Collection: Isabella Lamont | University of Edinburgh Archive and Manuscript Collections

Scope and Contents

Nursing certificate, photograph album, nursing badge, newspaper clipping, loose photographs, poem, and autograph albums with drawings and dedications.

Dates

Creation: 1903 - 1940

Conditions Governing Access

Records are open to public access. Please contact LHSA Archivist for an appointment to see these records on 0131 650 392 or lhsa@ed.ac.uk.

Biographical / Historical

Isabella ('Bell') Lamont qualified as a nurse in 1903 and was a Sister at Edinburgh War Hospital during the First World War. Edinburgh War Hospital was housed in Bangour Village Hospital in West Lothian, a psychiatric institution during peacetime. She received the Associates of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC) decoration for her work. Bell retired around 1938/1939.