Papers of Dr Sinclair Morris Evans (1908-2001), G.P., of Baslow, Derbyshire; 1894-2001

The collection comprises papers collected by Dr Evans, illustrating his medical career as well as his personal interests. The collection has been arranged into the following series:

Diaries, 1950-1997 (SME 1); autobiography, written in the 1990s (SME 2); papers relating to Dr Evans' local history interests (SME 3); papers relating to Dr Evans' research into the Wrench family of Baslow (SME 4); papers relating to Dr Evans' medical career and the Baslow medical practice (SME 5); personal papers relating to Dr Evans' school and university years (SME 6); scrapbooks and photographs (SME 7); personal correspondence (SME 8); accounts and household papers (SME 9); certificates, honours and badges (SME 10); obituary and other papers relating to Dr Evans' death (SME 11); miscellaneous personal papers (SME 12); and papers relating to Tudor Evans, the Organ family, and Tudor Evans' second wife Hilda Brewer (SME 13).

Sinclair Morris Evans was born in 1908 and educated at St Peter's School in Exmouth, Clifton College in Bristol, and Sidney Sussex College in Cambridge. His father Tudor Evans (1877-1944), who was born in Carmarthen, served in the Boer War and the First World War and worked as a postmaster in Exmouth, in Tonbridge in Kent, and from 1932 onwards in Grimsby. Morris's mother Edith Mary Organ (1878-1932), was born in Cheltenham in 1878 and married Tudor in 1907. Tudor Evans married Hilda Brewer as his second wife in Louth, Lincolnshire, in 1937.

Dr Evans qualified as a medical practitioner in 1933 and took further medical degrees at St Thomas's Hospital in London. After a brief period working at Addenbrooke's College in Cambridge, he joined the general practice at Baslow, Derbyshire, in 1935. In the same year he married Mary Walmesley, the sister of one of his childhood friends. Dr Evans worked at Baslow until his retirement in 1978, working additionally at the 1914/18 War Memorial Hospital in Bakewell and Newholme geriatric hospital. He was an honorary tutor in General Practice at the University of Sheffield, accepting students on work placements at the practice. For this aspect of his work, Dr Evans was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1980. Dr Evans died in July 2001.

Dr Evans' practice at Baslow was formerly occupied by Dr E.M. Wrench. Evans was aware of Dr Wrench's papers at the University of Nottingham, and wished his own papers to be deposited to maintain a continuity on the history of the practice. Like Wrench, Dr Evans was interested in local history. He edited 'A short history of Baslow and Bubnell, 1975', by John Sheldon, which was privately published in 1986, and often spoke on local history and other issues.

The collection has been arranged into series according to form and subject matter. Within series, items are arranged chronologically.

The bulk of the collection is accessible to all readers. However, access to the diaries in SME 1 and autobiography in SME 2 is restricted under current Data Protection legislation. Please see our Access Policy or contact us for further advice.

Copyright in all finding aids belongs to The University of Nottingham.

Online: Catalogue available through the website of Manuscripts and Special Collections, Manuscripts Online Catalogue.

Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in writing from the Keeper of Manuscripts and Special Collections

Reprographic copies can be supplied for educational and private study purposes only, depending on access status and the condition of the documents.

The collection was deposited in the Department of Manuscripts and Special Collections by a family member between 1989 and 2002.

Papers of Edward M. Wrench (1833-1912) of Baslow Derbyshire, surgeon, 1837-1956 (Reference: Wr)