Medicine (Pharmacy)

Scope and Contents The common-place books are written in the same hand, largely, and are described as: 1 x common-place book, small 4to, with 174pp numbered, dating from 1817-1837, though a later style of handwriting on last unnumbered 4 pp feature the date 1849. Original lightly diced Russia, lacking spine. Manuscript medical receipts, prescriptions. Entries feature named Scottish doctors or Scottish periodicals. An...

Scope and Contents The front cover reads: “There’s a lot Glasgaying on in 1990. The cultural capital of Europe” which is written in the style of Charlies Rennie Mackintosh.This issue includes: an article covering Act Up’s protest relating to Retrovir (AZT) and Zovirax, at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Wellcome; a further update on AIDS and Wellcome’s profiting from AZT; coverage of the gay and lesbian community in mainstream press; international news relating to the LGBTQ+ community; a youth...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of Sir Robert Christison's notes on his own lectures, that he gave at the University of Edinburgh as Professor of Medical Jurisprudence, and then Chair of Materia Medica and Therapeutics. The notes are not dated but appear to cover the 1830s to 1870s, spanning most of his career. Some notebooks appear to be in his own hand, while later volumes may have been written by a clerk or secretary.Box 1 (Dk.4.56/1): Materia Medica and Therapeutics...

Scope and Contents This collection consists of four letters sent by Sir Robert Christison to William Sharpey, all from Edinburgh, dated 21 April [1837?], 16 December 1857, 25 December [1857?], and 20 October 1863. Edinburgh, 21 April, no year [1837?]: 2 pages, Octavo. Letter recommending the Glasgow-born chemist Thomas Graham to the Chair of Chemistry at the University of London. ...