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Medicine.

 Subject
Subject Source: Other Source

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Papers, 1936-1958, of William Oliver Petrie, missionary doctor and superintendent of hospitals, Malawi.

 Fonds
Identifier: Acc.13582
Scope and Contents Papers, 1936-1958, of William Oliver Petrie, missionary doctor and superintendent of hospitals, Malawi.William Oliver Petrie (1913-1998) was born at East Manse, Loanhead, Midlothian, the son of Rev. James Petrie and Mrs Cecilia Petrie. Rev. Petrie was the minister of the United Free Church at Loanhead. William was educated at Loanhead Primary School and George Watson’s College, Edinburgh. He graduated in medicine from Edinburgh University in 1936, and worked for a time at...
Dates: 1936-1958

Sound recordings made by Captain William MacDonald concerning Sir William Macewen.

 Series
Identifier: UNLS015
Scope and Contents

The recordings mainly concern the life of William Macewen, in particular his appointment as Surgeon-General to the Royal Navy during World War One, but also his family association with Garrochty.

Dates: Event: Majority of material found within 1858-1971.

Surgeon's journal of Ebenezer Black.

 Item
Identifier: Acc.14342
Scope and Contents

Covers Black's service in Italy and Spain as a surgeon during the Napoleonic Wars. Following enlistment as a hospital mate in 1806 Black rose to the position of Regimental Surgeon in Spain serving under the Duke of Wellington. The journal culminates in Black's experiences during the Siege of Tarragona.

Dates: 1806-1815.