Whitehead - Doctors in the Great War

Published by Leo Cooper in 1999
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Contents

Acknowledgements

I wish to thank the staffs of the following libraries and archives for help given during the course of my research: the Bodleian Library; the Brotherton Library; the Imperial War Museum; Leeds University Medical Library; the Liddle Collection, University of Leeds; Nottingham University Medical Library; the Osier Club of London; the Public Record Office; the Library of the Royal College of Physicians (London); the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons (London); the Library of the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst; the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine. Where relevant, I am also grateful to the above institutions for permission to quote material, and to reproduce photographs. I have sought to locate current holders of copyright for all material reproduced, but wish to express my apologies for any omissions in this respect.

I owe thanks to the British Academy, for funding my PhD research, which forms the basis of this book. I am also grateful to the Wellcome Trust for the award of a research grant; and to the University of Derby, for assistance with research expenses.

I am indebted to Hugh Cecil, who supervised my PhD thesis. I am particularly grateful to Hugh and his family, for making me welcome in their home, during my periods of study in London. My thanks also go to Peter Liddle for his advice and encouragement, and for his continued interest in my work. The trust which he placed in me, by allowing me free access to the Liddle Collection, is much appreciated. I am grateful to Gary Sheffield for arranging my visit to Sandhurst. 1 wish also to thank the following for their assistance and interest: Brian Bond; Roy Bridge; Roger Cooter; Mark Harrison; Edward Spiers; and my colleagues, past and present, at the University of Derby. In addition, I am grateful to the staff at Pen Sc Sword, for their assistance and efficiency.

I am particularly fortunate in my friends and family, and wish to thank them all for their continued interest and support. Above all, I wish to thank my parents, who have always encouraged me in my work, and who have given me so much more than words can convey.

Ian Whitehead,
Derby, January 1999.

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