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Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society70
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Hey, William (1772-1844)77
Hey, William (1736-1819)71
Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society70
Hey, Richard (1789)3
Chorley, Thomas (1769-1834)1
Farrer, Richard (Fl1820-Fl1829)1
Hey, John (1777-1801)1
Hey, Samuel (1815-1888)1
Hey, William (1796-1875)1
Hey, William (1811-1882)1

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Notes by William Hey II relating to the biography of his father, William Hey I, written by John Pearson

Hey, William (1772-1844)

approx 1819-1821

Three volumes of notes forming a biography of William Hey (1736-1819), written by his son William Hey II for the published biography 'The Life of William Hey' by John Pearson (1822).

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Notebook of medical and surgical case histories compiled by William Hey I, Richard Hey and his brother William Hey II
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Notebook of medical and surgical case histories compiled by William Hey I, Richard Hey and his brother William Hey II

Hey, William (1772-1844); Hey, Richard (1789)

1780-1828

Manuscript, paginated notebook bound with parchment with 'W Hey' written on the front cover. The fly-leaf is inscribed with 'Rd Hey 1781 William Hey junr. 1795'. Contains 26 patient cases, some whi...

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Individuals

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society

1774-1820

Arrangement: SC/LPLS/15/1 – William Hey

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Drafts of a memoranda on increasing the number of medical officers at the Leeds General Infirmary, written by William Hey II

Hey, William (1772-1844)

1827

These drafts were written when Hey was principal surgeon at Leeds General Infirmary.

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Notebook of patient case histories compiled by Richard Hey, and notes on medical topics by his brother William Hey II

Hey, William (1772-1844); Hey, Richard (1789)

1785-c.1796

Bound volume contains notes at the front and the reverse. From the front of the volume are notes on medical topics, such as the symptoms of and treatments for tetanus, which appear to be written by Wi...

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Hey Family Collection

Hey, Richard (1789); Hey, William (1772-1844); Hey, Samuel (1815-1888); Hey, William (1736-1819)

1759-1842

The collection includes papers, correspondence and medical casebooks by members of the Hey family, surgeons of Leeds. The casebooks form the bulk of the collection, with 21 medical and obstetrical c...

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Two papers on the philosophy of music; read before the Philosophical & Literary Society of Leeds on the 17th February & 3rd March 1826 by William Hey, one of its vice-presidents

Hey, William (1772-1844)

1826

Not in William Hey's hand. Written on one side of the paper only, with occasional diagrams and notes on the other. The final 14 ff. are blank

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Notebook of patient case histories at the Leeds General Infirmary, possibly compiled by Richard Farrer, apothecary
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Notebook of patient case histories at the Leeds General Infirmary, possibly compiled by Richard Farrer, apothecary

Farrer, Richard (fl1829)

1823-1824

Contains approximately 61 cases by an anonymous hand. The volume begins with a list of 'Accidents etc' in date order from 29 Mar 1823, listing the patient name, a summary of the symptoms, the surgeon ...

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Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society Archive

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society

1774-2005

The archive holds many of the Society's business records including its bye-laws, Council minute books and correspondence. The business papers are not comprehensive, but contain papers dating from the...

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Laws & Regulations

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society

1820-1880

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Trust Deed

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society

1838-1904

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Constitution

Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society

1995-1998

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