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Correspondence relating to the recruitment of Mrs M C Bodington, who was appointed Matron at the RHHI in 1965. Includes original application form, references and newspaper cutting.

Correspondence relating to the appointment of Mr N W Stevens, who was appointed Chief Clerk at the RHHI in 1946. Includes original advert, references and salary increase letters.

Letters to and from Kensington Palace regarding Princess Margaret's attendance at a Gala Fashion Evening and Banquet, organised by the hospital (which was cancelled).

Letters to and from Clarence House relating to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, including her patronage, visits and donations. Includes a letter from John Profumo CBE regarding a donation of roses to the hospital to mark Her Majesty's 90th birthday.

Correspondence, precis of meetings and reports, memorandum, legal papers, National Health Service Bill and press cuttings relating to the creation of the NHS and the hospital's arbitration case to be excluded from the national service. File includes correspondence with other voluntary hospitals for long-term chronic patients, such as British Hospital and Home for Incurables, Jewish Home for Incurables and The Northern Counties Hospital for Incurables, along with British Hospitals Association, local board of the Health and Home Office. Also includes a report on the exclusion of the Lingfield Epileptic Colony in 1949 and Precis of remarks made by the Chairman of the Voluntary Hospitals Committee for London at meeting held on 1 March 1944 regarding White Paper.

Letters to and from Buckingham Palace regarding Diana, Princess of Wales, including arrangements for her visit to the hospital in March 1991.

Correspondence, memoranda, board minutes and reports relating to the change of the hospital's name from Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables to an alternative name which no longer includes the term 'incurables', which had become "increasingly problematic". File includes correspondence between the hospital and representatives of the Privy Purse, HRH Prince Charles, and members of the public regarding changing the name; an annotated list of alternative names drawn up; report on the case for changing the charity's name; notes from a meeting with J Walter Thompson, the marketing and communications firm, regarding name change, 1987. File also includes a letter from HRH Prince Charles congratulating the Development Trust for the Young Disabled new appeal for a 45 bed unit in November 1986.

Meeting agenda and minutes, annual reports and publications for the Hospital's London County Committee.

Account books of financial investments by the home along with loose bank receipt and statements

Volume containing a inventory of hospital equipment including beds, cutlery, crockery etc.

Register of medical reports including details of name, age, condition, remarks, weight and dates of illness

Register of residents including name, address, occupation, illness, state of health when leaving, bedroom occupies, dates of residence and amount paid

Registers of domestic stock such as linen and kitchenware.

Register of deaths of patients from April 1973 to March 2000. Entries include name of the patient, date admitted, case book number, whether they are inmate or pensioner and date of death. Later entries also include additional information of type of care they received, name of hospital ward and funding authorities.

File relating details of funeral arrangements for former patients of the Royal Hospital within Putney Vale Cemetery. File includes certificates for right of burial in the cemetery and correspondence and memorandum relating to the burial of the former patient, Ivan Dolphin Clayton, relating to his burial arrangements.

House Committee case agenda books listing applicants for admission to the hospital. Volumes contains the following information on applicants: name; age; residence; medical condition; occupation; name of member of House Committee who visited them; the committee's decision and remarks. The first volume dates from 1936-1962, with the following volume covering 1962 to 1993 and the third being 1993 to 1998.

Register of deaths of patients from October 1938 to March 1973. Entries include name of the patient, date admitted, case book number, whether they are inmate or pensioner and date of death.

Alphabetical list of patient addresses, ordered by initial admission into hospital. Includes their last known address, address of friends/relatives, date of birth and religion. Patients listed by date of admission from 1890s to 1970. Third volume includes a typescript contact list of people to contact of various religious faiths and philosophies of life.