Collection GB 0120 GC/2 - Hill, Thomas Rowland (1903-1967)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0120 GC/2

Title

Hill, Thomas Rowland (1903-1967)

Date(s)

  • 1941-1943 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1 box

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Rowland Hill was consulting neurologist and physician to the West End Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London. During the 1939-1945 war he was a medical specialist in the Royal Army Medical Corps serving in Africa. He attained the rank of Major, relinquishing his commission in 1942 and subsequently was deputy regional adviser in medicine in the Emergency Medical Service (EMS). He played an active role in the medico-political discussions concerning the National Health Service and was elected Vice-President of the BMA in 1966 in recognition of his services.

Archival history

Purchased by the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine in May 1987.
GB 0120 GC/2 1941-1943 Collection 1 box Hill , Thomas Rowland , 1903-1967 , neurologist

Rowland Hill was consulting neurologist and physician to the West End Hospital for Nervous Diseases, London. During the 1939-1945 war he was a medical specialist in the Royal Army Medical Corps serving in Africa. He attained the rank of Major, relinquishing his commission in 1942 and subsequently was deputy regional adviser in medicine in the Emergency Medical Service (EMS). He played an active role in the medico-political discussions concerning the National Health Service and was elected Vice-President of the BMA in 1966 in recognition of his services.

Purchased by the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine in May 1987.

Purchased by the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine in May 1987.

Two notebooks compiled while a Major in the RAMC; admission of patients to unnamed military hospital, 1941-1942; clinical notes, draft letters and essay on 'Malignant Malaria in the Army'.

1 box.

Item GC/2/1 contains personal patient medical data and is closed for 84 years, until 1 Jan 2027. Item GC/2/2 is restricted access until 1 Jan 2028 and readers must complete a restricted access application form to apply for access to this item.

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.
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Online catalogue.

Copied from Wellcome 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. August 2008 Diseases Hill , Thomas Rowland , 1903-1967 , neurologist Infectious diseases Malaria Medical sciences Pathology Royal Army Medical Corps

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Purchased by the Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine in May 1987.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Two notebooks compiled while a Major in the RAMC; admission of patients to unnamed military hospital, 1941-1942; clinical notes, draft letters and essay on 'Malignant Malaria in the Army'.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

1 box.

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Conditions governing access

Item GC/2/1 contains personal patient medical data and is closed for 84 years, until 1 Jan 2027. Item GC/2/2 is restricted access until 1 Jan 2028 and readers must complete a restricted access application form to apply for access to this item.

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

Finding aids

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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  • English

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