Christmas appeal, an account of life at the hospital from a new patient's perspective. Includes black and white photographs of the hospital and grounds.
Christmas appeal with an introduction by Sir Gilbert Parker, M.P. Appeal in the form of a series of letters, chiefly written by clergymen, about pensioners [out-patients] in various villages. Includes photographs of patients (anonymous) and donation slip.
Christmas appeal for the hospital, that takes the form of a history of the hospital from its foundation up to 1935. Includes illustration and donation slip.
Christmas appeal by William Scriven, illustrated by and Lancelot Speed and Godfrey Hall. Appeal in the form of letters about visiting pensioners [hospital out-patients] in Worcestershire, Shropshire and Merseyside and the patients from the hospital visiting the hospital's holiday home in St Leonard's on the Sea in East Sussex.
Papers relating to fundraising appeals sent out on behalf of the hospital, 1950-1980. These primarily includes circulated letters requsting donations from the public, as well as more targeted appeals to certain groups such as universities, schools and local sport clubs. Papers also include circulars relating to broadcast appeals for the charity by the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), which were delivered by public figures such as John Betjeman (1959), Michael Flanders (1961) and Godfrey Winn (1965).
Various publications produced by the hospital and collected publications relating to the history of the hospital and works of literature previously part of the patient's library. Publications produced by the hospital include internal magazines, newsletters and brochures and leaflets relating to hospital services for patients and their families.
Printed staff and patient handbooks and printed guides providing guidance and information for staff and patients about the hospital. The patient handbook provide a guide of the services' and activities available, along with rules regarding visitors, smoking and alcohol, and also contain a floorplan for the hospital.
Booklets and wall-charts relating to published histories of the Royal Hospital, these include: 'The Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables and its Founder, 1936; Notes & Sketches: Past and Present: A century in the life of the Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables, 1981 and 'A Short History of the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability, 2004.
