Guthrie, Douglas
Scope and Contents
Correspondence of John Kinnaird 1957-1959; miscellaneous papers 1948-1960; notes taken from Hospital minute books of 1859-1954; draft of History 1958; proof sheets; copy photographs
Dates
- Creation: 1948-1960
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
None
Biographical / Historical
Douglas Guthrie graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1907. After service in the First World War he became a consultant Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon to the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Sick Children, with a particular interest in speech disorders in childhood. After he retirement he pursued a related interest as a historian of medicine, and his publications included History of Medicine (1945). In 1948 he founded the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine.
Extent
8 folders: papers, photographic material
Arrangement
Chronological within record class
Other Finding Aids
Manual item-level descriptive list available
Custodial History
Held in archives of Royal Hospital for Sick Children
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Accessioned pre-1980, no details available
Accruals
No further accessions are expected
Bibliography
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Repository Details
Part of the Lothian Health Services Archive Repository
Centre for Research Collections
Edinburgh University Library
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Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
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