Collection GB 0120 GC/93 - Waller, Wathen Ernest (d 1958) and his sister, Waller, Miss Dorothy (d 1986)

Identity area

Reference code

GB 0120 GC/93

Title

Waller, Wathen Ernest (d 1958) and his sister, Waller, Miss Dorothy (d 1986)

Date(s)

  • 1912-1944 (Creation)

Level of description

Collection

Extent and medium

1 box and 1 outsize folder

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

Wathen Ernest Waller, MD, MRCP Surgeon-Captain Royal Army Medical Corps qualified in medicine 1912 practised in Oxford and then held a resident appointment at St George's Hospital London. Served in the RAMC in the Iraq Campaign, returned to Oxford, and practised there until around 1926, when he moved to Rustington where he remained in practice for the rest of his life; died 1958. Miss Waller was association with the Red Cross and served as a nurse in the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD). She died 1986.

Archival history

GB 0120 GC/93 1912-1944 Collection 1 box and 1 outsize folder Waller , Wathen Ernest , d 1958

Waller , Dorothy , d 1986

Wathen Ernest Waller, MD, MRCP Surgeon-Captain Royal Army Medical Corps qualified in medicine 1912 practised in Oxford and then held a resident appointment at St George's Hospital London. Served in the RAMC in the Iraq Campaign, returned to Oxford, and practised there until around 1926, when he moved to Rustington where he remained in practice for the rest of his life; died 1958. Miss Waller was association with the Red Cross and served as a nurse in the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD). She died 1986.

These items were received from the niece of the above, Miss E. Waller, in September 1986 and October 1987.

Papers of Wathen Ernest Waller and his sister Dorothy, 1912-1944, notably illustrated typescript account of service in Iraq, 1916-1918; inventory for insurance purposes of house, including contents of surgery; materials relating to Miss Waller's work in the Red Cross and the Voluntary Aid Detachment, 1912-1920.

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

Online catalogue available on Wellcome Library website.

Wellcome Medical Diary, 1959, formerly belonging to Miss Waller, now with Glaxo-Wellcome archives.

Entry compiled from Wellcome Library online catalogue by Barbara Ball.

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

September 2008 Specialties, medical Family practice Pathology Diseases Tropical diseases Health services Community health nursing Wars (events) World wars (events) World War One (1914-1918) Medical sciences Therapy Medical treatment Emergency treatment First aid Midwifery Nursing Waller , Wathen Ernest , d 1958 , surgeon Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment Royal Army Medical Corps Iraq Middle East

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

These items were received from the niece of the above, Miss E. Waller, in September 1986 and October 1987.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Papers of Wathen Ernest Waller and his sister Dorothy, 1912-1944, notably illustrated typescript account of service in Iraq, 1916-1918; inventory for insurance purposes of house, including contents of surgery; materials relating to Miss Waller's work in the Red Cross and the Voluntary Aid Detachment, 1912-1920.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

System of arrangement

As set out above in Scope and Content.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

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.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

Physical characteristics and technical requirements

Finding aids

Online catalogue available on Wellcome Library website.

Allied materials area

Existence and location of originals

Existence and location of copies

Related units of description

Wellcome Medical Diary, 1959, formerly belonging to Miss Waller, now with Glaxo-Wellcome archives.

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Institution identifier

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

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation revision deletion

Language(s)

  • English

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    Sources

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