University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Lecture by Normann Dott, 'Acute spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage'. The paper was given to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of South Africa, Cape Town, dated September 1957. The material consists of the text of the lecture (pp. 1-4 only - see coll-32/D.112 for amended version), and brief correspondence regarding its publication.

Correspondence with Norman Dott from visit to Cape Town, 1955. The material consists of correspondence with Dott's colleagues and friends regarding his talk to be given, social arrangements, and consultation. It includes Dott's notes on his schedule, and on patients seen.

Preliminary correspondence between Norman Dott, colleagues and 'old boys' in South Africa, dated March 1957-September 1957. The correspondence relates to Dott making arrangements for his tour, talks and visits, etc. and it includes a final schedule, presscuttings, notes for anecdotes etc. The correspondents are Robert Lipschitz ('Lippy'), Joseph Block, Harry Reef, Keith Lewer Allen and Jack A. Douglas.

Schedule and correspondence with Norman Dott from visits to Johannesburg and Pretoria, dated September 1955-Ocotober 1955. The material consists of a schedule of visits and lectures by Dott; correspondence with Dott regarding his visit from colleagues, former patients and new cases to be seen, case-notes and notes by Dott. DOtt's lectures were on Subarachnoid pouches, Facial pain, Pituitary Tumours. The material also includes a note on 'Method of bleaching skulls'.

File relating to the Symposium on the management of pain, at Durban, South Africa, dated August 1957. The material consists of Norman Dott's contribution to the discussion and other papers given at the event.