Hugh Trowell

Correspondence between Francis Avery Jones and Hugh Trowell, including a letter from Trowell's daughter, Elizabeth Bray, announcing the death of her Father in 1989. Includes extensive discussions on Surgeon Captain T. L. Cleave and his ideas on dietary fibre; also included is a photocopy of a letter from Cleave to Trowell and the following items: Typescript entitled: 'T. L. Cleave and the Fibre Story' by K. W. Heaton, written for publication in the "Journal of Royal Naval Medical Science" Vol. 66, 1980 pp. 5-10 Typescript biography of Cleave, written by Kenneth Heaton for inclusion in Munk's Roll, n.d., circa 1983 Publication from The McCarrison Society 'Founders of Modern Nutrition' series: "Cleave: Surgeon Captain T. L. Cleave FRCP" by Kenneth Heaton, n.d. Also includes correspondence on the subject of 'Western Diseases' ( Diabetes Mellitis in particular) and nutrition in relation to young womens' menarche. In addition to the correspondence, there are a number of annotated articles written by Trowell on the subject of dietary fibre, including: Typescript: "Comments on a list of 61 Western Diseases" by Hugh Trowell, December 1987 Typescript: "Earlier opinions of Cleave's Saccharine Disease and dietary fibre and fibre-depleted foods." (Trowell, Burkitt and Heaton) by Hugh Trowell, May 1987 "The McCarrison Society Newsletter", July-September 1989 containing:'Western Diseases: The cause and cure of diabetes' by Hugh Trowell. Also includes: publication from The McCarrison Society 'Founders of Modern Nutrition' series: "Trowell" by Denis Burkitt and typescript giving a summary of Trowell's career and a list of his books.

1961-1989

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