GB 0114 MS0086 - Gibson, William Robert (1872-1959)

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GB 0114 MS0086

Title

Gibson, William Robert (1872-1959)

Date(s)

  • 1886 (Creation)

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1 volume

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Name of creator

Biographical history

William Robert Gibson was born in 1872. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and was at one time assistant medical superintendent at St Saviour's Hospital, Dulwich. He practised for many years in Madras, India, where he was Chief Medical Officer to the Madras and South Mahratta Railway. He was a generous benefactor to the College and donated £38, 803 during 1954-1955. the Fellows Common Room was named the "John Cherry Gibson Room" on 14 Jul 1955, and on the same day the gift of his house in Ealing with its contents was reported to Council. He was awarded the Honorary Medal as an out-standing benefactor in 1956. He died in St Bartholomew's in 1959.

Archival history

GB 0114 MS0086 1886 Collection (fonds) 1 volume Gibson , William Robert , 1872-1959 , surgeon

William Robert Gibson was born in 1872. He received his medical education at St Bartholomew's Hospital, and was at one time assistant medical superintendent at St Saviour's Hospital, Dulwich. He practised for many years in Madras, India, where he was Chief Medical Officer to the Madras and South Mahratta Railway. He was a generous benefactor to the College and donated £38, 803 during 1954-1955. the Fellows Common Room was named the "John Cherry Gibson Room" on 14 Jul 1955, and on the same day the gift of his house in Ealing with its contents was reported to Council. He was awarded the Honorary Medal as an out-standing benefactor in 1956. He died in St Bartholomew's in 1959.

The volume was deposited by William Robert Gibson in 1959.

Papers of William Robert Gibson, 1886, comprising a manuscript notebook containing medical and chemical receipts; newspaper cuttings; and an article on skin, 1889.

As outlined in Scope and Content.

By written appointment only.

No photocopying permitted.

English

Additional manuscripts catalogue.

Compiled by Anya Turner.

Source: The Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, Volume 4: 1952-1964 , p149
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.
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The volume was deposited by William Robert Gibson in 1959.

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Scope and content

Papers of William Robert Gibson, 1886, comprising a manuscript notebook containing medical and chemical receipts; newspaper cuttings; and an article on skin, 1889.

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As outlined in Scope and Content.

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By written appointment only.

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No photocopying permitted.

Language of material

  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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Additional manuscripts catalogue.

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Royal College of Surgeons of England

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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.

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  • English

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