From the collection of Roy Dobbin. GB 1538 S89 1828-1829 Collection (fonds) 1 vol Merrick , William , 1828-1829 , medical student James Blundell was born, 1790; educated first by the Revd Thomas Thomason, and then at the United Borough Hospitals by his maternal uncle, the physiologist John Haighton, he graduated MD at Edinburgh, 1813; began lecturing in London on midwifery, 1814; soon after began to lecture on physiology; Lecturer in Midwifery and as Lecturer in Physiology at Guy's Hospital, 1818; Professor of Obstetrics and Lecturer on the Diseases of Women; left Guy's Hospital, 1834; Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians, 1838; retired, 1847; died, 1878.Publications: Researches Physiological and Pathological (1824) Principles and Practice of Obstetricy (1834) Observations on some of the More Important Diseases of Women (1837) William Merrick gained a certificate to practice as an apothecary, 10 Nov 1831. From the collection of Roy Dobbin. Transferred from the Library to the College Archives in September 2007. Manuscript notes by William Merrick, taken from lectures on 'midwifery and the diseases of women and children', given by James Blundell at Guy's Hospital, 1828-1829. Single volume. English Bound in a volume. No additional finding aids. Compiled by Sarah Drewery. Sources: Biographical details for Blundell, Oxford DNB. Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997. Jul 2008 Lectures (teaching method) Obstetrics Health Health policy Maternal and child health Higher science education Medical education Medical sciences Gynaecology Teaching methods Midwifery Nursing Blundell , James , 1790-1877 , physician Guy's Hospital , London