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- 1855 and undated (Creation)
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2 volumes and 1 file.
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Thomas Buzzard was educated at King's College Hospital and joined the British Army staff in the Crimea immediately after qualifying M.D. in 1855. On his return he made his career as a neurologist. In 1873 he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians; a brief biography, accordingly, is to be found in William Munk's The roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London ("Munk's Roll").
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Deposited at the Wellcome Unit, Oxford, by Mrs. H.W. Acworth, date unknown, via Lt.-Col. H.C.M. Watson, F.R.C.Path.
GB 0120 MSS.7862-7864 1855 and undated Collection (fonds) 2 volumes and 1 file. Buzzard , Thomas , 1831-1919 , neurologist
Thomas Buzzard was educated at King's College Hospital and joined the British Army staff in the Crimea immediately after qualifying M.D. in 1855. On his return he made his career as a neurologist. In 1873 he became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians; a brief biography, accordingly, is to be found in William Munk's The roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London ("Munk's Roll").
Deposited at the Wellcome Unit, Oxford, by Mrs. H.W. Acworth, date unknown, via Lt.-Col. H.C.M. Watson, F.R.C.Path.
Transferred to Wellcome Library from the Wellcome Unit, Oxford, in 1996 (acc.895).
The collection comprises copy letters to his parents and associated material, describing Buzzard's journey to the Crimean War and life there. MS.7862 comprises a volume of transcribed letters from Buzzard to his parents. MS.7863, also transcribed letters, duplicates this material but the text differs (initially only slightly, more substantially later) with personal notes removed; some illustrations, and blank spaces apparently left for illustrations, are inserted. The volume apparently comprises a revision of MS.7862 with a mind to wider circulation and publication, probably preparing it to form the basis of sections of Buzzard's With the Turkish Army in the Crimea and Asia Minor: a personal narrative. MS.7864 comprises notes on the letters (and on the 1st Duke of Wellington) by an unknown writer.
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.
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Described in typescript finding aids supplementing the Library's published catalogues.
Letters by Buzzard are to be found in MS. 6241, papers of Joseph Frank Payne F.R.C.P. (1840-1910).
Late in life Thomas Buzzard published With the Turkish Army in the Crimea and Asia Minor: a personal narrative (London : John Murray, 1915). MS.7863 probably comprises a reworking of his letters from the Crimean War so that they might form the basis of sections of this publication.
Description compiled by Christopher Hilton. 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. Biographical information on Thomas Buzzard is drawn from his entry in William Munk's The roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London ("Munk's Roll") and his obituary in the Lancet (1919 i 82). May 2001 Armed forces Army personnel Buzzard , Thomas , 1831-1919 , neurologist Crimean War (1853-1856) Eastern Europe International conflicts International relations Krym Medical personnel Medical profession Medical sciences Military medicine Military organizations Organizations Personnel Physicians Russia State security Surgery Travel Travel abroad Ukraine War Wellesley , Arthur , 1769-1852 , 1st Duke of Wellington , Field Marshal and statesman x Wellington , 1st Duke of Wars (events) People by occupation People Crimea
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Transferred to Wellcome Library from the Wellcome Unit, Oxford, in 1996 (acc.895).
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The collection comprises copy letters to his parents and associated material, describing Buzzard's journey to the Crimean War and life there. MS.7862 comprises a volume of transcribed letters from Buzzard to his parents. MS.7863, also transcribed letters, duplicates this material but the text differs (initially only slightly, more substantially later) with personal notes removed; some illustrations, and blank spaces apparently left for illustrations, are inserted. The volume apparently comprises a revision of MS.7862 with a mind to wider circulation and publication, probably preparing it to form the basis of sections of Buzzard's With the Turkish Army in the Crimea and Asia Minor: a personal narrative. MS.7864 comprises notes on the letters (and on the 1st Duke of Wellington) by an unknown writer.
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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.
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- English
Script of material
- Latin
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English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Letters by Buzzard are to be found in MS. 6241, papers of Joseph Frank Payne F.R.C.P. (1840-1910).
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Described in typescript finding aids supplementing the Library's published catalogues.
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- State security » Armed forces
- International conflicts
- International relations
- Medical profession » Medical personnel
- Medical profession
- Medical sciences
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- Medical profession » Medical personnel » Physicians
- State security
- Medical sciences » Surgery
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- Travel » Travel abroad
- International conflicts » War
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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. Biographical information on Thomas Buzzard is drawn from his entry in William Munk's The roll of the Royal College of Physicians of London ("Munk's Roll") and his obituary in the Lancet (1919 i 82).
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- English