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Women in medicine

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

Autograph Letter Signed from Sophia Jex-Blake to an unnamed correspondent, late 19th century-early 20th century

 Item — Box CLX-A-1591
Identifier: Coll-1848/20-0039
Scope and Contents

Autograph Letter Signed to an unnamed correspondent returning "the original lists from Lyons & Montpelier, & also a list of all the women we know of from books who are not in any official list. I think among these latter you will find one or more students at each University mentioned in the Record ... ", with a note in another hand at the head saying "Here is a whole letter from your friend. P.F.", 2 sides 8vo., no place, 16th July, no year.

Dates: late 19th century-early 20th century

Blue notebook entitled "Addresses. Introductory Lectures. Edinburgh Chair.", 1903

 File
Identifier: Coll-11/B19
Scope and Contents

23. Blue notebook entitled "Addresses. Introductory Lectures. Edinburgh Chair." draft of inaugural lecture (1903). Later in notebook: notes on the literature relating to the ecclesiastical and academic colours and a draft paper on the question of the admission of women to the medical school in Edinburgh (Cunningham was opposed to this).

Dates: 1903

Medals and photograph of Emily Charlotte Thomson and Alexander Thomson

 Fonds — Box CLX-A-346
Identifier: Coll-1994
Content Description This fonds consists of medals awarded to Emily Charlotte Thomson and Alexander Thomson , as well as one photograph depicting Emily Charlotte Thomson. Five medals of Alexander Thomson from the University of Edinburgh, in: chemistry (1886-87), practical physiology (1887-88), natural history (1887), Institute of Medicine (1887-88), and a blank one on the same model. Three medals of Emily...
Dates: Majority of material found within 1879-1891

Papers of Anne Dollar Davies, former medical student at the University of Edinburgh

 Fonds
Identifier: Coll-1976
Scope and Contents This fonds consists of Anne Davies's papers relating to her life as a medical student at the University of Edinburgh between 1939 and 1945, and to her training in three hospitals in the mid and late 1940s. It also includes photographs relating to class reunions and to the Edinburgh Graduate Association, of which she was president for a year. Student notes, c 1939-1944; 1969. Student...
Dates: c 1920-1990

Papers relating to Anne Jane Anderson (b 1847), 1866-1873; 1952; 1979

 Sub-Fonds — CLX-A-349
Identifier: coll-1835/14
Scope and Contents This subfonds contains: Photocopies of a certificate of the second grade from the Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education, 1866 Photocopies of certificates of study from the University of Edinburgh, 1871-1872 Transcripts of a letter from Edith Pechey to Anne Jane Anderson expressing her shock at the news that Anne will get married and give up...
Dates: 1866-1873; 1952; 1979