Collection GB 0120 GC/96 - Grey Turner, Elston (1916-1984)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0120 GC/96

Title

Grey Turner, Elston (1916-1984)

Date(s)

  • 1942-1975 (Creation)

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Collection

Extent and medium

1 box

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Name of creator

Biographical history

Born 1916; qualified in medicine, 1942; regimental Medical Officer to the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, 1942-1945; joined the British Medical Association as an Assistant Secretary, 1948; Under-Secretary BMA, 1960; Deputy Secretary BMA, 1964; Secretary, 1976-1979; Vice-President BMA, 1982; joint author of the second volume (1932-1981) of the official history of the BMA. Further details can be found in the obituaries in the British Medical Journal and the Lancet.

Archival history

GB 0120 GC/96 1942-1975 Collection 1 box Turner , Elston Grey- , 1916-1984 , doctor

Born 1916; qualified in medicine, 1942; regimental Medical Officer to the 2nd Battalion Coldstream Guards, 1942-1945; joined the British Medical Association as an Assistant Secretary, 1948; Under-Secretary BMA, 1960; Deputy Secretary BMA, 1964; Secretary, 1976-1979; Vice-President BMA, 1982; joint author of the second volume (1932-1981) of the official history of the BMA. Further details can be found in the obituaries in the British Medical Journal and the Lancet.

These papers were received from Nigel Grey Turner, Elston Grey-Turner's son, on his mother's behalf, in September 1986.

Diary of Elston Grey-Turner's Royal Army Medical Corps service 1942-1945; BMA correspondence, 1948-1956, 1974; lectures and articles, 1949-1975.

1 item - diary of RAMC service; two series: BMA papers and lectures.

Open. 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

Wellcome Library online catalogue.

Papers of his father Sir George Grey Turner are held as PP/GGT and at various locations in the Western Manuscripts sequence.

Entry compiled from Wellcome Library online catalogue by Barbara Ball.

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.

September 2008. Government Public administration Health services administration Wars (events) World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Pathology Diseases Tropical diseases Military medicine Medical sciences Turner , Elston , Grey- , 1916-1984 , physician Royal Army Medical Corps British Medical Association

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

These papers were received from Nigel Grey Turner, Elston Grey-Turner's son, on his mother's behalf, in September 1986.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Diary of Elston Grey-Turner's Royal Army Medical Corps service 1942-1945; BMA correspondence, 1948-1956, 1974; lectures and articles, 1949-1975.

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Accruals

System of arrangement

1 item - diary of RAMC service; two series: BMA papers and lectures.

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Conditions governing access

Open. 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

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Papers of his father Sir George Grey Turner are held as PP/GGT and at various locations in the Western Manuscripts sequence.

Finding aids

Wellcome Library online catalogue.

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Wellcome Library

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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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Language(s)

  • English

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