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Papers relating to John Hunter

The collection relates to Hunter’s dispute with St George’s Hospital and the division of pupils’ fees among the surgeons, which Hunter perceived as unfair, arguing he brought in more pupils than the other surgeons. The dispute culminated in a meeting in Oct 1793 at the hospital, during which Hunter suffered a heart attack and died.

In addition to the papers relating to the dispute, there are some additional notes, some collected by Charles Hawkins and some by George Edwards. These include copies of two letters from John Hunter’s pupil James Williams to his sister, describing working with Hunter, dissections and the work of the so-called ‘Resurrection Men’, and describing Hunter’s death. These were acquired apparently from a descendant of Williams by Edwards; the location of the original letters is unknown.

Statement from the Weekly Board of St George’s Hospital regarding the attendance of physicians’ pupils at operations, 2 May 1787 and 12 Oct 1791

Weekly Board 12 Oct 1791, called to consider objections made ‘to the attendance of physicians pupils at operations’, signed by James Robertson, Matthew Baillie, George Pearson, John Burges and Stephen Aisley

Weekly Board 2 May 1787, called to consider suspension of by-law prohibiting physicians and surgeons from recommending assistants or deputies, signed by Robert Hallifax, William Bromfeild, John Jackson, Thomas Robinson and John Tetlow. A manuscript annotated signed ‘C.H.’ [Charles Hawkins] notes that Thomas Keate and Everard Home were elected assistant surgeons.

Photocopies from the Lancet of articles by Charles Hawkins relating to the Hunter correspondence

'John Hunter’ (The Lancet 1886 (2): 36-37), Hawkins states that he has Hunter’s correspondence relating to the ‘unfortunate disagreement’ between him and St George’s Hospital, explaining the circumstances at the time and including extracts from the letters

'Medical education in former days’ (The Lancet 1888 (2): 595-596), transcriptions from the manuscripts in his possession

Personal papers and correspondence

  • GB 406 PP
  • Collectie

Collections of personal papers relating to former members of staff or students of St George's

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Papers of Harold Lambert

The papers include material relating to epidemiology and smallpox in particular, including correspondence, a notebook, smallpox testing kit and publications relating to smallpox in the 1960s.

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List of items

List of items with a note from Davies asking his mother to send them to him, accompanied by a list ‘sent to John Jan 7. 1839[?]’, including a claret jug, 6 caraffes, spoons, wine glasses, napkins etc.

Papers of Hamid Ghodse

Includes

  • Papers relating to the International Centre for Drug Policy
  • Personal certificates, appraisals, CVs
  • Obituaries
  • Papers relating to courses and conferences including reports, reviews, manuals
  • Publications
  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Reports by Alexander Hosie on opium production in China

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