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          GB 1538 S35 · 1978

          Copy of a memorial speech given by Braithwaite Rickford FRCOG commemorating the jubilee year of the death of James Montague Wyatt, with related correspondence between Braithwaite and Sir John Dewhurst, 1978.

          Rickford , Braithwaite , gynaecologist
          GB 0120 PP/HRW · 1908-1982, n.d.

          Papers of Helena Wright including correspondence, papers and photographs: personal and re family planning movement, 1920s-1970s, and alternative medicine, 1970s.

          Wright , Helena Rosa , 1887-1982 , née Lowenfeld , birth control pioneer
          GB 1538 M53 · 1998-2000

          Agenda, minutes, papers and final report of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists working party to audit structured training, 1998-2000.

          Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
          GB 0114 MS0076 · Early 18th century

          Papers of John Thomas Woolhouse, early 18th century, comprising two manuscript volumes written in French and Latin, probably containing transcripts of lectures given by Woolhouse. The title on the spine reads Traite des Malad. de l'Oeil.

          Woolhouse , John Thomas , 1666-1734 , oculist
          WOODYER, Caleb (fl 1787)
          GB 0100 G/PP1/70 · [1787]
          Part of GUY'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL RECORDS

          Papers of Caleb Woodyer, comprising one manuscript volume titled 'Lectures on surgery by John Hunter, notes taken by Caleb Woodyer', with notes on 67 lectures, [1787], with index to lectures on the back of the volume. 418pp

          Woodyer , Caleb , fl 1787 , medical student
          Woodside, Moya
          GB 0120 GC/39 · 1938-1989

          Papers of Moya Woodside including leaflets of the Society for Constructive Birth Control, Belfast, with some National Birth Control Association material, c 1937-1942, reminiscences of work in birth control, 1981, 1984, and histories of the Edinburgh Brook Centre.

          Woodside , Moya , b 1907
          GB 0099 KCLMA Woods T F M · Created 1932-1970

          Typescript thesis for MD (Doctor of Medicine), Dublin University, entitled 'The prevention of malaria in a military cantonment in northern India' [1933]. Correspondence, 1935-1954, mostly personal letters of thanks and congratulations, including letter from Edwina Cynthia Annette Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, following a visit to military hospitals in West Germany, 1950. Typescript 'An account of the first two years with the East African Groundnut Scheme' [1948]. Correspondence, pamphlets and certificates, relating to retirement from the Royal Army Medical Corps, 1961-1962, awards and appointments, 1950-1977, and the Royal Army Medical Corps centenary celebrations, 1960. Typescript minutes of meetings of the Council of Col Commandants, Royal Army Medical Corps, 1964-1969. Correspondence and papers relating to Royal Army Medical Corps Regimental ties, uniform and dress regulations, orders, decorations and medals, 1966-1968. Correspondence relating to visits to military establishments as Col Commandant, Royal Army Medical Corps, Jan-Dec 1967. Correspondence with the War Office, 1961, and the Ministry of Defence, 1969-1970, relating to pay and conditions of retirement as President of the Command Standing Medical Board, Military Hospital, Tidworth, Hampshire.

          Untitled
          GB 0099 KCLMA Wood · Created 1943-1944

          Papers relating to his service in Italy, 1943-1944, principally comprising 1 Div, 3 Infantry Bde and 3 Field Ambulance operation orders concerning the landings on Pantelleria (Operation CORKSCREW), May-Jun 1943, and at Anzio (Operation SHINGLE), Jan 1944; report on the action at Campoleone, 30 Jan-4 Feb 1944, written by J G James, Commander, 3 Infantry Bde, 12 Feb 1944; 3 Infantry Bde intelligence summary for Operations ANT and APHIS; three aerial photographs of Anzio beaches, 1943, and plan of Blue Beach (North), Anzio, 1944; two parts of 'The First Division in action' covering the Anzio campaign, Jan-Jun 1944, written in Apr and Jul 1944.

          Untitled
          GB 0106 6WIG · Fonds · 1982-1997

          Records of Women in Gynaecology and Obstetrics, comprising:
          Minutes (1982-1996), correspondence, policy papers, campaigning material, training programmes, conference papers (1991-1997) and published articles (1985-1997).

          Women in Gynaecology and Obstetrics
          GB 0120 MSS.5036-5088 · 1865-1922

          Papers cover Witkowski's writings on medical history (and other areas of history) rather than his medical activities. MSS.5036-5038 comprise press cuttings, publishers' notices, reviews, etc., relating to Witkowski's writings, plus original poems, some photographs, and some letters to him about his work; they span the bulk of his career (1865-1920). MSS.5039-5085 consist of material related closely to various published works on medical history and art history by Witkowski: typescript and holograph drafts, annotated published material, etc. Within this block of material, MSS.5057-5062 consist of a detailed critique of Folie de l'Empereur by Augustin Cabanès (1862-1928), consisting of heavily annotated copies of the published work. Also worth noting are MSS.5063-5064, copies of Witkowski's Comment j'ai appris l'Histoire Sainte, a Rabelaisian and satirical anti-clerical history. Finally, MSS.5086-5088, written under the pseudonym "Docteur Clam", comprise travel writings, recording travels in Italy, Turkey, Romania and Hungary, in 1901 (MS.5086); Egypt, in 1901-1902 (MS.5087); and Italy, in 1905 (MS.5088).

          Witkowski , Gustave Jules Alphonse , 1844-1923 , surgeon, writer and medical historian
          Wilson, Thomas (d 1791)
          GB 0114 MS0201 · Mid to late 18th century

          Papers of Thomas Wilson, mid to late 18th century, comprising a volume containing notes by Wilson, of lectures given by John Hunter. Including notes on astronomical and mathematical topics, c 1854.

          Wilson , Thomas , d 1791 , physician
          GB 0120 PP/GSW · 1891-1987

          Although the collection is by no means comprehensive, there are interesting records of many aspects of Wilson's career.

          Section A. Biographical: Brings together material relating to obituaries, tributes, honours and awards. Includes Wilson's account of his First World War experiences and his assessment of his scientific publications. Section B. Research: Although not extensive, provides documentation of a number of Wilson's principal interests including the Salmonella group of bacteria and milk hygiene. There are three laboratory notebooks with experimental data covering the period 1919-45. Section C. Public Health Laboratory Service (PHLS): Relates chiefly to the unpublished history written by Wilson after his retirement as Director of the PHLS. There is also a little material relating to laboratory design and equipment and PHLS personnel. Section D. Lectures and publications: The most substantial in the collection. There are records of Wilson's lectures for a period of forty years from 1944, extensive documentation of the later editions of Principles of bacteriology and immunity, and editorial correspondence and papers for the British Journal of Experimental Pathology and the Journal of Hygiene. Section E. Societies and organisations: Documentation of Wilson's association with ten British organisations including the Medical Research Club, Medical Research Council and Veterinary Club. The Medical Research Council material relates to the Working Party on Tristan da Cunha which was set up to supervise medical investigations when the inhabitants were evacuated to Britain after the island's volcano erupted in 1961. There is also material relating to the Research Foundation, Chicago, which specialised in tuberculosis research, on whose medical advisory committee Wilson served. Section F. Visits and conferences: Records of a number of overseas trips in an advisory capacity for the World Health Organisation, including to Ethiopia 1964, Iraq 1965, Iran, Sudan and Egypt 1971 and the Philippines 1972, and records of international microbiology congresses. Section G. Correspondence: Although not extensive, includes a chronological sequence of scientific correspondence, 1930-1987, Wilson's collection of autograph letters addressed to Topley and himself, and references and recommendations. Section H. Photographs: Photographic records of Wilson, colleagues, conferences and PHLS laboratories. Section J. 'Biographical History of Bacteriology': Manuscript of Wilson's history, with correspondence about publication.

          Wilson , Sir , Graham Selby , 1895-1987 , Knight , microbiologist
          GB 0113 MS-WILSH · 1930-1968

          Henry Leonard Wilson's papers, 1930-1968, relate to his unpublished paper on the blindness of the poet John Milton, and consist of correspondence relating to the paper, drafts of the paper, notes on Milton, articles by others on Milton, and correspondence between Ruth Wilson, Wilson's widow, and the Royal College of Physicians library about the posthumous publication of the paper.

          Wilson , Henry Leonard , 1897-1968 , psychiatrist
          GB 0120 PP/CMW · [1828]-1977

          The collection covers Lord Moran's life and career. It includes papers (committee minutes, correspondence, notes, printed material, ephemera, articles, parliamentary papers, etc.) re his position as Dean of St Mary's Hospital Medical School, 1920-1945; as President at the Royal College of Physicians, 1941-1950; his role in negotiations over the establishment and structure of the NHS, 1942-1960; as Chairman of the Awards Committee, 1948-1962. His other professional activities are covered in general correspondence files; a series of medical records, including material on Winston Churchill, 1944-1965; subject files relating to his role on various government, educational and medical bodies, including the commission to determine whether Rudolph Hess was mentally fit to stand trial in 1945. The collection includes drafts and papers re Anatomy of Courage (including photocopies of his World War I army notebooks), and Winston Churchill: Struggle for Survival. There is also a section of unpublished writings and speeches, 1921-1970. Papers consulted by Professor Lovell in Australia while writing his biography of Lord Moran, were returned in two batches, the first in April 1990, when he helped with the initial sorting and listing of the papers, and the second in April 1991. Some of these papers have been returned to the main body of the collection, however most have been kept in a separate section in the list (section L). The collection also contains personal and family material, photographs, press cuttings and ephemera, and a section comprising personal and professional papers of Lord Moran's wife Dorothy, Lady Moran (d.1983).

          Wilson , Charles McMoran , Lord Moran of Manton , 1882-1977 , physician Wilson , Dorothy , Lady Moran , d.1983
          GB 0120 MSS.5027-5028 · 1917-1919

          The material comprises notes, taken by Susan H. Cannon, of Wilson's lectures on pathology and the treatment of diseases by Swedish remedial gymnastics.

          Wilson , Anna Justina Augusta , 1863-1949 , physiotherapist and practitioner of Swedish remedial gymnastics
          Wilson, Albert (1854-1928)
          GB 0114 MS0176 · [1870]

          Papers of Albert Wilson, c1870, comprising a volume titled [H]uman [P]athology, Prof. Saunders, 2 containing manuscript notes by Wilson, taken at the Pathology lectures of Professor Sanders at Edinburgh University; and a loose sheet containing notes on Tubercular Phthisis. The sheet of paper is from the Edinburgh Medical-Missionary Society's Training Institution and Dispensary at No 39 Cowgate. Wilson was resident physician at the Cowgate Dispensary.

          Wilson , Albert , 1854-1928 , physician
          GB 2134 BWO · Fonds · 1958-1988

          Papers of Dr. W. O. Williams comprising:

          B WO A Williams committee papers 1966-1971
          Records relating to Dr. W. O. Williams' membership of the Research Committee and the Academic Review Committee of the Royal College of General Practitioners. B WO B Williams Research Unit papers 1972-1988
          Records relating to Dr. W. O. Williams' involvement with the Epidemic Observation Unit and the Swansea Research Unit of the Royal College of General Practitioners.B WO C Williams research and publications 1954-1988
          Records relating to Dr. W. O. Williams' research projects and publications, includes bornholm disease, whooping cough, death certification, genetic cancer and doctors' workload. B WO D Williams miscellaneous papers.

          Williams, William Owen founder of RCGP Swansea Research Unit
          GB 0120 PP/CDW · 1901-1988

          The collection covers most aspects of Williams' life and career after 1939. Papers from her work with the British Colonial Service in Ghana, 1928-1936, were largely lost during transit to her next appointment in Singapore, but the typescript copy of her 1935 report The mortality and morbidity of the children of the Gold Coast is extant. Many papers relating to Williams' work with the British Colonial Service in Singapore, 1936-1941, were lost during the Japanese invasion, but she took a few files into Changi jail, where she wrote up the report An experiment in health work in Trengganu in 1940-1941. Notebooks, correspondence and writings made during her internment, when she was appointed as camp nutritionist by her fellow women prisoners, are also in the collection. Post-war papers cover most aspects of Williams' work, including positions with the World Health Organisation, the American University at Beirut and Tulane School of Public Health, as well as correspondence and collected reprints relating to work carried out in 'retirement' at Wyndham House, Oxford.

          Williams , Cicely Delphine , 1893-1992 , nutritionist and paediatrician
          GB 0120 GC/172 · 1942-1945

          Papers of Bernard Lewis Williams, 1942-1945, including case book containing patient records, with enclosed memorabilia; the case-book is described by Mr Williams as `my private record of cases of special interest concerning which I requested follow-up information', but was continued for another two months after his departure from the unit.

          Follow-up cards for most of the cases were attached to the relevant pages of the volume. For conservation reasons, these and the other enclosures have been removed to separate folders (GC/172/2-3).

          Mr Williams also allowed copies to be made of text and photographs from a scrapbook which he had put together of his service with No 6 Field Surgical Unit (FSU), and of loose photographs, including transparencies.

          Williams , Bernard Lewis , b 1910 , surgeon
          GB 0113 MS-WILLC · 1896, 1911-1915, 1923-1924, 1932-1941

          Papers of Sir William Henry Willcox, relating to a variety of topics: murder trials, criminal abortion, the use of insulin and the production of table salt.

          Willcox , Sir , William Henry , 1870-1941 , Knight , physician
          GB 0100 G/PP1/65 · 1843-1852
          Part of GUY'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL RECORDS

          Papers of Sir Samuel Wilks, comprising volume containing testimonials for Samuel Wilks, 1843-1846, 1852-1853; letters to Wilks, from Alfred S Taylor, 10 Apr 1886, and W M Hughes, 9 Apr 1886, relating to publication of a papers in the Guy's Hospital Reports; testimonials to him for the position of Physician to Surrey Dispensary, 1852, including from staff at Guy's Hospital; certificates for Samuel Wilks' attendance as a student and at lectures at Guy's Hospital, 1846, and for winning the Pupil's Physical Society's essay prize, 1845; memorial signed by several hundred students of Guy's Hospital Medical School, expressing their extreme regret at the resignation of Dr Wilks.

          Wilks , Sir , Samuel , 1824-1911 , Baronet , physician
          GB 2127 KING, A C · 1934-1987

          Papers, 1934-1987, created and accumulated by Dr David J Wilkinson and relating to A Charles King, comprising correspondence and other papers, 1982-1987, on King, including biographical information on his education, army service with the London Rifle Brigade in World War One, and career as an anaesthetic instrument maker; earlier correspondence relating to the King Collection at the Association of Anaesthetists, 1963-1964; copies of articles on King, 1934-1987, and typescript inventory of the collection; King's bookplate, undated, and envelope of his business, 1934.

          Wilkinson , David John , fl 1972-2000 , anaesthetist
          Wilkinson, Dr David J
          GB 2127 WILKINSON, D J · 1982-2001

          Miscellaneous papers, 1982-2001, of Dr David Wilkinson, relating to his interest in the history of anaesthesia, including ephemera such as programmes, posters and menus relating to conferences and other events, 1982-2001, letters inviting Wilkinson to deliver lectures, 1985, 2001, copy of article in BMA News reviewing a lecture he delivered, 2001, article by Wilkinson on 'Archives: What's the Point?', Anaesthesia News, 2001, and notes relating to coats of arms, 2001.

          Wilkinson , David John , fl 1972-2000 , anaesthetist
          GB 0114 MS0200 · 1787-1788

          Papers of Charles Wilkinson, 1787-1788, comprising a volume containing manuscript notes by Wilkinson, of lectures given by John Hunter. Including a note by William White Cooper written in 1838, containing information about the author, the lectures, and how he located the manuscript.

          Wilkinson , Charles , fl 1791-1849 , surgeon
          WHYTT, Robert (1714-1766)
          GB 0100 TH/PP82 · [1760]

          Manuscript volume containing notes on Robert Whytt's clinical lectures, delivered at Edinburgh University, [1760], taken by an unidentified student. Also includes some 'Directions given by the Physician General at the Havannah to the surgeons of the Army relating to the management of the sick'.

          Whytt , Robert , 1714-1766 , physician
          Whitsed, John (fl 1813-1862)
          GB 0114 MS0194 · Early 19th century

          Papers of John Whitsed, early 19th century, comprising a transcript of notes by Whitsed of John Hunter's lectures on Surgery, originally taken by Mr Hopkinson in the early 1780s; letter from William Clift to Dr Whitsed, 6 Sep 1785, regarding the loan of the volume to him; a cutting from The Englishman magazine regarding the manuscripts of John Hunter; a letter from the donor Thomas James Walker MRCS; and a reply of thanks from the College.

          Whitsed , John , fl 1805-1862 , physician
          GB 0100 TH/PP81 · [1780]-1814

          Manuscript volumes collected by Richard Whitfield comprising lecture notes taken either by Whitfield or unidentified pupils including:
          one volume of notes on a course of anatomy lectures by Henry Cline including lectures on pathology and physiology, 1793, delivered 1787, taken by Whitfield;
          one volume of notes on anatomical lectures of Joseph Else delivered at St Thomas's Hospital, [1780], including notes on John Hunter's lectures on anatomy, 1781, taken by an unidentified pupil;
          six volumes of notes on Fordyce's lectures on medicine, delivered [1788-1789], taken by Richard Whitfield, [1792], containing lectures on material medica, natural history of the human body, doctrine of diseases, doctrine of fevers, doctrine of inflammations, particular inflammations, inflammation of the mucous membrane, lues venereal, eruptive fevers, chronic diseases, spasmodic disease;
          three volumes of notes on lectures on the practice of physic of James Gregory, delivered at Edinburgh, 1814, taken by an unidentified student;
          one volume of notes on William Herbeden's lectures containing observations on the history, nature and cure of poisons, delivered at the College of Physicians, 1749, with copy notes made by Whitfield, 1792;
          two volumes of notes on surgical lectures by John Hunter, 1786;
          four volumes of notes on anatomical and surgical lectures by Alexander Monro, [1788];
          1 volume of notes on Percivall Pott's surgical lectures, delivered [1787], taken down [1794];
          and one volume titled Pharmacopoeia Chirurgica vel Institutiones Chirugicae.

          Whitfield , Richard , c.1764-1837 , Apothecary and Secretary of St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, London Whitfield , Richard Gullet , 1801-1877 , Apothecary and Secretary of St Thomas's Hospital Medical School, London
          GB 0100 G/PP1/64 · 1895-1952
          Part of GUY'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL RECORDS

          Papers of the White family including: letter to Dr Hale White from Sir Henry Howse, 27 Dec 1913, giving an account of the introduction of antiseptic surgery at Guy's Hospital;
          volume titled 'News Cuttings', with bookplate inscription `Dr R Hale White, Dec 1952', a scrap book containing black and white photographs of Surgical Ward Clerks, Jan 1905-Dec 1912, with captions pasted in and individuals numbered; also staff and student groups including Dr Hale White, 1895-1902, 1916, with captions. The album has been indexed alphabetically by surname.

          White , Sir , William Hale- , 1831-1949 , Knight , physician x Hale-White , Sir , William White , Reginald Hale- , 1895-1967 , son of Sir William Hale-White x Hale-White , Reginald
          WHILE, Alison (fl 1995)
          GB 0100 KCLCA K/PP86 · 1995

          The collection comprises 44 audio tapes of interviews with the bereaved parents of children with life limiting illnesses, 1995; including a bundle of record cards indexing the tapes with the names of the children, their ages and notes on individual cases.

          While , Alison , fl 1972-1995 , nursing educationalist
          GB 0098 Westminster Hospital Medical School · 1885-1986

          Records of the Westminster Hospital Medical School, later Charing Cross and Westminster Medical School, 1885-1986, comprising minutes of the Academic Board, 1948-1984; minutes of the Finance Committee and Council, 1948-1984; minutes of the School of Medicine Committee and Council, 1933-1961; minutes of the Library Committe, 1948-1986; minutes of the Brabazon House Committee, 1948-1962; students' registers, 1890-1973; exam results, 1934-1985; prospectuses, 1947-1984; Westminster Hospital Reports, 1885-1934; copies of The Broadway, 1899-1970.

          Westminster Hospital Medical School
          GB 0113 MS-WESTD · 1833-1952

          The records of the Western Dispensary comprise chiefly minute books, annual reports and patient registers.

          Western Dispensary , Westminster London
          GB 0114 MS0161 · 1886-1908

          Papers of the West London Medico-Chirurgical Society, 1886-1908, comprising a volume titled Minute Book Volume 1 containing minutes, 1886-1908; and a volume titled Minute Book Volume 3 containing minutes, 1889.

          West London Medico-Chirurgical Society
          WEEKES, Hampton (1780-1855)
          GB 0100 TH/PP78 · 1796-1806, 1890

          Letters of the Weekes family, comprising mainly correspondence between Hampton Weekes and his family, 1801-1803, whilst a medical student at St Thomas's Hospital, 1801-1803, detailing his expenses, his training and operations he saw by hospital surgeons, including those by John Chandler, Astley Cooper and Henry Cline; also includes letters from Owen Evans to Mr Weekes, 1796; letter from Mr Brown to Mr Weekes Jnr, 1806; letter from Charles Betham to Miss Weekes from, 1890. Also letter relating to the deposit of the material, 1942.

          Weekes , Hampton , 1780-1855 , medical student Weekes , Richard (senior) , 1751-1823 , apothecary and surgeon , father of Hampton Weekes Weekes , Richard (junior) , 1783-1847 , younger brother of Hampton Weekes Weekes , Mary Ann , 1781-1854 , sister of Hampton Weekes Weekes , Grace , 1784-1834 , sister of Hampton Weekes Weekes , Fanny , 1792-1823 , step sister of Hampton Weekes
          Watson, Thomas Henry
          GB 0114 MS0079 · 1871-1874

          Papers of Thomas Henry Watson, 1871-1874, comprising notes on botany from lectures by John Hutton Balfour (1808-1884) and notes on chemistry from lectures by Dr Letts, 1872-1873; notes on chemistry from lectures by Professor Alexander Crum Brown (1838-1922), 1871-1872; notes on systematic surgery from lectures by Dr John Chiene (1843-1923), 1872-1873; notes on materia medica and therapeutics from lectures by Professor Sir Robert Christison (1797-1882), 1873-1874; notes on clinical surgery from lectures by Professor Joseph Lister (1827-1912), 1872-1874; notes on pathology from lectures by Professor Sanders, 1873-1874; notes on natural history from lectures by Professor Sir Charles Wyville Thomson (1830-1882), 1872; and notes on anatomy from lectures by Professor Sir William Turner (1832-1916), 1872-1874.

          Watson , Thomas Henry , fl 1871-1927 , surgeon
          GB 0114 MS0072 · 1951-1954

          Papers of Samuel Hall Wass, 1951-1954, comprising the case notes of patients at Guy's Hospital Out-Patient Department, mostly concerning the treatment of haemorrhoids, and bowel and colon complaints.

          Wass , Samuel Hall , 1907-1970 , surgeon
          GB 0120 MS.7799 and WMS/Amer.91 · 1759-1922

          WMS/Amer.91 is one of a series of annual orders for general estate supplies sent by Washington to London. MS.7799 comprises a photograph of a letter from Washington shortly before his death, discussing his false teeth, plus supporting documentation.

          Washington , George , 1732-1799 , US President
          WARREN, Henry (fl 1802-1859)
          GB 0100 TH/PP77 · [1802-1803]

          Papers of Henry Warren comprising his notes on lectures on anatomy delivered at St Thomas's Hospital by Sir Astley Paston Cooper and Henry Cline, [1802-1803].

          Warren , Henry , fl 1802-1859 , surgeon Cooper , Sir , Astley , Paston , 1768-1841 , 1st Baronet , surgeon
          Cline , Henry , 1750-1827 , surgeon
          GB 0099 KCLMA Warrack · Created [1944], 1949-1951, 1979, 1998

          Diary, 17 Sep-16 Oct 1944, covering his service at Battle of Arnhem (Operation MARKET GARDEN), with part of 'Suggested medical plan' prepared for Deputy Director of Medical Services, 1 Airborne Corps, 22 Sep 1944, and part of note relating to the strength of medical forces, [1944]. Transcript of part of above diary made by Sir Basil Liddell Hart, with related correspondence, 1949-1951. Bound transcript of above diary made by Lt Col Kenneth Garside, Honorary Keeper of the Liddell Hart Centre for Military Archives, with foreword by Warrack, 1979. The diary formed the basis of Warrack's book Travel by dark: after Arnhem (Harvill, London, 1963), and a BBC television production Arnhem: the story of an escape, originally broadcast in 1976. Typescript copy of 'The Airborne Hospital, Willem 111 Kazerne, Apeldoorn, 25th Sept 1944 to 26th Oct 1944. Nominal roll of the wounded' compiled by Peter H Starling, Curator of the Army Medical Services Museums, Aldershot, Hampshire, 1998.

          Untitled
          WARE, James (1756-1815)
          GB 0100 TH/PP76 · 1810

          Volume of shorthand notes attributed to James Ware, the occulist, on a second course on lectures on surgery, delivered by Sir Astley Cooper, 1810.

          Ware , James , 1756-1815 , surgeon and occulist
          Ware, James (1756-1815)
          GB 0120 MSS.5365-5369 & 5428 · 1760s-1780s

          Papers of James Ware including notes for lectures on the eye and its disorders, notes on anatomy and mathematics, and a partnership indenture, 1760s-1780s.

          Ware , James , 1756-1815 , ophthalmic surgeon
          Walshe Papers
          GB 0103 MS ADD 301 · 1913-1973

          Papers and correspondence, 1913-1973, of Sir Francis Martin Rouse Walshe. Personal and biographical documents and correspondence, 1913-1965, include certificates and documentation about appointments and honours; photograph of Walshe at Queen Square, 1915; papers, 1915-1920, relating to service in Egypt; papers relating to visits to the USA, 1924-1925, 1959, 1965; caricature of Walshe, 1948; letters of congratulation on Walshe's knighthood, 1953; a manuscript biographical note by Walshe prepared for the journal Brain, 1965; letters containing recollections of Walshe sent by colleagues for a memorial volume, 1973. Drafts and manuscripts of publications, speeches and addresses, some heavily revised and with later annotations and comments by Walshe, date from 1918-1972, and, besides scientific papers, include some publishers' contracts; reviews of Walshe's published works, chiefly Critical Studies in Neurology (1948) and Thoughts upon the Equation of Mind with Brain (1953); and Walshe's earliest discussion of 'miraculism' in medicine, published in the Catholic Medical Guardian, 1938. Manuscripts and printed material relating to various controversies in which Walshe was involved as a leading member of the Roman Catholic medical community include lectures on stigmatization; a letter from Walshe on the duties of lay Catholics; printed works on religious matters, 1926-1938; a memorandum, 1965, correspondence, 1960-1966, and various press cuttings and printed matter on contraception. There is various correspondence, 1922-1927, 1940-1973, some of it scientific, including a postcard to Walshe from J S Haldane, 1921, and copies of correspondence between William B Bean and Walshe, 1950-1973.

          Walshe , Sir , Francis Martin Rouse , 1885-1973 , Knight , neurologist
          GB 0120 MSS.4962-4970 · 1860-1898

          The collection centres on Wallich's work on biology, particularly marine biology, and his belief that other figures in the field were ignoring or plagiarising his discoveries. As well as his notes, it includes a collection of offprints by Wallich (MS.4969) and a collection of offprints by other scientists, with Wallich's comments (MS.4970).

          Wallich , George Charles , 1815-1899 , physician and marine biologist
          Waller, W (fl 1784)
          GB 0114 MS0199 · Late 18th century

          Papers of W Waller, surgeon of Gosport, late 18th century, comprising a manuscript volume of notes taken by Waller at John Hunter's lectures, titled An Abstract of Lectures on Surgery delivered at London by Mr John Hunter.

          Waller , W , fl 1784 , surgeon of Gosport, Hampshire
          GB 0100 G/PP1/62 · 1815-1817
          Part of GUY'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL RECORDS

          Papers of Joshua Waddington, 1815-1817, comprising six manuscript volumes of notes from 'Lectures on midwifery and diseases of women and children, delivered at the theatre, Guy's Hospital, between the 1st of December 1816 and the 1st of March 1817, by John Haighton MD', includes index to subjects covered in lectures in the front of the volume, 275pp; 'Clinical cases and lectures taken by Joshua Waddington at Guy's Hospital between the 1st of Dec 1816 and 1st May 1817', index in the front of the volume listing names of patients and their disease, 372pp; 'Lectures on anatomy and the principal operations of surgery: delivered at the theatre, St Thomas's Hospital by Astley Cooper Esquire, Vol 1, 1 Jan-1 Jun 1816, 555ff; Vol 2, 1 Jan-1 Jun 1816, 545ff; Vol 3, 1 Oct 1815-1 Jun 1916, 673ff, with index to subjects covered, and 'Extracts from Lectures on the practice of medicine, delivered at Guy's Hospital by William Babington, MD FRS, and James Perry, ND, between 1 January and 1 June 1817', 286pp.

          Waddington , Joshua , fl 1815-1817 , surgeon
          GB 0114 MS0240 · 1597-1691

          Papers of Jacques Vivier, 1597-1691, comprising a manuscript mostly written by Vivier (probably a professional scribe), titled Explanation of the treatises of Guidon given by M. Seguin, doctor of medicine and lecturer in surgery at Paris, containing notes of lectures given by Dr Pierre Seguin, on Guido de Cauliaco's Chirurgia, and Taganet's Institution due Chirurgia.

          Vivier , Jacques , fl 1599-1601 , scribe
          Seguin , Pierre , 1566-1648 , Professor of Medicine, Paris
          Virtudes del Balsamo Peruano
          GB 0120 WMS/Amer.2 and 13 · late 18th century

          These manuscripts comprise two copies of a work on the theory and extensive therapeutic uses of Peruvian balsam, probably produced in Mexico in the second half of the 18th century.

          Anonymous
          H68/VC · Collection · 1882 - 1964
          Part of SAINT GEORGE'S HOSPITAL GROUP

          Records of Victoria Hospital for Children, including registers of deaths, post mortem reports, operations books, papers and correspondence relating to patients and staff, registers of nurses, staff record cards, staff lists.

          Administrative and financial records are uncatalogued as of February 2012, please see staff for further details.

          Victoria Hospital for Children , Chelsea x South Western Hospital for Children
          GB 0100 TH/PP75 · [1783]-1802

          Manuscript volume comprising J William Valantines' 'fugitive extracts' and 'practical remarks' from Henry Cline's lectures on anatomy and surgery, 1802, delivered at St Thomas's Hospital, 1783.

          Valantines , J William , fl 1802 , medical student
          GB 0113 MS-VAILW · 1926-1939

          Wilfrid Bernard Vaillant's papers, 1926-1939, include his family tree of the physician Thomas Sydenham, showing Vaillant's descent from Thomas Sydenham, 1938; Biographical notes on the Sydenham family, 1926-39.

          Vaillant , Wilfrid Bernard , b.1864 , clergyman
          GB 1538 M55 · 1994-2000

          Correspondence, papers and final report of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists working party on ultrasound screening for fetal abnormalities, 1994-1997, and of the supplementary working group, 1998-2000.

          Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists