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This series contains photographic images, negatives and mounted slides. Photographic material, c.1906-present, contain images of the building and grounds, staff and patients, publicity images of services, events and VIP visits.

Various sized photographs of the hospital building and grounds, including early picture postcards of the interior and exterior of the hospital, c.1908-1930; aerial photographs of the hospital, c. 1946-1960; photographs of construction of Chatsworth Wing, 1974, and later Draper's Wing, 1983-1990.

Photos of an ambulance outside the main entrance, c. 1970

Images from different angles of John Howard House in Brighton

Mixed photographs prints and negatives of various services and therapies, including examples of assistive technology created for patients in the Biomedical Department, 1980s; religious service at the hospital and occupational therapy session activities, such as basket weaving.

Various artefacts relating to the history of the hospital and the West Lodge estate, Putney Heath. These can be broadly categorized as the following: house features and signs, including sample of 18th century clay flooring, marble colonnades and early twentieth century light switch; household utensils, such as engraved spoons; medical equipment, assistive technology and early wheelchair; branded lapel badges showing the change of names of the hospital and finally decorative gifts recieved by the hospital, including ornate cups and medals.

Copy of the 1975 presentation film for the Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables (RHHI).
This film is silent film and possibly is of the raw footage collected for the presentation. The film includes additional footage shots of the construction of the Chatsworth Wing and footage of the John Howard's Convalescent Home in Brighton, which the hospital had recently taken over. Track duration: 53:23.

Copy of the 1975 presentation film for the Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables (RHHI). Film is silent and unlike the soundtracked copies includes a mixture of footage which is not in its final order, including initial additional footage of John Howard's Convalescent Home, Brighton. Track duration: 10:16.

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.

Manuscript minutes of the House Committee, dated 16 December 1916 to 19 June 1918. The volume is indexed and also includes manuscript and typescript inserts chiefly relating to letters and reports by Walter P Wright regarding the condition of the hospital garden.

Manuscript minutes of the House Committee, dated 13 July 1918 to 10 September 1919. The volume is indexed and also includes manuscript and typescript inserts chiefly relating to letters and reports by Walter P Wright regarding the condition of the hospital garden. The minutes include multiple entries regarding the dismissal and subsequent re-hiring of five male attendants, who were dismissed for being 'conscientious objectors'.

Manuscript minutes of the House Committee dating from 18 November 1925 to 8 December 1926. The minutes are indexed and also contains enclosures including a typescript reports on complaints by patients.

Manuscript minutes for the House Committee dating from 15 December 1926 to 21 December 1927. The minutes are indexed with various enclosures including papers relating to installing 'wireless' radio at the hospital.

Manuscript minutes of the House Committee dating from 31 January 1934 to 8 May 1935. The minutes are indexed and include various committee papers including reports, letters received and published duties of assistant nurses.

Minutes of the House Committee from 3 January 1962 to 30 December 1964. Typescript minutes with alphabetical index.

Typescript minutes of the House Committee dating from 13 January 1965 to 11 December 1968. The minutes are indexed and include some inserts including a proposal to build a day nursery through a substantial donation by a Mr Blott. The Board debated the proposal and rejected due to Mr Blott's condition to be allowed to visit patients to persuade them to read Christian Science literature.

Typescript minutes for the House Committee dating from 8 January 1969 to 24 October 1973. The minutes are indexed and include committee papers including information about the financial contribution of patients to the charity and from the Appeals Department. The minutes include discussion on the acquisition of John Howard's House, Brighton.

Typescript minutes of the authorised visitors committee, 1982-1991. Minutes include reports on patient welfare, Matron's report to the committee, general news and changes in hospital personale, such as new admissions and deaths.

Royal charters and papers relating to the hospital's initial application and subsequent changes to bye-laws.