Sir Henry Head's papers, 1891-1909, consist of his casebooks of patients with Herpes Zoster, with sketches and photographs, chiefly from Head's work at the London Hospital, 1891-1909, and his casebooks of patients with various diseases, with sketches and charts, from his work at the City of London Hospital for Diseases of the Heart and Lungs, Victoria Park, 1894.

Papers of George Henry Hallett, 1848-1849, comprising a manuscript volume of notes taken whilst Hallett was Student of Anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons of England, including topics such as dissections, preparations, and cataloguing. Hallett's work has been countersigned by Caesar Henry Hawkins (Member of the Court of Examiners 1849-1856).

Research notes and drafts relating to two major works by Fraser-Harris. MSS.8109-8112, 8114-8120 and 8122 relate to the history of antisepsis and the essay 'Antiseptics before Lister: a historico-medical survey', which was the Prize Essay in the History of Medicine, University of Glasgow, 1932/3. MSS.8236-8255 and 8968-8989 relate to The History and Lore of Cymric Medicine, a proposed Wellcome Historical Medical Museum study that was never published. Wellcome and Fraser-Harris died close to one another and the momentum of the project was lost.

Papers of Henry Foy and Athena Kondi, [1934-1990], comprising:

(A) records of haematological research into B vitamin deficiencies including records of serum tests, biopsies and post mortems on baboons, plus correspondence, reports and photographs, 1963-1977;

(B) surveys of anaemia and sickle cell anaemia in Mozambique, Kenya, Sudan, India, Mauritius, 1951-1974; survey of tropical sprue, 1962-1969;

(C) publications by Foy and Kondi, particularly on blackwater fever and anaemias in the tropics, 1935-c 1990;

(D) reference files of articles and reprints, mid 20th century-late 20th century;

(E) photographic material relating to research, and of the countries where Foy and Kondi worked, c 1934-1988

Papers of Professor Alfred Fowler, 1903-1935, including observations on the sun, 1903-1910; laboratory notebooks, 1906-1913; telescope design, 1906-1910; miscellaneous correspondence, 1916-1935.

Extensive papers of Howard Walter Florey, Baron Florey, relating to almost every aspect of his career in science and public life. The scientific materials include a complete run of laboratory notebooks, 1924-1968, files on the work for which Florey is best known, penicillin and antibiotics, 1940-1962, together with papers, research notes and photographs on mucus secretion, traumatic shock and electron microscopy. Florey's writings are preserved in the form of drafts and proofs of published items, together with relevant correspondence. His correspondence indicates the depth of his involvement in the affairs of particular organisations, notably the Oxford University School of Pathology and the Royal Society. The work of Ethel Florey (née Hayter) and Margaret Augusta Florey (née Fremantle) is also present.

Papers of John Falconer, 1852, comprising one manuscript volume of notes detailing activities, such as dissections performed and visits made, whilst a student of anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons, 1852-1853.

Manuscript volume titled Experiments Physiology 1776, 1776-1777, comprising notes of experiments carried out on dogs, cats, and on eggs. Including the names of persons present during the experiments. The script of the volume's title is in the handwriting of William Clift, however the text inside does not belong to Clift. In his catalogue of manuscripts, Victor Plarr suggests that the text is by a Scot experimenting at John Hunter's house.

Draft of a bill 'for the more effectual prevention of the use of false and deficient measures', 1815, with proposals including Justices of the Peace to appoint persons to examine the measures within their districts; a penalty of 5-20s on conviction; proper measures according to the standard made by the Exchequer to be purchased out of the general rate and deposited with the clerks of the peace; some form of conviction to be given. The draft is endorsed '9 March 1815. Copy to Mr [Samuel] Whitbread [M.P. for Bedford] per post'.

The vast majority of the material relates to Dent's research and clinical interests and falls into four main categories: correspondence files; files created around the publication of papers; lecture notes and symposium papers; and case/research notes. There are also smaller quantities dealing with other aspects of his career, such as the administration of UCH Metabolic Ward. The papers thus reflect most of Dent's scientific and clinical interests. This research is mainly represented by the abstracted documentation which he kept with drafts of his published papers (see section E.1) and also by correspondence about cases and clinical case notes (see section C.5). To a lesser degree they also illustrate the work at the laboratory bench which underpinned much of this research. For example, a file of unidentified paper chromatograms has been preserved (C.2/10) to illustrate one of Dent's methods of working, as described by his colleague, Heathcote, and quoted in the Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 1978: 'Paper chromatograms were not to be thrown away. They were filed and, since the colours faded, the outline of each spot was drawn in and the intensity of the colour was indicated by a number.' The way in which Dent compiled a large series of files around drafts of scientific papers also illustrates the importance of the published paper to him as a stage in the research process. An incomplete collection of reprints of Dent's published papers may be found in section E.2 of the collection.

Papers of Peter Daniel, 1971-1990, including correspondence concerning the Jenner Trust and Appeal, Physiological Society, William Gibson, and the Sir Hugh Cairns memorial, plus some notes on medical cases and Daniel's research grant applications.

The archive consists of Mary Beatrice Crowle's annotated scrapbook entitled 'women pioneers'. This contains correspondence, photographs, leaflets, press cuttings, etc. It relates mainly to her family; Lady Astor, and the Conservative and Unionist Women's Franchise Association; Women Police; Australians in First World War; vivisection; natural healing. Below are given selected detailed item descriptions for visual material, the references indicate the page numbers.

Papers of Dame Harriette Chick: this collection represents a relatively limited record of Chick's long and active career. It is particularly strong on the period around her important work in Vienna, 1919-1921, and includes some material relating to other research on nutritional questions.

Papers of Vice-Consul Chaillet, comprise 'Observations on the western coast of the Morocco state during my journey from Mogador to Tangier in July and August, 1830; memorandum respecting the foundation of Mogador, its trade, descriptions of the bay...' , bound with copy of a letter to Consul-General Douglas, 21 Aug. 1828, concerning the death of Major Laing.

Papers of Henry Vandyke Carter, 1853-1855, comprising a manuscript volume of notes titled A Diary of Work done, with descriptions and illustrations of particular dissections etc, commencing June 25th 1853. relating to work carried out by Carter whilst a Student of Human and Comparative Anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Including topics such as remounting preparations, dissections, and work on museum catalogues. Carter's work has been countersigned by Frederic Carpenter Skey (Professor of Anatomy and Surgery from 1852) and Edward Stanley (Member of Council 1835-1862, and President in 1848 and 1857).

Papers relating to Petrus Camper, 1805-[1800s], comprising 2 volumes of manuscript translations of works by Petrus Camper, mostly by unknown translators but including Sir Richard Owen. Containing treatises on the organs of hearing of various fish and a whale, 1805; and a treatise on the Orangutan, [1800s].

Includes:

• Richmond Labour Party Young Socialists agenda 1st October 1979 and report on the first meeting held at Star House on 13th September

• Advertisement for Zimbabwe National Demonstration Sunday, November 11, London. Produced by the Zimbabwe Emergency Campaign Committee

• Leaflet entitled 'Animals in Laboratories' by Animal Aid

• Membership application card for Labour Party Young Socialists (LPYS)

• Moscow News, No. 23, Sunday June 4, 1989.

Reports of Thomas Lauder Brunton's lectures on therapeutics and notes from a lecture on chloroform with three fragments of lectures on eye affections, on the effects of alcohol, and the effect of drugs on the brain given at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, 1892-[1895].

Papers of John Browne, 1675-1679, comprising a manuscript copy of John Browne's treatise on the muscles of the human body, dedicated to Charles II, and titled Myotomia, or the Anatomicall discourse of all the muscles of Humane body as they appeare in dissection collected, written and drawne by John Browne sworne Chirurgeon to the King, 1675. Containing letters and inscriptions from supporters of the publication of the volume, including Edmund Dickinson, Physician to the King's person and family, 24 Mar 1678-1679; Walter Needham, Charterhouse, 14 Apr 1679; Thomas Allen MD, Physician in Ordinary; Edward Warner, Physician in Ordinary; Edmund King, Physician in Ordinary to his Majesty; Gulielm Sanders MD; Hugh Chamberlen, Physician in Ordinary to his Majesty; A P Frasier; Charles Scarburgh; and Censors (of the Royal College of Physicians): Joannes Micklethwaite, Thomas Witherley, Samuel Collins, Thomas Millington, and Edvardus Browne. Including 36 tables of drawings.

Papers of Sir Benjamin Brodie, 1816-c 1970, comprising manuscript notes by Brodie, for his lectures on Physiology, 1820-1823; Brodie's manuscript autobiography, c 1855; 2 typescript copies of Brodie's autobiography; 4 manuscript receipt books of fees paid to Brodie, 1816-1860; Brodie's prescription book, c 1850; manuscript letters including 7 letters to Dr W J Little, prescriptions, a letter of recommendation, and letters of admittance to the RCS Museum, c 1841-1859; manuscript notes of observations whilst inspecting the body of Mr Scott, 11 Sep 1811; map of Broome Park, former home of Brodie, c 1946; ephemera including notes and a photograph relating to Peter Martin, who attended Brodie in his last illness; a photocopy of a poem about Brodie from Punch, 1858; photographs of Brodie's gravestone; photographs of Brodie-related buildings and memorials, c 1970; and an undated diploma from Philadelphia, and a diploma from the University of Giessen, Germany, 1850.

Papers of Lord Russell Claude Brock, 1926-1977, comprising 5 volumes of surgical notebooks, 1926-1976; an undated manuscript of a book on Astley Cooper; correspondence relating to the annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England; material for a British Medical Journal article on the importance of environmental controls in the operating room and the intensive care unit, c 1975; a file of charts and readings relating to clinical temperature observations: material for a British Medical Journal article titled 'Observations on central and peripheral temperatures etc relating to shock', c 1969; and material for a Journal of Physiology article on the thermal sensors of the heart, 1977.

Minutes of the Executive Committee, the finance committee, and related subcommittees; AGM papers; membership registers; material relating to study groups, publications and Summer Schools; conference papers; administrative files; and material relating to relationships with external bodies, the Social Science Research Council, the teachers' section, the Scottish branch and the newsletter.

Records of the British Institute of Radiology (BIR) and its predecessors comprising:

minutes of the British Institute of Radiology meetings 1922-1943; Council, 1943-1952; Council and General meetings, 1951-1993; Special General meetings 1934-1960; Medical Committee 1928-1983 ; Museums and Library Committee 1928-1930; Library Committee 1954-1970; Organisation Committee, 1962-1963 ; Physics Committee, 1966-1974; Stanley Melville Memorial Award Committee, 1934-1935; Editorial Committee, 1924-1959; House, Finance and Staff Committee, 1938; Finance Committee, 1939-1944, 1981-1983; Finance and General Purposes Committee 1952-1962; Officers committee, 1977-1994; General Programme Committee, 1959-1992; Developments Committee, 1966; Nuclear Medicine Committee, 1968-1982; Industry Committee, 1928-1981; Radiation Physics Committee 1968-1983; Radiation Protection Committee, 1921-1985; Scientific Committee, 1968-1982; Radiation Hazard Committee papers 1961-1962;

BIR election register, with death dates annotated, 1929-1939; BIR list of members, 1926; Lists of members, 1954-1989; printed copies of BIR Yearbook and list of members, 1930-1950; printed copies of Handbook of the BIR, 1953-1966; proof copy of Handbook of the BIR, 1978 (1 file); BIR Handbook and list of members, 1991;

visitors books, 1958-1998;

papers relating to the Institute's relocation to premises at 36 Portland Place, London, including, papers relating to the appeal for funds, Lord Penny's broadcast, donors and covenants, tender documents, removal plans, architect plans, opening by the Queen, 1977-1984; letters relating to the purchase of the lease for the Welbeck St premises 1922-1924; papers relating to the Special General Meeting, 1953-1954;

BIR memorandum of objects, officers and council, 1925; articles of association, of the BIR incorporated with the Röntgen Society, 1929; royal charter, 1958; BIR Byelaws, 1959; memorandum and articles of the Society of Radiographers, 1920;

papers relating to arrangements and programme BIR Annual Congress 1954-2001; files relating to the International Congress, London 1950, Copenhagen, 1953, Munich, 1969; correspondence relating to the Royal Charter, 1959; papers relating to centenary of X-ray, 1990-1996; papers relating to amalgamation with other radiological and medical associations, 1950-1951;

papers relating to the Royal College of Radiologists' George Simon lecture, 1970s;papers relating to Sugden and Poole's experiments on oxygen tension (undated); offprints and articles by various authors, 1917-1970s;

photocopies of indexes to volumes of Patent Specifications particular to Radiology (original volumes are no longer held by the BIR), 1925-[1975]; files relating to Symposia and meetings papers; Symposium Ossium cash books, 1967-1968;

collection of BIR advertisements from the British Journal of Radiology, 1920-1994;

financial records of the BIR including Register of Seals, 1929-1978; Charities Act 1960 income tax exemptions; List of securities 1926; Detailed balance sheets, 1922-1960 (incomplete); papers relating to BIR voluntary liquidation, 1960; and Stocks and shares - award funds, [1920s];

radiology related material held by the BIR including miscellaneous financial ledger, 1904-1915; Trade catalogues for radiology equipment from various companies, [1930s-1960s]; Vinyl disc recordings (78 RPM) of a lecture given by Lord Rutherford at Goettingen on 14 Dec 1931 (8 discs); Index to transparencies illustration normal subject technique 'Radiology - a routine normal subject technique';

minutes and papers of the Radiology History Committee (now the Radiology History and Heritage Charitable Trust), 1990-1995; minutes, correspondence, and papers of the British Radiation Protection Association, 1984-1991; minutes of the International Congress of Radiology Provisional Committee, Organising Committee, and Grand Committee, 1924-1925; attendance book, 1925;

papers of F G Spear relating to British Radiation Martyrs -presented 1961; copies of letters to and from William Roentgen, 1896-1905; telegram from Lord Kelvin, 1896; news cuttings relating to radium, 1903-1904; volumes of radiographs including W A Coldwell's collection of albums of radiographs 1901-[1918] ; Albums of radiographs, Vol 1, [1896-1898] and Vol 2 [1915]; and album of x-ray plates, (undated).

photograph albums including BIR 22nd Annual Congress, 1961; BIR album compiled by Dr F Gordon Spear, President 1961-1962 [1940s-1960s]; BIR technical exhibition 1967, and 1964; Farewell to No 32 [Welbeck St, 1981]; BIR Portland Place, 1980s; Official opening [of Portland Place premises, 1982]; album of photographs of x-ray tubes, presented by the Physics Department, The City University, 1976; and other photographs 1990-1993;

glass plate negatives collection including images of Röntgen tubes [1879-1911]; X-ray tubes (37 slides) part of collection of slides listed in the 1966 BIR Handbook; large glass plate negatives of Lord Salisbury's hand, 1896; Crooke's hand; fish-lemon sole; A J Balfour's hand 1896; and Lord Kelvin's hand 1896;

x-ray plates, including Lord Salisbury's hand, 1896; and early x-ray glass slides (undated);

hospital records including Guy's Hospital, London, Radiographic Day Book, Edward W H Shenton, 1900; Hospital for Consumption, Brompton, X-ray register, 1914-1915; Middlesex Hospital radium requisition book (carbon copies), Apr 1963;

printed copy of Silvanus Phillips Thompson, his life and letters, J S and H G Thompson, T Fisher Unwin, London 1920 (containing some photos and loose papers relating to Thompson); copy of thesis 'Adult Bronchiectases', Dr Barclay, 1930.

Papers of Ivor Bowen, 1926-1973, relating to his career in aeronautics, comprising manuscript volume entitled 'Bomb and Bombsight figures'; photographs, some captioned, relating to a long haul flight to Singapore, 1946, including exterior and interior details of plane and an aerial view of Singapore; Air Ministry Laboratory report, 'Bomb ballistics experiments, Orfordness, 1926', written by L C Bygrave and Ivor Bowen, including aerial photographs, photographs of recording equipment, bomb at moment of release, cine film stills of explosion, detailed technical drawings of recording equipment and periscopic bomb sight, and graphs of time lags, trail angles and fall times of bombs; publications relating to aeronautics including Air Ministry manuals, chiefly on air navigation, 1926-1941; typescript draft handbook, 'Aircraft compass installations', by C S Hudson, for publication by HMSO, [1949]; patents issued to General Precision Laboratory, USA, 1956-1959; lecture text, 'The development of visual landing for flight simulators' by G M Hellings, Chief Scientist, General Precision Systems Ltd, Oct 1961; technical product descriptions including for Miniature Inertial Navigation System (MINS), produced by Kearfott Division, USA and Kearfott C702519001 floated rate-integrating gyro, Aug 1962; performance data for floated rate-integrating gyro King II, produced by Kearfott Division, USA, Dec 1962; offprint articles on aeronautics, 1962; memoranda and minutes of meetings of the Air League, 1963-1973; 'Unservile State Papers, no 15: A Defence for Britain' by Anthony Paice, Liberal Publication Dept, [1966]; letter from I J Bettison, General Equipments Ltd, Adelaide, Australia, 3 Jun 1963, on selling flight simulation training systems; and 'extracts from the technical supplement to the annual report of the Aeronautical Research Council', 1 Apr 1965.

Papers of Sir William Blizard, 1785-1826, comprising a volume, possibly by Samuel Helbert Israel, titled Lectures on Anatomy, Phys[iology] and Surgery by Wm Blizard RS-SA, containing manuscript notes of 27 lectures given by Blizard; letters, including a letter to L [?] Hoect, 3 Mar 1785; manuscripts, including a manuscript describing particular cases, Oct 1816; a manuscript titled The dissection of a dislocated thigh with fractures of some parts of the bones of the pelvis and other injury, July 1826. by Blizard; a manuscript copy of correspondence with Mr F C Daniel regarding Blizard's refusal to provide a certificate proving attendance as a pupil at the London Hospital, 27 Jun 1817; and an autograph signature.

Personal papers, letters, diary notes of First World War service, photographs, etc of Sir William Maddock Bayliss, 1877-1923. Also papers on EH Starling (1866-1927), physiologist, 1892-1927, which include letters of EA Sharpey-Shafer (1850-1935), physiologist, and AV Hill (1886-1977), physiologist; and letters of F Gowland Hopkins (1861-1947), biochemist, 1924-1936.

The papers consist of notes and notebooks of William Bayliss' experiments. There is also correspondence, press cuttings and photographs, a great part referring to the 'Brown Dog Affair' of 1903 and to other disputes between anti-vivisectionists and University College London.

Records of the Battersea General Hospital, including Board of Management minutes, 1905-1955; Court of Governors minutes, 1946-1949; House Committee minutes, 1924-1971; Finance Committee minutes, 1932-1944; Appeals Committee minutes, 1938-1947; Medical Committee minutes, 1935-1971; copy of the Amended Memorandum and Articles of Association of the hospital, 1935; annual reports, 1943 - 1948; registers of managers of the Hospital, 1930-1947; bundle of legal papers relating to the case The Public Trustee v. The South London Hospital for Women and others (regarding the will of Constance Edith Guerrier on which the hospital were making a claim), 1926-1928 and papers and agreements concerning tenancies of hospital properties and services to hospital, 1915-1937.

Papers of J Hugh Baron including miscellaneous personal files, covering 1933-1994, including material relating to the Cogwheel report of 1967 on hospital medical administration; the 'Brown Dog' of University College London, a memorial erected by the Anti-vivisection League; and the journal Theoretical Surgery.

Minute books of the Council and Executive Committee of the Association for the Advancement of Medicine by Research, with inserted loose papers, from its formation in 1882 until 1892; minutes of the sub-committee on the Promotion of Research, 1882-1883, and letters to Stephen Paget, 1891-1892.

Papers of Jacob Vale Asbury, 1816-1843, comprising a manuscript volume by Asbury, containing notes of the lectures of John Abernethy given at St Bartholomew's, 25 Jul 1816; notes titled Observations on the Pulse, by Dr Fordyce, 18 Sep 1816; notes titled Lectures on the Principle Operations of Surgery by Sir Everard Home, 1812; notes titled Cases and Original Observations, 1842; tables of statistics on the population of Enfield, and Great Britain; and mathematical calculations on the cubic inches of water in a box.

Papers of John Thomas Arlidge, 1847-1849, comprising notes on dissections, anatomical and related topics, compiled while he was a student of anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons.

Papers of Edward Percy Argyle, 1920-1935, comprising lecture notes compiled at the Army Veterinary School, Aldershot, 1920; correspondence and notes relating to the Imperial Bureau of Animal Health, 1934-1935; correspondence and notes relating to writing abstracts for the Veterinary Bulletin, for the Imperial Bureau of Animal Health; notes and memoranda for the article 'Lesions in Cases of Roaring' published in the Royal Army Veterinary Corps Journal, Aug 1933; letters, drawings and notes, including letters relating to the Buckstone Browne Research Farm at Downe; press cuttings relating to animals; letters relating to abstracts for Biological Abstracts, 1934; observations on horses and flies, 1933; letters from B Williamson at the Military Veterinary Hospital, Delhi, 1932; research notes; notes from lectures by Professor Monro at the Imperial College of Science, South Kensington, 1931; notes from Professor Munro's 2nd lecture series; notes and diary entries relating to experiments, investigations and publications, 1934-1935; notes for an article, 1934; correspondence and notes concerning research into the condition of roaring, 1933-1935; letter from John Beattie of the Hunterian Museum relating to research reports and Buckstone Browne Research Farm, 1934-1935; notes on Facial Palsy in horses; and photographs.

Handbills, leaflets, posters and publications concerning anti-vivisection, factory farming, bloodsports and general animal rights campaigns produced by a variety of organisations, including the Animal Liberation Front, Hunt Saboteurs Association, Manchester Meat-Free Zone Campaign, Compassion in World Farming, the National Anti-Vivisection Society, Manchester Animal Protection Group, Chicken's Lib, Vale and Valleys Hunt Saboteurs, the Vegan Action Group, League Against Cruel Sports, Earth Rights, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, CAMPRAS (Campaign to Promote Respect for Animals in Schools), Animal Aid and the Bradford Animal Rights Group (1982 - 1996).

Minutes of the Executive Council of the Animal Defence and Anti-vivisection Society, 26 May 1911-17 Aug 1916.

Drawings and watercolour paintings of fossil fish by Joseph Dinkel, J C Weber, Cécilie Agassiz, Jacques Bourkhardt, G A H Köppel and Sixtus Heinrich Jarwart and others, commissioned by Jean Louis Rudolphe Agassiz for his publications 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1844) and the follow up 'Monographie des Poissons Fossiles du Vieux Grès Rouge' (1844-1845). Also includes drawings commissioned by Lord William Willoughby Cole (1807-1886), later the Earl of Enniskillen, and Sir Philip de Malpas Egerton (1806-1881) of their own fossil cabinets.