The papers of Jack Common (1900-1968) are a rich resource for those interested in the history of this talented Tyneside-born writer. They include published and unpublished typescripts and manuscripts of his work, including Kiddar's Luck, his fictionalised childhood autobiography, published in 1951. There are also Common's diaries, notebooks, research notes, news cuttings, correspondence and photographs.

The papers also include copies of articles and draft articles for his contribution to the socialist journals The Adelphi and New Britain. Correspondence to Jack Common includes letters from his friends George Orwell, E.M. Forster, Dorothy and Max Plowman, Richard and John Middleton Murry, Thomas McCullough and Connie Common, Jack's second wife. There is also correspondence from various publishers as well as from the BBC and Associated British Picture Corporation.

Features poems and quotations from literature.

A collection of drawing image slides for
Commonwealth Trust Offices. The file consists
of 15 35mm slides in 4 wallets.

A collection of photograph image slides for
Commonwealth Trust Offices. The file consists
of 3 35mm slides in 1 wallet.

A collection of photograph image slides for
Commonwealth Trust Offices. The file consists
of 7 35mm slides in 2 wallets.

A collection of model image slides for
Commonwealth Trust Offices. The file consists
of 11 slides in 3 wallets.

Consists of papers sent to delegates intended for discussion at the 1st Meeting of the Chief Medical Officer's Communicable Disease Strategy Education, Infrastructure and Training Sub-Group held on 17 June 1999.

Includes;

Covering letter, including list of papers to be discussed;

Paper by Dr Elizabeth Haworth and Dr Patrick Morgan, President and Vice President of the Public Health Medicine Environmental Group, entitled 'Infrastructure/Local Arrangements';

Paper by Professor Jim McEwen, Faculty of Public Health Medicine and the Royal College of Pathologists, entitled 'Training for the CDCC [Consultant in Communicable Disease Control] Role';

Paper by Dr Philip Monk, Secretary to an Inter College Group, chaired by the Faculty of Public Health Medicine, entitled 'Education, Training and Infrastructure', including additional information arising after its initial preparation;

Paper by Professor Roger Finch, President of the British Infection Society, dealing with the contribution of Infectious Disease Physicians to Communicable Disease Control, and with Undergraduate and Postgraduate Education and Training in Infection;

Paper from Department of Health prepared in October 1998 for a different purpose, entitled 'Functions and Roles and Responsibilities of DH, PHLS, Health Authorities and Local Authorities in Communicable Disease Control';

Letter dated 9 June 1999 by Dr E P Wright, Consultant Microbiologist and Representative of the Association of Medical Microbiologists, commenting on the representation of the role of medical microbiologists at Strategy Group papers so far, including enclosures relating to this role;

And paper by the Group and Centre Directors of the PHLS entitled 'Contribution of Microbiological Services to a Communicable Disease Strategy.

Consists of papers sent to delegates intended for discussion at the 2nd Meeting of the Chief Medical Officer's Communicable Disease Strategy Education, Infrastructure and Training Sub-Group held on 12 July 1999.

Includes;

Agenda and covering correspondence, including apologies and queries on the submission of papers;

Draft paper by Dr Nicky Connor and Dr Jane Leese of the Department of Health, entitled 'Communicable Disease Functions, Roles and Responsibilities';

Paper by Ruth Cuthbert of the National Health Service (NHS) Executive entitled 'Commissioning in the New NHS';

Paper by Dr Elizabeth Howarth, Consultant in Communicable Disease Control at Buckinghamshire Health Authority, entitled 'Problems in Commissioning for the Control of Communicable/Infectious Disease';

Paper by Dr Diana Walford, Director of the PHLS, entitled 'Microbiology and Primary Care: An Ideal Relationship';

Paper by Dr Robert George, Director of PHLS' Respiratory and Systemic Infection Laboratory, entitled 'Issues in Diagnosis, Surveillance and Monitoring of Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) that does not Present to Hospital';

Paper by Dr Tony Howard, Group Director PHLS Wales, Dr Ian Hosein, Chairman of Microbiology Standing Specialist Advisory Group, Dr Chris Cefai, Consultant Medical Microbiologist for Wrexham Maelor Hospital, and Dr Roland Salmon, Regional Epidemiologist of CDSC Wales, entitled 'Medical Microbiology in Wales and its Public Health Outputs: A Multiagency Approach';