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- 1922-c.1925 (Création/Production)
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4 volumes.
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Notice biographique
John Wallace Dick Megaw was born in 1874 and qualified at the Royal University of Ireland in 1899. In 1900 he joined the Indian Medical Service. By 1914 he was professor of pathology and principal of Lucknow College and in 1921 became the first Director of the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine; in 1930 he became Director-General of the Indian Medical Service. He retired in 1939 and died in 1958.
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GB 0120 MSS.3521-3523 1922-c.1925 Collection (fonds) 4 volumes. Megaw , Sir , John Wallace Dick , 1874-1958 , Knight , physician and tropical medicine specialist
John Wallace Dick Megaw was born in 1874 and qualified at the Royal University of Ireland in 1899. In 1900 he joined the Indian Medical Service. By 1914 he was professor of pathology and principal of Lucknow College and in 1921 became the first Director of the Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine; in 1930 he became Director-General of the Indian Medical Service. He retired in 1939 and died in 1958.
Presented by Lady Megaw, November 1958 (accession numbers 305164-305166).
The collection centres on tropical medicine. MSS.3521-3522 consist of general notes on tropical medicine and on museums of tropical medicine; MS.3523 consists of an interleaved copy of Megaw's The first laws of health, considerably expanded.
The material is held in chronological order of composition, so far as that can be established.
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.
manuscript and printed material, bound.
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). Detailed catalogue available at http://www.a2a.pro.gov.uk.
MS.3523 may be the basis of the standard work Tropical medicine by Megaw and Sir Leonard Rogers (1868-1962) (London: J. & A. Churchill, 1930).
description compiled by Christopher Hilton based upon those in the Library's published finding aid by S.A.J. Moorat. 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. December 2000. Diseases Health Health policy History History of medicine India Medical sciences Megaw , Sir , John Wallace Dick , 1874-1958 , Knight , physician and tropical medicine specialist Museums Pathology Science museums South Asia Specialized museums Surgery Tropical diseases
Source immédiate d'acquisition ou de transfert
Presented by Lady Megaw, November 1958 (accession numbers 305164-305166).
Zone du contenu et de la structure
Portée et contenu
The collection centres on tropical medicine. MSS.3521-3522 consist of general notes on tropical medicine and on museums of tropical medicine; MS.3523 consists of an interleaved copy of Megaw's The first laws of health, considerably expanded.
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The material is held in chronological order of composition, so far as that can be established.
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Conditions d'accès
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 de 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.
Langue des documents
- anglais
Écriture des documents
- latin
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English.
Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques
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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). Detailed catalogue available at http://www.a2a.pro.gov.uk.
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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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- anglais