Manuscript letter from Lieutenant Colonel M. Melville (n.d.); Patients' medical notes and case sheets (1915-1918, 1924-1925); 16 copy photographs (1914-1916); Typescript recollections of George Grey Turner "My Colleague" (n.d.); Book Selected Papers and published papers (1963, 1971-1977); Typed transcript of an interview recorded with Peter Liddle (Jan. 1978); Obituary from The Times (22 Dec. 1986).
Sir Harry Platt papers
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Liddle Collection DF 102
- Dates of Creation
- 1915-1986
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 file; manuscript, typescript, photographs, a press cutting, and printed material
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Sir Harry Platt (1886-1986) was born at Thornham, Lancashire. As Captain, RAMC (Royal Army Medical Corps), he served as the Surgeon in charge of an orthopaedic centre in Manchester. Later he became President of the Royal College of Surgeons.
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Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
Domestic Front catalogue (hard copy) http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/liddle/index.htm
Alternative Form Available
Microfilmed