These papers comprise the manuscript collection of F[rederick] Bacon Frank (1827-1911). They include a medieval medical miscellany (MS.550), material by or relating to the 17th century Yorkshire physician Nathaniel Johnston (MSS.3083-3086 and 6080), and some Bacon family administrative documents (MS.6079). One item relating to Nathaniel Johnston that did not form part of the Bacon Frank collection has been catalogued with it for convenience (MS.3086).
Johnston , Nathaniel , 1627-1705 Bacon family
GB 0120 MSS.550, 3083-3086 and 6079-6080
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mid 15th century - mid 18th century
GB 0120 MSS.1164-1165
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c 1800-1823
Two volumes of notes, on medical and chemical books, and on diseases and their treatment, c 1800-1823.
de Villiers , F. T. , Bidault , 1775-1824 , physician
GB 0120 MSS.1595-1614 & 7600
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1696-1734
Notes from Pierre Chirac's lectures, 1696-1734.
Chirac , Pierre , 1650-1732 , French physician
GB 0120 MSS.2135-2195, 5191, 5950 and 6794
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1848-1903
Notes by John Dixon on medical matters and on things of personal interest to him such as astrology and photography spanning his entire career, 1848-1903. MS.5191 comprises more formal material, namely certificates and indentures.
Dixon , John , 1832-1930 , physician
GB 0120 MSS.7722-7731
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18th century-19th century
A small collection of English medical and cookery receipt books, assembled from several sources, 18th-19th century.
Various
GB 0120 MSS.4423-4463
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1837-1885
Holograph manuscripts of publications by Joseph von Schneller, notes, and some material by other persons collected by von Schneller, 1837-1885.
Schneller , Joseph , von , 1811-1885 , physician