Jefferson, Geoffrey, Sir, 1886-1961 (English Neurosurgeon)

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Correspondence relating to Chair of Neurological Surgery, Edinburgh, May-August 1947: includes Dott's letter of 'personal views' sent to Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (6 pp.) with red-ink notes and corrections by Geoffrey Jefferson, offer of Chair to Dott, his manuscript note of conversation with Dean and subsequent acceptance of appointment and copy of Dott's 'Commission' to Chair of Neurological Surgery, November 1947.

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Correspondence with Norman Dott from officials and colleagues. The correspondence is regarding meetings and affairs of the Society of Neurological Surgeons (U.S.A.), 1946-1973, especially 'Golden Anniversary Volume', 1969 to which Dott contributed biographical material for his own entry and was asked to supply similar material for Sir Geoffrey Jefferson.

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First Combined meeting of Society of British Neurological Surgeons (S.B.N.S.) and the Association of British Neurologists, London, February 1952. The material consists of minutes, an invitation from Geoffrey Jefferson that Dott should read a paper, programme, and a brief letter from Hugh Cairns.

Scope and Contents This file contains material relating to the First International Congress of Neurological Sciences, Brussels, which was held 21 July 1957-28 July 1957. The material consists of a programme of the congress; a duplicated draft, with manuscript additions and revisions by Dott, of 'Constitution of the International Federation of Neurosurgical Societies' to be considered at meeting of Society of British Neurological Surgeons (The Brussels Conference was the first International Congress held by the...

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Letter from Antony Jefferson to Norman Dott and a copy of a speech by Sir Harry Platt, dated 1970-1971. The speech was given at the opening of the Jefferson Memorial Library at Manchester Royal Infirmary.

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Material relating to the death of Sir Geoffrey Jefferson. The material consists of miscellaneous printed obituaries of Jefferson, order of memorial service, etc; and correspondence between Norman Dott and Richard Johnson. Jefferson died on 19 January 1961, therefore the material is dated after that.

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Michaelmas meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (S.B.N.S.), London, November 1931. The material consists of an agenda, programme of the meeting, and correspondence between Geoffrey Jefferson and Norman Dott. N.B. no papers exist regarding the summer meeting in 1932.

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Michaelmas meeting of the Society of British Neurological Surgeons (S.B.N.S.), Manchester, November 1938. The material consists of agenda and programme; and correspondence between Norman Dott and Geoffrey Jefferson, October 1938-January 1939 relating to the meeting and professional matters arising, and also on the importance of organising neurosurgical teams in preparation for possible war.

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Papers on management and treatment of head injuries by Geoffrey Jefferson, dated 9 September 1940. The material contains extensive annotations by Norman Dott, advocating Regional Consultants to supervise head injuries and co-ordinate views through monthly meetings with him.

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Preliminary draft of report and correspondence between Norman Dott, Geoffrey Jefferson and others, March 1951-May 1951. The correspondence relates to Dott disagreeing with the draft.