Wellcome Consultants Appointment Books, Home Edition

Date:
1898-1954
Reference:
WF/M/PB/26/01
Part of:
Wellcome Foundation Ltd
  • Archives and manuscripts

Collection contents

About this work

Description

Four types of appointment book:

Wellcome Consultants Appointment Book
Wellcome Consultants Appointment Book, Normal Edition
Wellcome Consultants Appointment Book, Slim Edition
Wellcome Consultants Appointment Book, War Emergency Edition

Rich scource of information on advice to doctors. Contents include therapeutic notes, index of diseases and remedies, information on Burroughs Wellcome & Co products, hypodermic syringes and cases, notes on poisons, posiological tables and medico-legal information.

Missing: 1911, 1934.

Between 1904 and 1940 each diary was themed, often using a mythological god of healing and containing information regarding the deity. These are noted in the description field for each Appointment Book.

From 1948 onwards, the list of Wellcome products is removed and replace with a description of the aims of the Wellcome Foundation.

Publication/Creation

1898-1954

Physical description

58 items

Ownership note

Please see main WF collection description (ref. 'WF').

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