Class list of Alexander Monro (primus)
Scope and Contents
Small volume containing lists of scholars (students), their masters (surgeons who they were apprenticed to) and fees paid. In addition there are some details of boarders (1722-1736). Folded inside the volume is a copy letter of 28 June 1945 from the donor, James Watt WS, to Lord Amulree, sent to Univerity Librarian, Lauriston William Sharp.
Dates
- Creation: 1720-1749
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Extent
1 volume
Other Finding Aids
A-Z sheaf index of names available for consultation.
Custodial History
Discovered in the cistern room of Craiglockhart House c1924 by then owner James Watt.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented by James Watt, WS, 1924
Existence and Location of Copies
One copy is known to have been made by James Watt and sent to Lord Amulree on 28 June 1945, the intention then being to send a further copy to the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh.
Legacy Shelfmark
Dc.5.95
Creator
Subject
- Title
- Class list of Alexander Monro (primus)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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