Two Autograph Letters Signed and two Autograph Card Signed (all 'W J Collins') to Sir Henry Trueman Wood, with offprint of lecture to Royal Sanitary Institute: 'The Chadwick School of Thought. (An appeal from the New Sanitarians to the Old.)'

The collection is in good condition. Three of the communications bear the stamp of the Royal Society of Arts, of which the recipient Wood was the Secretary. Letter One (28 October 1914; letterhead of 1 Albert Terrace, Regent's Park, N.W., 12mo, 2 pp, 18 lines, mourning border): He does not 'see a chance' of lecturing 'on the Ambulance Question at the Society of Arts': 'My plea for Motor Ambulances which fell on deaf ears for some 12 or 14 years has now suddenly "boomed." Letter Two (8 October 1915; letterhead of Meads End, Eastbourne; 12mo, 1 p, 11 lines): Thanking him for the 'kindly renewed invitation to lecture at the R.S.A.' He is 'too much engaged at present to put together any thing worthy of so august a body. I am collecting material & perhaps at that indefinite date - "after the war" - I may be able to put it into shape.' Card One (15 September [1916]; letterhead of Meads End, Eastbourne, Sussex; 6 lines): 'I am collecting a lot of matter on history & evolution of ambulances - which some day I may have time to put together for a lecture'. Card Two (27 October [no year]; letterhead of 1 Albert Terrace, Regent's Park, N.W., 4 lines): He has noted a date on which to 'preside for the Master of Christ's at R.S.A. as requested by you'. In the first three communications Collins notes that Wood is missed at 'the Chadwick', the subject of the accompanying offprint, which is 8vo, 23 pp [paginated 315-337], in original grey printed wraps. Presentation copy, inscribed, at head of front wrap, 'With the Authors compts'.