Papers of Sir Charles Blagden The correspondence, papers and diaries of Sir Charles Blagden FRS physician and Secretary of the Royal Society 1784 -1797. Blagden's papers are interesting on several levels, generally for his close contact with European men of learning, and his relationship with Sir Joseph Banks, (who was President of the Royal Society during the period of Blagden's service as Secretary). Blagden's professional researches are represented by medical notes. These are grouped with papers on other subject interests, including linguistics, eg a draft Tahitian-English dictionary, compiled from conversations with Omai [Mai], whom Thomas Dimsdale FRS inoculated after Omai's [Mai's] voyage to England with James Cook. Blagden's interest in antiquities and travel is documented by diary entries, as is his intercourse with fellow scientists, particularly those associated with the founding of the Royal Institution. 1771-1820