GB 0120 GC/230 - SS Parthia Surgeon's Memorandum Book

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0120 GC/230

Title

SS Parthia Surgeon's Memorandum Book

Date(s)

  • 1945-1966 (Creation)

Level of description

Extent and medium

1 box

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The PARTHIA was one of the first passenger ships entering service for Cunard from their pos-war building programme, launched on 25 Feb 1947 and making her maiden voyage, from Liverpool to New York, on 10 Apr 1948. In Jul 1961, following the decline of sea-travel to the USA, she was sold to the New Zealand Shipping Co, a P and O subsidiary, and renamed the REMURA, in 1965 sold on to the Eastern Australian Steamship Co and renamed the ARAMAC, and sold finally in 1969 when it to Kaohsiung for scrap.

Archival history

The surgeon's memorandum book was apparently returned to Cunard at the time of the first sale, 1961, and the entry of relevant memoranda to surgeons and related staff kept up to date to 1966.

GB 0120 GC/230 1945-1966 Collection (fonds) 1 box SS Parthia

The PARTHIA was one of the first passenger ships entering service for Cunard from their pos-war building programme, launched on 25 Feb 1947 and making her maiden voyage, from Liverpool to New York, on 10 Apr 1948. In Jul 1961, following the decline of sea-travel to the USA, she was sold to the New Zealand Shipping Co, a P and O subsidiary, and renamed the REMURA, in 1965 sold on to the Eastern Australian Steamship Co and renamed the ARAMAC, and sold finally in 1969 when it to Kaohsiung for scrap.

The surgeon's memorandum book was apparently returned to Cunard at the time of the first sale, 1961, and the entry of relevant memoranda to surgeons and related staff kept up to date to 1966.

Given to the Contemporary Medical Archives Centre in August 1997 by Captain R W Warwick, Marine Superintendant, Cunard Line Ltd.

SS PARTHIA Surgeon's Memorandum Book, 1945-1966: memoranda relating to duties of ship's surgeons and other medical personnel on Cunard liner SS PARTHIA.

Single item

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

Cunard Line archives including a complete set of all surgeon's memorandum books, are at the University of Liverpool Library.

Entry compiled by Sarah Drewery.

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.

Jun 2008 Medical profession Medical personnel Physicians Ship physicians Medical sciences Surgery People by occupation Personnel SS Parthia Cunard Line Ltd People

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

Given to the Contemporary Medical Archives Centre in August 1997 by Captain R W Warwick, Marine Superintendant, Cunard Line Ltd.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

SS PARTHIA Surgeon's Memorandum Book, 1945-1966: memoranda relating to duties of ship's surgeons and other medical personnel on Cunard liner SS PARTHIA.

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System of arrangement

Single item

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

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

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Allied materials area

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Related units of description

Cunard Line archives including a complete set of all surgeon's memorandum books, are at the University of Liverpool Library.

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Wellcome Library

Rules and/or conventions used

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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