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- 1739-1861 (Creation)
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5 volumes
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Biographical history
The Carr Family were Surgeon Apothecaries, of Gomersal, Birstall, Yorks.
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GB 0120 MSS.5203-5207 1739-1861 Collection (fonds) 5 volumes Carr , William , b 1715
Carr , William , 1745-1821 , apothecary
Carr , William , 1785-1861 , general practitioner
The Carr Family were Surgeon Apothecaries, of Gomersal, Birstall, Yorks.
Sotheby's 9-11 May 1983, lot 396. MS. 5207 was sold separately at Sotheby's 1-2 March 1983, lot 128, and purchased from B A and C W M Pratt in 1984.
Notebooks kept by three generations of the Carr family, William Carr (b 1715), of Settle, Yorks.; William Carr (1745-1821), apothecary to the Leeds Infirmary, 1774-1781, surgeon apothecary at Elland, Yorks., 1784, and later at Gomersal; and William Carr (1785-1861), general practitioner, of Gomersal.
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 Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine, 1999).
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 Surgeons Pharmacology Drugs Prescription drugs Medical profession Medical personnel Pharmacists Therapy Medical treatment Bloodletting Medical records Health services Medical institutions Clinical medicine Industry Manufacturing industry Chemical industry Pharmaceutical industry Medical sciences Surgery People People by occupation Personnel Information sources Documents Pharmacopoeias Hospitals Vaccination Preventive medicine Systems of medicine Pharmacy Physicians Apothecaries Pharmaceutical preparations Yorkshire England UK Western Europe Europe London Primary documents
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Sotheby's 9-11 May 1983, lot 396. MS. 5207 was sold separately at Sotheby's 1-2 March 1983, lot 128, and purchased from B A and C W M Pratt in 1984.
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Notebooks kept by three generations of the Carr family, William Carr (b 1715), of Settle, Yorks.; William Carr (1745-1821), apothecary to the Leeds Infirmary, 1774-1781, surgeon apothecary at Elland, Yorks., 1784, and later at Gomersal; and William Carr (1785-1861), general practitioner, of Gomersal.
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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
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English
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Finding aids
Described in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine, 1999).
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- Pharmacology
- Pharmacology » Drugs
- Medical profession
- Medical profession » Medical personnel
- Medical profession » Medical personnel » Pharmacists
- Therapy
- Therapy » Medical treatment
- Health services
- Medical sciences » Clinical medicine
- Industry
- Industry » Manufacturing industry
- Industry » Manufacturing industry » Chemical industry
- Industry » Manufacturing industry » Chemical industry » Pharmaceutical industry
- Medical sciences
- Medical sciences » Surgery
- Personnel
- Information sources
- Documents
- Health services » Hospitals
- Systems of medicine » Preventive medicine » Vaccination
- Systems of medicine » Preventive medicine
- Systems of medicine
- Medical profession » Medical personnel » Physicians
- Documents » Primary documents
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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