GB 0120 MSS.8185-8186, 8188-8189, 8303-8307, 8321, 8524-8525, 8539 - Burroughs Wellcome Ltd.: historical material

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GB 0120 MSS.8185-8186, 8188-8189, 8303-8307, 8321, 8524-8525, 8539

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Burroughs Wellcome Ltd.: historical material

Date(s)

  • Early 20th century (Creation)

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14 volumes, 2 bundles

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GB 0120 MSS.8185-8186, 8188-8189, 8303-8307, 8321, 8524-8525, 8539 Early 20th century Collection (fonds) 14 volumes, 2 bundles Doran , Alban Henry Griffith , 1849-1917 , surgeon

Thompson , Charles John Samuel , 1862-1943 , physician and local historian

Spielmann , Marion Harry Alexander , 1858-1948 , art historian

Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

Presented by Marion Spielmann, 1925, and transferred from store, January 1935; received from WHMM, December 1935 and October 1939; transferred from WHMM filing cabinets, January 1957.

Miscellaneous historical essays, written by individuals employed by or associated with the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. Authors include Alban Doran (1849-1927), Charles Thompson (1862-1943) and Marion Spielmann (1858-1948).

The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

English

Described in Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts.

In the Wellcome Library: The archives of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum are held as WA/HMM. Other papers of C.J.S. Thompson are held as MSS.7984-7986, 8124, 8149-8151, 8312-8315, 8348, 8442-8443, 8530, 8534, 8573-8574.

Copied from the Wellcome Library catalogue by Sarah Drewery.

In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Jan 2009 Vaccination Medieval period Equipment Scientific equipment Medical equipment Surgical equipment Surgical instruments Nursing Midwifery Physiology Nutrition Health Public health Public health practice Communicable disease control Infection control Ancient history Antisepsis Ancient civilizations Biology Anatomy Urine Medical sciences Dentistry History History of medicine Historical periods Medieval history Preventive medicine Systems of medicine Pharmacology Health policy Museums Doran , Alban Henry Griffith , 1849-1917 , surgeon Thompson , Charles John Samuel , 1862-1943 , physician and local historian Spielmann , Marion Harry Alexander , 1858-1948 , art historian Wellcome Historical Medical Museum

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Presented by Marion Spielmann, 1925, and transferred from store, January 1935; received from WHMM, December 1935 and October 1939; transferred from WHMM filing cabinets, January 1957.

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Scope and content

Miscellaneous historical essays, written by individuals employed by or associated with the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum. Authors include Alban Doran (1849-1927), Charles Thompson (1862-1943) and Marion Spielmann (1858-1948).

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The papers are available subject to the usual conditions of access to Archives and Manuscripts material, after the completion of a Reader's Undertaking.

Conditions governing reproduction

Photocopies/photographs/microfilm are supplied for private research only at the Archivist's discretion. Please note that material may be unsuitable for copying on conservation grounds, and that photographs cannot be photocopied in any circumstances. Readers are restricted to 100 photocopies in twelve months. Researchers who wish to publish material must seek copyright permission from the copyright owner.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

In the Wellcome Library: The archives of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum are held as WA/HMM. Other papers of C.J.S. Thompson are held as MSS.7984-7986, 8124, 8149-8151, 8312-8315, 8348, 8442-8443, 8530, 8534, 8573-8574.

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Described in Richard Aspin and Christopher Hilton's typescript supplement to S.A.J Moorat's Catalogue of Western Manuscripts.

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Wellcome Library

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In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

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  • English

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