GB 0369 DEA - Deacon Collection

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GB 0369 DEA 1919-1920 Collection (Fonds) 1 envelope Deacon , Olive Marjorie , 1891-1950
Olive Marjorie Deacon (1891-1950) was born in Scotland. During World War One she went to work at the Scottish Womens' Hospital in Belgrade, Serbia. After the hospital was closed Olive Deacon and three other aid workers under the auspices of the American Relief Administration Childrens' Fund went to Pec Montenegro to establish two orphanages. They left in 1920 after this had been accomplished.

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Papers and photographs relating to Olive Deacon's child welfare work in Pec, Montenegro 1919-1920. Contents:
DEA/1 Correspondence and other papers relating to the Scottish Women's Hospital and orphanages in Pec (Nov 1919-Feb 1921)
DEA/2 Olive Deacon's typescript memoir 'Some Montenegrin experiences' and two diaries kept during her time at Pec (between 1919 and 1920)
DEA/3 Photographs and postcards (1919)

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Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.
English, German and Serbian

On-line summary guide available on the SSEES website and at UCL Archives

The Seton-Watson Papers at SSEES (Ref SEW) also contain material on the Scottish Women's Hospitals' work in Serbia and on orphanages in the region.

Revised by Alan Kucia as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project.  Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.  Revised Feb 2002 Wars (events) Child welfare Deacon , Olive Marjorie , 1891-1950 , nurse Eastern Europe International conflicts Montenegro Pec Social welfare War World War One (1914-1918) World wars (events) Yugoslavia

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Papers and photographs relating to Olive Deacon's child welfare work in Pec, Montenegro 1919-1920. Contents:
DEA/1 Correspondence and other papers relating to the Scottish Women's Hospital and orphanages in Pec (Nov 1919-Feb 1921)
DEA/2 Olive Deacon's typescript memoir 'Some Montenegrin experiences' and two diaries kept during her time at Pec (between 1919 and 1920)
DEA/3 Photographs and postcards (1919)

1 envelope

Unrestricted access. Researchers wishing to consult the archives or seeking further information should contact UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) Library, 16 Taviton Street, London WC1H 0BW.

Copies, subject to the condition of the original, may be supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Librarian.

• anglais

• latin

English, German and Serbian

The Seton-Watson Papers at SSEES (Ref SEW) also contain material on the Scottish Women's Hospitals' work in Serbia and on orphanages in the region.

On-line summary guide available on the SSEES website and at UCL Archives

Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description ISAD(G), 2nd edition 2000 and National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• anglais