Annual Reports of Asylums 1814-1908; General Board of Commissioners in Lunacy and General Board of Control Reports 1851-1939; printed journals and books 1823-1946
Royal Edinburgh Asylum Medical Library
This material is held atLothian Health Services Archive
- Reference
- GB 239 GD17
- Dates of Creation
- 1814-1939
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 56 shelf metres: bound volumes
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The earliest reference to books being borrowed from a specifically medical as opposed to a patients' library at the Royal Edinburgh Asylum occurs in 1855, and it is reasonable to assume that it was founded around that time. This coincides with an increased emphasis placed on clinical teaching by the Asylum's Resident Physician, Dr David Skae (1814-1873). The majority of the library was transferred to the Royal Edinburgh Hospital Library, with remaining items going to Edinburgh University's Department of Psychiatry Library.
Arrangement
Chronological within record class
Access Information
None
Acquisition Information
Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Note
Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott using existing handlists
Other Finding Aids
Manual item-level descriptive lists and card index available
Custodial History
Items held within Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Accruals
No further accessions are expected