Medical Archives And Manuscripts Survey

Medical Archives and Manuscripts SurveyIntroductionThe Medical Archives and Manuscripts Survey was a Wellcome Library project in the 1990s.It brought together a large amount of information on resources in London for medical history.The survey aimed to locate archive material for the history of medicine from between 1600 and1945. It recorded any papers with a bearing on the history of health and illness. As well as therecords of medical practice, it covered broader health-related topics such as nutrition, sewagedisposal, water supply and the disposal of the dead. There is a large amount of information onthe medical-related holdings of over 100 archive offices, libraries and other institutions in theLondon area.The information gathered in the 1990s can still be of use to researchers, in particular when arepository does not have an online catalogue, or when its medical holdings may be hard toidentify. You should be aware that the data has not been updated in any major way since theyear 2000 so almost all the repositories listed here will have acquired more relevant materialsince they were first surveyed. When you find something useful in the survey, your next stepwould be to look up the relevant repository in the National Archives’ ARCHON n/) to find up-to-date information about therepository and its holdings before pursuing your research there. Each repository’s entryincludes contact details and often a link to an online catalogue.Wellcome Library183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE, UKT 44 (0)20 7611 8746E library@wellcome.ac.ukhttp://wellcomelibrary.org

Table of ContentsIntroduction . 1ALPINE CLUB. 6BARBERS’ COMPANY . 6BARNET LONDON BOROUGH . 7BEXLEY LONDON BOROUGH . 9BRENT LONDON BOROUGH . 13BRITISH ARCHITECTURAL LIBRARY . 15BRITISH LIBRARY . 18BRITISH LIBRARY, ORIENTAL AND INDIA OFFICE COLLECTIONS . 41BRITISH RED CROSS SOCIETY . 46BROMLEY LONDON BOROUGH . 48CAMDEN LONDON BOROUGH . 51CHELSEA PHYSIC GARDEN . 53THE CHILDREN’S SOCIETY . 54CORPORATION OF LONDON RECORDS OFFICE . 54CROYDON LONDON BOROUGH . 56DR WILLIAMS’ LIBRARY . 59DUCHY OF CORNWALL OFFICE . 60DULWICH COLLEGE . 60EALING LONDON BOROUGH . 60ENFIELD LOCAL STUDIES LIBRARY & ARCHIVE . 62GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL . 64GREENWICH LONDON BOROUGH . 64GUILDHALL LIBRARY . 68GUNNERSBURY PARK MUSEUM . 72HACKNEY LONDON BOROUGH: ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT . 74HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM LONDON BOROUGH: ARCHIVES AND LOCAL HISTORYCENTRE . 75HARINGEY LONDON BOROUGH, ARCHIVES SERVICE . 78HAVERING LONDON BOROUGH . 82HIGHGATE LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION . 83HILLINGDON LONDON BOROUGH . 84HOSPITAL SATURDAY FUND . 88HOUNSLOW LONDON BOROUGH: LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS . 89

IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND . 91IMPERIAL COLLEGE ARCHIVES . 91IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM . 92INSTITUTE OF PSYCHOANALYSIS . 99LONDON UNIVERSITY: INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION . 100ISLINGTON LONDON BOROUGH: LOCAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS . 101KEATS HOUSE . 102KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA ROYAL BOROUGH . 103KING’S COLLEGE LONDON . 105KINGSTON UPON THAMES ROYAL BOROUGH . 109LAMBETH LONDON BOROUGH: ARCHIVES DEPARTMENT . 111LAMBETH PALACE LIBRARY . 113LEWISHAM LONDON BOROUGH: LOCAL STUDIES AND ARCHIVES . 118LINNEAN SOCIETY OF LONDON . 121LONDON METROPOLITAN ARCHIVES. 123LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS: BRITISH LIBRARY OF POLITICAL AND ECONOMICSCIENCE . 146MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY . 149MEDICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON . 150MERTON LONDON BOROUGH . 151MORDEN COLLEGE . 151MUSEUM IN DOCKLANDS . 151MUSEUM OF LONDON: LIBRARY . 153NATIONAL ARCHIVES . 154NATIONAL ARMY MUSEUM . 187NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MOTHER AND CHILD WELFARE . 190NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL RESEARCH. 191NATIONAL MARITIME MUSEUM . 192NATIONAL SCOUT ARCHIVE . 197NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM . 197NEWHAM LONDON BOROUGH . 201THE OLD OPERATING THEATRE, MUSEUM AND HERB GARRET . 203PARLIAMENTARY ARCHIVES . 203PASSMORE EDWARDS MUSEUM . 206RELIGIOUS SOCIETY OF FRIENDS (Quakers) . 206

RICHMOND LONDON BOROUGH . 210ROYAL AIR FORCE MUSEUM . 213ROYAL ANTHROPOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND . 214ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY . 215ROYAL ASSOCIATION IN AID OF DEAF PEOPLE . 216ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS: LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES DIVISION . 217ROYAL COLLEGE OF MIDWIVES . 220ROYAL COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS . 221ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS OF LONDON . 225ROYAL COLLEGE OF PSYCHIATRISTS . 231ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY . 232ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY . 237ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY . 237ROYAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND HYGIENE. 237ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN . 238ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL . 245ROYAL MEDICAL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY . 247ROYAL NATIONAL PENSION FUND FOR NURSES . 247ROYAL PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN . 247ROYAL SOCIETY . 249ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS . 260ROYAL SOCIETY OF HEALTH . 263ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE . 263ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE . 265ST. BARTHOLOMEW’S HOSPITAL . 266SALVATION ARMY . 273SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES . 274SCIENCE MUSEUM LIBRARY . 279SIR JOHN SOANE'S MUSEUM . 280SOUTHWARK LONDON BOROUGH . 281SUTTON LONDON BOROUGH . 287TAVISTOCK CENTRE . 289TOWER HAMLETS LONDON BOROUGH . 290LONDON BOROUGH OF WALTHAM FOREST . 296LONDON BOROUGH OF WANDSWORTH . 299

WELLCOME LIBRARY . 301WESTMINSTER CITY ARCHIVES . 319WIMBLEDON COLLEGE . 323ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON . 324

ALPINE CLUB55 Charlotte RoadLONDON EC2A 3QTThe archives of the Alpine Club contain hundreds of letters and diaries which may containreferences to medical aspects of high-altitude climbing. Items definitely of relevance include:Personal PapersDr A.M. Kellas: correspondence with Wollaston on oxygenation of the blood at differentaltitudes, 1916; medical notes on a possible ascent of Mt Everest, 1920; paper onKanchenjunga and the Ratong Pass, 1921.Peter Lloyd: oxygen equipment, 1922 and 1953; health records, includingelectrocardiograms, concerning 1935 Mt Everest expedition.N.E. Odell: oxygen equipment on Nanda Devi, 1936.Frank Solari: paper on oxygen equipment used on 1922 and 1924 Mt Everestexpeditions,n.d.Dr Charles Warren: Mt Everest medical diaries, 1935, 1936 and 1938.MiscellaneousPress cuttings, 1891-1957: these include Alpine accidents; some cuttings come from themedical press. The collection is not indexed.BARBERS’ COMPANYBarber-Surgeons’ HallMonkwell SquareWood StreetLONDON EC2Y 5BLThe archives of the Barbers’ Company (known as the Worshipful Company of Barbers andSurgeons of London 1540-1745) are held at Barber-Surgeons’ Hall. Microfilm copies areavailable at Guildhall Library (Aldermanbury, LONDON, EC2P 2EJ). They are of medicalinterest up to 1745, when the surgeons left to form what is now the Royal College of Surgeonsof England; many series of records listed below continue beyond this cut-off date but do nothave medical content.Company RecordsCharters 1462-1684; ordinances 1435-1709; Court minutes 1551-1745 (incomplete); Mastersand Wardens lists 1453-1745; Freedom admissions 1522-1745; apprenticeship registers1657-1745; inventories 1711-1745; quaterage books 1717-1745; Wardens’ account books1603-1745 (incomplete); naval surgeons certificate lists 1707-1745; list of surgeons andmates examined 1734-1745.

BARNET LONDON BOROUGHBarnet Archives and Local Studies DepartmentHendon Catholic Social CentreEgerton GardensHendonLONDON NW4 4BE(correspondence to be sent c/o Hendon Library, The Burroughs, Hendon, LONDONNW4 4BQ)Local Government bodiesThe various aggregations of ancient parishes that acted as predecessor bodies to the presentLondon Borough of Barnet (constituted 1965) changed in style as local government systemsevolved but tended to retain the same boundaries. The records of these bodies have thereforebeen grouped together where they relate to the same area, whether under the name of aSanitary Committee, a Local Board of Health, an Urban District or a Municipal Borough. Parishrecords are lsited separately as dealing with different, smaller areas.Districts and BoroughsBarnet (Urban District Council 1894-1965) Minutes 1895-1965, Barnet Physic Well visitors'book 1938-1964 A/2, plan of part of sewage farm 1888 7373/4, plan of existing and proposedsewers 1864 7373/8, correspondence on sewage disposal in West Barnet 1891-1892 7373/4.East Barnet Valley (Sanitary Committee 1870-1874, Local Board 1875-1894, UrbanDistrict Council 1894-1965) Minutes 1870-1965, Farm Committee material (reports 19131927, report book 1931-1934, manager's report book 1917-1931), Medical Officer of Healthreports 1891-1964, Engineer's and Surveyor's Department papers nd Acc 6878, report ontrunk sewers 1898 L352.Finchley (Local Board 1878-1894, Urban District Council 1894-1933, MB 1933-1965)Minutes 1878-1965, Account books 1881-1884 PAF4/2 and 1884-1887 869.1, Medical Officerof Health reports 1928-1964, Public Health Department material (cuttings book on casesbrought 1902-1966 614.0942, agreement re building Woodhouse Estate sewage worksMS10950/1, main drainage outfall works engine house drawings MS13082/1/1-5, sewagedisposal works plans 1906-1908 and 1929 MS13082/2-9), Civil Defence records includingFinchley deceased persons register 1940-1942 and casualties register 1940-1944, SummersLane sewage scheme map 1883 MS10950/51, Finchley sewage disposal works plans1887-1935 MS13082.Friern Barnet (Local Board 1884-1894, Urban District Council 1894-1965) Minutes1884-1965, extracts from Medical Officer of Health reports 1892-1904 L614.Hendon (Local Board to 1894, Urban District Council 1894-1932, Municipal Borough1932-1965) Minutes nd and 1924-1965 D3/1, notes of meetings 1882-1883, SewageCommittee reports 1882 MSL5400, surveyors' reports to various committees 1885-1890,Medical Officer of Health reports 1912-1964 RL614.0942, Borough of Hendon scheme 2ndschedule (under Medical Officers of Health Provisional Orders Confirmation (No. 10) Act1926) 1926 L352.042, plans of drainage in Burnt Oak nd 7363/5 and Deansbrook 19267363/6, minutes of evidence presenteed to House of Commons regarding sewage works 1884628.2, plans of outfall works MS13156-13157, Board of Health maps of main sewers(c1885-c1890), sewage scheme 1881 MS15402, plans of sewers 1888-1931MAP7363/31,60,62,79, outfall works extension plans 1929MAP7363, pumping station extension plan 1928 MAP7363.Parochial RecordsBarnet Vale rate books 1898-1926.East Barnet rate books 1876-1931.

Edgware Overseers of the Poor minutes 1822-1833 and 1919-1923 PAE/6, rate books1853-1869 PAE/7-10.Finchley Vestry minutes 1768-1874 PAF/1-23 1874-1927 MS16400/1, Overseers of the Poorminutes 1786-1846, rate books 1784-1880 PAF/11-14 and 1836-1961.Friern Barnet rate books 1935-1964.Hendon Vestry minutes 1706-1913 PAH1/1-7, Overseers of the Poor minutes 1703-1835,rate books 1747-1823, 1823-1834 PAH3/21-36 or MSS L135-150 (also microfilms from 1835onward), Sewer Committee 1868-1870 PAH1/32/53.Monken Hadley Vestry minutes 1672-1833, Overseers of the Poor minutes 1678-1835(microflim) and 1921-1926 PAMH/1, rate books 1780-1852.Central Government recordsActs of Parliament relating to sewers (47 George III cap. 7, 11&12 Victoria cap.112) L628.3,and Acts of Parliament dealing with water companies (e.g. Colne Valley), nd.HospitalsBarnet Foundling Hospital general file F/362.11, plans 1914.Central London Sick Asylum proposed Hendon asylum plans and elevations 1895 L7513.Finchley Cottage Hospital carnival programme 1912 B/394.25, F/362.11.Friern Hospital ground plan nd F/362.11, list of police awarded bronze medals after fire 1903.Hampstead Hospital fête programme 1899 RL610.71.Hendon Cottage Hospital/King Edward Memorial Hospital Annual Reports 1913 onwardRL610.71, drawing 1913 DD/MHS 1/565.Hendon Isolation Hospital objections to proposed Convalescent Fever Home 1882MSL5392, plan in Medical Officer of Health Report 1893 L614.0942, Rules of Managementset by Hend

Medical Archives and Manuscripts Survey Introduction The Medical Archives and Manuscripts Survey was a Wellcome Library project in the 1990s. It brought together a large amount of information on resources in London for medical history.