Collection GB 0074 ACC/0998 - GRAY, Edward Whitaker (1748-1806)

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Reference code

GB 0074 ACC/0998

Title

GRAY, Edward Whitaker (1748-1806)

Date(s)

  • 1778-1871 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

0.01 linear metres (3 documents).

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Dr. Edward Whitaker Gray (1748-1806) was a doctor who was also appointed curator of the natural history collections at the British Museum.

An extensive search in Ruskin's Diaries and in various Lives has failed to reveal the identity or place of residence of 'Dr. Gray'; he is presumably related to the Dr. Gray of the diploma, and is perhaps a relation of Ruskin's wife, Euphemia Gray.

Archival history

GB 0074 ACC/0998 1778-1871 Collection 0.01 linear metres (3 documents). Gray , Edward Whitaker , 1748-1806 , physician and museum curator

Dr. Edward Whitaker Gray (1748-1806) was a doctor who was also appointed curator of the natural history collections at the British Museum.

An extensive search in Ruskin's Diaries and in various Lives has failed to reveal the identity or place of residence of 'Dr. Gray'; he is presumably related to the Dr. Gray of the diploma, and is perhaps a relation of Ruskin's wife, Euphemia Gray.

Gifted to the Archive in April 1968.

Diploma of doctorate of medicine from Aberdeen University for Edward Whitaker Gray, 1778; with two letters from John Ruskin to a "Dr. Gray", 1871 (not thought to be the same individual).

Items in chronological order.

Available for general access.

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

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Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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.

Records prepared May to September 2011. Primary documents Personal papers Family correspondence Archives Personal archives Educational qualifications Diplomas Documents Information sources Physicians Doctors Ruskin , John , 1819-1900 , author , artist and social reformer Gray , Edward Whitaker , 1748-1806 , physician and museum curator Medical personnel Personnel People by occupation People

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Gifted to the Archive in April 1968.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Diploma of doctorate of medicine from Aberdeen University for Edward Whitaker Gray, 1778; with two letters from John Ruskin to a "Dr. Gray", 1871 (not thought to be the same individual).

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

Items in chronological order.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Available for general access.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copyright to this collection rests with the City of London.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Finding aids

Please see online catalogues at: http://search.lma.gov.uk/opac_lma/index.htm

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London Metropolitan Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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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Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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