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Royal (Dick) Veterinary College (1839-1951| veterinary college)

 Organization

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Manuscript lecture beginning "It is with some diffidence that I come here to deliver my first lecture upon Physiology" - possibly lecture to the Royal Veterinary College of Edinburgh, c 1876

 File
Identifier: Coll-11/C1
Scope and Contents

Manuscript lecture beginning "It is with some diffidence that I come here to deliver my first lecture upon Physiology" - possibly lecture to the Royal Veterinary College of Edinburgh.

Dates: c 1876

Manuscript volume entitled "Notes on Cattle Pathology from Prof. Strangeway's Lectures", taken down by Thomas Smith and copied by George Greig Jr., 1869

 Item
Identifier: Coll-1848/23-0048
Scope and Contents

Manuscript volume of lecture notes, entitled: "Notes on Cattle-Pathology from Professor Dr Strangeways' Lectures. By Thomas Smith. Edinburgh 1860-61. Copied by George Greig Jr 1869". This title occurs midway through the volume, on p. 244, therefore it may not refer to earlier pages. The first page's title reads, "Anatomy of the Animal Body".

Dates: 1869

Medals from Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies and Edinburgh University

 Collection — Box CLX-A-352
Identifier: Coll-1830
Content Description

A bronze and a silver medals in their cases awarded to Peter Haugh in the University's Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies for Zoology and Botany (1903-1904) and for Clinique (1906-1907); and three bronze medals from Edinburgh University awarded to Samuel M. Inkster for Chemistry (1869), General Pathology and Morbid Anatomy (1870-1871) and Practice of Medicine (1872-1873). Also includes an article by Gregor Macaulay explaining the medals.

Dates: 1869-1907

Minutes of the Animal Breeding Committee, 1928-1947

 File
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/A1/1/1
Scope and Contents

NB: the minutes, which are looseleaf, are copies, not originals.

Dates: 1928-1947

Minutes of the Farm Sub-Committee, 1935-1947

 File
Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/A1/1/2
Scope and Contents

Minutes are copies, not originals. December 1935, Dec 1946 and June 1947 only present.

Dates: 1935-1947

Notebook of ailments and treatments entitled 'Practice of Medicine', written up by Herbert Thompson (d. 1957) at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College, Edinburgh, c. 1899

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1655
Scope and Contents

Notebook describing animal ailments and treatments, including of the alimentary tract, soft palate, common sypmtoms of diseases of teeth, salivary glands, the liver, and inflamation of the udder etc. There are sub-headings such as: chanping of jaws, grinding of teeth, paralysis of lips, disease of parotid duct, and etc.

Dates: 1897

Papers of Fred McMillen

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-2040
Content Description This fonds consists of the student archive of Frederick (Fred) Hugh McMillen, created when he was a student at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College from 1938 to 1943. It includes class notes, examination questions, Fred's diploma and certificates, a photograph of the wartime hockey team of which he was the captain, and three crest shields (RDVC, RAVC, RCVS). A cardboard tube containing certificates and a...
Dates: 1938-1943

Papers of Orlando Charnock Bradley, 1910 - 1939

 Sub-Series
Identifier: EUA IN2/2/3/2
Scope and Contents

Correspondence belonging to O.C.Bradley, Principle of the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies between 1911-1937

Dates: 1910 - 1939

Programme of Centenary Celebrations, 1923

 Item
Identifier: EUA IN2/6/14
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Fonds:

Documents relating to commemorating the history of the R(D)SVS. These materials relate to documents concerning notes on the history of the veterinary college such as centenaries and events.

Dates: 1923

Records of the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College

 Fonds
Identifier: EUA IN2
Scope and Contents

The archive contains:


  1. Administrative and Financial Records
  2. Staff Records
  3. Student Records
  4. Estate Records
  5. Veterinary Practice and Research
  6. Photographs and Slides
  7. Objects
Dates: 1823-1999