Electronic and typescript correspondence, notes, photographic prints and negatives, mounted 35 mm slides and captions. File chiefly relates to the publication of the book, Victorian Incurables: a history of the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability by professor Gordon Cook. The correspondence relate to finding a publishing house for the book and editorial changes to the book.
Reports and publications relating to research undertaken by the hospital's research department along with conference and seminar papers produced by the Department including research relating to the SMART assessment for patients with disorders of consciousness.
Booklet, Caring for the disabled- adversity and caring' by Maureen Tudor, based on an address delivered at Ware College, Hertfordshire. Published by J Walter Thompson Company, London. Booklet No. 2/81.
Booklet, Brain damage and psychiatric disability' by Professor W A Lishman. Booklet No.1/83. Reprinted from a seminar on 'The Problems of Overlapping Psychiatric and Physical Handicap; held on 17 July 1982.
Booklet, 'A Progressive approach to long-term residential care for physically handicapped people in an integrating society' by the Development Trust for the Young Disabled. Booklet No. 1/84.
Booklet, 'The Dynamic approach to the residential care of disabled people in an integrating society', an International (EEC) seminar held in London on 10 April 1984. Booklet No 2/84.
Colour photographs and negatives of building work of new rehabilitation wing and transitional living unit on the hospital site, c.1983-1990. File includes early images of hydrotherapy pool and gymnasium.
Copy of the 1975 presentation film for the Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables (RHHI). Film includes narrated sound track, though the audio quality is fairly poor, with an audible background crackle throughout the recording. Track duration: 05:54.
Copy of the presentation film for the RHHI (Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables). This version of the film is identical to the film(archive ref: GB 3544 RHN-AV-1-2) but the sound quality has been slightly better preserved. Track length: 05:54.
Manuscript minutes of the House Committee, dated 7 April 1915-29 November 1916. The volume is indexed and also includes manuscript and typescript inserts chiefly relating to garden reports by Walter P Wright.
Manuscript minutes of the House Committee dating from 17 September 1917 to 12 January 1921. The minutes are indexed and include several enclosures relating to medical reports about patients and papers and brochures relating to the purchase of a new boiler and heating system.
Manuscript minutes of House Committee dating from 19 January 1921 to 8 February 1922. Minutes are indexed and includes enclosure relating to a work dispute between the Matron and Assistant Matron and draft revisions of new rules for the Matron and nursing staff.
Manuscript minutes for House Committee dating for 14 February 1923 to 19 December 1923. Indexed with enclosures including letters from the Hospital chaplain and medical officer.
Manuscript meeting minutes of the house committee dating 2 January 1924 to 29 October 1924. Minutes are indexed and several enclosures including typescript letters relating to the resignation of the head gardener.
Manuscript minutes of the House Committee dating from 5 March 1930 to 15 April 1931. Indexed and minutes include enclosures including a letter to the Secretary from a patient at the hospital declining his request to help write a appeal.
Report from the select committee of the House of Lords regarding conditions of hospitals within the London area, which included a report on the Royal Hospital for Incurables. The report was critical of several aspects in which the hospital was governed namely the lack of a women's committee, full-time medical attendant and qualified nurses and the limited visiting times for seeing patients. The Hospital responded by establishing its own internal enquiry which resulted in a published response to the report in 1893.
Various reports from sub-committees, including admissions, general purpose, staff accommodation, private patients, salaries and wages, appeals, garden and assembly room renovation.
