GB 0120 MSS.6170-6176 - Ward, John (c 1629-1681)

7 volumes

GB 0120 MSS.6170-6176 17th Century Collection (fonds) 7 volumes Power , Sir , D'Arcy , 1855-1941 , Knight , surgeon and historian

John Ward was vicar of Stratford-on-Avon and a medical practitioner.

The manuscript collection of the Medical Society of London, of which this material formerly was part, was purchased by the Wellcome Library in 1984.

Diary of John Ward, transcribed by Sir D'Arcy Power (1855-1941).

In two sections.

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

Incomplete transcript. Partly typewritten.

Described in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine, 1999).

The original diaries, covering the years 1648 to 1681, were sold by the Medical Society of London in 1928, and are now in the Folger Shakespeare Library (MSS. V.a. 284-299).

On the Ward diaries, see Robert G Frank, 'The John Ward diaries: mirror of seventeenth century science and medicine', Journal of the History of Medicine 1974, 29: 147-179.

Copied from the Wellcome Library catalogue by Sarah Drewery.
In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Jan 2008 Ward , John , fl 1621-1689 , clergyman Power , Sir , D'Arcy , 1855-1941 , Knight , surgeon and historian Seventeenth century Religion Diaries Medical sciences Church of England London England UK Western Europe Europe Stratford-on-Avon Warwickshire Hertfordshire Centuries Primary documents Documents Information sources

The manuscript collection of the Medical Society of London, of which this material formerly was part, was purchased by the Wellcome Library in 1984.

Diary of John Ward, transcribed by Sir D'Arcy Power (1855-1941).

In two sections.

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

• Latin

English

Described in: Richard Palmer, Catalogue of Western Manuscripts in the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine: Western Manuscripts 5120-6244 (London: The Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine, 1999).

In compliance with ISAD (G): General International Standard Archival Description - 2nd Edition (1999); UNESCO Thesaurus, December 2001; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

• English