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Demonstration board with two x-rays showing the brain of a named patient with an aneurysm and accompanying notes on their case, with details of what is shown in each film. Labelled on the back as 'Saccular Aneurysm: Anterior Cerebral Artery/Anterior Communicating.'

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Bundle of items clipped together relating to a named patient: an outline of a brain section, an eye chart, and a drawing of the patient's brain.

Content Description This is a collection of offprints entitled "A Collection of Published Works by the Department of Surgery. University of Edinburgh". It is divided in three volumes: 1957-1965 (vol. I), 1966-1969 (vol. II), and 1970-1976 (vol. III). The foreword explains that "as an appreciation of the outstanding contribution to Surgical Science and Immunology made by Sir Michael Woodruff during his occupation of the Chair of Surgery (formerly Surgical Science), his colleagues have compiled a collection of...

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Carbon dust drawing, with colour, of a cross-section of brain showing treatment. Posterior coronal view blood supply to the posterior parts of the brain. Unilateral haematoma has been drained via burr hole and replacement fluid injected into the spinal canal to correct central displacement of the brain and tentorial herniation. Numbered 5 and titled "Cerebr. Displac. Tent. Disimpact."

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Black and white line drawing, showing the cross-section of a brain undergoing a procedure to treat an aneurysm. The drawing includes the instruments used, and has a patient name written in pencil in the top left corner.

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Correspondence; minutes; reports; photographs; patient case notes; lecture notes and teaching materials; journals; offprints; plans; diaries; illustrations; books.

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Photographs of Doris Myles throughout her time in the Royal Army Nursing Corps, the British Red Cross, and at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Photographs toward the end of the collection show various nursing reunions such as Pelican League events as well as other social events.

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Items relating to the work of J. Gardner & Son, Surgical Instrument Manufacturers. These include design sketches and templates of surgical instruments and medical apparatus produced by the company, manuals and catalogues produced by suppliers of materials, and other documents related to the company's business activities. All materials included in this collection date from 1894 to around 1970.

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Drawing of left side profile of brain showing a surgical exision and a section of the brain showing the condition being demonstrated. Patient name given on back of board.

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Class tickets for Lister's lectures on Clinical Surgery signed by Lister University of Edinburgh 1874-1875 and 1876-1877; attendance certificates for Lister's lectures on Clinical Surgery signed by Lister with Medical Faculty's attendance regulations University of Edinburgh 1874-1875, First Class Merit certificate in Clinical Surgery signed by Lister University of Edinburgh 1874-1875; notes from Lister to Lewis 1879