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'Morningside Mirror', 1845 - 2011

 Series
Identifier: LHB7/13

Scope and Contents

Includes items on hospital outings, patient poetry and general articles. There are bound volumes of the periodical, however, from 8a these are loose copies rather than bound unless otherwise stated. The items have been given a running number within each year.

Dates

  • Creation: 1845 - 2011

Conditions Governing Access

Public access to these records is governed by UK data protection legislation, the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, and the latest version of the Scottish Government Records Management: Health and Social Care Code of Practice (Scotland). Whilst some records may be accessed freely by researchers, the aforementioned legislation and guidelines mean that records conveying sensitive information on named individuals may be closed to the public for a set time.

Where health records relate to named deceased adults, they will be open 75 years after the latest date referenced, on the next 1 January. Case records of individuals below 18 years of age or adults not proven to be deceased will be open 100 years after the latest date recorded, on the next 1 January. Further information on legislation and guidelines covering medical records can be found here: https://bit.ly/2CXB4V8.

LHSA encourages the use of these records for legitimate clinical, historical and genealogical research purposes, and records that are designated as closed can be consulted by legitimate researchers if certain conditions are met. Please contact the LHSA Archivist for more details regarding procedures on how you can apply for permission to view closed records. Telephone us on: 0131 650 3392 or email us at lhsa@ed.ac.uk.

Biographical / Historical

The 'Morningside Mirror' was a periodical published by the Hospital. It was started in 1845 by Mackinnon and patients were encouraged to contribute. The 'Mirror' as represented here was printed at Royal Edinburgh Asylum from 1845 - 1912, and from 1936 by Darien Press.


From 2010, new editions of the Morningside Mirror in newspaper format were created by Artlink, an organisation working to increase opportunities for disadvantaged and disabled people to participate in the arts. The magazine formed part of Artlink’s contribution to examining the hospital’s history in the lead up to the bicentenary in 2013.

Extent

From the Fonds: 212.3 shelf metres: bound volumes, papers, photographic material

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Additional copies are from Acc 08/10.

Existence and Location of Copies

Some items in this series have microfilm copies available where indicated.

Related Materials

There was another magazine of patients’ writing called ‘Wadjamadouraydays’ which is at LHB7/8/3; and compilations by the writer-in-residence at LHB7/14/30-31.

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Lothian Health Services Archive Repository

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