Scope and Contents This series consists of eleven medals awarded to members of the Turner family: William Aldren Turner, his son John William Aldren Turner, and John Aymers McDougall. University of Edinburgh medal in chemistry, dated 1859, no name engraved. The obverse shows Queen Victoria's profile: "VICTORIA D: G: REGINA". University of Edinburgh medal for "First Senior Surgery", dated 1865 and awarded...

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Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Modern surgery of the chiasmal neighbourhood'. The paper was delivered to the Department of Surgery, University of Edinburgh, dated November 1931.

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Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Modern surgery of the pituitary region'. The paper was delivered to the Forfarshire Medical Association, Dundee, dated November 1931.

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Lecture by Norman Dott presented at the Opening of the Department of Surgical Neurology, Dundee Royal Infirmary, dated September 1966. The material consists of 2 manuscript drafts for the speech, and typescript with manuscript revisions of the text as delivered; and correspondence with officials and colleagues regarding arrangements for the occasion, programme of ceremony, etc.

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Talk on by Norman Dott, 'Operating', undated but the paper where the material originated was dated 1962. The paper is extensively revised and has a covering note from Dott to 'F.J.G'. (F. John Gillingham).

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Other versions of lecture by Norman Dott, 'The surgery of the optic nerves', given in India and Thailand, c 1965. Dott visited India and Thailand in 1965, therefore they were presumably given during this visit.

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Lecture by Norman Dott, 'Otosurgical approach to the internal acoustic meatus'. The paper was a contribution to the discussion of a paper by Doctor William House, given at the Second Workshop on Reconstructive Middle Ear Surgery, Chicago in February 1963.

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Paper by Norman Dott headed, 'Extract not used in Dublin 53 slides'. The material refers to a lecture, 'The surgery of the optic nerves', presented by Norman Dott in April 1964.

Scope and Contents The papers fully document all of Dott’s principal activities. In addition, there are Dott's careful lecture notes which illustrate the development of the teaching of neurosurgery at Edinburgh, while the correspondence with Cushing, Jefferson and others traces the leading organisations and leading personalities in the field, especially in the second quarter of the century. There is also an extensive record of many aspects of public health in Scotland, relating chiefly to the care of the...

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Lecture by Norman Dott, 'The history of surgical neurology in the 20th century'. This paper was given at Royal Society of Medicine Section History of Medicine, Meeting, March 1971. The material consists of a pencilled manuscript draft paper.