Personal papers and correspondence of John Charnley, including:
- Letter from Charnley to Arthur Eyre-Brook relating to his decision not to accept the vice-presidency of the BOA [British Orthopaedic Association], also expressing his views on immigration, and a letter from William Waugh and Lady Charnley discussing the presentation of excerpts of this letter in Charnley’s biography.
- A journal kept by Charnley detailing his travels, the performing of operations and the development and improvement of prostheses and instruments, work in the laboratory, and discussion of Margaret Thatcher and the current political situation, with relation to immigration, unemployment, and the working classes in Britain, Jan – Mar 1980
- An application by Charnley for award of degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Manchester, with list of publications and detailed employment history, 1963
- Curriculum Vitae for Charnley, 1952
- Letter from John Charnley to Mary Charnley [his sister], discussing his war service and promotion, and their mutual attitude to marriage, 1942
- Copy of a Christmas card showing a drawing of a surgeon operating, including the text ‘Xmas Greetings, John Charnley 1946’
- Letter to the editor of the Manchester Guardian by John Charnley entitled ‘Britain’s Medical Emigrants Weakening the N.H.S.’, 1960
- Correspondence discussing a hip replacement operation for John Wade by Nobby Clarke, R.C. Joss Hill and Charnley, a donation made by Wade to aid Charnley’s research, and discussion by Charnley of the progress of his work at the Centre for Hip Surgery, 1961
- Correspondence with R.C. Joss Hill, and B.M. [Mike] Wroblewski discussing potential for employment in Manchester with Charnley, and Charnley’s proposed future retirement
- List of travel undertaken by Charnley in 1980 – 1982
- Application by Charnley for post of Resident Surgical Officer at the Manchester Royal Infirmary, 1938
- Letter from Charnley to Chas. Thackray Ltd on the design of the narrow neck for the low friction femoral prosthesis, with diagrams, Jun 1982