Wellcome Appointments Diaries, Home Edition
- Date:
- 1955-1991
- Reference:
- WF/M/PB/26/01A
- Part of:
- Wellcome Foundation Ltd
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Description
Missing: 1959, 1961, 1965-1967, 1971, 1973, 1980.
Copies come in Ordinary and De Luxe editions. De Luxe are bound in leather.
Up until 1981 the frontispiece of the appointment books give locations of associated Wellcome companies across the world. After 1981, the frontispiece reads: 'research is our only shareholder'
From the 1970s onward the appointment books also include information on research supported by the Wellcome Trust.
Example of contents (taken from 1985 edition): Wellcome Foundation: "In Pursuit of Excellence" (history of firm); Trade Marks List; Therapeutic Index: Wellcome, Calmic; Therapeutic Notes; Wellcome Biologicals (Vaccinations and Immunizations); Pathological Data; Visual Acuity; "N test types" chart; Useful Addresses.