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Major accessions to repositories in 2023 relating to Health and Medicine |
Local
- Royal United Hospital and other former hospitals in Bath: Annual reports; nursing registers; committee minutes; publications and photographs c1836-2020 (1444)
- Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases: photographs of the Royal Mineral Water Hospital and hydrotherapy patients in Bath c1900-1980 (1415)
- Wilkinson & Dickson, chemists: ledgers and pharmacopeia 1823-1980 (1454)
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust: Castle Hills Maternity Home records 20th cent (BRO 2808)
- John Bishop Estlin (1785-1855) & Mary Estlin: records collected by John Bishop Estlin and Mary Estlin, mostly corresp, incl anti slavery movement, medical issues, family and religious matters, transferred from Bristol Reference Library c1800-1880 (46947)
- Gertrude Alice Dorrington, (1887-1965), midwife, Cambridge: case registers, case note register for midwifery training at Queen Charlotte Hospital, London 1925-1926 and other papers c1894-2022 (2604)
- Clackmannanshire Infectious Diseases Hospital: Medical Superintendent's casebook: details of admissions & treatments for scarlet fever, etc 1895-1916 (A/2023/5)
- Royal Western Counties Institution, Starcross: records, plans and photographs incl of staff and residents 19th-20th cent (MS118/1)
- Dr Normal Frederick Sawers (1903-1977), Crediton: medical diaries 1962-1977; black and white photographs and colour slides of schools, family and events c1950-1977 (SWR)
- Durham and Darlington Coroner: inquest and inquiry files 2012-2020 (COR/CD)
- Sunderland District General Hospital: Easington Public Assistance Institution register of inmates 1940-1947 (U/Ea)
- Chiswick and Ealing Isolation Hospital: registers of staff and operations 1923-1980 (487)
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust Hospitals: further records 19th-20th cent (A15972)
- Homes and Hospital of St Giles, East Hanningfield: papers and accounts 1926-2005 (A16155)
- Gloucester Hospitals NHS Trust: photographs of various hospitals, staff, machinery, events, visits and ceremonies 20th cent (16402)
- Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples' Hospital and Orthopaedic Hospital, and The Henry Gauvain Hospital, Alton: various records and registers 1911-1994 (17A23)
- Save Herts Education (SHE) campaign; St Albans Hospital Action Group: papers 1982-1992 (Acc 6532)
- NHS Highland: Western Regional Hospital Board minutes; Board of Management minutes and Hospital records for various Argyll and Bute hospitals 1860-1993 (HHB)
- Dorothy Turner, (fl1914-1918), nurse, Knighton VAD Hospital, Evington: photocopy of scrapbook, includes photographs of staff and patients and letters of thanks to Dorothy from soldiers often illustrated with cartoons (1915-1917) and brief history of the 5th Northern General Hospital (1914-1918) fl1914-1918 (DE10653)
- Browne's Hospital, Stamford: bill (1493), minute books (1912-57), account books (1700-1842), day book (1845-73) 1493-1957 (BHS)
- Unnamed apothecary, Lincolnshire: apothecary book c1881 (MISC DON 2136)
- Norfolk and Norwich Hospital: architects' plans and technical drawings of the site on St Stephens Road 1920-2002 (ACC 2023/154)
- Unknown dentist, Norfolk: appointment diary 1855 (MC 3635, 1080X3)
- Harlow Wood Orthopaedic Hospital, Mansfield: minutes, correspondence, news cuttings, 'Peter Pan' programme, scripts, song sheets for the hospital's pantomime (1979), annual reports (c1930-1991); publications and plans c1934-1999 (10478)
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust - Nottingham City Hospital: blood bank registers (1973-1992), mortuary registers (c1980-2015), 'outsiders' mortuary registers (1987-2007); and registers of non-viable foetus and Products of Conception (POCs) (c1992-2001) [RESTRICTED ACCESS] 1973-2007 (10394 & 10520)
- Nottinghamshire Royal Society for the Blind (My Sight Nottinghamshire): minutes (1847-1861); annual reports (1990/91-2000/01); 'Happy Start (150th Anniversary) Appeal' brochure, 1993; promotional brochure, nd [pre 2016]; and photograph album for the official opening of the Royal Midland Institution for the Blind 'Syne Hills', Seacroft, Skegness, 1951 c1847-2023 (10481)
- Patricia Mary Brady, (fl1962-2023), nurse: training papers, certificates and case book from Withington Hospital and case books from Oldham Midwifery Service, also incl photographs, letters and newspaper articles 1962-2023 (M380)
- St Mary's Cottage Hospital, Hampton: committee minutes 1913-1945 (AD347)
- Shepton Mallet District Hospital: minutes, accounts, admission books, annual reports and printed history. 1893-1951 (D/H/sm)
- Somerset County Nursing Association Trust: records 1979-2023 (A/FCR)
- North Staffordshire Health Authority: University Hospital of North Staffordshire NHS Trust minutes and reports 1996-2009 (SD 2050)
- Stoke-on-Trent Hospital Management Committee: finance ledger 1948-1950 (SD 2007)
- East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital: additional records 1819-1931 (ID401)
- South Shields District Hospital: maternity registers, admission register, maternity unit register of operations, register of midwives, register of staff, midwife's register of cases 1949-2004 (6044)
- Dordon And District Infant Welfare Centre: minute books 1930-1962 (CR5247)
- Queen Alexandra Hospital Home, Worthing: records relating to Queen Alexandra Hospital/Gifford House Worthing c1920-2010 (20654)
National
- Lady Helen Mary Murray (1857-1932), founder of No 10 British Red Cross Hospital: letters and documents rel to the establishment, administration and closing down of No. 10 British Red Cross Hospital at Le Treport, incl ms letters (354) to her husband, Sir George (who was also honorary treasurer of the hospital) typically rel to financial management, collecting donations, stories of bravery, details of injuries, the pressures of running the hospital, and staffing and supply issues 1914-1919 (Documents.27476)
- St Johns Ambulance Service: mostly photographs rel to all aspects of the Service, including the German Occupation period 1930-2020 (AQ 1298/70-79)
- St Helier Nursing and Benevolent Trust: minutes and other records 1972-2014 (JA/4050)
- Jersey Archive: Covid Oral History Project recordings 2023 (JA/4052)
- Jersey COVID Testing Team: oral history recordings of interviews of the staff, and papers mainly rel to the drive-through testing facilities which operated at Jersey Airport and St Helier Harbour, incl photographs of staff , thank-you cards, staff induction sheets, papers rel to procedures, generic risk assessments and notes from 'safety huddles' 2021-2023 (JA/4020, JA/4021)
- Bangour Village Hospital: plans of hospital and associated institutions c1904-1999 (Acc23/010)
- Fighting Against Cancer Edinburgh: documents and photographs 1989-2023 (Acc23/003)
- Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion: house surgeon's register 1954-1957 (Acc23/011)
- First Aid Nursing Yeomanry: archive collated by the FANY at Corps HQ, incl personnel files, material rel to organisational history, recruitment and equipment, press and fundraising, governance and administration, events, celebrations and ceremonies; personal papers; FANY activities, photographs, sound and video items 1907-2018 (NAM. 2023-11-7-1)
- Challenge Breast Cancer Scotland: papers 1994-2014 (Acc.14469)
Special
- Dorothy Pirkis: papers and books c1940-1989 (RCM/2023/26)
- Annie Fisher, nurse: personal papers incl photographs, corresp, badges, medals, certificates and objects, with corresp between Fisher and soldiers during the First World War 1900-1950 (C)
- Patricia Ashworth, nurse: papers incl publications, corresp, awards, certificates, photographs, nursing badges, research notes, and papers rel to work with professional bodies 1930-2020 (C)
- Harriet Lauder, nurse: personal papers incl First World War service scrapbook containing drawings, notes, and creative writing from soldiers Lauder nursed at the 2nd Scottish General Hospital, Craigleith, 1914-1916, featuring a portrait of Lauder in uniform, c.1914-c.1920, letter of reference from the director of the Serbian Relief Fund, 8 Apr 1921 1914-1921 (C)
- Henry Arthur Allbutt (fl1887-1926), physician: 'The Wife's Handbook' 1926 (RCOG/2023/1)
- Dr Jean Rosemary Campbell Burton-Brown (1908-2009), gynaecologist, obstetrician: papers c1900-2009 (RCOG/2023/3)
- Royal College of Physicians: records of healthcare workers' experiences of the Covid-19 pandemic, incl survey responses, oral history recordings, photos and ephemera 2020-2022 (RCP-COVID)
- Barts Health NHS Trust Archives: oral history recordings, summaries and recording agreements rel to Whipps Cross Hospital commissioned through the Whipps Cross Voices project 2022-2023 (RLHWX/O/1/1/1-17)
- Ron Henriques (1949-2021), artist, writer, and inventor: archive incl personal records, creative writing and inventions, and supporting material from family in their correspondence with medical staff and with charities, and efforts to support him artistically and personally. For much of his adult life Ron lived in psychiatric institutions, care homes, and supported housing in and around Exeter due to chronic mental illness c1950-2021 (PP/RON; acc 2714)
- Myra Cohen (1923 – 2005), artist and art therapist: patient artworks and related papers from Cohen, who worked as an art therapist at Hill End Psychiatric Hospital, St Albans, Hertfordshire from 1968 to 1986 1960s-1980s (PP/MCO; acc 2733)
- Medical compendium written by an aspiring surgeon, with insights into surgical education and the tools of the trade at the time, incl treatises on wounds, fractures, phlebotomy, and bandages, France, c.1687 c1687 (MS. 9323; acc 2729)
- Barbara Taylor (fl1980-2010), historian: personal papers rel to her mental health experiences, her treatment at Friern Hospital (formerly Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum), undergoing psychoanalysis therapy, and the writing and publication of her memoir, 'The Last Asylum: A Memoir of Madness in Our Times' 1980s-2010s (PP/TAY; acc 2744)
University
- History of Medicine in the North East project: papers rel to project collecting post-1945 oral histories 2023
- The Retreat, hospital, Yorkshire: additional records incl patient accounts, plans of the Retreat site and associated properties and pension fund records 1813-2020 (RET [2023/006])
- Brittle Bone Society: VHS tapes, diaries, and various papers rel to the Brittle Bone Society and other European organisations rel to Osteogenesis Imperfecta 1990-2023 (MS 327)
- Sunnyside Royal Asylum, Montrose: records incl reports, corresp rel to staff and buildings c1883-1965 (THB 23)
- Doctor's manuscript casebook, recording his practice among the urban poor in the South East District of an unidentified city (probably Glasgow) c1800-1830 (SC-Acc-2023-0184)
- 18 volumes of manuscript notes taken at medical lectures at the University of Edinburgh between 1873 and 1874, for which lecturers include William Rutherford Sanders, Sir Alexander Russell Simpson, Sir William Turner, Sir Robert Christison, and Thomas Annandale 1873-1874 (SC-Acc-2023-0186)
- Henry Maurice Dunlop Nicoll (1884-1953), psychiatrist: archive of photographs, letters, and newspaper cuttings rel to Dr Nicoll and his social circle 1924-1998 (Coll-2079 (accession number: SC-Acc-2023-0025)
- Anne Hawtrey, (1669-1727), homemaker and cook: cookery and medical recipe book 1689-1750 (MS 2280)
- Arthur Linfoot, (1875-1977), gardener and medical attendant: pocket diaries of a member of the Royal Army Medical Corps 1914-1918 (LIDDLE/WW1/GS/1882)
- Project Sigma (1984-1994): working papers of Project Sigma (which predates Sigma Research, specialising in the social, behavioural and policy aspects of HIV and sexual health) and a range of other UK governmental papers 1984-1994 (Acc. 312)
- Professor Virginia Berridge (b1946), academic historian and public health expert: professional papers rel to career at LSHTM, incl conference papers 1990s-2000s (Acc.308, Acc.314)
- Professor Kaye Wellings (fl1980s-2024), sexual and reproductive health educator: papers rel to the Stopping AIDS project, EC funded to amass all public education materials used in Europe during the late 1980s-1990s. Also material rel to funding of the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal) in the late 1980s, incl corresp 1980s-1990s (Acc.315)
- Wilfred Trotter (1872-1939), neurosurgeon and psychologist: papers c1899-1949 (TROTTER)
- Nottingham General Hospital: mortuary registers 1956-1992 (Uhg)
- Nottingham General Hospital, Linen Guild and League of Hospital Friends: memorial book c1968-1985 (Hlf)
- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists: additional publications, newsletters, conference papers, theses, membership files, committee minutes and photographs c1940-1999 (Acc 1933)
- Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists: digitised tapes of lectures and video of events 1966-2007 (Acc 1936)
- Michael Robert Lees (b1947), MBE, anti-asbestos campaigner: digital documents rel to Lees' research into asbestos in schools and the activities of his Asbestos in Schools campaign 1995-2023 (Acc 1939)
- Laurie Kazan-Allen (b1947), anti-asbestos campaigner: additional papers (accrual to Acc 1795), consisting of awards won during her campaign work against asbestos, and some ephemera 2012-2013 (Acc 1904)
- Eileen Palin (c1940): bound notebook titled 'Royal Salop [Shropshire] Infirmary, Shrewsbury' c1940 (MS1102)
- Dr Clive Lee (1939-2021), design engineer: archive rel to his research on the 'Exeter Hip', developed in collaboration with NHS surgeon Professor Robin Ling 1940s-2010s (EUL MS 491)
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