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
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open to bona fide researchers, but please contact repository for details in advance of visit.
Biographical / Historical
Herbert Thompson, a well-known veterinary surgeon in Sheffield, was born in the early 1870s. He qualified as a vet' in 1897 at the Royal (Dick) Veterinary College, Edinburgh. His father, Joseph Thomas Thompson (b. 1824), ran a veterinary practice in Sheffield.
Herbert Thompson had a country practice in the Sheffield area and later went into partnership with his brother Frank W. Thompson. He died in Sheffield in 1957.
Herbert Thompson had a country practice in the Sheffield area and later went into partnership with his brother Frank W. Thompson. He died in Sheffield in 1957.
Extent
1 volume
Physical Location
CLX-A-1470
Other Finding Aids
None created for this collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Items donated August 2015. Accession no: E2015.59
Processing Information
Catalogued by Graeme D. Eddie 16 September 2015
Creator
- Title
- 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
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Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk