University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

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Committee papers for meetings of Council and for annual general meetings, papers regarding Paraplegic Games, appeals, and rehabilitation units, 1963-1965.

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Committee papers for meetings of Council and for annual general meetings, papers regarding Paraplegic Games, appeals, and rehabilitation units, 1966-1969.

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Committee papers for meetings of Council and for annual general meetings, papers regarding Paraplegic Games, appeals, and rehabilitation units, 1970-1973.

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Copies of a paper by Norman Dott, 'Facial paralysis and restitution by extra-petrous nerve graft'. The paper is as delivered, as corrected as submitted for publication. See reference Harris 64 in Coll-32/A.3.

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Correspondence regarding the proposed paraplegic unit at the Astley Ainslie Hospital, 1966. In the event, the Princess Margaret Rose Hospital was chosen as the site instead. The material includes correspondence between the Astley Ainslie Board of Management, Regional Hospital Board and the Scottish Office with copies passed to Norman Dott for his information, 1966.

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Correspondence with Norman Dott and speeches regarding the Scottish Paraplegic (Spinal Injuries) Association. The correspondence relates to the constitution of Association, publicity, and letters to the press. It includes a typescript of Dott's speech of thanks at the presentation of a cheque to the Association and other speeches, messages and press releases.

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Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Facial paralysis', dated 1945. The paper was delivered to the Society of British Neurological Surgeons. The material consists of the text of the paper, and notes on cases.

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Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Facial paralysis - restitution by nerve graft by-passing petrous portion'. The material is probably related to the paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, 51 in 1958, see reference Harris 64 in Coll-32/A.3.

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Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Paraplegia and spinal paralysis. in Scotland: reflections and suggestions', dated 1970. The material consists of a stencilled copy of Dott's address.

Scope and Contents 'Paraplegic Units', 1968. The material consists of papers and correspondence between Norman Dott and officers of the Scottish Paraplegic Association and of the Scottish Spina Bifida Association regardign the numbers of paraplegics and spina bifida children in Scotland and provisions for their care; a memorandum by Dott with amendments by F.J. Gillingham and an expanded version with the title 'Spinal Paralysis rehabilitation unit' circulated by Dott, March 1968; a copy of an article by G.W....