Edinburgh Society for Relief of the Destitute Sick
Scope and Contents
Management 1813-1948; administration 1834-1944; finance 1824-1981; Trusts 1704-1966; recipients 1792-1952
Dates
- Creation: 1704-1973
Language of Materials
English.
Conditions Governing Access
Normal 30 and 75 year Scottish closure rules apply
Biographical / Historical
The Society originated in 1795 on a voluntary basis and was incorporated by a Seal of Cause from Edinburgh Town Council in 1813. It existed to provide relief to those prevented from earning a living by illness and unable to make claims on other public charities or parish funds.
Extent
3.5 shelf metres: bound volumes, papers
Arrangement
Chronological within record class
Other Finding Aids
Manual item-level descriptive list available
Custodial History
Scott and Paterson Chartered Accountants
Immediate Source of Acquisition
F. Shaw, Scottish Record Office, June 1986; Scott and Paterson Chartered Accountants, Bruntsfield House, Bruntsfield Terrace, March 1992
Accruals
No further accessions are expected
- Title
- Edinburgh Society for Relief of the Destitute Sick
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Lothian Health Services Archive Repository
Centre for Research Collections
Edinburgh University Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44 (0)131 650 3392
lhsa@ed.ac.uk