Guthrie, Douglas James, 1885-1975 (surgeon and historian of medicine)

Scope and Contents This series contains a Witch Doctor outfit and other African artefacts bequeathed by Douglas James Guthrie to George Shepperson at his death in 1975, and sent to Shepperson by Douglas's wife Jean in 1976. Includes labels by Douglas Guthrie. Kiondo. Woven baskets made of fibre from the migio plant by Kikuyu woman at Weithaga, Kenya. One small and one large basket. "Bones" (in wood) used...

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Correspondence between Norman Dott and Douglas Guthrie dated 1963 and Dott and Sir Walter Mercer, dated 1967. The correspondence relates to references for Dott's talks on Robert Burns and Medicine.

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Correspondence of John Kinnaird 1957-1959; miscellaneous papers 1948-1960; notes taken from Hospital minute books of 1859-1954; draft of History 1958; proof sheets; copy photographs

Scope and Contents Dr John Brown, M.D. Author of Rab and his friends (1859). Letters of, photos, and other items relating to John Brown and his father, his son and his cousin who all named John Brown. Also letter of Lord Lister. 1853-1920s, 1951. 3 letters of Dr John Brown to his cousin Dr John Brown of Burnley and the latter's wife Mary. 1879-1880, n.d. 6 ff. 12^o. 2...

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Letters (7) to Dr William James Stuart, thanking him for the gift of a reprint of his Harveian Oration, July 1836. From E. Bramwell, Sir J. Fraser, D. Guthrie, W. F. T. Haultain, Sir R. W. Philip, A. H. H. Sinclair, A. F. Stewart.

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Two volumes containing notes of lectures on midwifery by Thomas Young given in 1763-1764, and notes of lectures on 'the practice of physic' given by Andrew Duncan Snr in 1778.

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Contains a few items of correspondence and a typescript copy of a 'Note on the History of the Royal Society Club of Edinburgh' by Dr Douglas Guthrie.

Scope and Contents This series contains photographs, mostly black and white. Most depict missions in Nyasaland/Malawi, and their people (both African and European). Photographs of missions, of African people, and of European people. No captions. Photographs sent and captioned by Josephine Cunningham Edwards, featuring missions in Malawi, with Malawian and European people. See "Coll-490/22/COR3". ...

Scope and Contents Contains: 'A Note on the History of the Royal Society Club of Edinburgh' by Douglas Guthrie (typescript, not dated, c.1946); 'Lasswade' by J.E Wilson, reprinted from the State Veterinary Journal (not dated, c.1951); 'Section E: Husbandry and Miscellaneous', Symposium: The Use of Artificial Light, photocopied reprint from the ...