Laidlaw, John

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Scope and Content

'Hospital Reminiscences 1928-1948' of the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh by John Laidlaw 1994; correspondence regarding 'Reminiscences' 1994-1997; newspaper cutting 1999; miscellaneous; The Consultative: '1870-1970, One Hundred Years in Lauriston' 1970; Bi-centenary Souvenir brochure 1929; souvenir brochure for the Coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth 1937; appeals brochures; postcard

Administrative / Biographical History

In 1928, after he left school, John Laidlaw began working at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Works Department as a junior clerk. He qualified as a Chartered Secretary and, after the creation of the NHS in 1948, he became Deputy Secretary and Treasurer of the Board of Management of Edinburgh Central Hospitals.

Arrangement

Chronological within record class

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

John Laidlaw, 1996

Note

Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott using existing handlists

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