An Account of Body Snatching by Medical Students
Fonds — Box: Dk.7.54-64
Identifier: Coll-2236
Scope and Contents
'Twenty four hours of my pupillage'. An account of a grave robbing (body snatching) expedition by medical students in 1830 at a town probably on or near the coast in the Southeast of England. Written in later years by one of the participants. Anonymous.
Dates
- Creation: 1830
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 folder
Previous reference
Dk.7.58
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accession number: E59/11
Accessioned on 11 March 1959.
Bought from Hall for £5.
Physical Description
Red box file. Title on binding: "Dk.7.54-64." 19 pp. 4^o.
Source
- Hall, Edward, b 1898 (Bookseller) (Seller, Person)
Cultural context
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- An Account of Body Snatching by Medical Students, 1830
- 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
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
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