GB 0114 MS0136 - Sylvester, John Henry (1830-1903)

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GB 0114 MS0136

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Sylvester, John Henry (1830-1903)

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  • 1852-1853 (Creation)

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1 volume

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Biographical history

John Henry Sylvester was born in 1830. He was a Student of Anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons from 1852-1853. He became the Deputy Surgeon General in India serving the Bombay Medical Service and participating in the Persian Campaign, the Indian Mutiny, and the Ambela Campain. He died in 1903.

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GB 0114 MS0136 1852-1853 Collection (fonds) 1 volume Sylvester , John Henry , 1830-1903 , Deputy Surgeon General, India

John Henry Sylvester was born in 1830. He was a Student of Anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons from 1852-1853. He became the Deputy Surgeon General in India serving the Bombay Medical Service and participating in the Persian Campaign, the Indian Mutiny, and the Ambela Campain. He died in 1903.

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Papers of John Henry Sylvester, 1852-1853, comprising a manuscript volume of notes titled Occupation during Studentship at the Royal College of Surgeons, 1852, describing the actitivies of Sylvester whilst he was a Student of Anatomy, including dissections, remounting specimens, listing and cataloguing specimens, reading in the Library, and hospital visits. Sylvester's work is countersigned by Frederic Carpenter Skey, Professor of Anatomy and Surgery from 1852.

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Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1928) by Victor G Plarr.

Volumes of work by Students of Anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons of England: See MS0033 - Falconer, John; MS0047 - Arlidge, John Thomas; MS0058 - Hulme, Edward Charles and Skinner, George Robert; MS0074 - Williams, John; MS0132 - Monckton, David Henry; MS0133 - Hallett, George Henry; MS00134 - Carter, Henry Vandyke; MS0135 - Lizars, John Lizars and Silvester, Henry Robert.

Diaries 1853-1867 and Memoirs compiled c 1872-1875, of career in Bombay Medical Service, and service in Persian Campaign, Indian Mutiny and Ambela Campaign are held in the British Library, India Office Private Papers.

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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.

Sep 2008 Anatomy Biology Diaries Dissection Documents Higher science education Information sources Literary forms and genres Literature Medical education Nonfiction Primary documents Prose Royal College of Surgeons of England , Hunterian Museum x Hunterian Museum Scientific methods Skey , Frederic Carpenter , 1798-1872 , surgeon Sylvester , John Henry , 1830-1903 , Deputy Surgeon General, India

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Papers of John Henry Sylvester, 1852-1853, comprising a manuscript volume of notes titled Occupation during Studentship at the Royal College of Surgeons, 1852, describing the actitivies of Sylvester whilst he was a Student of Anatomy, including dissections, remounting specimens, listing and cataloguing specimens, reading in the Library, and hospital visits. Sylvester's work is countersigned by Frederic Carpenter Skey, Professor of Anatomy and Surgery from 1852.

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As outlined in Scope and Content.

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By written appointment only.

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No photocopying permitted.

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  • English

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  • Latin

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English

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Volumes of work by Students of Anatomy at the Royal College of Surgeons of England: See MS0033 - Falconer, John; MS0047 - Arlidge, John Thomas; MS0058 - Hulme, Edward Charles and Skinner, George Robert; MS0074 - Williams, John; MS0132 - Monckton, David Henry; MS0133 - Hallett, George Henry; MS00134 - Carter, Henry Vandyke; MS0135 - Lizars, John Lizars and Silvester, Henry Robert.

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Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (1928) by Victor G Plarr.

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Diaries 1853-1867 and Memoirs compiled c 1872-1875, of career in Bombay Medical Service, and service in Persian Campaign, Indian Mutiny and Ambela Campaign are held in the British Library, India Office Private Papers.

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Royal College of Surgeons of England

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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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