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Part of Audio-visual
Painting by Johann Zoffany of an anatomical session with audience, featuring John Hunter and William Hunter. Cutting from a book or a journal
Copy printed letter by John Hunter, 1790 (newspaper cutting)
Not dated (c.1860s-1870s). Printed notice in the Medical Times and Gazette on the publication of a letter written by John Hunter in 1790 from ‘the large collection of Hunterian manuscripts in the possession of Charles Hawkins’, with a manuscript annotation by Hawkins noting the letter was addressed to Lord Auckland
Cutting from Encyclopedia Britannica regarding Hunter
Envelope entitled ‘John Hunter leaves St George’s Hospital Oct 16 1793’
Envelope empty. Not dated (20th c.)
Envelope for circular letter from John Hunter to William Walker, 26 Apr 1792
Addressed to Mr W Walker, Surgeon, Duke Street St James
Gray, Ernest A.: Portrait of a Surgeon: A Biography of John Hunter
Part of St George's Nursing Collection
Publisher: Robert Hale, London
Bookplate: 'From the library of Charles McEntee (1900-1969) of McEntee Ward, Superintendent of the Grove Fever Hospital (1939-1952) / Consultant in Infectious Diseases, St George's Hospital (1952-1966)'
Part of Rare books
Inscription on title page: ‘Osbert F. Cundy (FRCS) Dec 1893’
Part of Rare books
Inscription on flyleaf: ‘Donated by Dr G. Edwards April 1966’
Part of Rare books
Inscription on title page: ‘For the St George’s Hospital Library From the Editor’
Hunter, John: A Treatise on the Blood, Inflammation, and Gun-Shot Wounds
Part of Rare books
Part of Rare books
Inscription on title page: ‘King’s College London’
Part of Rare books
Inscription on title page: ‘King’s College London’
Hunter, John: A Treatise on the Blood, Inflammation, and Gun-Shot Wounds, Vols I-II
Part of Rare books
Hunter, John: A Treatise on the Venereal Disease
Part of Rare books
Inscription on title page: (crossed over) ‘K.C.L. [King’s College London] F.4’, ‘D3’.
Hunter, John: A Treatise on the Venereal Disease
Part of Rare books
Inscription on flyleaf: ‘St George’s Hospital Library. Presented by Dr G.W. Mitchell 1921’. Second edition
Hunter, John: A Treatise on the Venereal Disease
Part of Rare books
Hunter, John: A Treatise on the Venereal Disease
Part of Rare books
Part of Rare books
Inscription on title page: ‘Presented to the St George’s Hospital Library by Charles Hawkins House Surgeon 1836’
Hunter, John: Observations on certain parts of the animal oeconomy
Part of Rare books
Inscription on title page: ‘St George’s Hospital Library’
Second edition
Le Fanu, W.R.: John Hunter, a List of His Books
Part of Rare books
Includes a loose reprint from the Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, Vol 33 No 4, Oct 1945 ‘John Hunter’s Letters’ by William Richard LeFanu with inscription: ‘Presented by the author’
Letter from John Hunter to the governors of St George’s Hospital, 28 Feb 1793
Printed letter addressed to the governors of St George’s Hospital, signed by John Hunter at Leicester-square 28 Feb 1793.
Hunter writes that when he was appointed surgeon at the hospital, he wished to extend his knowledge, to be ‘more useful to mankind’, and to improve his pupils’ knowledge; he notes that prior to his arrival, the senior surgeons at the time, Mr Hawkins [Caesar Hawkins] and Bromfield [William Bromfeild] had received their education ‘prior to the period of improvement in this country’; he notes that other hospitals were beginning ‘to participate [in] the improving spirit of the times’ and to give lectures not only in surgery, but also ‘in every branch of the healing art’; he states that he ‘paid more attention to the pupils than had been usual’, which made him a popular instructor; he had a meeting with other surgeons on how to address the pupils’ complaints of leaving for other hospitals and that the number of pupils at St George’s was diminishing; he allowed St George’s pupils to attend his lectures on surgery ‘for some time after, gratis’, as the other surgeons were not giving lectures; he describes conflicts and discussions with the other surgeons; he says he began to treat his pupils as the other surgeons did, with the consequence that there were fewer pupils; when his business grew and his health grew weaker, he was given as assistant his brother-in-law, Mr Home [Everard Home], who he supported when a vacancy for surgeoncy at the hospital came up; he says that looking into the laws of the hospital he found that ‘the division of the money, paid by the pupils, was arbitrary’ which did not encourage some of the surgeons to do their share of the work; he wrote a letter to his colleagues on 9 Jul 1792 regarding settling the accounts on pupils’ pay, with a response declaring their ‘entire disapprobation of [Hunter’s] proposal’; he states that the number of pupils who had since 1770 studied under Mr Gunning [John Gunning] was 103, and the number of his own pupils was 449, and the number with the other three surgeons altogether 284; he argues that the laws have not been adhered to, with regard to pupil numbers and their fees, and that a larger number of pupils ‘increases the reputation of an hospital’; he argues the dispute is a matter of ‘general interest’ and that he stands for ‘the good of mankind, the improvement of the healing art, and the character of the Hospital’