Sir Henry Gauvain, 1939 - 1941
Scope and Contents
28 letters sent from British surgeon and tuberculosis specialist Sir Henry Gauvain to the family of Katherine Hughes Hallett, a young girl under his care. Katherine appears to be suffering from polio, and the letters between Gauvain and her parents, Commander Bertram Hughes Hallett and the Hon. Frederica Susan Katherine Somerset, discuss her general care and feeding. Katherine died in 1942.
Dates
- 1939 - 1941
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
Henry Gauvain (28 November 1878-January 19, 1945) was a British children’s surgeon and tuberculosis specialist. He was born in Alderney, England, and educated at St John's College, Cambridge and St Bart’s, London. In 1908 Gauvain took up the post of medical superintendent at the newly founded 220-bed clinic in Alton, Hampshire, where he administered an internationally renowned holistic treatment consisting of fresh air, rest, and exercise. His belief in the importance of sunlight and fresh air in the treatment of tuberculosis led him to open a marine branch of the hospital at Sandy Point, Hayling Island, Hampshire, in 1919. In 1925 Gauvain opened the Morland Hall clinics for private patients. He wrote numerous papers on surgical tuberculosis, hospital design, and was a leading proponent of heliotherapy. He was knighted in 1920 for his services to ill children. Gauvain died in 1945.
Extent
From the Collection: 30 Cubic Feet (68 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
From the Collection: French
From the Collection: Italian
From the Collection: Welsh
From the Collection: Danish
From the Collection: Swedish
From the Collection: Spanish
From the Collection: German
From the Collection: Norwegian
From the Collection: Persian
From the Collection: Japanese
From the Collection: Russian
From the Collection: Greek, Ancient (to 1453)
Creator
- From the Collection: Scheetz, Nicholas B., 1952-2016 (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Georgetown University Manuscripts Repository
Lauinger Library, 5th Floor
37th and O Streets, N.W.
Washington DC 20057
speccoll@georgetown.edu