Catalogue description Correspondence (6) between Dr Michael J Howell, co-author of The True History of the Elephant Man and Prof. Seward.

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Title: Correspondence (6) between Dr Michael J Howell, co-author of The True History of the Elephant Man and Prof. Seward.
Description:

Details the efforts in getting the book published and the various pieces of information he has collected. Requests Prof. Seward's medical opinion on aspects of the disease from which Joseph Merrick suffered. Includes summary of a meeting with a Mrs Lindy, daughter of Dr R Tuckett, who is reputed to have told Dr Treves about Joseph Merrick.
Date: 6 July 1969-2 November 1979
Held by: Barts Health NHS Trust Archives, not available at The National Archives
Language: English

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