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- 1887-1930 (Creation)
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1 volume, 1 file
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Biographical history
Christopher Martin obtained his MB, CM at Edinburgh in 1887, and in 1890 was appointed surgeon to the Birmingham and Midland Women's Hospital. He became FRCS in 1891, and later served in the RAMC in the First World War. (For more biographical information see material held as MS.6886/11-12, and Martin's entry in Plarr, Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, 1953.)
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GB 0120 MSS.3466 and 6886 1887-1930 Collection 1 volume, 1 file Martin , Christopher , 1866-1933 , surgeon
Christopher Martin obtained his MB, CM at Edinburgh in 1887, and in 1890 was appointed surgeon to the Birmingham and Midland Women's Hospital. He became FRCS in 1891, and later served in the RAMC in the First World War. (For more biographical information see material held as MS.6886/11-12, and Martin's entry in Plarr, Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Surgeons, London, 1953.)
Transferred from the Wellcome Museum, 1947, except for MS.6886/13 which was purchased from Winifred A. Myers, June 1992.
Collection of papers chiefly on gynaecology, plus file of documents relating to the surgeon, Christopher Martin (certificates, letters, biographical information), 1887-1930.
As set out above in Scope and Content.
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
Described in: S A J Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973), and typescript supplements to this catalogue by Richard Aspin, Christopher Hilton, Keith Moore and Richard Palmer.
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.
October 2008 Sacred texts Bible Physiology Human reproduction Pregnancy History History of medicine History of medicine, ancient Peritoneal diseases Pathology Diseases Shock Higher science education Medical education Medical sciences Surgery Urogenital surgery Hysterectomy Literature Literary forms and genres Prose Biographies Pathological conditions, signs and symptoms Pathologic processes Religious texts Religious doctrines Theology Neoplasms Neoplastic processes Gynaecology Religion and medicine Religion Reproductive cycle Martin , Christopher , 1866-1933 , surgeon
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Transferred from the Wellcome Museum, 1947, except for MS.6886/13 which was purchased from Winifred A. Myers, June 1992.
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Scope and content
Collection of papers chiefly on gynaecology, plus file of documents relating to the surgeon, Christopher Martin (certificates, letters, biographical information), 1887-1930.
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As set out above in Scope and Content.
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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.
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- English
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- Latin
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English
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Described in: S A J Moorat, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts on Medicine and Science in the Wellcome Historical Medical Library (London: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine, 1962-1973), and typescript supplements to this catalogue by Richard Aspin, Christopher Hilton, Keith Moore and Richard Palmer.
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- Physiology
- Physiology » Human reproduction
- Physiology » Human reproduction » Pregnancy
- History
- Pathology
- Pathology » Diseases
- Higher science education
- Higher science education » Medical education
- Medical sciences
- Medical sciences » Surgery
- Literature
- Literary forms and genres
- Literary forms and genres » Prose
- Literary forms and genres » Prose » Biographies
- Theology » Religious doctrines
- Theology
- Religion
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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