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- 1914-1919 (Creation)
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This hospital was set up in the early days of the First World War for the reception of wounded soldiers. It was one of the first auxiliary hospitals to be established under the auspices of the Voluntary Aid Detatchment of the British Red Cross. There is a history of the hospital by 'The Commandant' (C J S Thompson): "The Story of 'Holmleigh' Auxiliary Military Hospital, Harrow-on-the-Hill, 1914-1919".
Charles John S. Thompson (d.1943) was the first Curator of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and the author of numerous works on medical history. See Who Was Who Vol IV for details of his career.
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GB 0120 GC/20 1914-1919 Collection 1 box Holmleigh Auxiliary Military Hospital, Harrow on the Hill
This hospital was set up in the early days of the First World War for the reception of wounded soldiers. It was one of the first auxiliary hospitals to be established under the auspices of the Voluntary Aid Detatchment of the British Red Cross. There is a history of the hospital by 'The Commandant' (C J S Thompson): "The Story of 'Holmleigh' Auxiliary Military Hospital, Harrow-on-the-Hill, 1914-1919".
Charles John S. Thompson (d.1943) was the first Curator of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum and the author of numerous works on medical history. See Who Was Who Vol IV for details of his career.
These volumes were received from the family of C J S Thompson, and transferred from the Wellcome Institute Library to the Contemporary Medical Archives Centre in 1980.
Register of admissions and discharges, 1914-1918; Visitors' Register, 1914-1918; patients' personal narratives, 1915-1917.
As outlined in Scope and Content.
Until 2036
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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Wellcome Library catalogue online.
Entry compiled by Barbara Ball from the Wellcome Library online catalogue.
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.
January 2009 Public administration Health services administration Medical institutions Disadvantaged groups Disabled persons Wars (events) World wars (events) World War One (1914-1918) Health services Hospitals Military hospitals Government British Red Cross Holmleigh Auxiliary Military Hospital
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These volumes were received from the family of C J S Thompson, and transferred from the Wellcome Institute Library to the Contemporary Medical Archives Centre in 1980.
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Register of admissions and discharges, 1914-1918; Visitors' Register, 1914-1918; patients' personal narratives, 1915-1917.
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Until 2036
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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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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Wellcome Library catalogue online.
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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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