Smith writes about various subjects including: difficulties giving medicine to Bullock’s son Wilfred; the Royal Society of Medicine and Congress of History of Medicine; books by Chiron for the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Library; the German Veterinary Historical Society; Leon Moule injured; sources for veterinary history from 1700-1850; the ‘Veterinarian’ journal;…
Smith writes about various subjects including: administering medicine to Bullock’s son Wilfred; Smith to visit the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons; Chiron; review of ‘Veterinary Physiology’ in the ‘Veterinary Journal’; Smith sending journals to the RCVS Library; unqualified veterinary surgeons and quacks; Dangerous Drugs legislation;…
Smith writes about various subjects including: thanking Bullock for translation of writing by Bayer; Smith declining a examiner post; and the approaching death of Professor Delepine.
Smith writes regarding [Henry?] Gray and his mention of Strangeway’s ‘Veterinary Anatomy’; Smith lists the titles of pamphlets he is able to supply for lending. He mentions that he has finished writing his article on the periorbita of the eye for ‘Journal of Anatomy’;…
Smith writes about various subjects including: membership of the International Association for the History of Medicine; Rainey; Bullock’s meeting with [Edward] Fairholme from the Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals; female staff; sending periorbita manuscript to [Sir Arthur] Keith to be seen by the Publishing Committee of the ‘Journal of Anatomy’; Dr Henderson, oculist at Nottingham;…
Smith writes regarding a petition from the Senate of London University challenging the monopoly held by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons on granting licence to veterinary surgeons. He also mentions issues with unregistered practioners and application of an amendment to the RCVS Charter. Smith compares the situation of the RCVS to the General Medical Council,…
Smith writes about various subjects including: issues with unregistered veterinary practioners; Sir Clifford Allbutt and Donald MacAlister; Adami from the University of Liverpool, and relationships with the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons;…
Bullock writes to Smith regarding the auction sale at Sotheby’s of a manuscript by Hippocrates ‘La Marschalcheria de Ypocrate’.
Smith writes about various subjects including: researching and writing the next volume of ‘Early History of Veterinary Literature’; Allbutt and Hobday’s stance on the ‘one portal system’ and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeon’s monopoly on veterinary licencing; article in ‘British Medical Journal’ regarding the General Medical Council and Examinations Committee; purchasing historical veterinary literature and manuscripts at low price; Irish veterinary practioners; Rolleston, and the International Society of the History of Medicine; the history of veterinary anatomy in Britain during 16th and 17th centuries;…
Bullock writes regarding a translation of a letter from Dr Werk, and mentions that he will tell him the cost of a copy of Harley manuscript 3535. There is an annotation by Bullock, in pencil, which mentions that Werk says there is no translation of Chiron…
