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Dear all There are still a few places left on the following visit, organised by Archives for London [AfL]. Visit to The Royal College of Surgeons of England on Wednesday the 14th November at 2.00pm. Cost: £5 The Royal College of Surgeons of England has been collecting manuscripts since 1799, when it acquired the Hunter collection of specimens, books and papers. Since that time it has, by gift, purchase and bequest, acquired an extensive collection of manuscripts relating to medicine and surgery from the 16th to the 20th centuries, these include case books, a comprehensive collection of lecture notes from the 18th century onwards containing those from the lectures of William Hunter, John Hunter, Astley Cooper and John Abernethy, correspondence collections which include the Hunter-Baillie collection of over 1,000 letters in ten volumes of the Arbuthnot, Hunter, Baillie and Denman families. This collection comprises letters of many of the most prominent members of society of the day, including members of the Royal family (whom Matthew Baillie treated). The manuscript collections also contain a number of diaries. Some are personal, some professional, such as the operation diaries of Sir John Bland-Sutton and the museum diaries of William Clift. There are also number of collections relating to war medicine, particularly the First and Second World Wars. Join the Archivist for a talk on the history of the College and its historical collections. Get an opportunity to look at the Library display cases, and see examples from the archives and manuscript collections. You will also get the opportunity to visit to the Hunterian Museum. The Royal College of Surgeons of England is located at 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE. To apply, please complete the form below and send to: Jessica Newton, The British Postal Museum & Archive, Freeling House, Phoenix Place, London WC1X 0DL ___________________________________________________________________________ I wish to book places on the AfL visit to The Royal College of Surgeons of England. I enclose a cheque for made payable to Archives for London Ltd. Please provide either a stamped addressed envelope or an email address so that confirmation and directions can be sent to you. Name(s) . Address . .. Phone (daytime) ... .. (evening) . Email