Sir Martin Roth (1917-2006): archives

This archive is not yet catalogued. The following is an interim description which may change before cataloguing is completed:

Papers reflecting the broad spread of his career in psychiatry with particular reference to his interest in dementia.

198 boxes

Presented by Sir Martin Roth's family, January 2015-December 2015.

Roth was an extremely significant figure in post-war British biological psychiatry: the first president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, author of several major textbooks in the field, first professor of psychiatry at Cambridge, and also a leading figure in dementia research, among his very broad interests. For more information, see his obituary at http://www.theguardian.com/science/2006/oct/27/guardianobituaries.obituaries.

This collection is currently uncatalogued and cannot be ordered online. Due to ongoing work to improve our collections management systems we are unable to facilitate access to uncatalogued material until 2027.