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Dietetic lecture notes: Helen E Batchelor

 Fonds
Identifier: GD1-153

Scope and Contents

Digitised (available in both PDF and TIFF formats) A5 hardback notebook of lecture notes and recipes from Helen Batchelor's training in dietetics when a student nurse at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh (Jan 1938 - May 1941).

Dates

  • Creation: 1940s

Conditions Governing Access

Open to public access.

Biographical / Historical

Helen E Batchelor was the mother of Penny Richardson, founder of the Cervical Smear Campaign and the Head On campaign group around women's mental health (see GD31). Helen was a student nurse at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh from Jan 1938 to May 1941. Helen left nursing in Jul 1941 to be married.

Partial Extent

66 Megabytes

Partial Extent

2.6 Gigabytes

Language of Materials

English

Physical Description

Original notebook (returned to donor) measured 20.5cm x 16.5cm.

Title
Dietetic lecture notes: Helen E Batchelor
Author
Louise Williams
Description rules
Isad(g)2
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Lothian Health Services Archive Repository

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