Correspondence of John Kinnaird 1957-1959; miscellaneous papers 1948-1960; notes taken from Hospital minute books of 1859-1954; draft of History 1958; proof sheets; copy photographs
Guthrie, Douglas
This material is held atLothian Health Services Archive
- Reference
- GB 239 GD1/36
- Dates of Creation
- 1948-1960
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 8 folders: papers, photographic material
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Douglas Guthrie graduated in medicine from the University of Edinburgh in 1907. After service in the First World War he became a consultant Ear, Nose and Throat surgeon to the Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Sick Children, with a particular interest in speech disorders in childhood. After he retirement he pursued a related interest as a historian of medicine, and his publications included History of Medicine (1945). In 1948 he founded the Scottish Society of the History of Medicine.
Arrangement
Chronological within record class
Access Information
None
Acquisition Information
Accessioned pre-1980, no details available
Note
Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott using existing handlists
Other Finding Aids
Manual item-level descriptive list available
Custodial History
Held in archives of Royal Hospital for Sick Children
Accruals
No further accessions are expected
Bibliography
Guthrie, Douglas. The Royal Edinburgh Hospital for Sick Children, 1860-1960 Edinburgh: E. and S. Livingstone, 1960.