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Ramsay Smith, William, 1859-1937 (Scottish physician, naturalist, anthropologist and civil servant)

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from Matthew Horace Hayes, 17 November 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/124
Scope and Contents

Hayes writes that he encloses some newspapers (not present) which he received from their mutual friend Ramsay Smith. He states that he is delighted that the 'ridiculous and malicious charges' against him have been dropped and recollects meeting 'the villain Desmond' in South Africa in 1901.

Dates: 17 November 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letter to James Cossar Ewart from William Ramsay Smith, 26 March 1903

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Identifier: Coll-14/9/9/37
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Smith introduces himself as a mutual friend of Captain Hayes. He writes about his work on the multilocular form of hydatids (a type of cyst) and his collection of various specimens, copies of which he offers Ewart. He mentions the work of Professor Watson and states he hopes that someone will be able to continue researching hydatids.

Dates: 26 March 1903
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Papers of James Cossar Ewart / Correspondence / Correspondence 1903

Letters from W. Ramsay Smith, 1905-1908

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Identifier: EUA IN1/ACU/A2/7/2
Dates: 1905-1908
Found in: University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections / Records of the University of Edinburgh / Academic Units: Departments etc. / Department of Anatomy / Cunningham Papers

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