Recent acqusitions 1
The following items have been recently added to The Royal London Hospital Archives and Museum's collections:
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Objects / items:Watercolour sketches of Royal London Hospital female nurse uniforms with captions by unknown artist, c. 1984 Description:Front and back views of Sister's uniform 1942 - 1984 Donors:Ms Janine Fox, Nursing History Group, Haregate, Staffs Date of acquisition:16/12/2009 |
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Objects / items:London Hospital photographs (additional). Description:Photograph of Mr. George Neligan, Surgeon, handing a specially adapted stethoscope to a British Army officer at the London Hospital for use in defusing unexploded bombs, 1940. Signed by Mr. Neligan at request of the depositor when his patient at the hospital. Donors:Mrs. Doris Leci Date of acquisition:04/05/2010 |
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Objects / items:Photograph of patients and visitors on the balconies at Harefield Hospital, 1940s. Description:Harefield, previously a sanatorium for patients suffering from tuberculosis, became a general hospital in 1948. From an album of 147 photographs taken at Harefield, c. 1940s – 1950s. Donors:Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Trust Date of acquisition:02/06/2010 |
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Objects / items:Letter from Sir Frederick Treves to Mr. Smith, 20 May 1906 Description:Sir Frederick Treves, Bart. (1853 – 1923) was surgeon to the London Hospital until 1898. He travelled widely and writes here to a fellow traveler after their return from a Mediterranean cruise. Donors:Mr. Philip Burkett Date of acquisition:09/12/2010 |
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Objects / items:Memorabilia of Joyce Gertrude Penning (1916 – 1988), trained St. Andrew’s Hospital School of Nursing 1937 – 1940; Sister, Queen Alexandra’s Imperial Military Nursing Reserve, (additional). Description:Set of replica cape badges worn by Penning on her QAIMNSR uniform and replica identity badge. On 24/01/1944 Sister Penning was serving on the hospital ship St. David off the Anzio beachhead when the ship was bombed and sunk. She was one of only two nurses to survive. Donors:Mr. Gerard Talbot Date of acquisition:30/11/2010 |
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Objects / items:Papers of Margaret Barron, trained London Hospital School of Nursing 1922 – 1925 Description:Photograph Queen Mary, Patron of The London Hospital, with Sir John Mann, Chairman and members of staff with over 25 years service, 1949 Donors:Ms Frances Moxon Date of acquisition:08/02/2011 |
![Plaistow Maternity Hospital training school badge, inscribed "Plaistow Trained Nurse, Nos Nostraque Deo" [Latin: 'we and ours to God]; bronze shield badge on blue silk ribbon.](/assets/acquisitions/RLHG2011-06-1-001.jpg)
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Objects / items:Plaistow Maternity Hospital training school badge, inscribed "Plaistow Trained Nurse, Nos Nostraque Deo" [Latin: 'we and ours to God]; bronze shield badge on blue silk ribbon. Description:From collection of memorabilia of Mrs. Dora Dodd (nee Stainton), District Nurse and Midwife, trained Plaistow Maternity Hospital 1911 - 1912 Donors:Mrs. Christine Dodd Date of acquisition:08/02/2011 |
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Objects / items:Papers of Sir Bernard Spilsbury (1877 - 1947), forensic pathologist: additional Description:Diary of Sir Bernard Spilsbury for the year 1944, shown with his calling card Donors:Professor Bernard Knight Date of acquisition:29/03/2011 |
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Objects / items:Fundus photographs (magnified photographs of the back of the eye, of a patient diagnosed with malignant hypertension 1949 Description:From an album of fundi photographs and case summaries of London Hospital patients, 1948 – 1950. The patient, a 50 year old woman, was operated upon by the neurosurgeon Douglas Northfield in June 1949 Donors:Ophthalmology Out patients Department, Royal London Hospital Date of acquisition:14/04/2011 |