Correspondence regarding the writing, researching, and publishing of Ray Cooper and Jonathan Bird's 'The Burden: Fifty Years of Clinical and Experimental Neuroscience at the Burden Neurological Institute' (Bristol: White Tree Books, 1989), released to mark the Burden Neurological Institute's fiftieth anniversary. Includes requests for historical minutes from the Burden Trust, quotes for publication costs, and notes on Cooper's frustration with the slow progress of the project.