'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
Laidlaw, John
This material is held atLothian Health Services Archive
- Reference
- GB 239 GD1/69
- Dates of Creation
- 1994-1999
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English.
- Physical Description
- 5 items: papers
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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.
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Acquisition Information
John Laidlaw, 1996
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Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott using existing handlists
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