GB 1538 S71 - STROGANOFF, W: letters to Prof James Haig Ferguson

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GB 1538 S71

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STROGANOFF, W: letters to Prof James Haig Ferguson

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  • 1928-1929 (Creation)

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W Stroganoff was a Russian professor based in Leningrad, he published The Improved Prophylactic Method in the Treatment of Eclampsia (1930: New York. William Wood & Co.).

James Haig Ferguson was born 1862; educated in Edinburgh, graduating 1884; general practitioner; specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Royal Infirmary and Royal Maternity Hospital, Edinburgh; opened a hostel for antenatal care in Edinburgh Royal Maternity Hospital, 1899; died, 1934.

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GB 1538 S71 1928-1929 Collection (fonds) 1 file Stroganoff , W , fl 1928-1930 , Russian professor [of obstetrics]

W Stroganoff was a Russian professor based in Leningrad, he published The Improved Prophylactic Method in the Treatment of Eclampsia (1930: New York. William Wood & Co.).

James Haig Ferguson was born 1862; educated in Edinburgh, graduating 1884; general practitioner; specialised in obstetrics and gynaecology at the Royal Infirmary and Royal Maternity Hospital, Edinburgh; opened a hostel for antenatal care in Edinburgh Royal Maternity Hospital, 1899; died, 1934.

Passed from the College Library's 'Autographed Letters Collection' to the Archives in August 2007.

Letters from W Stroganoff, Russia to Prof James Haig Ferguson, 1928-1929, chiefly on the translation into English and publication of Stoganoff's book The Improved Prophylactic Method in the Treatment of Eclampsia.

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English

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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.

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Passed from the College Library's 'Autographed Letters Collection' to the Archives in August 2007.

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Letters from W Stroganoff, Russia to Prof James Haig Ferguson, 1928-1929, chiefly on the translation into English and publication of Stoganoff's book The Improved Prophylactic Method in the Treatment of Eclampsia.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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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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