Item K/PP149/3/4/2 - Correspondence, 1964-1993, with Dr Colin Murray Parkes, and related papers

Correspondence between Cicely Saunders and Dr Colin Murray Parkes (1928-2024), consultant psychiatrist at St Christopher's Hospice, on topics including articles, meetings, the development of the hospice, its general principles, Parkes' research work, academic references and funding applications. Files also include: a letter from Parkes to Surgeon Rear Admiral J M Holford, Department of Health, 1971, on the psycho-social aspects of terminal care at the hospice; a draft article by Parkes, 'Recent bereavement as a cause of mental illness', published in The British Journal of Psychiatry, March 1964; a report, 'Roles of the social psychiatrist at St Christopher's Hospice', December 1971; report, 'Working papers on patterns of terminal cancer care', February 1973; papers concerning a conference to mark Parkes' retirement from London Hospital Medical College, 1993.