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Christmas appeal for the hospital. The appeal takes the form of a narrative about a lady trying to persuade her nephew to write an appeal for the hospital, and includes illustrations and a donation slip.

Christmas appeal for the hospital in the form of a fictional dialogue between the 'new' nursing home and the hospital. Includes illustrations by H Fitch & Co, Ltd, London and one drawing of the nurses' home by the architects, H F Murrell and R M Piggott. Includes 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 for the hospital, that takes the form of dialogues between patients and visitors. Includes illustrations and a donation slip.

Papers relating to newspaper advertised appeals and television and radio appeals including a copy of a pamphlet of a radio broadcast appeal on 27 August 1939 by Mr Geoffrey Gilbey, and a review of some of the replies received by him from contributors; and a printed advertisement in The Spectator, a current affairs magazine, dated 12 June 1953, featuring a fundraising notice for the Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables on the back page.

Programmes for fundraising events for the hospital, these include: Royal Hospital and Home for Incurables garden party on 20 June 1959; 'The Silver Jubilee Ball' held in Wandsworth on 22 April 1977; 'The Forget-me-not Ball' held at the All England Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, 3 March 1978; Musical concert by Julian Lloyd Webber and Gordon Back, Fishmonger's Hall, London, 1997.

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).