Letters relating to Materia Medica Department, University of Edinburgh
Fonds — Box: Dk.7.27
Identifier: Coll-2218
Scope and Contents
Letters relating to the Edinburgh University Materia Medica department. Letters (3) relating to 1889, 1908, 1945. Also includes some quack adverts.
- From W. Y. Prout to Professor Sir T. R. Fraser about poisoned arrows, 1 August 1889.
- From C. Philips Frast to Mr. McAlpine about snake venom, 1 August 1908.
- From W. C. Sillar to Professor J. H. Gaddum about Professor Sir T. R. Fraser, Joseph Tillie and himself, 19 September 1945.
Dates
- Creation: 1889-1945
Creator
- Prout, W Y, fl 1889 (Author, Person)
- Frast, C Philips, fl 1908 (Author, Person)
- Sillar, W C, fl 1945 (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English, French, German
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 file
Previous Reference
Dk.7.27
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: E58/22
Accessioned in 1958.
Transferred from Materia Medica Department in 1958.
Physical Description
Grey file, bound with a white cord. Shelfmark featured on front bottom corner.
Subject
- Fraser, Sir Thomas Richard, 1841-1920 (Knight ; Professor of medicine at the University of Edinburgh) (Recipient, Person)
- McAlpine, -, fl 1908 ("Mr", staff at Materia Medica Department, University of Edinburgh ) (Recipient, Person)
- Gaddum, Sir John Henry, 1900-1965 (Knight Bachelor | English pharmacologist) (Person)
- Tillie, Joseph, 1859-1898 (Scottish physician, pharmacologist) (Person)
Cultural context
- University of Edinburgh -- staff
- University of Edinburgh Library -- Legacy shelfmark sequence: Da-Dp
Genre / Form
Topical
- Title
- Letters relating to Materia Medica Department, University of Edinburgh, 1889-1945
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
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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