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Total number of records: 21

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Record typeCount
Books and printed items14
Archives7

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection21
Novello Cowden Clarke Collection7
Herbert Read Collection1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
health21
family7
cancer3
conduct of life3
finance3
human comfort3
letter writing3
self-care, health3
community health centres2
happiness2

Count of Place

PlaceCount
London, United Kingdom4
Genoa, Italy2
Rome, Italy2
Fermo, Italy1
Florence, Italy1
Liverpool, United Kingdom1

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Foster, Philip4
Great Britain. Ministry of Health4
Crocker, Lucy H2
Halley Stewart Trust2
Pearse, Innes Hope2
Pearse, Innes Hope (1889-)2
Pioneer Health Centre (Peckham)2
Horne, J Fletcher1
Sykes, M C1

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From 17001
From 180011
From 19007

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Up to 199910

Archive Collection

Novello Cowden Clarke

1739-1966

The Novello Cowden Clarkes were a well known Anglo-Italian family of musicians, writers, artists, singers and actors, with a wide and influential literary and artistic circle. Based in London and lat...

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Accounts

1843-1898

Various financial records for members of the Novello family and their wider relatives, associated with both their domestic and professional lives. Includes documents related to loans, investments and ...

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Henry G. Trend medical accounts for payment

1881-1882

Accounts for payment for the attendance of the medical doctor Henry G. Trend, 1 dated Christmas 1881, 2 dated midsummer 1882. Addressed to Miss Novello, Mrs [Catherine] Collins and Mr Duffy.

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Medical

1882-1902

Copy of the Notice of Admission to Otto House Lunatic Asylum for Emma Aloysia Novello in 1882 and the undertaker's account from her death in 1902.

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BC MS NCC/10/3/1 Copy of Notice of Admission 1
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Copy of Notice of Admission

28 Jul 1882

Copy of Notice of Admission to Otto House Lunatic Asylum. Emma Aloysia Novello was said to have suffered from ‘melancholic mania’ thought to have been caused by prolonged caring responsibilities f...

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Craik, Dinah Maria (née Mulock) to Gigliucci, Porzia and Gigliucci, Valeria

18 Apr 1881

Handwritten letter from Dinah Maria Craik to Porzia and Valeria Gigliucci ('the lilies'), reflecting on the time she spent with them in Rome the previous year and expressing her wish to visit Italy ag...

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M.H.J. [?] to Cappon, Signor

21 Jan 1884

Handwritten postcard from M.H.J. [?] to Signor Cappon, advising him to look out for a Cunard steamer ship arriving in Genoa from Liverpool around 29 January 1884, with Peter Feathers on board. Feather...

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Digitised copy available on the Internet Archive as part of the UK Medical Heritage Library Project
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Why die?

Sykes, M C

1903

Contents: 1. Life and death. -- 2. Life and death. -- 3. Alcohol. -- 4. Habitations and dwellings. -- 5. Exercise. -- 6. Dress. -- 7. Smoking. -- 8. Old age. -- Diet for the obese.

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Digitised copy available on the Internet Archive as part of the UK Medical Heritage Library Project
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Digitised copy available on the Internet Archive as part of the UK Medical Heritage Library Project
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