General Correspondence

File consists of papers and general correspondence related to the seminar on, "Early Heart Transplant Surgery in the UK", which was held at the Wellcome Institute on 10 June 1997. The seminar was part of the Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine meetings also known as the Witness Seminars. The transcript of this seminar was published as Volume 3 of the Witness Seminar series, E.M. Tansey, and L.A. Reynolds (editors), Early Heart Transplant Surgery in the UK, (London: Wellcome Trust, 1999).

Details of the seminar correspondence, primarily between the chair (Professor Tom Treasure), editors of the published transcript (E.M. Tansey and L.A. Reynolds) and others include:

List of attendees, signed attendance sheet, suggested outline of meeting, control sheets concerning feedback on transcripts, and a publicity pamphlet for the meeting. Also copies of two articles one from the British Medical Journal titled, "First British Transplant", no.5601, p315, 11 May 1968, and the other a table of heart transplant cases from an unknown journal, vol.22, December 1968.

Handwritten notes and copies of e-mails regarding the organisation of the meeting and notes between the organisers and editors regarding; the transcript and accommodating people's comments; permission from Private Eye to reproduce a cover picture; expenses claims; and legal department approvals and commentary on the transcript.