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Two volumes entitled "Edinburgh Medical Graduates 1705-1866" and "St Andrews University. List of Graduates", annotated by William Johnston

 Fonds — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Coll-2807

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of two volumes entitled "Edinburgh Medical Graduates 1705-1866" and "St Andrews University. List of Graduates", compiled and annotated by Colonel William Johnston (1843-1914).

The Edinburgh volume contains pages of the book List of the Graduates in Medicine in the University of Edinburgh : From MDCCV to MDCCCLXVI, each page pasted separately, and annotated by the compiler Colonel William Johnson. The annotations give biographical details (in particular their date of death) on medical students who later worked in the military. Manuscript date in the volume: February 1911.

The St Andrews volume is similar, with more typescript additions. It contains pages of the book St. Andrews University Calendar from 1800 to 1860 with a Supplement to the Present Time, also annotated by Johnston with biographical details on some students. Some lists were written by hand, and copied from the supplement of said book. William Johnston also notes at the beginning that: "The list of 513 persons who received the degree of Doctors of Medicine between 1770 and 1779 (p. 276) ... was copied from the University Records in January 1909, under the superintendence of Mr J. Maitland Anderson, Libraran to the University." Manuscript date in the volume: 1909.

Dates

  • Creation: 1860-1911

Creator

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Access

Open. Please contact the repository in advance.

Full Extent

2 Volumes ; 25 x 29.5 x 6 cm, and 24 x 29.5 x 4 cm.

Previous reference

Df.4.64; Df.4.65

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from Rare Books collection in December 2024.

Bibliography

List of the Graduates in Medicine in the University of Edinburgh : From MDCCV to MDCCCLXVI. Edinburgh: Printed by Neill & Company, 1867.
St. Andrews University Calendar from 1800 to 1860 with a Supplement to the Present Time. St Andrews: Melville Fletcher Edinburgh, 1860.

Processing Information

Catalogued by Aline Brodin in January-February 2025.

Title
Two volumes entitled "Edinburgh Medical Graduates 1705-1866" and "St Andrews University. List of Graduates", annotated by William Johnson, 1860-1911
Author
Aline Brodin
Date
February 2025
Description rules
Isad(g)2
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository

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