Archives of Oral Biology

Various documents concerning the development and publication of Archives of Oral Biologywhich began in 1959.

Copy of the article by Professor A.E.W. Miles, published at the end of the anniversary year, entitled, '40th anniversary year of Archives of Oral Biology - an advance in knowledge is not achieved until it is published', taken from, Archives of Oral Biology, 44 (1999), p. 975-977.

Typescript draft, by Professor A.E.W. Miles, of the article, '40th anniversary year of Archives of Oral Biology - an advance in knowledge is not achieved until it is published', which includes a number of mentions of Robert Maxwell and Pergamon Press that the published article does not.

Copy of the article by Dr. D.B. Ferguson, published at the beginning of the anniversary year, entitled, 'Editorial, Archivesthe first forty years', taken from, Archives of Oral Biology, 44 (1999), p. iii-iv.

Copy of the article by Professor A.E.W. Miles, entitled, '40th anniversary year of Pergamon Press - an advance in knowledge is not achieved until it is published', taken from, Archives of Oral Biology, 33, no. 6 (1988), p. v-vi. Published in a collection of similar items by Pergamon Press in 1988, and giving information about Robert Maxwell's science publishing period.

Archives of Oral Biology typescript memorandum by Professor A.E.W. Miles, to his co-editors, reappraising the scope of the journal and assessing reasons why demand for it is not as great as it was in 1981-1984, dated August 1987.

Letter, from Kevin Maxwell, to Professor Miles, thanking him for his letter and praise for his father, 9 February 2000. Includes a copy of Miles's original letter (5 February 2000) attached, regarding the 40th anniversary article he wrote and how his inclusions of Robert Maxwell, in the draft, were all edited out by the journal's new publishers.

Second copy of the article by Professor A.E.W. Miles, entitled, '40th anniversary year of Pergamon Press - an advance in knowledge is not achieved until it is published', with the name of Dr. Vass amended in manuscript by Professor Miles.

Information provided by Professor Miles as to a possible order of the documents, 20 February 2000.

Miles, Professor Albert Edward William (1912-2008), also known as Loma Miles, qualified in medicine, and dentistry (Royal Dental Hospital). From the 1950s-1980s he taught at the London Hospital Medical College Dental School, and was Professor of Dental Surgery and Pathology from 1950 to 1976, after which he taught anatomy. He was curator of the Odontological Museum at the Royal College of Surgeons of England from the 1950s-1990s. He published widely on oral biology and was the founding editor of Archives of Oral Biology

Ferguson, Dr. David B. Editor of Archives of Oral Biology. Author of Oral bioscience (2006).

Maxwell, Robert (1923-1991), Czechoslovakian-born British publisher, media proprietor and Member of Parliament. Pergamon Press, which began in 1948, was acquired by Robert Maxwell in 1951. He was instrumental in setting up Archives of Oral Biology and had an interest in scientific publishing.

Maxwell, Kevin (1959-), businessman and son of Robert Maxwell.