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Papers relating to Bedford Pierce, Medical Superintendent 1892 - 1922

Bedford Pierce, The Treatment of the Insane. A Survey of the work of Friends in England and America (1902)

Bedford Pierce, Some of our Difficulties in Practice, Being his Valedictory Address as retiring President of the York Medical Society... 1901 (York 1902)

Bedford Pierce, On the Training of Nurses in Institutions for the Insane (1903)

Bedford Pierce, The Hospital Treatment of Incipient Insanity (1908)

Bedford Pierce, The Absence of Proper Facilities for the Treatment of Mental Disorders in their Early Stages (1916)

Bedford Pierce, The Undermind. Observations on modern teaching as to the influence of the subconscious mind (1918)

Bedford Pierce, Psychiatry a Hundred Years Ago: with comments on the problems of today (1919)

Bedford Pierce, Some Present Day Problems connected with the Administration of Asylums (1919)

Bedford Pierce, Treatment of Mental Disorders in their early stages (1920)

Bedford Pierce, Recovery from Mental Disorder (1922)

Correspondence, newspaper cutting etc on retirement of Pierce as Medical Superintendent

Two files of papers relating to the death of Bedford Pierce in 1932

A few historical notes made by Pierce from the Retreat minutes

Typescript account of Pierce's visit to the USA in October 1925, describing his experiences and also his visits to hospitals there

Small notebook, recording gift of an armchair to Bedford Pierce by officers and staff of Retreat, to commemorate 10 years service, signed by staff, 1 November 1902

Watercolour painting of the Italian Lakes (?Lake Como), painted by Bedford Pierce

Extracts from the Retreat Committee minutes for 1892 on the appointment of Pierce as Medical Superintendent

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Extracts from the Retreat Committee minutes for 1892 on the appointment of Pierce as Medical Superintendent

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