files, 1914-1936.

GOS/8/191, Correspondence regarding the distribution of complementary copies of Thomas Twistington-Higgins' Centenary History of the Hospital, 1952; GOS/8/192, Correspondence with the Child Welfare Society, Social Welfare Association, Surgical Aid Society and other hospitals, re proposed Child Bureau and the Special Committee for the Welfare of Poor Children, 1913-1917; GOS/8/193 Correspondence concerning Charles Dickens' support for the Hospital, 1939-1965; GOS/8/194 Correspondence concerning Centenary events at the Hospital, 1952; GOS/8/195, Correspondence concerning London County Council school pupils' education while Hospital patients, 1909-1914*; GOS/8/196 Miscellaneous papers of Arthur Lucas, Hospital Chairman, 1912-1914, including papers of sale of Cromwell House leases and draft Hospital fire regulations.

GOS/8/198, Typescript draft History of the Hospital for Sick Children, 'On the Street Where We Live', by Gordon Piller (former House Governor), circa 1986-1987; GOS/8/200 Typescript history of the Hospital Almoner's Department to 1936 by Janet Salmon, updated to 1955 by Margaret Mayfield; GOS/8/202 Matron's Diary, 1939, with entries to circa 1970; GOS/8/203, Reminiscences of Richard Payne (patient, 1950) by his mother. Written in 1985. (First page missing); GOS/8/204, Piece on Brian Jones, (patient, 1936-1938), including extract from Queen Mary of the Iron Road by Fred Bishop (see also photograph catalogue); GOS/8/205, Letter from Miss Helen Dennis of South Africa re her brother's admission to HSC circa 1898; GOS/8/206, Reminiscences by Mr. J. Tatam of his treatment for pleurisy at the Hospital by Dr Donald Paterson in 1931, 2003.

GOS/8/207, Miscellaneous administrative correspondence, 1966, including on bequest arrangements; GOS/8/208, Correspondence concerning the commemoration of the Hospital's 125th Anniversary, 1977, and the publication for it of a facsimile edition of Dr West's book How to Nurse Sick Children; GOS/8/209, Album of letters and cards received by the Hospital following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, 1997; GOS/8/210, File of press-cuttings and reminiscences from former patient David Eaton, treated at GOSH in 1939 for Pyloric Stenosis; GOS/8/211, File of reminiscences (with digital photograph copies) of John Colley, patient at Tadworth Court, 1934.

Great Ormond Street Hospital
GOS/12 · 1857-1989

Secondary medical records, comprising GOS/12/1: Register of drugs issued, including names, quantity and cost, 1857-1865; GOS/12/2: Drug Issue Register, 1870-1875; GOS/12/3: Drug Issue Register, 1882-1887; GOS/12/4: Drug Issue Register, 1894-1903; GOS/12/5: Register of Beer, Wines and Spirits issued to patients, 1852; GOS/12/6: Register of beer issued to patients, 1858-1864; GOS/12/7: Register of beer issued to patients, 1864-1878; GOS/12/8: Register of wines and spirits issued to patients, 1876-1883; GOS/12/9: Register of brandy, port and stout issued to patients (Victoria Ward) 1891-1892; GOS/12/10: Monthly totals register of wines and spirits issued, 1852-1853; GOS/12/11 Monthly totals register of port, brandy, sherry, gin, claret and porter issued to patients, 1860-1869; GOS/12/12: Monthly totals register of port, brandy, gin and porter issued to patients, 1869-1879; GOS/12/13: Monthly totals register of port, brandy, sherry and porter issued to patients, 1879-1893; GOS/12/14: Monthly totals of brandy and sherry issued to patients by ward, 1923-1935.

GOS/12/15: Register of Anti-Toxin reports, 1900-1913; GOS/12/16-17: Registers of X-Rays, 1930, 1932; GOS/12/18-19: Blood-Bank registers, 1961-1962, 1963; GOS/12/20: Antra Wash-Out Clinic statistical register, 1965-1966; GOS/12/21-22: Surgical instrument registers for GOS surgeons during wartime use at Tadworth Court and Hempstead House, c 1940-1941; GOS/12/23: *Patient Appliance Forms (Splints), 1971-1989; GOS/12/24: Illustrated information leaflet on urine testing for Phenyl-Ketonuria published by GOS, 1957; GOS/12/25: Volume, 'Surgical Registrar's Scheme for Preparing and Maintaining Annual Index of Diseases', 1927.

GOS/12/26: Miscellaneous papers of the Medical Records Department; includes examples of patient attendance cards and doctors' letters, 1897-1934, and examples of early 'punch card ' patient records, 1952; GOS/12/27: Patient admission form, of Eileen Last (for electrical treatment under Mr Steward, at age 5 weeks) 1905; GOS/12/28: Patient admission and discharge cards of Grace and Hilda Gilbert (renal sarcoma patients of Mr. Barrington-Ward), 1931; GOS/12/29: Letter of Dr G F Still to Dr Callender concerning treatment of patient Margaret Trimley for tubercular peritonitis, 26 November 1927; GOS/12/30: Programme notes for Clinical Demonstration Day in Annie Zunz Ward, 15 February 1939; GOS/12/31: Table compiled by Mrs Mitzi Waltz, University of Sunderland, on possible cases of autism taken from Dr Dickinson's case notes; GOS/12/32 Patient cards etc, for Catherine Evans, 1925-1934.

GOS/12/33: Great Ormond Street Index to Standard Nomenclature of Diseases of the American Medical Association 4th edition, Dec 1965 (gift of RCPCH Library); GOS/12/34: Patient admission forms 1936; GOS/12/35-36 Patient cards and letters for Brian Cyril Smith, 1937-1938 (permission to use from date of deposit); GOS/12/37 Correspondence from, or concerning, former patients and their past treatment, 1931-1980 (received 2005-2008); GOS/12/38 Papers of D. Lewis, Senior Physiotherapy Nurse, on physiotherapy methods used at the Hospital, circa 1945-1950.

GOS/12/39-83 *Post Mortem Registers, 1860-1948; comprising GOS/12/39 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1860-1865; GOS/12/40 Post Mortem Case Reports,1865-1870; GOS/12/41 Post Mortem Case reports, 1870-1876; GOS/12/42 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1876-1879;
GOS/12/43 Post Mortem Case Reports,1879-1882; GOS/12/44 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1882-1884; GOS/12/45 Post Mortem Case reports, 1885-1887; GOS/12/46 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1887-1890; GOS/12/47 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1890-1891; GOS/12/48 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1891-1892; GOS/12/49 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1892-1894; GOS/12/50 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1894-1896; GOS/12/51 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1896-1897; GOS/12/52 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1896-1899; GOS/12/53 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1899-1900; GOS/12/54 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1900-1902; GOS/12/55 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1902-1904; GOS/12/56 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1904-1905; GOS/12/57 Post Mortem Case Reports,1905-1906; GOS/12/58 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1906-1907; GOS/12/59 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1907-1908; GOS/12/60 Post Mortem Case Reports; GOS/12/61 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1910-1911; GOS/12/62 Post Mortem Case Reports,1911-1913; GOS/12/63 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1913-1915; GOS/12/64 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1915-1918; GOS/12/65 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1918-1920; GOS/12/66 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1920-1921; GOS/12/67 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1921-1924; GOS/12/68 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1924-1926; GOS/12/69 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1926-1929; GOS/12/70 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1929-1931; GOS/12/71 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1931-1933;GOS/12/72 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1933-1935;GOS/12/73 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1935-1937; GOS/12/74 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1937-1940; GOS/12/75 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1940-1944; GOS/12/76 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1944-1945; GOS/12/77 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1945-1946; GOS/12/78 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1946-1947; GOS/12/79 Post Mortem Case Reports, 1947-1948; GOS/12/80 Post Mortem Catalogue (indexed alphabetically by condition, covering the 1860-1907 Case Report registers listed above);GOS/12/81 Post Mortem Photograph Album, c. 1900-1920 (?); GOS/12/82 Post Mortem Photograph Album, c.1920-1930 (?); GOS/12/83 Post Mortem Photograph Album, circa 1930-1948(?);

GOS/12/84 Attendance Card for Lily Rawlings (patient of Mr. Tyrrell Gray),7-19 March 1926; GOS/12/85 Patient Admission Card for John Cawson, 2 May 1948 (Gift of Mr. Cawson); GOS/12/86 Correspondence with Chief Executive Dr. Jane Collins of former patient Mr. G.K. Allen, concerning his treatment in the 1920s, 2011 *; GOS/12/87 Correspondence by postcard to patient Beryl Parr at Great Ormond Street and Tadworth Court,from family members,1928-1929 (gift from her family).

Great Ormond Street Hospital and patients' relatives
GOS/11 · 1851-2005

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).

Staff and supporters of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.
Press Cuttings
GB 2669 GOS/13 · sub-fonds · 1857-[2000]

Press cuttings books and files relating to Great Ormond Street Hospital, including the opening of buildings, events, campaigns, staff, fundraising and statistics, 1857-[2000]; comprising 'Notices of the Press', 1857-1879 (GOS/13/1); GOS/13/2: Press-cuttings and printed circulars concerning opening of new hospital wing, 1893; GOS/13/3: Press-cuttings and printed circulars concerning the Imperial Coronation Bazaar, 1902; GOS/13/4: Press-cuttings book concerning Astor Gift (of new Out-Patients Department), 1902; GOS/13/5: General Press-Cuttings Book, of items concerning both the hospital and child health in general, 1914-1917; GOS/13/6: General Press-Cuttings Book, 1916-1920; GOS/13/7: General Press-Cuttings Book, 1919-1922; GOS/13/8 Press-Cuttings Book of 1919 Appeal ('Children’s Hospital City'); GOS/13/9: General Press-Cuttings Book, 1922-1923; GOS/13/10: General Press-Cuttings Book, 1923-1926; GOS/13/11: General Press-Cuttings Book, 1927-1933; GOS/13/12: General Press-Cuttings Book, 1932-1933; GOS/13/13: Secretary’s Official Press-Cuttings Book, 1926-1934;GOS/13/14: General Press-Cuttings Book, 1934-1935; GOS/13/15: General Press-Cuttings, Book, 1938-1939; GOS/13/16: Medical Press-Cuttings Book, 1948-1954; GOS/13/17: General Press-Cuttings Book, 1950-1952; GOS/13/18 General Press-Cuttings Book, 6/1952-9/1954; GOS/13/19: Hospital Centenary Press-Cuttings Book, 1952; GOS/13/20: General Press-Cuttings Book, 8/1954-8/1956; GOS/13/21/1-39, Files of General Press-Cuttings, 1954-1977 (mainly covering 1965-1966); GOS/13/22: Press-Cuttings Book of visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, 18 October 1938; GOS/13/23: Articles from The Times about the hospital, 1934, 1966, 1969; GOS/13/24: Copies of national and London newspapers containing articles on industrial action at the hospital, 1979-1980; GOS/13/25 Miscellaneous Press-Cuttings file, 1884-1984; GOS/13/26:Miscellaneous Press-Cuttings and articles (file), 1877-1981, this includes some complete newsletters and journals containing articles or advertisements about Great Ormond Street Hospital including The Primrose League Gazette 1921; law journals; poster for 'Mr. Punch’s Living Pictures', c 1925, Christmas issue of Fireside 1882, with article on Great Ormond Street Hospital at Christmastime; GOS/13/27:Obituary notices for Dr Jenner (1898) and Sir Thomas Smith (1909); GOS/13/28: Miscellaneous Press-Cuttings compiled by Nursing Directorate Office, 1932-1994, including items on 'The Wishing Well Appeal', the 1987 extension of the Peter Pan copyright to the Hospital, the demolition of houses in Guilford Street prior to the construction of Great Ormond Street Hospital's Nurses’ Home, 1932, with photograph; GOS/13/29: Article on Great Ormond Street Hospital from The Observer 1993; GOS/13/30: Article about bone marrow transplant at Great Ormond Street Hospital from The Cambridge Student 2000. GOS/13/38-97 Press Cuttings albums of 'Wishing Well Appeal, 1987-89.

Great Ormond Street Hospital x Hospital for Sick Children , Great Ormond Street x Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust x The Hospital for Sick Children x The Hospital for Children
GOS/14 · Series · 1852-2012

GOS/14/1-2; Pamphlet: The Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, c 1910; GOS/14/3Research Fund Appeal pamphlet containing brief history of the Hospital, c 1925; GOS/14/4 Illustrated pamphlet: A Little Book Illustrating the Hospital for Sick Children, circa 1925-1926; GOS/14/5, Illustrated pamphlet: Warwick Deeping Writes on the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, London, c 1930; GOS/14/6, Published text of address by Dr F. J. Poynton, An Address upon Some Incidents in the History of the Hospital for Sick Children 6th May 1939; GOS/14/7, Pamphlet: A Short History of the Hospital for Sick Children Great Ormond Street, by Sir Lancelot Barrington-Ward, 1947 (originally published in the Medical Press and Circular, 1941; GOS/14/8, Pamphlet: The Story of the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, by G. J. Piller, c 1970; GOS/14/9, Text of school project: A History of the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street, by Andrew Hughes, 1986.

GOS/14/10, Published Letters announcing the establishment of the Hospital, March 1850, May 1850; An Appeal to the Public in Behalf of a Hospital for Sick Children, 1850; 1858 Appeal circular with advertisement of Charles Dickens' speech in aid of the Hospital; GOS/14/11, Published Report of Proceedings at a Public Meeting to promote the Foundation of a Children's Hospital, at the Hanover Square Rooms, l8th March 1851; GOS/14/12, Pamphlet, Draft of Rules and Regulations for the Hospital for Sick Children, 1851; GOS/14/13, Published circular, Proceedings of Special Court of Governors (re costs of new building), 1888; GOS/14/14, Circular relating to arrangements for Special Court of Governors' meeting to discuss management dispute with Dr West, 1877.

GOS/14/15 Published report, Appointment of an Almoner, 1909; GOS/14/16 Hospital Prayer Book, 1932 edition; G08/14/17, Programme for Foundation-Stone laying of new hospital building, 1937.

Printed items concerning Hospital Appeals, including GOS/14/18, a volume entitled Specimen Copies of Appeals, 1852-1893, including copies of appeal circulars; Annual Dinner reports and programmes; advertisements for appeal-related lectures and concerts; also contains published reports on new buildings, 1875 and first service in the Chapel, 1875. Enclosures include draft appeal letters, 1894 Committee Diary, application form for post of Lady Superintendent, there is also a file of loose duplicate items removed from volume after conservation; GOS/14/19, Programme for Imperial Coronation Bazaar, 1902; GOS/14/20, Photograph album, Children's Portraits, produced for Imperial Coronation Bazaar, 1902; GOS/14/21, Souvenir programme for Midsummer Fair and Fete in aid of the Hospital, Olympia, June 1909.

GOS/14/22 Appeal leaflet, When Dreams Come True, c 1935; GOS/14/23 Peter Pan League appeal circular by A. A. Milne, 1930; GOS/14/24, an illustrated appeal circular, 1932; GOS/14/25 Ladies Association Clothing Fund circulars, 1930-1938; GOS/14/26, Circular on an exhibition of Salvador Dali jewellery in aid of new Medical School, c 1945-1950; GOS/14/27 Public appeal leaflet, Getting Better, Thank You, c 1935; GOS/14/28, Published list of contributors to Mr. Punch's Appeal on behalf of the Hospital 1900; GOS/14/29 Special and Urgent Appeal circular, 1886; GOS/14/30-31, Volumes of published reports of the Hospital's annual fund-raising dinners, 1864-1871 and 1864-83.

GOS/14/32/1-26 Printed texts of Annual Dinner speeches by Dr. West, Charles Dickens, Oscar Wilde, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, John Walter, Sir William Gull, the Duke of Cambridge, Viscount Peel, the Earl of Derby and others, 1858-99.

GOS/14/33 Appeal collecting card, 1851, listing the Hospital's Provisional Committee; GOS/14/34, Appeal circular with poem, 'The Vision of St. Elizabeth of Hungary' 1872, with illustration of the new building; GOS/14/35, Illustrated pamphlet, The Appeal for the Reconstruction of the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Ormond Street; The Record, the Needs and the Aims of the Hospital, 1933; GOS/14/36 Special Friends Appeal leaflet, Help us to help the Children, 1973.

Medical and Nursing material, comprising GOS/14/37, Pamphlet, Welcome to the Hospital, 1960, and subsequent revised editions; GOS/14/38 Broadsheet, Children in Hospital, Play and Schooling, c 1970; GOS/14/39 Illustrated Staff Handbook, 1975; GOS/14/40-41, Group Catering Handbooks for Staff Meals and Special Functions, 1980; GOS/14/42-47 Hospital Pharmacopoeia editions, produced 1891, 1900, 1921, 1927, 1933 and 1958; G03/14/48, File of programmes and circulars on Paediatric Surgery, 1949-1963, mainly by British Association of Paediatric Surgeons and also a programme for Hospital Open Day, 1956 and the visit programme for Swedish surgeons, 1949.

GOS/14/49 1908 edition of Dr. West's How to Nurse Sick Children Nurses' League; GOS/14/50-55, Issues of Nurses' League Journal, 1950-1955; GOS/14/56, Typescript published anthology, Thoughts of 100 Years of Nurse Training at the HSC, by Felix Besser and others, 1978; GOS/14/57, Exhibition guide, The Nurse and the Child, A Hundred Years of Nurse Training, 1978; GOS/14/58, File entitled H. S. CIRCA Souvenirs, donated by Sister M. J. McKay; includes Nurses League membership lists, 1962, 1971 and other nursing items; and a Brief History of the Hospital by H. Rutherford, House Governor, 1932.

GOS/14/59, File of mainly printed items collected by Nurse N. Outhwaite, including 1952 Centenary circulars, photographs of nursing staff c 1920-1940; Nurses League Journal 1973; signed copy of Thomas Twistington Higgins' 1952 history.

Hospital Events, comprising GOS/14/60, Programmes and Circulars for Hospital Centenary events, 1952; also programme for Lord Southwood's memorial service, 1946; GOS/14/61 File, programmes for staff awards ceremonies, memorial services, 50th anniversary of the League of Remembrance, 1964, the opening of Sir James Barrie Building, 1963 by the Princess Royal, licensing of Reverend D. Bacon as Chaplain, 1983, the visit of King Hussein of Jordan, 1966, and the visit of the Venezuelan Ambassador, 1976.

Publications by other organisations about the hospital, including GOS/14/62, Princess Mary's Wedding Supplement, published by the Times, 28/2/1922, with an article on the Princess Royal's associations with Great Ormond Street; GOS/14/63 Issues of Fun with articles on Great Ormond Street, 1865 and 1869; GOS/14/64, 'In a Good Cause' (programme of Punch Matinee in aid of Great Ormond Street), 3/5/1900; GOS/14/65 Published extracts from magazines of articles about GOS; from Fun, Aunt Judy's Magazine, Evening Star and so on, 1865-1866; GOS/14/66, Issues of The Leisure Hour, 1877, and The Christian Million, 1884, with articles on the hospital; GOS/14/67, Issues of The Quiver, 11th June 1870, with article on the hospital and Quiver Cot subscription list; GOS/14/68, file containing issues of The Lancet, 1915; Medical Times and Gazette with article on Great Ormond Street, 1852; The Hospital Gazette, March 1925; St. James's Gazette, 16th February 1898; article on child rheumatism from the British Medical Journal, 1939.

GOS/14/69 Issue of periodical Black and White, 22nd December 1900; GOS/14/70, Issue of Illustrated magazine, 26th July 1952, with article on Great Ormond Street.

Publications of other organisations, including GOS/14/71, a booklet of photographs of St. Mary's Convent, Chiswick, c 1930; GOS/14/72, Commemorative short biography of Alexander Simpson Smith by T. Twistington Higgins, for Simpson Smith Memorial Trust. 1946; GOS/14/73, Published text of address, 'Upon the Future of the Nursing of Sick Children' by Allen Moncrieff (HCN, 1944); GOS/14/74, Published text of Harben Lecture on 'Human Relations in Child Health' by Professor Moncrieff, with a copy of his memorial service programme, 1971; GOS14/75, Signed copy of Lancet article, 'Hirschprung's Disease and Idiopathic Megacolon' by B. C. H. Ward; G0S/14/76, transcript report of a visit to Norwich of the Historical Section of the Royal Society of Medicine, 11th June 1966; GOS1 14/77, Programme of Carol Concert at the Royal Festival Hall in aid of the Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children.

GOS1 14/78, Article from Nutrition by L. I. Woolf, 'Inborn Errors of Metabolism and their Dietary Treatment'; GOS/14/79, Issue of The Hospital, vol. 49 (July 1953); GOS/14/80 Extract from Nursing Mirror, 1954, on Florence Nightingale; GOS/14/81, prospectus of Alberta Children's Hospital, circa 1970; GOS/14/82, Reports of Gold Medal Ceremony of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 1976; GOS/14/83, HMSO pamphlet, Staffing the Hospitals, an urgent National Need, 1945; GOS/14/84 Article from Brunel Society Gazette, 'Brunel's Crimean Hospital' 1984; GOS/14/85 Garthur Ltd., Catalogue of Respirators, c 1970.

GOS/14/86, Article from Clio Medica by Dr. Elizabeth Lomax, 'A Mid-19th Century British Pediatric Interpretation of the Mental Peculiarities and Disorders of Childhood'. 1981; GOS/14/87, NHS pamphlet, Working for Patients-The Health Service During the 1990s; GOS/14/88, four issues of The Hospital, 1920-1921; GOS/14/89, three issues of The Medical Times, 1928-1930; GOS/14/90, three issues of the Bulletin of the Fellowship of Medicine and Postgraduate Medical Associations, 1921-1924; GOS/14/91, three issues, The Lancet, 1960-1961; GOS/14/92, The Contemporary Review, February 1879, with an article on 'Ladies in Nursing'.

GOS/1 4/93, Box-file, entitled 'Magazines, Newsletters and Reports of Children's Hospitals overseas', l977-1981 (largely USA with some Canadian and Australian entries); GOS/14/94-95, Pictures of Life and Character by John Leech from The Collection of Mr. Punch, and 2nd series; 2 volumes, 1864; GOS/14/96, an issue of The Sphere, 1921 with an article about Great Ormond Street; GOS/14/97, Pharmacopoeia of the Metropolitan Hospital, 1926; GOS/14/98 Issue of Woman's Own with article on Great Ormond Street by Godfrey Winn, 1966; GOS/14/99, Article, 'Assessment of Nursing Staff Arrangements in a General Hospital' by F. M. Hatt (reprint from International Journal of Nursing, 1967); GOS/14/100, Issue of Nursing Times , March1977, with article on125th anniversary of Great Ormond Street; GOS/14/101, Issue of Reader's Digest, August 1980, with article about Great Ormond Street by Monica Dickens.

GOS/14/102, Wishing Well Appeal brochure, Building for Life, 1987; GOS/14/103, Programme for 15th Annual Meeting of the American Children's Hospitals Executive Council, held at Great Ormond Street, 4th Mat 1968 (filed with transcript report on public relations in hospitals by Gordon Piller, House Governor); GOS/14/104, Published text of 'A Tradition of Surgery at Great Ormond Street' (Simpson-Smith Lecture)by D. Innes Williams, 1981.

Additional Printed Material deposited by Directorate of Nursing in 1998, comprising GOS/14/105, Early printed Circulars and Resolutions of the Hospital's Provisional Committee, 1850; an invitation to a meeting of potential subscribers with the Provisional committee, 1851; a Circular notifying subscribers of the Hospital's opening, 1852; an example of an original Letter of Recommendation for admission of patient, 1852, with a copy of the Quiver Cot subscription form, 1870, with an engraving of the cot in use.

GOS/14/106, comprising a page from The Graphic, 1875, including announcement of opening of the new Hospital building for public inspection; GOS/14/107, Illustrated introductory leaflets to the Hospital for new members of staff, circa 1970; GOS/14/108, Introductory leaflet to the Hospital, The Child first and Always, 1990; GOS/14/109, Nursing Staff and School of Nursing prospectuses, illustrated, circa 1955, and also a programme of a conference to celebrate 100 years of nurse training at the Hospital , 1978; GOS/14/110, Programmes for special Centenary events at the Hospital, for opening of the Institute of Child Health's Province of Natal Centre, 1955, and for Hospital open day for delegates to the 8th International Paediatric Congress, 1956.

GOS/14/111 School of Nursing Rag Magazine, circa 1988; GOS/14/112, Programme of Lectures for event in honour of retirement of Mrs Caroline Bond from Board of Management, March 1992; GOS/14/113, Institute of Child Health Short Courses Programme, 1992-1993; GOS/14/114, Chronological history of the Italian Hospital, Queen's Square, 1984; GOS/14/115, Text of the First Annual Guest Lecture of the Leukaemia Research Fund, 'Recent Research into Human and Experimental Leukaemia, by Professor Jean Bernard, read at Great Ormond Street, 21 October 1963.

GOS/14/116, Leaflet advertising the work of the Friends of the Children of Great Ormond Street, c 1965, and the Autumn 1993 newsletter of the Friends, Extra Care, GOS/14/117, Article about the Hospital written for The Hospital Officer journal's 'Great Hospitals' series, 1952; GOS/14/118, Programme of European premiere of Walt Disney's 'Peter Pan' at the Leicester Square Theatre, authorised by the Hospital in aid of the British Red Cross Society, 1953; GOS/14/119, Promotional leaflet for Royal Gala Performance of 'Peter Pan' at the Barbican Theatre, 1982; GOS/14/120, Copy of poem, 'The Faithful Hound', by "E. T. ", published in aid of the Hospital, 1859; GOS/14/121, three issues of Woman's Own, July-August 1969, containing reminiscences of her career at the Hospital by Miss G. M. Kirby, Matron.

GOS/14/122, Copy of illustrated leaflet on the career of Dr. Norman Bethune (on Great Ormond Street medical staff, 1919-1920, and later served as doctor to Communist forces in the Spanish Civil War and Sino-Japanese War), published by the Canadian Government for his memorial house, Gravenhurst, Toronto; GOS/14/123, Official Anniversary history for NHS 50th Anniversary, A History of the NHS, by Nicholas Timmins, 1998; GOS/14/124, Examples of 1950s Motherhood training manuals on childhood illnesses, published by Steedman's Powders and Cow and Gate milk; GOS/14/125, Introductory leaflet to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital for Children Hackney, circa 1990, with published articles on Queen Elizabeth Hospital and Princess Elizabeth Hospital, Shadwell.

GOS/14/126 Poster advertising 'Family and Friends' Royal Charity Gala in aid of the Sick Children's Trust, 1988; GOS/14/127, Programme for Ceremony of Rededication of the Hospital Chapel following its move to the Variety Club Building, 1 May 1994.

Additional material deposited by Great Ormond Street Public Affairs Department, 1999; GOS/14/128, 'Show me What My Friends can See', (guide by Dr. P. Sonksen and Blanche Stiff, published by Institute of Child Health an as advice manual for parents of partially-sighted babies, 1991); GOS/14/129, Always with Children, reminiscences of former Great Ormond Street nurse Mary Aston (Dorrance, 1997); GOS/14/130, Diary of a Child, by Susan Edwards, being an illustrated guide to child development up to age 10, published by Manor House Press in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital Fund, 1990; GOS/14/131, Great Ormond Street Hospital Special Olympic Cartoon Book, published in aid of the Great Ormond Street Wishing Well Appeal, 1988; GOS/14/132, Programmes of film Charity Premieres in aid of the Hospital, namely 'Hook', 1992; 'Junior', 1994; and 'Casper', 1995.

GOS/14/133, Stanley and His Magic Slippers, a cartoon published in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital Fund, circa 1990; GOS/14/134, Book of Life and Love, an anthology of poetry compiled by readers of Best magazine, published in aid of Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital Fund (Arrival press, 1989); GOS/14/135, 'A Record of the Royal Family's Close association with Great Ormond Street since the Hospital's Inception in 1852', prepared for the Wishing Well Appeal, Spring 1986.

Additional material moved from other parts of the Hospital, comprising GOS/14/136, Report of the Expert Group on Special Care for Babies (DHSS reports on Public Health and Medical Subjects, no. 127, 1971); GOS/14/137, Fit for the Future, the Report of the Committee on Child Health Services (HMSO, cmd. 6684, 1976); GOS/14/138, Prevention and health: everybody's business (HMSO, 1976); GOS/14/139, Pamphlet, Fire! How to deal with it and how to prevent it (Hospitals for Sick Children); GOS/14/140 Ministry of Health, pamphlet, Poliomyelitis, Medical memorandum. 1954; GOS/14/141, The Organisation of the In-Patient's Day, report of a Committee of the Central Health Council (HMSO, 1976); GOS/14/142, David Nabarro, A Case of Juvenile General Paralysis (reprinted from The Lancet, 1 Oct 1927); GOS/14/143, Report of Committee of Enquiry into the Education of Handicapped Children and Young People (HMSO, 1978); GOS/14/144, Second report from the Social Services Committee, Session 1979-80, Perinatal and Neonatal Mortality (HMSO, 1980).

GOS/14/145, Pamphlet, Voluntary Work at the Hospitals for Sick Children 1970s; GOS/14/146 Donald Court and Anthony Jackson (editors) Paediatrics in the Seventies (OUP, 1972); GOS/14/147, Leaflet, Paediatric Training in the United Kingdom (Overseas Committee of the BPA, no date); GOS/14/148, Future Management of the London specialist Postgraduate Hospitals (Consultative Document, DHSS, September 1978); GOS/14/149, 'St Christopher's Chapel, Notes on Interior Decoration', by Peter Larkworthy (1994); GOS/14/150, Peter Pan Golf Tournament, 1996, Miscellaneous printed items; GOS/14/151, Programme of visit of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother to Institute of Neurology. 1978; GOS/14/152, Ministry of Health, University Grants Committee, Postgraduate Medical Education and the Specialties. 1962; GOS/14/153, Pamphlet, Sick Children's Nursing, 1975 DHSS Publication. Central Office of Information; GOS/14/154 Pamphlet, Pupil Nurse Training at Tadworth Court, circa 1969; GOS/14/155, Booklet on the new ICH building, 1966; GOS/14/156, Pamphlet on The Hospital for Sick Children, circa 1985; GOS/14/157, Pamphlet about the hospital chaplaincy, circa 1985; GOS/14/158, Article in The Builder about the Institute of Child Health, 16 September 1955.

GOS/14/159, Article in Hospital Management about Tadworth Court, by Gordon Piller, January 1967; GOS/14/160, Article on Charles Dickens' memorial at GOS from The Dickensian, Summer 1994 , GOS/14/161, Article on Great Ormond Street from The Journal of the London Society, 1936, given 1995; GOS/14/162, Careers in the Hospital Service: Hospital Administration Ministry of Health August 1962; GOS/14/163, Master set of 'Information for Families' leaflets on individual medical conditions, issued by the Family Resource Centre 2003; GOS/14/164, Georgie Goes to Hospital, book for a child to colour in before going into hospital. Written by Chris Tuatev, North East London Polytechnic, 1976; GOS/14/165, 'The Child First and Always - Is It?', Professor Albert Aynsley-Green's inaugural Great Ormond Street Hospital Lecture, 25 September 2002. Also includes texts of 1996 lecture 'The Child First and Always' by Christine Hancock, President of the RCN, 2003 lecture, 'Making it Better for Children' by Professor Ian Kennedy , 2006 lecture, 'Building environments to protect Children's Health' by Professor Richard Jackson and 2007 Lecture, 'Is Improvement Science ?' by Dr. Donald M. Berwick.

GOS/14/166,The Remarkable Gatty Family of Ecclesfield , Joan and Mel Jones (2003); GOS/14/167, Letters of copyright assignment from patients to William Gates, volunteer and author of 'Bill Gates's Diaries", in aid of GOS; GOS/14/168, Broadsheets from the hospital school, 2002-2003; GOS/14/169, details of Great Ormond Street Hospital's patients' website pages, 2001; GOS/14/170, CHI Governance Review of Great Ormond Street, March 2003.

GOS/14/171, Records of the Training Department, comprising GOS/14/171/1, Staff Attitude Survey October 2001; GOS/14/171/2 Improving Working Lives literature and Newsletter, Oct 2001 onwards; GOS/14/171/13, 'Learning Links' newsletter.

GOS/14/172, Publications on the Medical Illustration Department, comprising GOS/14/172/1, 'Contrast', the Medical Illustration newsletter, 2002 to date; GOS/14/172/2, leaflet, 'Use of Medical Photography and video recording'; also GOS/14/173 GOS Families' Newsletter, 2002 to date; GOS/14/174, Programme of visit of Edward Prince of Wales to the Hospital, 3 May 1921, including brief history; GOS/14/175, Copy of article, 'Infantile Diarrhoea', by Dr F. E. Batten, from the Nursing Times 15 December 1906; GOS/14/176,Report of the 'Great Ormond Street Working Society' (for providing patients' clothing), 1910; GOS/14/177,Child Diet Sheets published by the Hospital, "The Protective Foods", 1946, "Diet for the Normal Child" (ages 1-2:2-5:5-12), 1950; GOS/14/178, Copy articles acquired by Jules Kosky, formerly Honorary Archivist to the Hospital, including, " The Life of Samuel Jones Gee MD" by O. Garrod (Wix Prize Essay, 1937); extracts from "Lord Southwood of Fernhurst by R. J. Minney, 1954; article on Viscount Southwood, "From Office Boy to Press Baron", by M. Stokes (Hornsey Historical Bulletin, no. 24, 1982): Extract from "A Man of Law's Tale" by Lord MacMillan of Aberfeldy (former Hospital Chairman), 1952; Extracts from Orientations by Ronald Storrs, 1937, re Harry Cust (friend of J. M. Barrie); "Woodlands; A footnote to Victorian Literary History" by Jules Kosky (Highgate residence of the Lehmann Family, GOS patrons) from people and Places: Lost Estates in Highgate, Hornsey and Wood Green 1996.

GOS/14/179, Rays of Hope. The story of the Leukaemia Research Fund (LRF, 1994), and copy articles by Dr Gordon Piller, formerly House Governor of the Hospital, 'Great Ormond Street', from The Three Banks Review (1969); 'Leukaemia - A Brief Historical Overview from Ancient Times to 1950', from The British Journal of Haematology 2001; GOS/14/180, Hopscotch (general interest magazine briefly published by the Hospital). 3 editions, 1990-1991; GOS/14/181, 50th Anniversary Historical Review Edition (1953-2003) of the Journal of Paediatric Surgery 2003; GOS/14/182, Information leaflets on the Hospital's International and Private Patients' Unit, 1998; GOS/14/183, Examples of general fundraising leaflets produced by the Hospital, 2002, including "Raise a Smile" Campaign and the Great Wall of China Walk; GOS/14/184, NHS Discussion Document, 'Healthy Futures', on child health provision in the north London Boroughs, 2003; GOS/14/185, Donor form 1936; GOS/14/186 Report of the Public Inquiry into children's heart surgery at the Bristol Royal Infirmary 1984-1995, Learning from Bristol (TSO) 2001.

GOS/14/187, Supporting Research and Development in the NHS: A Declaration of NHS Activity Associated with Research and Development April 1996; GOS/14/188, Future Developments April 1995: GOS/14/189, Committees Calendar 1894: GOS/14/190 Photocopy of extracts from book, Women at War( John Murray, circa 1944),with photographs of the Hospital's nurses during World War II; GOS/14/191, Published articles by nursing staff, 1970s. (Sister MacElnea on resident parents, Adelaide Tunstill on equipment, M. Thompson on sterile dressings) Nursing Times; GOS/14/192 Extract from The Architect and Building News 2 November 1946, text of lecture by S. E. T. Cusdin and James Crooks.

GOS/14/193, A Collection of papers concerning centenary commemoration 1952 (publications and circulars), donated by Mrs D. K. Cooper; GOS/14/194 Obituaries and other biographical data of GOSH Dental Surgeons(Samuel Cartwright Jnr., Arthur Pitts, Stanley Colyer, William Warwick James, Thomas Cradock Henry), from the collection of the British Dental Association Museum; GOS/14/195, Copy articles from 19th Century periodicals about the Hospital (from The Hospital,1889 and1893; The Nursing Supplement,1887, regarding the Doll Show, and The Hospital Nursing Supplement,1896); GOS/14/196 Extracts from 'Beaconsfield' volume of 'Britain in Old Photographs' series, 1996, with photographs of the Convalescent Home at London End used by Great Ormond Street, circa 1910-1939; GOS/14/197 Hospital for Sick Children , published table of Hospital Committee meetings,1894; GOS/14/198 Items donated by Dr. Richard West of Bristol, including an article from the Nursing Times,1977 on the Hospital's 125th Anniversary, GOSH Christmas Card with an illustrated 1856 ward engraving, and 1925 postcard of the Foundling Hospital.

GOS/14/199 Foundation Trust Summary Consultation Document, Great Ormond Street NHS Trust, 2006; GOS/14/200 Country Life, 20 January 1906, with article on no.44 Great Ormond Street (18th Century house then used as GOSH nursing accommodation); GOS/14/201 Copy circular on new charging arrangements for patients, 1921; GOS/14/202 Partners' fundraising card for Great Ormond Street Hosptal and King's College Hospital, printed for insertion into books published by John Murray publishers,circa1930.

GOS/14/203 Hospital Christmas Card, including fundraising appeal,1936; GOS/14/204 Copy of 'Arkubs' Diploma award for supporting the 'News Chronicle Fund for Supplying Wireless to the Children's Hospital, Great Ormond Street',1936; GOS/14/205 Fundraising Card for the Hospital issued by The Winkle Club, Royal Hotel, Sheerness, 1943; GOS/14/206 Article, 'A Modern Hospital', including 3-D colour illustration of the Southwood Building, circa 1950; GOS/14/207 Programme for Opening of Institute of Neurology Laboratory Block (part shared with Great Ormond Street Hospital) by HM Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, 19 July 1978.

GOS/14/208-10 'Welcome to Radio GOSH' leaflet, circa1980; Maccabi Association Yearbook,1981, with article on the Hospital Radio Station; programme for buffet and disco in aid of Radio GOSH at the Mermaid Theatre,3 May 1987; GOS/14/211 Article, 'Denis Browne's Top Hat', by Dr. Jean M. Horton, for History of Anaesthesia Society,1992 (concerning Browne's Ether Inhaler used at Great Ormond Street).

GOS/14/212-227 Published Reports by or concerning the Hospital's Administration,1991-2004, including,

14/212 Report by the King's Fund (London Acute Services Initiative), 'London Health 2010',1991; 14/213 Report of the Inquiry into London's Health Service, Medical Education and Research (Tomlinson Review), HMSO 1992;
14/214 Directory of Great Ormond Street Hospital Clinical Services, 1993; 14/215 Hospitals for Sick Children Special Health Authority Submission to the Children's Services Specialty Review for the London Implementation Group, 1993; 14/216 * Draft Risk Management Review of Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust by QRM Healthcare Ltd, 1994; 14/217 Review of the Appropriateness of Admission at Great Ormond Streey Hospital NHS Trust by the London Health Economics Consortium, 1997; 14/218 Report, Health Services in London-A Strategic Review(by London Strategic Review Independent Advisory Panel), 1997; 14/219 Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust Review of Postgraduate Medical Education,1998-99; 14/220 NHS Executive Modernisation Plan for the NHS in London, 1999-2002, 1999; 14/221-2 Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust Quality of Working Life Survey, 2000 and Amended Report, 2002; 14/223 Report, 'From Vision to Reality-An EPR Strategy for Great Ormond Street Hospital,2 002-2010',2002 (Electronic Patient Records)

14/224 Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust Finance Manual for Non-Finance Managers, 2002; 14/225 Report, Approval of Finance Agreement for Phase 1A/B Redevelopment 2002; 14/226 Draft Clinical Governance Benchmarking Project for Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust, Report by CHKS, 2002; 14/227 ,Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust Estate Strategy report, 2004; GOS/14/228 Great Ormond Street Hospital Redevelopment Appeal brochure, with introduction by HRH the Prince of Wales, 2002; GOS/14/229 GOSH Redevelopment Update published by the Hospital Charity, 2008; GOS/14/230 Consultation Leaflet on the Future of the International and Private Patient Service at Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust,' A World Class Centre for Treating Sick Children',2007; GOS/14/231 Programme for 2008 Great Ormond Street NHS Trust Staff Awards, Institute of Child Health 28 May 2008; GOS/14/232-3 Information Leaflets 2008, 'Welcome to GOSH, A Guide for Families' and 'Finding Your Way Around Great Ormond Street Hospital'; GOS/14/234 Programme for 'Bloomsbury Festival', 19-21 October 2007, including events at Great Ormond Street Hospital, GOS/14/235-6 Programmes for Memorial Service to Nigel Clark( former Director of Fundraising), St. Paul, Knightsbridge, 2 October 2007,and Funeral and Thanksgiving Service for Gwendolen Kirby (former Matron), St Mary Magdalene, Winsford, Somerset,19 April 2007; GOS/14/237 Invitation and related promotional material for launch of Peter Pan in Scarlet by Geraldine McCaughrean in association with GOSH, Kensington Palace Orangery ,5 October 2006.

GOS/14/238 Fundraising Appeal stamps for the Hospital for Sick Children and other London Hospitals, (c.1930); GOS/14/239 Article 'At the Children's Hospital' from the Strand Magazine,1891, with photocopy (largely regarding Cromwell House); GOS/14/240 Miscellaneous items, including copy of leaflet advertising Charles Dickens' reading from 'A Christmas Carol',1858, and brief histories of the hospital by Gordon Piller (circa 1965) and produced for the Hospital's Centenary,1952.(Gift of former staff member G. Holdstock, 2003); GOS/14/241 1905 paperback edition of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland', including fundraising advertisement for the hospital with photograph of its 'Lewis Carroll Cot'. Gift of Mr. Chestney,2011.

GOS/14/242 Poster advertising Clerkships and courses at the Hospital's Medical School,1913; GOS/14/243 Copy article from the 'Merthyr Express',1922; 'Bargoed Lady's Reminiscences: Princess as Nurse' (by Mrs. Thomas, formerly Miss Hughes, Ward Sister, Alexandra Ward, concerning Mary, the Princess Royal's training at the Hospital; GOS/14/244 Fundraising leaflet for new Research Department at the Hospital, circa1929; GOS/14/245 Fundraising leaflet for the Hospital issued in association with 'The Practical Home Library',c.1960, including stamp donation by E.F. Staples of Morecambe; GOS/14/246 Fundraising postcard for the Hospital with illustration of nurse and patient,1945.

GOS/14/247 Copy of Hospital Rulebook,1889,with cover annotations by the Secretary, Adrian Hope; GOS/14/248 Certificate that the Hospital is registered as a member of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA), 1978; GOS/14/249 Typescript and published items donated by the League of Remembrance,2009; includes copies of 'Brief History of the Hospital for Sick Children 1852-1952','The Story of the Hospital for Sick Children' by G.J. Piller c.1965, 'The History of the Hospital for Sick Children Great Ormond Street'(educational project by patients in the Children's Ward of the Cambridge Military Hospital, Aldershot, published in aid of the Wishing Well Appeal,1988);fundraising leaflet for the 'Peter Pan Children's Fund'(USA)c.1995; typescript histories by Jules Kosky (Honorary Archivist);
'John Walter III; The Times and the Hospital for Sick Children', 'Dickens and Great Ormond Street; The Early History of the Hospital for Sick Children and Some of its Friends',circa1988; 'A Record of the Royal Family's Close Association with Great Ormond Street Since the Hospital's Inception in 1852',1986; Text of 'A History of the Hospital for Sick Children Great Ormond Street' by former patient Andrew Hughes,1987.

GOS/14/250 Copy article ,'Coeliac Disease: One Hundred Years' by Parveen Kumar and John Walker-Smith (Proceedings of Symposium on Coeliac Disease at St. Bartholemew's Hospital,1988);references work of Dr. Samuel Gee at Great Ormond Street; GOS/14/251 'Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity'; folder for new Charity staff, with details of the Charity's services and administration,circa 2000;

GOS/14/252 Proof copy of 'The Remarkable Story of Great Ormond Street Hospital ' by Kevin Telfer, 2007; GOS/14/253 Article, 'Charles Dickens' Work to Establish Great Ormond Street Hospital, London' by Howard Markel, from 'The Lancet',vol.354,August 1999.

GOS/14/254 Circular promoting 'Foster's Classic' celebrity Tennis tournament in aid of the Wishing Well Appeal, June 13 1988; GOS/14/255 'The Sunday Times Magazine', 16 May 2010, including article on the Hospital's Renal Unit by Lesley White; GOS/14/256 Replica of E.H. Shepherd's 1939 Christmas Card for the Hospital for Sick Children, created for the Hospital Charity's Christmas Reception 2009;
GOS/14/257 Programme for production of Puccini's 'Il Trittico' at the Royal Opera House,2011 (Historical background for the 'Suor Angelica ' movement provided to the Director,Richard Jones, by the Museum and Archives Service).

GOS/14/258 Public Consultation Document for the Hospital's NHS Foundation Trust Application,2010,with copy of Foundation Trust 'Member Matters' newsletter,2010,and leaflet asking patients for improvement suggestions as part of Foundation Trust consultation.

GOS/14/259 'A Day in the Life of Great Ormond Street Hospital', 2011 ( photographed by photographer-in residence Polly Braden, in association with 'Go Create !'); GOS/14/260 Spring 2012 edition of 'Chemical Heritage'(magazine of the Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia, including article 'The Discovery of PKU' by Donna Messner with references to, and illustration of, Great Ormond Street; GOS/14/261 Introductory leaflet to exhibition 'The Body in Pieces; Fragments from the UCL Great Ormond Street Hospital Collection' held at University College London 2011,featuring items from the former Hospital for Sick Children Pathology Museum now held at the Royal Free Hospital.

GOS/14/262 December 2011-April 2012 edition of the Museum of London's 'Friends News', featuring Charles Dickens Bicentenary exhibition 'Dickens and London', to which items loaned by the Hospital archives; GOS/14/263 Promotional leaflet for Hospital's 'Transformation' programme,2009; GOS/14/264 Programmes for annual Hospital Staff Awards ceremonies,2009-2012;
GOS/14/265 Programme of memorial service to Christine Monk, former Trust Fund Accountant at the Hospital Charity, at St. George the Martyr, Queen Square, 18 July 2011.

GOS/14/266 Pages from website 'The Story of John Parry Thomas' (Land Speed Record holder and patron of the Hospital) 2009;
GOS/14/267 'Breakthroughs in Children's Medicine' publication produced by the Hospital Charity; 'Cancer', 'Heart and Lung' and 'Neuroscience', 2007-2011; GOS/14/268 Miscellaneous published items donated by Mrs. Pauline Wood (former Secretary in House Governor's Office), 2012, includes an incomplete set of the 'Great Ormond Street Gazette'; additional copies of 'Welcome ' leaflets for patients(see GOS/14/37 above), programme for laying of Cardiac Wing Foundation Stone, July 1978, 'Notes on Duties of Members of the Board of Governors' c. 1980, 'Complaints Procedure Relating to treatment of Patients' circa 1980: article, 'Growth of an Extrovert Child' on the history of the Hospital from the 1977 Christmas edition of the 'Health and Social Service Journal'; published 'List of Consultant Staff and Outpatient Clinics', 1978; 'Friends of Great Ormond Street 'appeal leaflet circa 1980; article on 'Radio GOSH' from 'The Dental Laboratory', December 1987; article 'The Most Generous Gift' marking the 50th anniversary of J.M. Barrie's gift of the copyright of 'Peter Pan' to the Hospital for Sick Children'; Programme of Thanksgiving service for the life of Dr. Bernard Schlesinger, May 1984.

GOS/14/269 Hospital for Sick Children's official Christmas Card,1936 (Gift of Mr. R.J. Page); GOS/14/270 Advertisements for children's splints, suture needles and other surgical items designed by Sir Denis Browne, from Pryor and Howard Ltd. and Thackray Knives catalogues , circa1960; GOS/14/271 Great Ormond Street NHS Trust published' Quality Quest Standards', 1993-1994 and 1994-1995,with copies of the Trust's published 1994-1995,1995-1996 and 1997-1998 Business Plan Summary, Summary of Aims and Plans,1995-2000 and 1999-2000 Trust 'Factsheet'.

GOS/14/272 Celebration Brochure produced by the Hospital Charity for the opening of the Variety Club Building, funded by the 'Wishing Well Appeal', February 14 1994; GOS/14/273 Published Consultation brochure prior to Foundation Trust application by the Hospital, with 2006 'Suggestions' leaflet concerning earlier Foundation Trust consultation; GOS/14/274 Great Ormond Street Children's Charity 'Challenge Yourself' Events Diary, 2012; GOS/14/275 'Friends of the Children of Great Ormond Street' Advertisement strips and circular fundraising for purchase of No.48 Great Ormond Street as family accommodation, circa 1982-1983; GOS/14/276 Copy of Thomas Twistington Higgins' Centenary history of the Hospital, with programme of Centenary 'Open Day, 29 May 1952 and related press-cuttings; items formerly owned by Dorette Golay, GOSH Ward Sister and Asst. Matron, Hempstead House,1935-1944. Gift of Mrs. G. Woods, 2012.

GOS/14/277 Illustrated Handbook of the Charles West School of Nursing,1966; GOS/14/278 Programme for London 'Open House' day,10 September 1994,including public opening of Hospital Chapel; GOS/14/279 Leaflet commemorating 50 years of Research and Development at the Institute of Child Health, 1995; GOS/14/280 Official Application for NHS TRUST status by the Hospital for Sick Children, 1993; OS/14/281 Leaflet introducing KPMG's 'PIMS' Patient Information Management System, 1994; GOS/14/282 'Welcome to GOS' Floor-by-Floor guide to the Hospital and its facilities, circa 2000; GOS/14/283 Circulars on 'GOS 2000' Hospital development proposals, 1996, and 'Outline Strategy 2004-8' circular, 2004; GOS/14/284 Staff Information Management leaflets, 'Promoting Health literacy at Great Ormond Street hospital' and 'How to produce information for children and families', 2008; GOS/14/285 Information leaflets on changes to the Out-Patient Department, and move of Out-Patient services to the Royal Homeopathic Hospital, 2005, and general information leaflet for families on the Hospital's Redevelopment, 2004.

GOS/14/286 Programme for GOSH/ICH 'Open Day' for Referring Clinicians, 10 September 2012; GOS/14/287 Brief Guide to Tadworth Court (GOSH 'Country Branch'),1980; Privately published by Kenneth R Clew,1980; GOS/14/288 'Times' Supplement ,'The Hospital for Sick Children, London' March 9 1966; GOS/14/289 Programme for Gala Celebrity premiere of Walt Disney Pictures' 'Aladdin', in aid of Variety Club of Great Britain and the Hospital, 18 November 1993 (Leicester Square Odeon); GOS/14/290 'The Architect's Journal', 6 April 1994, including article on the Hospital's newly-opened Variety Club Building; GOS/14/291 'The Paediatric Pathology Society Archive; How it all started' by John Emery (1997, published in 'Paediatric Pathology Society History' July 2005); GOS/14/292 'The Royal College of Surgeons' 19th Century Textbook of Paediatrics and its Authors Evanson and Maunsell', by Professor O Conor Ward, article from 'Journal of the Irish Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons, vol. 31 no.2, April 2002.

GOS/14/293 'Forever Young', Article on 'Peter Pan's Centenary from 'Woman's World' (Annual of the Women's Institute),2004-2005;
GOS/14/294 Extract from 'Forgotten Voices of the Holocaust' by Lyn Smith, 2005, including reminiscence of wartime treatment at the Hospital by refugee Steven Frank; GOS/14/295 Article on the 'Babs' Cot and racing motorist J.G. Parry Thomas' involvement with the hospital, from 'Motor Sport'. June 2007; GOS/14/296 'History Today' magazine, October 2009, including article by Paula Hellal on theories of child speech development since the 19th Century, 'To Speak Like a Child'; GOS/14/297 'Early Paediatric Anaesthetics at Great Ormond Street Hospital'; lecture by Dr. T. Gilkes, published in 'History of Anaesthesia Society Proceedings', 2009.

GOS/14/298 'Dental Historian' Number 51, January 2010, including article by Professor Stanley Gelbier,'Great Ormond Street Hospital,Its Dental Surgeons (1856-1946) and the Cartwright Family'; GOS/14/299 Published articles by Dr. Andrea I Tanner, Archive Assistant, Great Ormond Street NHS Trust, 2000-2013; 'Dust-Oh ! Rubbish in Victorian London', from 'The London Journal', November 2006
'Choice and the Children's Hospital: Great Ormond Street Hospital Patients and their Families, 1855-1900', from 'Ariadne' issue 60, July 2009
'The Role of Visitors and the Victorian London Children's Hospital', from 'Clio Medica', 2009; The Great Ormond Street Historical Patient Database Project', from 'Archives '28, 2009; Review of 'The Sophia Children's Hospital in Rotterdam' by M.J. van Lieburg, from 'Medical History' 50, October 2006; 'For the Love of Children', from 'Ancestors', August 2005; 'The Sentimental Hard-Sell; Establishing the Idea of the Children's Hospital in Victorian London', from'Melanges de L'Ecole Francaise de Rome' 1 16, 2004; (with D Martino, G Defazio, A J Church, K P Bhatia, G Giovannoni and R C Dale ) 'Tracing Sydenham's Chorea; Historical Documents from a British Paediatric Hospital', from 'Archives of Diseases in Childhood', 90,2005.

Great Ormond Street Hospital
CH · 1869-1924

Records of Cromwell House, Highgate (Great Ormond Street Convalescent Branch), CH/3 Financial Records, comprising CH/3/1, Highgate Ledger, containing maintenance costs for Great Ormond Street Convalescent Branch (provisions, salaries, rents etcetera), January 1896 to December 1900; CH/3/2 Cromwell House Wage Book (for Nurses and Servants), September 1869 to December 1910.

Visitors' Books and Report Books, comprising CH/7/1, Cromwell House Visitors Book, 1869-1918, (with leaflet on Regulations for Admission.); CH/7/2 Matron's Report Book, November 1911- May 1922.

Correspondence, comprising CH/8/1 Letters and Press Cuttings Book re Cromwell House, 1867-1873 (includes plan of Dead House, staff memoranda, correspondence on patients and management, leaflets and advertisements about the house produced by the hospital, press cuttings and illustrations. draft regulations and maintenance proposals); CH/8/2 Report of the Sub-Committee on the desirability of retaining Cromwell House.

Patient Registers, comprising CH/9/1, Patient Admissions Register, 1869-1883; CH/9/2, Duplicate Admissions Register, 1869-1880 (with letter from Catherine J. Wood on staffing problems at Cromwell House, dated 9th May 1878); CH/9/3, Patient Admissions Register, 1883 -1891; CH/9/4 Patient Admissions Register, 1893-1898; CH/9/5 Patient Admissions Register, 1904-1910; CH/9/6 Admissions Register to Chronic and Surgical Wards, 1870-1904; CH/9/7 Duplicate Admissions Register to Chronic and Surgical Wards, 1870-1880; CH/9/8 Register of Out-Patients, 1884-1888.

Great Ormond Street Hospital
GOS/1 · 1852-2000

Records of Hospital Committees of Great Ormond Street Hospital, 1852-2000, comprising: GOS/1, Annual Reports of the Committee of Management and Board of Management, 1852-1947; GOS/1/2 Minutes of the Committee of Management and Board of Management, 1850-1948 (includes the Provisional Committee Minutes Book, 1850-1852, text of Charles Dickens' 1855 speech on behalf of the Hospital, and the award of Honorary Governorship to him in 1858, a letter from Dr Jenner at Osbourne House in 1862, and a letter from Dr Jenner on gift of toys by the Queen in 1876.

GOS/1/3, Minutes of Board of Governors’ Meetings, 1869-1982; GOS/1/3/4- 25, Board of Governors Minute Books,1948-1982; GOS/1/4 Administrative and Executive Committee Minutes, 1938-1952; GOS/1/5/1-19, House Committee Minutes 1867-1938; GOS/1/5/20-44, House Committee papers, 1892-1921; GOS/1/6/1-57 Medical Committee Minutes, 1852-1971; Joint Medical Executive Committee, 1972 -1982.

GOS/1 /6/58, Transitional Executive Committee Minute Book, 1968-1969; GOS/1/6/59- 73, Executive Medical Committee Minute Book, 1971-1982; GOS/1/6/74-92 Medical Committee Papers, 1894-1936.

GOS/1/6/2, Comprising the Minute Books of the Divisional Subsidiaries of the Medical Executive Committee, known as the Cogwheel System, 1971-1990, including the Division of Physicians, the Division of Surgeons, the Division of Radiologists, the Division of Anaesthetists, and the Division of Pathologists.

GOS/1/7 Minute Books of the Joint Committee(on Medical Appointments), known after 1950 as the Medical Appointments Committee, 1894-1965; GOS/1/8 Finance Committee Minutes, 1858-1982; GOS/1/9 Building Committee Minutes, 1876-1981, Building Sub-Committee Minutes; GOS/1/10 Nursing Committee Minutes, 1922-1981; GOS/1/11 Policy and Development Committee Minutes, 1964-1977; GOS/1/12 Research Committee Minutes, 1946-1977; GOS/1/13 Medical Ethics Committee Minutes (including registers of cases for members' consideration), 1969-1984; GOS/1/14 General Medical Staff Committee Minutes,1971-1983; GOS/1/15 Establishment Committee Minutes, Establishment Committee Minute Book, 1948-1951.

GOS/1/16 Junior Staff Committee Minutes, 1930-1933; GOS/1/16/2 Junior Staff Training Committee Minute Book, 1972-1977; GOS/1/17 Doctors' Clinical Club Minutes (including non Great Ormond Street staff), 1875-1896 (includes photographs of annual excursions); GOS/1/18, Private Nursing Committee Minutes, 1917; GOS/1/19 Private Wards Administrative Committee Minutes, 1938-1947; GOS/1/20 Advisory Committee on Nursing Education Minutes,1970-1976; GOS/1/21 Cross-Infection Sub-Committee and Group Infection Committee Minutes, 1964-71982; GOS/1 /22 Organ Transplant Sub-Committee Minutes, 1964; GOS/1/23 Tumour Committee Minutes, 1965-1969.

GOS/1 /24 In-Patients After-Care Trust Minutes, 1913-1938; GOS/1/25 Social Services Committee Minutes,1949-1968; GOS/1 /26 Almoner’s Committee Minutes, 1918-1949; GOS/1/27 Committee of Chairmen Minutes, 1951-1952; GOS/1/28 Pensions Committee Minutes,1931-1933; GOS/1 /28/2 Pensions Committee Standing Orders, 1931-1945; GOS/1/28/3 Pensions Sub-Committee Minute Book, 1928-1931; GOS/1/29, Investment Sub-Committee Minutes,1958; GOS/1/30 Medical Workshop Committee Minutes, 1959-1968; GOS/1 /31 Catering Committee Minutes, 1945-1967;
GOS/1/32 Laundry Committee Minutes, 1952.

GOS/1 /33 Managing Committee Minutes, 1885; GOS/1/34 Reception Committee Minutes for Opening of New (South) Wing, 1892-1893; GOS/1 /35 Imperial Coronation Bazaar Committee Minutes,1902; GOS/1/36 Sub-Committee for the Management of Festival Dinners Minutes, 1857-1863; GOS/1/37 Appeal Committee Minutes, 1908-1909; GOS/1/38 Appeals Council Minutes, 1935-1941; GOS/1 /39 Peter Pan Sub-Committee Minutes,1954-1966; GOS/1 /40 Special Appeal Committee Minutes, 1930-1937; GOS/1/41 Centenary Sub-Committee Minutes, 1948-1952.

GOS/1/42 Local Government Committees on Hospital Reconstruction: GOS/1/42/1Reconstruction Fund, Borough of Holborn Committee Minute Book, 1933-1934; GOS/1/42/2 Reconstruction Fund; Borough of St Pancras Committee Minute Book, 1931-1933; GOS/1/43 Co-ordination Committee Minutes, 1939-1945; GOS/1/44, Law and Publicity Committee Minutes, 1931-1939.

GOS/1/45 Minutes of the London School of Paediatrics, 1941-1945; GOS/1 /46, League of Remembrance Minutes, 1946-1982; GOS/1/47 Institute of Child Health Staff Case Conference Minutes, 1947-1962; GOS/1/47/2; ICH Case Conference papers and GOS/ICH Training prospectus, c 1980-1990s. (These items came from Professor Aynsley-Green’s office.)

GOS/1/48 Sub-Committee on Nursing, Domestic Services, and Supplies Minutes, 1961-1963; GOS/1/49 Minutes of the Select Committee on Metropolitan Hospitals; GOS/1/49/1 Minute Book of the Select Committee on Metropolitan Hospitals, 1889; GOS/1/50 Kampala Sub-Committee (also known as Assistance to Hospitals in Uganda) Minutes, 1957-1969; GOS/1/51/1-4 Agenda Books for major Hospital Committees, 1908- 1935; GOS/1/51/5 Register of Committee Members, 1947-1956.

GOS/1/51/6 File, miscellaneous Committee resolutions, memoranda, membership lists and correspondence, 1903-1942; GOS/1/51/7 Volume containing signatures of Board of Management and Medical Committee members, circa 1940; GOS/1/52 GOSH Health Records Committee Minutes and Reports 1998-2000.

Great Ormond Street Hospital
GOS/6 · 1852-2010

Records of donors for Great Ormond Street Hospital, comprising: GOS/6/1 Lists and Registers, comprising GOS/6/1/1,Register of Life Governors, 1852-1890; GOS/6/1/2, Register of Life Donors, 1898-1908, with the Hospital's supporters since 1852; GOS/6/1/3-5, General Register of Donations and Subscriptions, January 1891-1900; GOS/6/1/6-7, Register of Life Governors, 1889-1908, with details of their date of joining since 1852, and Register of their Letters of Recommendation for patient admissions; GOS/6/1/8, Register of Donors under 30 Guineas, 1890-1897, with details of their donations since 1852, and Register of their Letters of Recommendation for patient admissions.

GOS/6/1/9, Register of Legacies, 1855-1893, including GOS/6/1/10-11, Registers of Wills and Bequests, 1884-1908; GOS/6/1/12, Register of Legacy Notices, 1903-06; GOS/6/1/13, Annual Register of Subscriptions, 1938; GOS/6/1/14, Financial Secretary's Report Book on Donations, 1923-1925; GOS/6/1/15-38 Correspondence concerning legacies to the Hospital, 1910-1948; GOS/6/1 /39, Legacies correspondence, loose copy Wills and related Probate information, 1909.

GOS/6/1/40-41 Sampled correspondence concerning personal and organisational donations to the Hospital, 1951-1959 and 1965-1969; GOS/6/1 /42-43, Deeds of Covenant, 1936-1953; GOS/6/1 /44, Register of Wills, 1934; GOS/6/1 /45-46, Register of Gifts, 1914-1941; GOS/6/1/48, Register of Ladies Applied to for Patronage, 1910; GOS/6/1/49 Register of Donors for Borough of Holborn Rebuilding Fund, 1933-1934; GOS/6/1/50, Appeal Book for Restoration of Hospital after Wartime bombing, 1945, autographed by members of the Royal Family, the British and United States' Governments, and leading Hollywood actors, actresses and producers; GOS/6/1/51, General Register of Donations, 1965-1971; GOS/6/1/52, Register of Donations to the Samaritan Fund, 1915-1917; GOS/6/1/53-54, Register of Legacies and their Subsequent Administration 1884-1948.

GOS/6/2-4, Major Patrons and Benefactors, comprising GOS/6/2/1-5, Gifts from the Royal family, correspondence regarding opening ceremonies, visits etc, 1872-1977.

GOS/6/3, The W. H. Barry Bequest (gift by William Henry Barry of the Hospital Chapel, and its Endowment for Services in Perpetuity), comprising GOS/6/3/1-6, Service Registers and Bequest agreements with Clergy, 1891-1963; GOS/6/3/7, Correspondence concerning the administration of the Barry Bequest, 1926-1960, including the arrangements for the appointment and transfer of Clergy, discussions on the use of the Chapel for Nonconformist services, the financial administration of the Bequest, a copy of W. H. Barry's Will (1892), and a pedigree of Barry family.

GOS/6/3/11-17, Chapel Baptism Registers, 1866-1988 *; GOS/6/3/18-19, Chapel Prayer Books, 1875; GOS/6/3/20, Order of Service for Hospital Chapel, 1875; GOS/6/3/21Certificate notifying his family of the Baptism of a named patient, 1917, GOS/6/3/22, Certificate of Christian baptism, 2002.

Sir J M Barrie and Peter Pan Copyright Gift GOS/6/4/1-2, Correspondence concerning gift of Copyright of Peter Pan to the Hospital by Sir James Barrie, with subsequent letters and press-cuttings, 1930-1977; GOS/6/4/3, Manuscript text of Barrie's speech to Guildhall Dinner on behalf of the Hospital, with annotated typescript copy, 1930; GOS/6/4/4-6 Correspondence from Sir J. M. Barrie 1929-1932; GOS/6/4/7-8 Membership and Subscriptions Register for the Peter Pan League, and correspondence, 1937-1949.

GOS/6/4/9-189, Correspondence concerning the administration of the Peter Pan Copyright gift, including correspondence with publishers, film companies, theatres, television companies, producers of overseas and foreign-language editions, 1929-1981;( /65 includes 2 letters of J M Barrie, correspondence with Barrie's Secretary, Cynthia Asquith, and reminiscences of the circumstances of Barrie's copyright gift by Hodder's Chairman, 1930-1972, /137 includes details of litigation with the Disney Corporation, 1962-1965; GOS/6/4/190, Correspondence between Lord Callaghan of Cardiff and Sir Cyril Chantler on the circumstances of the 1988 Peter Pan copyright extension to the Hospital, and the assistance given by Lady Callaghan; GOS/6/4/191, Set of Peter Pan commemorative stamps issued by the Royal Mail for the Hospital's 150th Anniversary year, 2002; GOS/6/4/192 Agreement with Samuel French Ltd regarding the licensing rights for amateur stage performances of Peter Pan, 20 October 1977; GOS/6/4/193 Hospital Charity's 'Activity List' of Peter Pan Centenary activities, 2004.

GOS/6/5 Commemorative and Endowed Cot Bequests, including GOS/6/5/1-5, Registers of Special Cots, 1868-1932; GOS/6/5/6 Register of Named Cots and Donors, circa 1930(updated, with amendments to 1968); GOS/6/5/7 Indexed volume listing Named and Endowed Cots, circa 1945; GOS/6/5/8, Register of Commemorative Plates at the Hospital, with information on the circumstances of the commemoration, circa 1955.

GOS/6/5/9-133 Correspondence files on the naming and sponsoring of individual commemorative cots, c 1920-1970, also including general files on the naming and listing of cots, 1936-1969, and files on the design and use of commemorative cot-plates, 1936-1956.

Miscellaneous Fundraising, GOS6/6/1- , including Fundraising dinners 1887-1890; GOS/6/6/7-9 The Imperial Coronation Bazaar, 1902; GOS/6/6/10, Correspondence and Reports concerning fund-raising for the Hospital by the Metropolitan Hospitals Sunday Fund, 1903-1906; GOS/6/6/11, File concerning advertising for special appeal on behalf of war-injured children from Europe, 1914; GOS/6/6/13, Correspondence concerning Appeal for the Children's Hospital City (a proposed new country Hospital under Great Ormond Street auspices), 1921; GOS/6/6/14/1-6, Correspondence concerning the commemorative naming of Wards, 1924-2000; GOS/6/6/15, Correspondence with overseas Donors, 1924-1969; GOS/6/6/16, Correspondence concerning Garden Party at Marlborough House in aid of the Hospital, 1931; GOS/6/6/17, Typescript texts of short stories submitted by Authors without fee for Appeal Fund; GOS/6/6/18, Correspondence concerning the Hospital's Ladies Association, 1937-1938.

GOS/6/6/19, Book of Gratitude, produced by the Hospital to record leading benefactors, 1940; GOS/6/6/21, General correspondence concerning Legacies to the Hospital, 1959-1964; GOS/6/6/23-26, Correspondence concerning the establishment and implementation of the Sir Denis Browne Memorial Fund (for Travelling Scholarships for clinical staff), 1967-1975, including Minutes of the Fund's Committee; GOS/6/6/29, Deed of Grant of Annuity of £120 between the Hospital and Reverend Joshua Wilson Coombs of Nice, in return for endowment of cot in memory of his daughter.

GOS/6/6/30*, Deeds of Covenant to the Hospital, with related correspondence 1934-1957; GOS/6/6/34, Papers relating to Sotheby's Auction of Hospital artworks at Hopetoun House, 1983, including portrait of Margaret Henley (the original inspiration for Wendy); GOS/6/6/3,5 GOSH Fundraising department's Corporate Pack, 1997; GOS/6/6/36, Survey of gifts of over £500 received by the Hospital since 1937, compiled prior to joining the National Health Service in 1948.

GOS/6/7/1-40, Wishing Well Appeal papers, 1985-1989; GOS/6/8/1, Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity fund-raising literature, 2002; GOS/6/8/2 Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity Newsletter, 2003- date.

Great Ormond Street Hospital
Records of Hospital Premises
GOS/4 · 1869-2003

Records of properties held by Great Ormond Street Hospital, 1869-2003 covering Hospital buildings, plans, budgets, correspondence and reports. Comprising: GOS/4/1: Plans of first purpose-built Hospital building, and correspondence with the architect, E. M. Barry, 1869-1875, including details of proposed alterations; press-cuttings, and correspondence with Dr West about the buildings; GOS/4/2: Volume, "Building and Sanitary Reports", 1873-1895, including correspondence, bills, plans and reports; some relating to Cromwell House; GOS/4/3: Box file, 'Buildings', including sub-files on new buildings, 1887-1949, namely i. General correspondence on Guilford Street property, 1931-1936, ii Plans of North Block by Charles Barry Jnr, 1890, iii. Cromwell House, 1895-1910, iv. Alterations to buildings and boilers, 1899-1947, v. Cleaning of premises, 1887-1921, vi. The Astor Memorial, 1903-1922, vii. Existing buildings, 1912, viii. Valuations, 1914-1916, ix. Proposed convalescent home, 1931-1932, x. Miscellaneous, 1921-1927, xi. St Christopher's Chapel, 1936, xii. Foundling Hospital site, 1924-1929.

GOS/4/4: Schemes for annual cleaning of Hospital premises, 1900-1915; GOS/4/5: Correspondence concerning new boiler house and redevelopment of Powis Place, 1907; GOS/4/6-8: Correspondence concerning new Out-Patient's Department, 1904-1910; GOS/4/9: Works Manager's correspondence, 1914; GOS/4/10: Works Manager's Electricity and Power Readings for Hospital premises, 1918-1923; GOS/4/11: Works Department Estimates, 1922-1923; GOS/4/12: Oliver Chadwyck-Healey's (Vice-Chairman) papers concerning attempted acquisition of the Foundling Hospital site, 1929.

GOS/4/13: Specification and Plans for the Princess Royal Nursing Home, 1932; GOS/4/14: Designs and correspondence for the Warburton-Lee Memorial, 1934; GOS/4/15: Specifications for new Hospital block (Southwood Building), 1936; GOS/4/16: Reports on, and estimates for, new Hospital block, 1938; GOS/4/17: Maps of Foundling Estate and Hospital properties, with attached schedule of Leases, 1955-1956; GOS/4/18: Reports and Plans relating to proposed office accommodation redevelopment, 1956.

GOS/4/19: Plans of Out-Patients Department area and adjacent play shelter site, Almoner's Office; Tennis Courts and Playground, c 1960; GOS/4/2O: Plans for alterations to Casualty Department entrance, 1961-62 ; GOS/4/21: Site Development Steam Generation plan, 1961; GOS/4/22: Sample French Window design, obtained (? by Dr West) from the 'Hospital Napoleon', Paris, c 1870; GOS/4/23: Building reports and related papers of proposed Joint Development (National Hospital, Morbid Anatomy), 1968-1975.

GOS/4/24: Floor-plan of original Hospital premises (48-49 Great Ormond Street), 1872; GOS/4/25: Correspondence concerning leasing and site development of Hospital premises on the Foundling Hospital estate, 1925-1942 (Guilford Street and Lansdowne Yard): i General correspondence on Guilford Street property, 1931-1936, ii. Proposed purchase of Foundling Estate property in Guilford Street, 1925-1927, iii. Correspondence with King's Fund concerning purchase of Foundling Estate property and developments at Tadworth Court, 1926-1927, iv. Correspondence concerning tenancies of property in Guilford Street and Lansdowne Mews, 1930, v. Legal papers concerning tenancy of properties in Guilford Street and Lansdowne Mews, 1927-1932, vi. Correspondence concerning properties in Lansdowne Yard and nos. 40, 42, 45 and 46 Guilford Street, 1930-1932, vii. Plans and Memoranda concerning Guilford Street, Lansdowne Yard, Dolling's Timber Yard site and related land-usage resolutions, 1927-1929, viii. Correspondence concerning tenancies of 34-36 Guilford Street, 1929-1937, ix. Correspondence concerning usage of Hospital's Guilford Street frontage for removal of deceased patients from Mortuary, 1932, x. Correspondence concerning Guilford Street tenancies and move of tenant Mr Bernhard 1932, 1930-1942.

GOS/4/26-109: Records of the building, furnishing and operation of the Southwood Building and the Guilford Street Nurses' Home , 1930-1955; GOS/4/ 26: Sale of Leases of Guilford Street properties, 1930; GOS/4/27: Architect's Report, 'Why the New Hospital is Necessary', 1934; GOS/4/ 28: Correspondence with Stanley Hall, Architect, 1932-1939; includes plan of possible Hospital redevelopment on the Foundling Hospital site; GOS/4/29: Papers concerning the effect of LCC Building Regulations on the Hospital's redevelopment, including site plans, 1935-1944; GOS/4/30: LCC Questionnaire on Hospital rebuilding, 1937; GOS/4/31: Enquiries concerning the GOS Redevelopment Scheme by other hospitals and institutions, 1937-1938; GOS/4/32: Architects' Reports, Plans, Questionnaires for the Building Committee, 1930-1938; GOS/4/33: Plans and correspondence concerning extension to the existing Astor Out-Patients Building, 1932-1946; GOS/4/34-35: Building contracts with, and records of payments to, Sir Robert McAlpine, Contractors, 1936-1940; GOS/4/36: Use of advertising hoardings on the Guilford Street site, 1936; GOS/4/37: Extension to Hospital Laundry, 1937-1938; GOS/4/38: Master-keys for new building, 1937-1938; GOS/4/39: Pathology Laboratory in new Hospital, 1939; GOS/4/40: Obituaries of Stanley Hall, Architect, 1940.

GOS/4/41: Architect's Report and summary description of new Nurses' Home, 1932; GOS/4/42: Correspondence concerning costs of new Nurses' Home, 1932-1936; GOS/4/43: Clerk of Works' Reports on new Nurses' Home building, 1934-1935; GOS/4/44: Matron's Temporary Flat in new Nurses' Home, 1938-1939; GOS/4/45 Nurses' Home 'Sanitary Annexes', 1936; GOS/4/46: Nurses' Home Electricity Supply, 1937-1938; GOS/4/47: Nurses' Home, Architects' Fees (Messrs Hall and Leslie), 1932-1935; GOS/4/48: Nurses' Home Painting and Decoration, 1933-1938; GOS/4/49: Nurses' Home, Maids' Quarters, 1936-1938; GOS/4/50: Nurses' Home Reception Office, 1954; GOS/4/51: Nurses' Home, Nurses and Sisters' Servery, 1951-53; GOS/4/52: Miscellaneous correspondence on Nurses' Home, and part of the site (36 Guilford Street); GOS/4/53: Nurses' Home, Mural Paintings by the Byam-Shaw School of Art, 1934-1937; GOS/4/54: Nurses' Home, Naming after Princess Royal and RIBA Award, 1937-40; GOS/4/55: Nurses' Home, Staff Recreation Room, 1938; GOS/4/56: Nurses' Home site, Dangerous Structures notice on existing properties, 1933.

GOS/4/57: Correspondence with Royal Standard Benefit Society, Guilford Street, concerning light/access effects of new Hospital buildings; GOS/4/58: Temporary transfer of Dresden and Cohen Wards to Nurses' Home building, 1937; GOS/4/59: Splint Store in new Hospital, 1937; GOS/4/60: Temporary accommodation in Nissen Huts during Hospital rebuilding, 1948; GOS/4/61: Resident Medical Superintendent's Quarters in new Hospital, 1935; GOS/4/62: Re-accommodation of Staff during Hospital rebuilding, 1936-1937; GOS/4/63: Ward Units in new Hospital, 1935-1949; GOS/4/64: Architect's correspondence on miscellaneous design details of the new Hospital, 1938; GOS/4/65: Accommodation/space allocation in new Out-Patients Building, including comments by Clinical Staff, 1938-1946; GOS/4/66: Plans of temporary Out-Patients Deptartment in the old Hospital, 1938; GOS/4/67: Equipment for new Out-Patients Dept., 1939; GOS/4/68: Overtime arrangements for construction of new building, 1936-1939; GOS/4/69: Miscellaneous correspondence on equipment and maintenance of the Southwood Building/Nurses' Home, 1937-1950; GOS/4/70: Schedule of Out-Patient accommodation, c 1939; GOS/4/71: Out-Patients Deptartment keys/security, 1954; GOS/4/72: Nurses' home, plans of new bathrooms/WC, 1953; GOS/4/73: Nurses' Home, Matron's Flat, 1951; GOS/4/74: Rubber Furnishings for Southwood Building/Nurses' Home, 1947-1949; GOS/4/ 75: Nurses' Home, furnishings, decoration, Dispensary and Kitchen, 1936-1953, including set of general floor-plans.

GOS/4/ 76: Skin Therapy Dept. in new Hospital, 1936; GOS/4/77: General furnishings for new Hospital, 1939; GOS/4/ 78: Clocks and paging system in new Hospital, 1933-1938; GOS/4/79: Offices and telephone exchange in new Hospital, 1951-1953; GOS/4/80: Out-Patient Dept., repair of damaged walling, 1947; GOS/4/81: Staff Canteen, 1951; includes general plans of new Institute of Child Health and Out-Patients Deptartment buildings; GOS/4/82: Water softener for new building, 1948-1954; GOS/4/83: Hospital workshops during redevelopment, 1935-1950; GOS/4/84: Sterilising equipment for new Hospital, 1937-1950; GOS/4/85 Ward temperatures in new Hospital, 1946; GOS/4/ 86: Building regulations authority correspondence, 1945; GOS/4/87: Equipment and operation of Hospital kitchens, 1937-1948; GOS/4/88: X-Ray Film Storage, 1936.

GOS/4/89: War-Damage; repair of bomb-damage to 5th-7th floors of Southwood Building, 1947-1958; GOS/4/ 90: Solution Room, 1947; GOS/4/91: Ventilating pipes, 1946-1947; GOS/4/92: Museum and Pathology Laboratory in new Hospital, 1946-1949, file also includes general floor-plans of 2nd-4th floors of Southwood Building; GOS/4/93: Operating Theatres, Equipment and Maintenance, 1947-1954; GOS/4/94: Staircases and fire-escape provision in Southwood Building, 1947-1948; GOS/4/95: Traffic Barrier in Hospital Drive, 1954;GOS/4/96: Wall opposite Southwood Memorial, 1953; GOS/4/97: Ventilation Plant on Balconies, 1952; GOS/4/98-99: Treatment Room floors, 1948-1952; GOS/4/100 Temporary Out-Patients' Deptartment, Bills of Quantities, 1948-1953; GOS/4/101: Redecoration, 1947-1948; GOS/4/102: Conversion to Oil Fuel, 1951-1952; GOS/4/103: Oxygen Mains Supply, 1935-1948; GOS/4/104: Ramp and Linen Store, including plans, 1953; GOS/4/105: Ward screens, 1948-1949; GOS/4/106: Refrigerated centrifuge, 1950-1955; GOS/4/107: Repair of Powis Place, 1945-1953.

GOS/4/108: Financial papers relating to costs of war damage repair, School of Nursing building and Barrie Wing, 1955-1963; GOS/4/109: Correspondence concerning Royal Standard Benefit Society premises, 40 Great Ormond Street, 1950-1953; GOS/4/110: Lists and related correspondence of Hospital residential properties, 1948-1973, including list of title deeds, 1948; GOS/4/111: Sketch plan of room usage in the basement of the surviving Victorian Hospital buildings, 1961; GOS/4/112: Old Building accommodation, 1979, Survey and floor plans, also site plan of whole 'Island Site'; GOS/4/113: 1960 Site plan, insurance valuations of Trust Fund properties, 1970, 1978 security report; GOS/4/114: Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England report on the Hospital's buildings, including the Italian Hospital, 1994; GOS/4/115: Illustrated project on parental accommodation 'Great Ormond Street Project', by Sydney Sykes, March-September 1985; GOS/4/116: GOSH NHS Trust Site Plan and staff update literature c 2003.

Great Ormond Street Hospital
GOS/10 · 1852-1944

Patient case notes of Great Ormond Street Hospital, comprising Medical Case-Notes for the following physicians and surgeons; GOS/10/1-14, Dr West’s Patients, 1857- 1873; GOS/10/15-21, Dr Hillier’s Patients, 1861-1868; GOS/10/22- 29, Dr Buchanan’s Patients, 1868-1882; GOS/10/30 – 37, Dr Gee’s Patients, 1874-1884.

Casenotes of the following doctors are arranged chronologically in the series; Dr Barlow, 1885-1899; Dr Abercrombie, 1886-1892; Dr Hadden, 1887-1893; Dr Sturges, 1889-1894; Dr Cheadle, 1889-1891; Dr Lees, 1891-1904; Dr Penrose, 1895-1905; Dr Batten, 1898-1918; Dr Garrod, 1899-1913; Dr Voelcker, 1900-1919; Dr Colman, 1905-1919; Dr Still, 1913-1926; Dr Poynton, 1918-1934; Dr Hutchison, 1919-1934; Dr Thursfield, 1920-1935; Dr Frew (including his Asthma Clinic patients), 1927-1938; Dr Cockayne, 1934-1938; Dr Pearson, 1934-1938; Dr Patterson, 1935-1937; Dr Wyllie, 1935-1937; also GOS/10/100, Chorea patients in Alice Ward, 1893-1899.

Surgical case notes, comprising registers for Mr Holmes, 1862-1867; Mr Owens, 1886-1898; Mr Arbuthnot Lane, 1890-1913; Mr Morgan, 1890-1899; Mr Hudson, 1893; Mr Pitt, 1893-1905; Mr Gunn, 1893-1900; Mr Ballance, 1902-1906; Mr Lister, 1903-1905; Mr Kellock, 1903-1913; Mr Collier, 1905-1911; Mr. Steward, 1906-1909; Mr. Fairbank, 1906-1911; MR Parsons (Ophthalmic), 1906-1911; Mr. Corner, 1909-1913; and Mr Waugh’s patients, 1911-1912. In addition, there are registers of surgical cases in Helena Ward, 1899-1902, Louise Ward, 1901-1903; dental surgery patients, 1904-1905 and a register of 'odd' surgical cases, 1934-1945* and a register of air raid casualties treated at Great Ormond Street, 1940-1944.

Other records comprise, GOS/10/514, Patient Record Cards for Dr. Pearson’s Out-Patient Clinic, 1923; and GOS/10/515-519, the Squint Clinic Patient Record Cards, 1932-1937.

Great Ormond Street Hospital
Registers of Patients
GOS/9 · 1852-1989

Registers of Patients of Great Ormond Street Hospital, comprising: GOS/9/1 containing General In- Patient Admissions Registers, 1852-1960; the Ward Registers, GOS/9/2, 1927-1988, cover the main hospital general admissions by ward name (Medical and Surgical), Tadworth Court (House Ward) Admissions, admissions for the following wards: Mr Punch, Winston Churchill, Peter Pan, 2 D, 2 C, Louise, Annie Zunz. 4 D and E, Dresden, 6 A, B, C and D, short stay surgery cases, and cardio-thoracic cases.

GOS/9/2/30-34 and 39 covering the ENT/Dental Ward Register, September 1954-December 1973; GOS/9/2/49 Ward Register (ward 4AB, Surgery), 1985-88.

GOS/9/2/52 is a card index of patients, unidentified ward, 1956-1959; GOS/9/3 contains Surgical Operations Registers, 1864-1902, Theatre Operations Books, October 1901-1904, In-Patient Operations Books, 1904-1938 (with gaps), Neurosurgery Operations Registers, 1955-1978, Operations Register, 1960-1962, Operations Books for specific theatres, 1965-1971.

GOS/9/4 holds Anaesthesia Registers, 1894-1902, 1938-1965; GOS/9/5 Statistical Registers of Out-Patient Attendances, 1904-1960 (with gaps); GOS/9/6 Out-Patient Operations Registers, 1918, 1921, 1926; GOS/9/6/4 Out-Patient Operations Book, Casualty Theatre, 1937; GOS/9/6/5 Out-Patient Operations Book, North End Theatre, 1938-1974; GOS/9/6/6 Out-Patient Operations Book, Casualty Theatre (Tonsil Theatre), 1942-1947.

GOS/9/7 Medical Reports, (Weekly and daily returns of patient statistics; some volumes contain annotations concerning individual patients, and from 1922 lists of deaths), 1855-1963; GOS/9/7/13 Home Sister's Daily Returns of Patients, 1893-1906; GOS/9/7/14-18 Matron's Daily Returns Book, 1907-1961.

GOS/9/8 consists of Other Patient Registers; GOS/9/8/1 'The First Admissions Register' (possibly of Out-Patients seen by Dr Charles West), 1852-1855; GOS/9/8/2 Register of Out-Patients (seen by Dr William Jenner), 1855-1858; GOS/9/8/3 Register of Patient Deaths, 1860-1863; GOS/9/8/4 Register of Patients Admitted when under Two years of Age, 1861-1882; GOS/9/8/5 Register of 'Casual Fever' Cases, 1857-1875; GOS/9/8/6 Casual Fever Register (Volume 8), 1924-1930.

GOS/9/8/7 Admissions Book for children admitted to the Hospital's Infant Nursery (Creche) 1859-1864 (Admission application summaries, including occupations of the children's parents); GOS/9/8/8-9 Register of Beds (Daily totals by Ward/Officer), 1868-1886; GOS 9/8/10-13 Patients Admissions Registers (possibly the Lady Superintendent's counterparts to the main series of admissions registers, GOS/9/1 above).

GOS/9/8/10-13 Admissions Registers, 1870-1892; GOS/9/8/14 Register of Patients who were In-Patients for 2 Months and Upwards, 1915-1922; GOS/9/8/15 Registers of Surgical Patients, 1887-1891 (of Edmund Owen, Howard Marsh, John H. Morgan and Bernard Pitts, also enclosures, Attendance Cards of individual patients); GOS/9/8/16 Register of Applications for In-Patient Beds, 1881-1892(Refused applications from the Hospital's Subscribers, giving grounds for refusal; also contains enclosure, bundle of admission request forms from Governors, 1892); GOS/9/8/17 Applications Register for Surgical Admissions, 1919-1920;GOS/9/8/18 Applications for Admission, 1920-1925.

GOS/9/8/19 Almoner's Patient Register, 1945; GOS/9/8/20 World War II Casualty Clearing Station Register, 1940-1945; GOS/9/8/21 Register of Patients, with summaries of their condition(listed alphabetically by condition), 1946-1948; GOS/9/8/22 Temperature Register, Girl's Surgical Ward, 1908-1910; GOS/9/8/23 Temperature Register, Boy's Surgical Ward, 1908-1910; GOS/9/8/24 Temperature Register, Ward 5B, February-May 1970; GOS/9/8/25 Register of Patient Post- Mortem Permissions, 1921-1948.

GOS/9/8/26-32 Casualty Registers, 1921-1986; GOS/9/8/33 -36 Private Patient Register, 1938-1976 (note, although described as 'Private Patient Register' on the cover, the contents of 8/35-36 appear to be further Casualty Registers); GOS/9/8/37 Index to Private Patient Registers, 1949-1952; GOS/9/8/38 Register of Admissions to the Paul Sandifer Unit, 1959-1968; GOS/9/8/39 Register of Conditions treated at the Hospital (unbound draft, for 1932 Annual Report); GOS/9/8/40 Register of Operations, 1931 (unbound monthly statistical returns, by Ward); GOS/9/8/41 Statistical Register of Operations conducted at the Hospital, 1932; GOS/9/8/42 Register (unbound)of conditions treated at the Hospital, 1932; GOS/9/8/43 Statistical Summary of conditions treated at the Hospital, 1935; GOS/9/8/44 Statistical summary, Operations performed in the Hospital's In-Patient Theatre, 1935; GOS/9/8/45 Register of Operations performed at the Hospital, 1936; GOS/9/8/46 Register of Operations performed at the Hospital, 1937; GOS/9/8/47 Asthma Clinic Admissions Register (unbound), 1943-1945.

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