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Expand 01 - Medals awarded to Sir Ronald Ross01 - Medals awarded to Sir Ronald Ross
Expand 02 - Photographs 02 - Photographs
Expand 03 - Letters, orders and records of service relating to Ross' career in the Indian Medical Service03 - Letters, orders and records of service relating to Ross' career in the Indian Medical Service
Expand 04 - Correspondence, applications and orders relating to Ross' research during his posts in India, from May 1895 to September 1897, and about an official inquiry into malaria 04 - Correspondence, applications and orders relating to Ross' research during his posts in India, from May 1895 to September 1897, and about an official inquiry into malaria
Expand 05 - Official applications for appointments, especially for malaria research made in 1897-1898, and orders and letters. 05 - Official applications for appointments, especially for malaria research made in 1897-1898, and orders and letters.
Expand 06 - Material on Ross' posting in Kherwara to relieve DC Johnstone06 - Material on Ross' posting in Kherwara to relieve DC Johnstone
Expand 07 - Letters relating to invitations to provide papers for the Indian Medical Congress and the International Congress of Hygiene and Demography (8th) Budapest07 - Letters relating to invitations to provide papers for the Indian Medical Congress and the International Congress of Hygiene and Demography (8th) Budapest
08 - Book of poetry: Edgar or the new Pygmalion and the Judgement of Tithonus by Ross
09 - Periodical: Scientific memoirs by medical officers of the army of India, edited by Sir Benjamin Simpson, Part III.
10 - Notebook kept during the Chin Lushai Expedition of 1889-1890 in Burma
Expand 11 - Articles by Ross on fever, malaria and the chest measurement of recruits11 - Articles by Ross on fever, malaria and the chest measurement of recruits
Expand 12 - Letters from Patrick Manson to Ross on Ross' research into the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes12 - Letters from Patrick Manson to Ross on Ross' research into the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes
Expand 13 - Letters from Ross to Patrick Manson on Ross' research into the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes13 - Letters from Ross to Patrick Manson on Ross' research into the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes
Expand 14 - Letters from Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran to Ross on Ross' research into the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes 14 - Letters from Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran to Ross on Ross' research into the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes
Expand 15 - Copies of letters from Ross to Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran on Ross' research into the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes15 - Copies of letters from Ross to Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran on Ross' research into the transmission of malaria by mosquitoes
Expand 16 - Letters from George Henry Falkiner Nuttall to Ross on Nuttall's research into the part played by insects in the spread of disease16 - Letters from George Henry Falkiner Nuttall to Ross on Nuttall's research into the part played by insects in the spread of disease
Expand 17 - Copies of letters from Ross to George Henry Falkiner Nuttall on Ross' research into kala-azar, and one letter from Nuttall to Ross17 - Copies of letters from Ross to George Henry Falkiner Nuttall on Ross' research into kala-azar, and one letter from Nuttall to Ross
Expand 18 - Photographs and letters relating to Ross writing his memoirs18 - Photographs and letters relating to Ross writing his memoirs
19 - Publication: The mode of infection in malaria: three more Ross-Manson letters, 1898 by Sir Ronald Ross
Expand 20 - Letters from Ross to Manson including information on the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's expedition to Sierra Leone20 - Letters from Ross to Manson including information on the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's expedition to Sierra Leone
Expand 21 - Material relating to Ross' service in India21 - Material relating to Ross' service in India
Expand 22 - Letter and article by Andrew Buchanan on mosquitoes and malaria sent to Patrick Manson22 - Letter and article by Andrew Buchanan on mosquitoes and malaria sent to Patrick Manson
Expand 23 - Correspondence on malaria and mosquitoes23 - Correspondence on malaria and mosquitoes
Expand 24 - Letters from Patrick Manson to Ross on the Ross-Manson correspondence24 - Letters from Patrick Manson to Ross on the Ross-Manson correspondence
Expand 25 - Material relating to the Ross-Manson correspondence including letters to a solicitors firm on the ownership of the correspondence, and letters with the London School of Tropical Medicine25 - Material relating to the Ross-Manson correspondence including letters to a solicitors firm on the ownership of the correspondence, and letters with the London School of Tropical Medicine
26 - Letter from Percy Alexander Macmahon, General Secretary, British Association to Ross on a paper: Verb-functions
Expand 27 - Copies of the Ross-Manson correspondence, extracts from Lord Lister's correspondence and a pamphlet: Two Ross-Manson letters27 - Copies of the Ross-Manson correspondence, extracts from Lord Lister's correspondence and a pamphlet: Two Ross-Manson letters
Expand 28 - Diary and notes of researches on malaria (with letters interleaved) India, Book 128 - Diary and notes of researches on malaria (with letters interleaved) India, Book 1
Expand 29 - Diary and notes of researchers on malaria and kala-azar India, Book 2 including interleaved correspondence, telegrams, patient notes, receipts and reports.29 - Diary and notes of researchers on malaria and kala-azar India, Book 2 including interleaved correspondence, telegrams, patient notes, receipts and reports.
Expand 30 - Reports and publications on sanitation by Ross30 - Reports and publications on sanitation by Ross
Expand 31 - Letters from patients in Bangalore to Ross31 - Letters from patients in Bangalore to Ross
Expand 32 - Newspaper cuttings on sanitation in India32 - Newspaper cuttings on sanitation in India
33 - Pamphlet: A catechism of vaccination for the use of vaccinators and others by Francis Joseph, revised by Ronald Ross
Expand 34 - Reports on the outbreak of cholera in the civil and military station of Bangalore34 - Reports on the outbreak of cholera in the civil and military station of Bangalore
Expand 35 - Correspondence and notes relating to Ross' work in India35 - Correspondence and notes relating to Ross' work in India
Expand 36 - Correspondence and manuscript reports on the cholera outbreak at Bangalore36 - Correspondence and manuscript reports on the cholera outbreak at Bangalore
Expand 37 - Letters and reports by S Amritaraj relating to sanitation and health in Bangalore37 - Letters and reports by S Amritaraj relating to sanitation and health in Bangalore
38 - Letter from SB Dhavle, Under Secretary to the Government of Bihar and Orissa to Ross in his role as Editor of the Annals of Tropical Sanitation, University of Liverpool and list showing names of officers and local bodies willing to subscribe to the Annals
Expand 39 - Published and unpublished papers by Ross on medical subjects written in India 1890 to 189939 - Published and unpublished papers by Ross on medical subjects written in India 1890 to 1899
Expand 40 - Photographs illustrating leucocytes, blood-plates etc under the microscope, done in Secunderabad in 1893 and used in Ross' Parkes Memorial Prize Essay in 189440 - Photographs illustrating leucocytes, blood-plates etc under the microscope, done in Secunderabad in 1893 and used in Ross' Parkes Memorial Prize Essay in 1894
Expand 41 - Reports on the infection of birds with proteosoma by the bite of mosquitoes by Ross41 - Reports on the infection of birds with proteosoma by the bite of mosquitoes by Ross
Expand 42 - Reports on the cultivation of proteosoma, Labbe, in grey mosquitoes by Ross42 - Reports on the cultivation of proteosoma, Labbe, in grey mosquitoes by Ross
Expand 43 - Cuttings and articles from medical journals by various authors and draft manuscripts on malaria, the Indian Medical Service and Indian Sanitation by Ross43 - Cuttings and articles from medical journals by various authors and draft manuscripts on malaria, the Indian Medical Service and Indian Sanitation by Ross
Expand 44 - Material relating to Edwin Lawrie and malaria44 - Material relating to Edwin Lawrie and malaria
Expand 45 - Manuscripts by Ross and correspondence45 - Manuscripts by Ross and correspondence
Expand 46 - Publications by Ross and Sir Patrick Manson 46 - Publications by Ross and Sir Patrick Manson
Expand 47 - Articles and letters in publications, mostly by Ross and Sir Patrick Manson47 - Articles and letters in publications, mostly by Ross and Sir Patrick Manson
Expand 48 - Letters to Ross on malaria 48 - Letters to Ross on malaria
Expand 49 - Journals and publications containing articles mostly on malaria by Ross and Sir Patrick Manson49 - Journals and publications containing articles mostly on malaria by Ross and Sir Patrick Manson
Expand 50 - Correspondence on a visit by Sir Patrick Manson to Henry George Plimmer and J Bancroft's work50 - Correspondence on a visit by Sir Patrick Manson to Henry George Plimmer and J Bancroft's work
Expand 51 - Italian publications on malaria by authors including Dr Amico Bignami, Giovanni Battista Grassi, Giuseppe Bastianelli, and Antonio Dionisi.51 - Italian publications on malaria by authors including Dr Amico Bignami, Giovanni Battista Grassi, Giuseppe Bastianelli, and Antonio Dionisi.
Expand 52 - Correspondence between Dr Thomas Edmondston Charles and Ross and material relating to the Italians research into malaria 52 - Correspondence between Dr Thomas Edmondston Charles and Ross and material relating to the Italians research into malaria
Expand 53 - Material on the Italian piracy of Ross' work including letters from Robert Koch, Patrick Manson, Louis Westenra Sambon, E Almquist, Charles Wilberforce Daniels, and Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, articles and manuscripts53 - Material on the Italian piracy of Ross' work including letters from Robert Koch, Patrick Manson, Louis Westenra Sambon, E Almquist, Charles Wilberforce Daniels, and Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, articles and manuscripts
Expand 54 - Publications on malaria by Italians authors including Dr Amico Bignami, Giovanni Battista Grassi and Giuseppe Bastianelli54 - Publications on malaria by Italians authors including Dr Amico Bignami, Giovanni Battista Grassi and Giuseppe Bastianelli
Expand 55 - Draft letters by Ross on GB Grassi and Giovanni Noe's work on filariasis55 - Draft letters by Ross on GB Grassi and Giovanni Noe's work on filariasis
Expand 56 - Material on Ross' dispute with Giovanni Battista Grassi including correspondence, draft manuscripts and articles published in the Italian periodical Il Policlinico56 - Material on Ross' dispute with Giovanni Battista Grassi including correspondence, draft manuscripts and articles published in the Italian periodical Il Policlinico
Expand 57 - Material on Ross' dispute with Giovanni Battista Grassi including correspondence with James Cantlie, Editor of the Journal of Tropical Medicine and the Editor of the British Medical Journal, manuscripts, unpublished articles and publications57 - Material on Ross' dispute with Giovanni Battista Grassi including correspondence with James Cantlie, Editor of the Journal of Tropical Medicine and the Editor of the British Medical Journal, manuscripts, unpublished articles and publications
Expand 58 - Correspondence relating to the matter of the removal of Ross' portrait at the Wellcome Medical Historical Museum 58 - Correspondence relating to the matter of the removal of Ross' portrait at the Wellcome Medical Historical Museum
Expand 59 - Press cuttings on Ross' inaugural lecture for the opening of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and a report of a fund raising dinner for the London School of Tropical Medicine59 - Press cuttings on Ross' inaugural lecture for the opening of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and a report of a fund raising dinner for the London School of Tropical Medicine
Expand 60 - Material relating to Ross' post at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine60 - Material relating to Ross' post at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Expand 61 - Correspondence relating to Ross's appointment to and resignation from the Jenner Institute of Preventive Medicine61 - Correspondence relating to Ross's appointment to and resignation from the Jenner Institute of Preventive Medicine
Expand 62 - Correspondence and material about Ross' re-appointment to the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine62 - Correspondence and material about Ross' re-appointment to the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
63 - Life-history of the parasites of malaria by Ross in Nature, No.15553, vol 60.
Expand 64 - Letters, agreements with publishers and accounts for the book Mosquito Brigades by Ross64 - Letters, agreements with publishers and accounts for the book Mosquito Brigades by Ross
65 - Sur les travaux de la mission organisee par l'Ecole de medecine tropicale de Liverpool, pour l'etude de paludisme a Sierra Leone et sur une instruction put la prevention du paludisme by Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
Expand 66 - Notebook of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's expedition to Sierra Leone to investigate malaria interleaved with correspondence with the School, Matthew Nathan - the Acting Governor of Sierra Leone, Mary Kingsley and William Henry Williams Strachan - Principal Medical Officer Lagos and a map of Freetown 66 - Notebook of the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's expedition to Sierra Leone to investigate malaria interleaved with correspondence with the School, Matthew Nathan - the Acting Governor of Sierra Leone, Mary Kingsley and William Henry Williams Strachan - Principal Medical Officer Lagos and a map of Freetown
Expand 67 - Reports, manuscripts and press cuttings on the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's expedition to Sierra Leone to investigate malaria 67 - Reports, manuscripts and press cuttings on the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's expedition to Sierra Leone to investigate malaria
Expand 68 - Publications on malaria and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's expedition to Sierra Leone by various authors68 - Publications on malaria and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's expedition to Sierra Leone by various authors
Expand 69 - Correspondence between Ross and Lord Lister, and related material69 - Correspondence between Ross and Lord Lister, and related material
Expand 70 - Manuscripts, published articles and letters on malaria and mosquitoes70 - Manuscripts, published articles and letters on malaria and mosquitoes
Expand 71 - Correspondence between Ross and Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, Chairman, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Alfred William Winterslow Dale, Principal, University College, Liverpool on Ross' duties and responsibilities in the School and on the rights to Ross' publications71 - Correspondence between Ross and Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, Chairman, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and Alfred William Winterslow Dale, Principal, University College, Liverpool on Ross' duties and responsibilities in the School and on the rights to Ross' publications
Expand 72 - Articles and press cuttings relating to malaria and mosquitoes, and related topics72 - Articles and press cuttings relating to malaria and mosquitoes, and related topics
Expand 73 - Material on the publication of 'Malarial Fever, its cause, prevention and treatment' by Ross73 - Material on the publication of 'Malarial Fever, its cause, prevention and treatment' by Ross
Expand 74 - Material on Sierra Leone mostly relating to a letter written by William Thomas Prout to the editor of the British Medical Journal on the extermination of mosquitoes in Sierra Leone and the controversy surrounding his claims including a meeting of the Malaria Committee of the Royal Society, correspondence with the Colonial Office and letters from Matthew Logan Taylor who was employed as a research worker in Sierra Leone by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine74 - Material on Sierra Leone mostly relating to a letter written by William Thomas Prout to the editor of the British Medical Journal on the extermination of mosquitoes in Sierra Leone and the controversy surrounding his claims including a meeting of the Malaria Committee of the Royal Society, correspondence with the Colonial Office and letters from Matthew Logan Taylor who was employed as a research worker in Sierra Leone by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Expand 75 - Material on the Gambia expedition of 1901 75 - Material on the Gambia expedition of 1901
Expand 76 - Gold Coast (now Ghana) Expedition 1901-1902 76 - Gold Coast (now Ghana) Expedition 1901-1902
Expand 77 - Material on the dispute over the discovery of the human trypanosome 77 - Material on the dispute over the discovery of the human trypanosome
Expand 78 - Material on Sir William MacGregor, Governor of Lagos, Nigeria78 - Material on Sir William MacGregor, Governor of Lagos, Nigeria
Expand 79 - Material on the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's expedition to Sierra Leone79 - Material on the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine's expedition to Sierra Leone
Expand 80 - Material relating to James Coats Junior's gift of money to the Tropical Sanitation Fund, mainly to fund Ross' work on mosquito control in Sierra Leone80 - Material relating to James Coats Junior's gift of money to the Tropical Sanitation Fund, mainly to fund Ross' work on mosquito control in Sierra Leone
Expand 81 - Material on the administration of the Tropical Sanitation Fund81 - Material on the administration of the Tropical Sanitation Fund
Expand 82 - Material on malaria expedition to Sierra Leone 1901-190282 - Material on malaria expedition to Sierra Leone 1901-1902
Expand 83 - Reports, publications and course material on health issues such as malaria, sanitation and hygiene in Lagos, Nigeria 83 - Reports, publications and course material on health issues such as malaria, sanitation and hygiene in Lagos, Nigeria
Expand 84 - Research into arsenic in the hair of patients with beriberi84 - Research into arsenic in the hair of patients with beriberi
Expand 85 - Material on Ross' trip to Ismailia, Egypt in September 1902 to investigate malaria85 - Material on Ross' trip to Ismailia, Egypt in September 1902 to investigate malaria
Expand 86 - Award of the Nobel Prize for Medicine to Ross in 190286 - Award of the Nobel Prize for Medicine to Ross in 1902
Expand 87 - Letters of congratulation to Ross on being appointed a CB (Companion of the Bath)87 - Letters of congratulation to Ross on being appointed a CB (Companion of the Bath)
Expand 88 - Visit to St Louis and Panama September - October 190488 - Visit to St Louis and Panama September - October 1904
Expand 89 - Material on Ross' visit to Greece to advise on malaria eradication in June 190689 - Material on Ross' visit to Greece to advise on malaria eradication in June 1906
Expand 90 - Material on Ross' expedition to Mauritius to investigate and eradicate malaria in 1907-190890 - Material on Ross' expedition to Mauritius to investigate and eradicate malaria in 1907-1908
Expand 91 - Correspondence about a proposed Malaria Society91 - Correspondence about a proposed Malaria Society
Expand 92 - Material relating to Ross being an external examiner on the Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene at Cambridge University92 - Material relating to Ross being an external examiner on the Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene at Cambridge University
Expand 93 - Material on Ross' application for Chair of Protozoology at the University of London93 - Material on Ross' application for Chair of Protozoology at the University of London
94 - A British Nobel Prize - letter to the editor of the British Medical Journal, written by Ross but published anonymously 8 December 1906
Expand 95 - Correspondence regarding Ross' application for a Lectureship in Tropical Medicine at Edinburgh University95 - Correspondence regarding Ross' application for a Lectureship in Tropical Medicine at Edinburgh University
Expand 96 - Material on a visit by Ross to Brussels to treat Baron Dhannis96 - Material on a visit by Ross to Brussels to treat Baron Dhannis
Expand 97 - Material on a visit to Stockholm to attend the tenth anniversary celebration of the Nobel prize and to be appointed an Honorary Doctor of Medicine from the Karolinksa Institutet in December 191097 - Material on a visit to Stockholm to attend the tenth anniversary celebration of the Nobel prize and to be appointed an Honorary Doctor of Medicine from the Karolinksa Institutet in December 1910
Expand 98 - Expedition to Europe including visits to the New Centenillo Silver and Lead Mines in Spain and to the Lake Copais Company in Greece to advise on malaria eradication in 191398 - Expedition to Europe including visits to the New Centenillo Silver and Lead Mines in Spain and to the Lake Copais Company in Greece to advise on malaria eradication in 1913
Expand 99 - Material on the opening of Institut fur Schiffs und Tropenkrankheiten zu Hamburg (Institute of Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany) and Ross' attendance at the opening ceremony99 - Material on the opening of Institut fur Schiffs und Tropenkrankheiten zu Hamburg (Institute of Tropical Medicine, Hamburg, Germany) and Ross' attendance at the opening ceremony
Expand 100 - Letters from Noel van Raalte to Ross asking advice on mosquito control on Brownsea Island, Dorset100 - Letters from Noel van Raalte to Ross asking advice on mosquito control on Brownsea Island, Dorset
Expand 101 - Material on Ross' visit to Cyprus to advise on malaria eradication in 1913101 - Material on Ross' visit to Cyprus to advise on malaria eradication in 1913
Expand 102 - Manuscripts and publications by Ross and others; related correspondence and press cuttings102 - Manuscripts and publications by Ross and others; related correspondence and press cuttings
Expand 103 - Material relating to India including the Conference on malaria at Nagpur 1902, Bombay Medical Congress 1909 and the anti-malaria campaign at Mian Mir103 - Material relating to India including the Conference on malaria at Nagpur 1902, Bombay Medical Congress 1909 and the anti-malaria campaign at Mian Mir
Expand 104 - Correspondence with and about EMG Parlato-Hopkins 104 - Correspondence with and about EMG Parlato-Hopkins
Expand 105 - Correspondence with friends after the publication of his Memoirs including George William Patrick Dennys, KN Appiah relating to his work with Ross on malaria research and Andrew Lang Browne105 - Correspondence with friends after the publication of his Memoirs including George William Patrick Dennys, KN Appiah relating to his work with Ross on malaria research and Andrew Lang Browne
Expand 106 - Material on malaria in Mian Mir, India106 - Material on malaria in Mian Mir, India
Expand 107 - Material relating to Waldemar Mordecai Wolff Haffkine and the Mulkowal incident107 - Material relating to Waldemar Mordecai Wolff Haffkine and the Mulkowal incident
Expand 108 - Material on lectures given by Ross108 - Material on lectures given by Ross
Expand 109 - Material relating to Ross' research work while at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine109 - Material relating to Ross' research work while at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Expand 110 - Material on cryotherapy research (use of a cold chamber) at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and King's College Hospital, London110 - Material on cryotherapy research (use of a cold chamber) at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and King's College Hospital, London
Expand 111 - Letters and press cuttings from Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence to Ross on his theory on Bacon writing Shakespeare111 - Letters and press cuttings from Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence to Ross on his theory on Bacon writing Shakespeare
Expand 112 - Material on research projects conducted in the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine112 - Material on research projects conducted in the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Expand 113 - Material relating to Ross' work at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine113 - Material relating to Ross' work at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Expand 114 - Material on Parliamentary Actions for malaria returns by Members of Parliament114 - Material on Parliamentary Actions for malaria returns by Members of Parliament
Expand 115 - Material on a proposal for a British prize for medical research115 - Material on a proposal for a British prize for medical research
Expand 116 - Report by Ross to the Board of Education on the financial position of the London School of Tropical Medicine116 - Report by Ross to the Board of Education on the financial position of the London School of Tropical Medicine
Expand 117 - Material on Ross' claim for reward for his scientific discovery, includes material on Edward Jenner's reward for the discovery of vaccination and correspondence with others who he encourages to petition the government for monetary reward117 - Material on Ross' claim for reward for his scientific discovery, includes material on Edward Jenner's reward for the discovery of vaccination and correspondence with others who he encourages to petition the government for monetary reward
Expand 118 - Material on the dismissal of Richard P Cowl from the University of Bristol and the proposed investigation into the administration of the University118 - Material on the dismissal of Richard P Cowl from the University of Bristol and the proposed investigation into the administration of the University
Expand 119 - Material on Ross' campaign to improve conditions and pay of those working on medical research, including a pension scheme for tropical medicine workers119 - Material on Ross' campaign to improve conditions and pay of those working on medical research, including a pension scheme for tropical medicine workers
Expand 120 - Correspondence, mostly between Ross and William Martin, on changes to the Patent Laws to encourage scientific research120 - Correspondence, mostly between Ross and William Martin, on changes to the Patent Laws to encourage scientific research
Expand 121 - Material on Ross' campaign to receive monetary reward for his discovery of the mosquito transmission of malaria121 - Material on Ross' campaign to receive monetary reward for his discovery of the mosquito transmission of malaria
Expand 122 - Material on a proposed monument to Ross and WC Gorgas at Panama to commemorate the medical men who made the canal possible122 - Material on a proposed monument to Ross and WC Gorgas at Panama to commemorate the medical men who made the canal possible
Expand 123 - Letter and photograph from JE Pincher on John Holt, African Ship Owner and Merchant123 - Letter and photograph from JE Pincher on John Holt, African Ship Owner and Merchant
124 - Letter from Ernesto Cacace to Ross
Expand 125 - Correspondence on Ross's application for the governorship of Western Australia125 - Correspondence on Ross's application for the governorship of Western Australia
Expand 126 - Correspondence on a proposed visit to Australia by Ross126 - Correspondence on a proposed visit to Australia by Ross
Expand 127 - Material on letters by Ross and others to the Times on various subjects including the death of William Crawford Gorgas, a proposed malaria bureau and Ross' election as a Foreign Associate of the Academie de Medecine, Paris127 - Material on letters by Ross and others to the Times on various subjects including the death of William Crawford Gorgas, a proposed malaria bureau and Ross' election as a Foreign Associate of the Academie de Medecine, Paris
Expand 128 - Press cuttings and letters relating to the death of Sir Patrick Manson on 9 April 1922, including Ross' criticism of the information in some of the obituaries relating to Manson's role in the discovery of the mosquito transmission of malaria128 - Press cuttings and letters relating to the death of Sir Patrick Manson on 9 April 1922, including Ross' criticism of the information in some of the obituaries relating to Manson's role in the discovery of the mosquito transmission of malaria
Expand 129 - Material including obituaries and correspondence relating to the death of Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran129 - Material including obituaries and correspondence relating to the death of Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
Expand 130 - Material on a visit to Paris for the commemorative celebration of the death of Edward Jenner at the Academie de Medecine, Institut Superior de Vaccine on 23 January 1923130 - Material on a visit to Paris for the commemorative celebration of the death of Edward Jenner at the Academie de Medecine, Institut Superior de Vaccine on 23 January 1923
Expand 131 - Lectures delivered by Ross to various institutions and organisations131 - Lectures delivered by Ross to various institutions and organisations
Expand 132 - Letters to the press and occasional publications and papers by Ross, mainly on scientific subjects but also on poetry, prohibition and women's suffrage132 - Letters to the press and occasional publications and papers by Ross, mainly on scientific subjects but also on poetry, prohibition and women's suffrage
Expand 133 - Material relating to Ross' war service including correspondence on his role with the Territorial Forces at the 1st Western General Hospital in Liverpool133 - Material relating to Ross' war service including correspondence on his role with the Territorial Forces at the 1st Western General Hospital in Liverpool
Expand 134 - Material on Ross' role as Consulting Physician in Tropical Diseases to the hospitals for Indian troops in England (Brighton, Bournemouth, Brockenhurst and Netley)134 - Material on Ross' role as Consulting Physician in Tropical Diseases to the hospitals for Indian troops in England (Brighton, Bournemouth, Brockenhurst and Netley)
Expand 135 - Material on Ross' work during the First World War including material on anti-malaria measures in Salonika, Ross' appointment as Consultant for Malaria in Southern England, his promotion to Colonel, demobilisation and an article on malaria for the Official Medical History of the War135 - Material on Ross' work during the First World War including material on anti-malaria measures in Salonika, Ross' appointment as Consultant for Malaria in Southern England, his promotion to Colonel, demobilisation and an article on malaria for the Official Medical History of the War
Expand 136 - Material on Ross' pay conditions during the war136 - Material on Ross' pay conditions during the war
Expand 137 - Material on Ross' service during the First World War in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force137 - Material on Ross' service during the First World War in the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force
Expand 138 - Material on the publishing of the book The Prevention of Malaria (1910) by Ross138 - Material on the publishing of the book The Prevention of Malaria (1910) by Ross
Collapse 139 - Material on the publication of Memoirs by Ross139 - Material on the publication of Memoirs by Ross
Expand 01 - Correspondence with publishers and press cuttings on the publication of Memoirs01 - Correspondence with publishers and press cuttings on the publication of Memoirs
Collapse 02 - Correspondence on the publication of Memoirs, asking friends for material including photographs to use in the book, congratulating Ross on the book and relating to Ross being awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize02 - Correspondence on the publication of Memoirs, asking friends for material including photographs to use in the book, congratulating Ross on the book and relating to Ross being awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize
01 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Lord Leverhulme
02 - Letter from Lord Leverhulme to Ross
03 - Letter from Lord Leverhulme to Ross
04 - Letter from Lord Leverhulme to Ross
05 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Lord Leverhulme
06 - Mounted photograph of Lord Leverhulme by Robert Ford
07 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Robert William Reid, Professor of Anatomy, Aberdeen University
08 - Letter from JR Sutherland, Manager and Secretary, Aberdeen University Press Ltd to Ross
09 - Letter from Robert William Reid, Professor of Anatomy, Aberdeen University to Ross
10 - Letter from JR Sutherland, Manager and Secretary, Aberdeen University Press Ltd to Ross
11 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Robert William Reid, Professor of Anatomy, Aberdeen University
12 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Stalker & Thomson, Solicitors
13 - Letter from Stalker & Thomson, Solicitors to Ross
14 - Letter from William Farquharson, Managing Director at John Murray, Publisher to Ross
15 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Richard James Reece
16 - Letter from Richard James Reece to Ross
17 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Sydney Price James
18 - Letter from Sydney Price James to Ross
19 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Sydney Price James
20 - Letter from W Jowett at Hazell, Watsons and Viney Ltd, Printers to Ross
21 - Proofs of Plate II from Memoirs
22 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Cloudesley Brereton
23 - Letter from Cloudesley Brereton to Ross
24 - Notes: A list of people to whom Ross presented copies of his Memoirs
25 - Letter from Giuseppe Franchini to Ross
26 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Giuseppe Franchini
27 - Letter from Giuseppe Franchini to Ross
28 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Giuseppe Franchini
29 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Giuseppe Franchini
30 - Letter from Giuseppe Franchini to Ross
31 - Copy of a letter from Ross to William Farquharson, Managing Director at John Murray, Publisher
32 - Letter from Giuseppe Franchini to Ross
33 - Letter from Marie Phisalix to Ross
34 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Herbert George Wells
35 - Letter from Herbert George Wells to Ross
36 - Letter from Walter Gawan King to Ross
37 - Letter from Walter Gawan King to Ross
38 - Letter from Walter Gawan King to Ross
39 - Letter from Sir Henry Rider Haggard to Ross
40 - Letter from Sir Henry Rider Haggard to Ross
41 - Letter from Gladys Sandwith, widow of FM Sandwith to Ross
42 - Letter from Jessie G Dashwood to Ross
43 - Copy of a letter from Ross to the Editor of Press and Journal, Aberdeen
44 - Letter from Lord Leverhulme to Ross
45 - Letter from Sir Percy William Bassett-Smith to Ross
46 - Letter from Anderson Gray McKendrick to Ross
47 - Letter from Anderson Gray McKendrick to Ross
48 - Letter from Arnold White to Ross
49 - Letter to Ross, signed 'A helpless old lady'
50 - Letter from Charles Ross, brother of Ross to Ross
51 - Letter from Sir James Mackenzie to Ross
52 - Letter from Caleb Williams Saleeby to Ross
53 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Caleb Williams Saleeby
54 - Letter from Sir James Barr to Ross
55 - Letter from Percy John Probyn to Ross
56 - Letter from Henry Briggs to Ross
57 - Letter from Thomas Reginald St Johnston to Ross
58 - Copy of a letter from Ross to General Fielding H Garrison, Librarian, Surgeon-General's Office
59 - Notes by Ross on Baron's life of Jenner and EG Garrison's History of Medicine
60 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Sir Arthur Everett Shipley, Master of Christ's College, Cambridge
61 - Letter from Sir Arthur Everett Shipley, Master of Christ's College, Cambridge to Ross
62 - Press cutting: Sir Ronald Ross and the malaria problem by Sir Arthur Everett Shipley in Discovery
63 - Letter from Arne Holmberg, Librarian, Karolinska Insitutet, Stockholm to Ross
64 - Letter from TG Foressen to Ross
65 - Letter from James Ellis Barker to Ross
66 - Letter from James Ellis Barker to Ross
67 - Letter from Francis William O'Connor to Ross
68 - Letter from John Benjamin Hellier to Ross
69 - Copy of a letter from Ross to John Benjamin Hellier
70 - Letter from Robert Welsh, Solicitor to Ross
71 - Letter from John Murray, Publisher to Ross
72 - Copy of a letter from Ross' secretary, Edith Yates to Robert Welsh, Solicitor
73 - Letter from Robert Welsh, Solicitor to Ross
74 - Letter from Robert Welsh, Solicitor to Ross
75 - Letter from Robert Welsh, Solicitor to Ross
76 - Letter from Robert Welsh, Solicitor to Ross
77 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Herbert John Clifford Grierson, Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature, University of Edinburgh
78 - Letter from Herbert John Clifford Grierson, Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature, University of Edinburgh to Ross
79 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Herbert John Clifford Grierson, Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature, University of Edinburgh
80 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Herbert John Clifford Grierson, Professor of Rhetoric and English Literature, University of Edinburgh
81 - Letter from Robert Welsh, Solicitor to Ross
82 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Robert Welsh, Solicitor
83 - Press cutting: News in Brief in the Times
84 - Press cutting: Announcing of Ross being awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in the Evening News
85 - Press cutting: Announcing of Ross being awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in the Surrey Mirror and County Post
86 - Press cutting: Announcing of Ross being awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in the Medical Press
87 - Press cutting: Announcing of Ross being awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in the British Weekly
88 - Press cutting: Announcing of Ross being awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in the Times Literary Supplement
89 - Letter from Bingham Watson, Clerk, Society of Apothecaries to Ross
90 - Letter from William W Francis to Ross
91 - Page proof from Bibliotheca Osleriana including an entry for Ross publication: Preliminary report on the infection of birds with Proteosoma by the bites of mosquitoes
92 - Copy of a letter from Ross to William W Francis
93 - Letter from William W Francis to Ross
94 - Copy of a letter from Ross to William W Francis
95 - Letter from William W Francis to Ross
96 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Josephi Carozzi, Editor, Syren & Shipping
97 - Letter from Josephi Carozzi, Editor, Syren & Shipping to Ross
98 - Press cutting: On watch in Syren & Shipping, includes a cartoon of Sir AL Jones and WJ Davey as Sanitary Saviours of the West Coast
99 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Josephi Carozzi, Editor, Syren & Shipping
100 - Letter from Josephi Carozzi, Editor, Syren & Shipping to Ross
101 - Copy of a letter from Ross to Josephi Carozzi, Editor, Syren & Shipping
102 - Letter from William Farquharson, Managing Director at John Murray, Publisher to Ross
103 - Copy of a letter from Ross' Secretary, Edith Yates to William Farquharson, Managing Director at John Murray, Publisher
Expand 03 - Press cuttings, majority on Memoirs but also includes cuttings on malaria03 - Press cuttings, majority on Memoirs but also includes cuttings on malaria
Expand 140 - Material relating to Sir Malcolm Watson, Cyril Strickland and malaria control in the Federated Malay States140 - Material relating to Sir Malcolm Watson, Cyril Strickland and malaria control in the Federated Malay States
Expand 141 - Letters and press cuttings on sleeping sickness141 - Letters and press cuttings on sleeping sickness
Expand 142 - Letters and press cuttings regarding the discovery and research of Leishmania Donovani142 - Letters and press cuttings regarding the discovery and research of Leishmania Donovani
Expand 143 - Sir Patrick Manson's Malaria chart 143 - Sir Patrick Manson's Malaria chart
Expand 144 - Correspondence between Ross and various individuals on malaria and related subjects144 - Correspondence between Ross and various individuals on malaria and related subjects
Expand 145 - Letters and correspondence with various individuals including George Henry Falkiner Nuttall, Sir William MacGregor, Sir Patrick Manson, Walter Gawan King and Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran145 - Letters and correspondence with various individuals including George Henry Falkiner Nuttall, Sir William MacGregor, Sir Patrick Manson, Walter Gawan King and Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran
Expand 146 - Letters and press cuttings relating to Ross and on a variety of subjects, arranged by year146 - Letters and press cuttings relating to Ross and on a variety of subjects, arranged by year
Expand 147 - Material relating to the Advisory Committee of the Tropical Diseases Research Fund, the Colonial Office, malaria returns and correspondence147 - Material relating to the Advisory Committee of the Tropical Diseases Research Fund, the Colonial Office, malaria returns and correspondence
Expand 148 - Correspondence between Ross and the Editors of periodicals on Ross' contributions148 - Correspondence between Ross and the Editors of periodicals on Ross' contributions
Expand 149 - Material relating to malaria treatment in hospitals in London, Oxford, Aldershot and Guildford149 - Material relating to malaria treatment in hospitals in London, Oxford, Aldershot and Guildford
Expand 150 - Lectures, addresses and some letters to the press from 1921 to 1925 150 - Lectures, addresses and some letters to the press from 1921 to 1925
Expand 151 - Material relating to Ross' publications including Prevention of Malaria151 - Material relating to Ross' publications including Prevention of Malaria
Expand 152 - Material on the question of malaria priority and the dispute between Ross and Giovanni Battista Grassi152 - Material on the question of malaria priority and the dispute between Ross and Giovanni Battista Grassi
Expand 153 - Material on a trip to Russia by Ross as part of a British delegation in 1912153 - Material on a trip to Russia by Ross as part of a British delegation in 1912
Expand 154 - Publications by Ross 154 - Publications by Ross
Expand 155 - Publications on Ross and related subjects155 - Publications on Ross and related subjects
Expand 156 - Material including correspondence, list of achievements, notes and sketches for Ross' autobiography Memoirs156 - Material including correspondence, list of achievements, notes and sketches for Ross' autobiography Memoirs
Expand 157 - Diaries157 - Diaries
158 - A book of pencil and watercolour sketches of the Isle of Wight, with a few of Ireland and some figures copied from Retsch's outlines of Faust
Expand 159 - Material on Ross' inventions including ear plugs and a clinical automatic thermometer159 - Material on Ross' inventions including ear plugs and a clinical automatic thermometer
Expand 160 - Set of notebooks and diaries160 - Set of notebooks and diaries
Expand 161 - Material on the establishment of the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases161 - Material on the establishment of the Ross Institute and Hospital for Tropical Diseases
Expand 162 - Honours and awards presented to Ross162 - Honours and awards presented to Ross
Expand 163 - Material on Ross' work on statistics and mathematics including correspondence, publications and mathematical workings163 - Material on Ross' work on statistics and mathematics including correspondence, publications and mathematical workings
Expand 164 - Publications by Ross164 - Publications by Ross
166 - Photocopy of a letter from Ross to George Miller Sternburg, Chief of the Medical Staff, United States Army
Expand 167 - Letters on malaria eradication by Ross, written in Mauritius during his visit there in 1908167 - Letters on malaria eradication by Ross, written in Mauritius during his visit there in 1908
Expand 168 - Letters and correspondence on a number of subjects168 - Letters and correspondence on a number of subjects
Expand 169 - Correspondence relating to the disposition of the Ross papers at the Ross Institute169 - Correspondence relating to the disposition of the Ross papers at the Ross Institute
Expand 170 - Letters to Ross and correspondence on a variety of subjects170 - Letters to Ross and correspondence on a variety of subjects
Expand 171 - Copy of a catalogue of the Ross Archives as compiled by Ross, list of objects and letter to the Times171 - Copy of a catalogue of the Ross Archives as compiled by Ross, list of objects and letter to the Times
Expand 172 - Copies of correspondence between Ross and Sir Patrick Manson172 - Copies of correspondence between Ross and Sir Patrick Manson
Expand 173 - Material relating to malaria and World War One173 - Material relating to malaria and World War One
Expand 174 - Scientific Artefacts174 - Scientific Artefacts
175 - Press cuttings following the death of Sir Ronald Ross 16th September, 1932, aged 75.
Expand 176 - Publications by Ross176 - Publications by Ross
Expand 177 - Miscellaneous papers177 - Miscellaneous papers
Expand 178 - Material including correspondence, manuscripts, research papers, publications and related papers, on a variety of topics178 - Material including correspondence, manuscripts, research papers, publications and related papers, on a variety of topics
Expand 179 - Journal articles and other papers written by Ross, includes material on malaria, sleeping sickness and mathematics.179 - Journal articles and other papers written by Ross, includes material on malaria, sleeping sickness and mathematics.
Expand 180 - Scientific Publications by Ross180 - Scientific Publications by Ross
Expand 181 - Lists of Sir Ronald Ross' publications, medals and honours.181 - Lists of Sir Ronald Ross' publications, medals and honours.
182 - Sir Ronald Ross' Archive
Expand 183 - Pamphlets celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Sir Ronald Ross' discovery183 - Pamphlets celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of Sir Ronald Ross' discovery
Expand 184 - Facsimiles of Sir Ronald Ross Archive184 - Facsimiles of Sir Ronald Ross Archive
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Diary page 107: the discovery of mosquito transmission of malaria
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