Head, Henry, 1861-1940 (neurologist)
Dates
- Existence: 1861 - 1940
Biography
Head, Henry (1861-1940) neurologist. Wife Ruth (d.1939), née Mayhew
Found in 101 Collections and/or Records:
Photograph of Head's forearm (extended) and hand resting sideways on a clamp, pam facing away from the camera and thumb pointing upwards, 19031015
There are ink markings on the photograph in blue and red indicating location of nerve endings, and there are black ink notes drawn on to the side for calculating the affected area.
Photograph of Head's hand and forearm still with bandage wrapped around it, 1903-05-11
Many of the photographs have ink lines and marks on to indicate location of nerves beneath the skin and other features.
Photograph of Head's hand in close-up, resting on a clamp, palm facing away from the camera and thumb pointing upwards, 19030925
Head's hand has been drawn on in ink to show the location of nerves beneath the skin.
Photograph of Head's hand seen flat from above showing 'area of trophic change', 1903-05-07
The black and white photograph is drawn on in ink to show the area of trophic change.
Photograph of Head's hand seen in profile, showing area of trophic change, 1903-05-07
Black and white photograph showing the area of trophic change drawn on in ink.
Photograph of Henry Head's forearm and hand resting in a clamp, with the thumb pointing up and the palm towards the camera, 1903-06-08
Head's arm appears to have had location of nerves drawn on it in ink (rather than on the photograph).
Photograph of Henry Head's forearm (extended) and hand resting in a clamp, thumb pointing upwards and palm facing away from the camera, 1903-06-08
Head's arm and hand have been drawn on with ink to show location of nerves rather than on the photograph itself.
Photograph of Henry Head's forearm (extended) and hand, resting in a clamp with the thumb pointing downwards, 1903-06-22
Many of the photographs have ink lines and marks on to indicate location of nerves beneath the skin and other features.
Photograph of Henry Head's forearm (extended) and hand resting on top of a clamp, thumb pointing upwards, with Head's face glimpsed to the right-hand side of picture, 1903-09-28
Head's arm has been drawn on with ink to show the location of the nerves.
Photograph of Henry Head's forearm (extended) and hand, resting sideways in a clamp, with palm facing away from the camera and thumb pointing upwards, 19030518
There are ink markings drawn on the photograph showing the location of nerves beneath the skin.
Photograph of Henry Head's forearm (extended) and hand resting sideways on a clamp, palm facing towards the camera and thumb pointing upwards, 19031207
Head's thumb has been drawn on with ink to show location of nerve endings in the area under investigation.
Photograph of Henry Head's forearm (extended) and hand, supported by a a clamp and resting on a white cloth, palm facing the camera and thumb pointing upwards, 19030525
There are ink markings on Head's arm itself (rather than on the photograph, it seems) showing the location of nerves beneath the skin.
Photograph of Henry Head's forearm (extended) and hand, supported by a clamp and resting on a white cloth, palm facing away from the camera, and with thumb pointing upwards, 19030527
There are ink markings on Henry Head's arm (rather than on the photograph itself, it seems) showing the location of nerves beneath the skin.
Photograph of Henry Head's forearm (extended) and hand, the latter resting in a clamp to display the affected area, 1903-05-18
Many of the photographs have ink lines and marks on to indicate location of nerves beneath the skin and other features.
Photograph of Henry Head's forearm, with hand resting sideways in a clamp and the thumb pointing upwards , 1903-05-18
Many of the photographs have ink lines and marks on to indicate location of nerves beneath the skin and other features.
Photograph showing the position of a sore on Henry Head's hand, 1903-08-29
The black and white photograph shows the position of the sore drawn on in ink.
Poems and 'Autobiographical Notes: mainly in connection with Gosse and Hardy', 1920-1939 (circa; largely 1930s)
Sepia photograph of Head and Rivers sitting at a table in a study, with Rivers examining Head's forearm and various items of equipment on the table around them
'The Case of H. H. and His Arm: a Human Experiment in Nerve Division': vol. 1, 19030301 - 19030801
There is a full-length photo portrait of W. H. R. Rivers stuck into the beginning of the book. Photographs of Head's hand and arm are stuck in, accompanying the typed text, at intervals (these photographs are of the same series as those listed as WHRivers/2/2) and there are also graphs displaying data.
'The Case of H. H. and His Arm': a record of the experiment in five typed volumes, 19030301 - 19071213
'The Case of H. H. and His Arm': vol. 2, 19030803 - 19031213
There are photographs of Head's arm and hand (see also for comparison WHRivers/2/2 in this collection) interspersed at intervals through the typed text, as well as tabular material displaying data.
'The Case of H. H. and His Arm': vol. 3, 19040103 - 19041203
The typed text is interspersed with photographs of Head's arm and hand (see also for comparison the series listed as WHRivers/2/2 in this collection) which serve to illustrate the text. There is also tabular material displaying data.
'The Case of H. H. and His Arm': vol. 4, 19050115 - 19061202
There are photographs of Head's arm and hand (see for comparison the series listed as WHRivers/2/2 in this collection) inserted into the typed text at intervals by way of illustration. There are also tabular displays of data.
'The Case of H. H. and His Arm': vol. 5, 19070208 - 19081026
There are photographs of Head's arm and hand (see for comparison the series listed as WHRivers/2/2 in this collection) inserted into the typed text at intervals by way of illustration. There are also tabular displays of data. There is also reported at the end of the volume a short separate experiment on the glans (tip of the penis) to determine nerve sensation in that area.
Typed transcript of a diary entry on Gosse, 1931 (date is inferred)
Part of a typed transcript of a diary entry, dated 15 April 1931, describing a letter Sassoon received from Ruth Head concerning Edmund Gosse. The entry is repeated in full in the notebook MS Add.9852/6/4, folio 4v. Originally enclosed with MS Add.9852/6/4, inside front cover.
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