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'.
Published copies of the Royal Charter of incorporation with by-laws, granted on 20 June 1919. The later publication includes amended version of the charter.
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.
Christmas appeal for the hospital. Appeals takes the form of a collection of humorous anecdotes from the hospital and from the Board members. Illustrated with a donation slip.
Administrative and financial records relating to John Howard's Convalescent Home, a holiday home for people with complicated physical disabilities established in 1914 by Sir John Howard (c.1830-1917), entrepreneur and railway owner. The home seemed to operate from 1914 to 1947 before being nationalised as part of the new National Health Service. Not much is known about the subsequent twenty years but in 1974 it was taken over by the Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability. The Hospital renovated the premises and the hospital acted as a holiday home and a place for long-term residents. In March 1996, the Hospital closed the Home citing that it had become uneconomical to run and required costly renovation to meet suitable modern standards.
The collection includes admission books, medical reports and accounts for the home dating from 1914-1962.
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.
