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- 1925-c.2003
Margaret Meakin was born in 1925 and died c. 2003. She was educated at University College, Dundee, and went on to teach English at Stobswell and Craigie High, Dundee.
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- 1851-1937
John Fraser was born in Arbroath on 7 November 1851. He was the son of Douglas Fraser who established Douglas Fraser and Sons in Arbroath. He married Jessie Janes Scott 'Janet' and had five children. He died in Arbroath on 23 November 1937.
Dundee Women's Hospital and Nursing Home
The Dundee Women's Hospital and Nursing Home developed from a dispensary for women and children set up in the 1890s for the treatment of women by female doctors. In May 1897 a small hospital, the Dundee Hospital for Women, was set up in Seafield Road to provide surgical care at a low cost. In 1914 the hospital was about to move to a new purpose-built building in Elliott Road, but this building was seriously damaged by a fire just before its planned opening. The hospital used temporary accommodation in Windsor Street until the repaired Elliot Road building opened on 24 February 1915 . When the National Health Service Act came into effect in 1948 the Women's Hospital and Nursing Home unsuccessfully petitioned the Secretary of State for permission to keep operating the hospital as a private charitable concern and not as part of the National Health Service. The hospital closed circa 1975.
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- c 1942 -
Taken from a piece written by Alan Veitch of the Scottish Hockey Heritage Group.
Jim Shepherd, Mr Hockey from Broughty Ferry, Dundee: player, umpire, administrator, journalist, broadcaster and hockey collector. These are just a few of the titles which describe a man involved with hockey for over 60 years. Jim’s first taste of hockey was in 1954 at the Boys Brigade International Camp at Eton College, but it was in 1958 that his hockey journey really began. Jim was working in the Drawing Office of Bonar Long & Co. in Dundee when a work colleague began trying to recruit hockey players. Jim agreed to go along to practise and was soon playing his first match for Dundee Wanderers Hockey Club (DWHC) against HMS Condor at Arbroath. Jim describes himself as a “hockey enthusiast” – he played for Dundee Wanderers 1st XI, then their 2nd XI when they started one, then their 3rd XI when they started one. After his playing days drew to a close, he joined the umpiring ranks.
Jim’s administrative skills were soon captured by his club. He assumed the roles of DWHC Secretary, Match Secretary and Treasurer at various stages, all in the era of postcards and telephone calls. Club administration was obviously not enough to sustain Jim, and he was soon involved in the Midlands District and then Scottish Hockey committees.
For almost 40 years up till around 2018, Jim almost single-handedly ran the Midlands Men's Indoor Leagues, creating all the fixture lists, setting the pitch times to ensure every team had a worthwhile slate of matches on the days they were to play, running the technical table, arranging umpires and generally making it a smoothly oiled machine.
Around 1980, via his friend Scott Smith of Grove Academy Former Players (another Dundee hockey club), Jim got involved in match reporting for the Dundee Evening Telegraph, covering both Midlands and Scottish Hockey. The newspaper provided very good coverage of hockey at least twice weekly for 40 years. Jim was very meticulous to ensure all scores and local hockey points of interest were published. Again, he didn’t stop there. Local broadcaster Radio Tay invited him to do a weekly summary. Another of Jim’s interests is photography and the camera was always at his side for hockey matches. Many of his photos appeared in both the Dundee Evening Telegraph and Dundee Courier. Clearly, Jim’s training as a draughtsman wasn’t wasted at home as he started to draw together an amazing hockey collection, all filed in chronological order. Many of us can relate to being ‘hoarders’; Jim was more than that – a full-on hockey collector. His study at home along with his loft and cupboards capture 40 years of hockey material. There is no Scottish Hockey Museum in place (yet), but Jim’s house is as good a starting point as any!
Among some of the historical gems are weekly hockey press cuttings from all Scottish newspapers (all marked with dates), international hockey team lists, match programmes, hockey posters and photographs, hockey books, and those Radio Tay broadcasts are all stored on cassette tape. As Jim says, he has material that no one else will have.
Looking back on his hockey career, Jim recalls DWHC’s first Scottish Cup win in 1973 and their subsequent journey into Europe as a particular highlight. He has enjoyed, too, seeing his son Gordon carry on the family hockey tradition at DWHC. “He was better than me”, says Jim – Gordon went on to win many Scotland caps, playing both outdoor and indoor. He then followed the coaching path going onto to be Head Coach of the Scotland women’s side until recently.
Jim is a truly amazing servant of Scottish hockey.
https://www.hockeymuseum.net/index.php/newsitems/news-2023/137-news/n-2022/640-jim-shepherd-collection-genesis
- Person
- b, 1923 d.2013
William M. Dow (Bill Dow) was born on 18th July 1923 and studied at St Andrews University, and was principal lecturer in Physics and Head of Science at Dundee College of Education (now part of Dundee University). He held a BSc Honours in Physics, an ME in applied maths and was a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society. He served during World War Two as an RAF Radar Officer on airborne equipment. Bill Dow died ion 20th June 2013.
- Person
- 1952-2016
James Clark Quinn Stewart was born in Dundee, where he and his sister was brought up by his mother. He attended Harris Academy, leaving school aged 15 then worked at various jobs in Brechin to where the family had moved.
Aged 21, he moved to Arbroath and worked as a proofreader for a local paper, progressing to news reporter. He was sacked after refusing to doorstep a family caught up in a divorce scandal.
Moving back to Dundee, Jim went to college to qualify for entrance to university. He graduated in 1984 from the University of Dundee in English Literature, then gained his Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh in 1990. From 1987 to his death, Jim was employed at UoD, initially on teaching and research contracts, becoming a permanent staff member after his success with the Mlitt in Writing Practice & Study module.
Jim had always written poetry, but work on what became the only publication of his own body of poems 'This' coincided with his terminal illness. Jim Stewart died of cancer 24 July 2016
(Source: 'About Jim Stewart' by Jane Goldman in 'This', 2018)
Aged 21, he moved to Arbroath and worked as a proofreader for a local paper, progressing to news reporter. He was sacked after refusing to doorstep a family caught up in a divorce scandal.
Moving back to Dundee, Jim went to college to qualify for entrance to university. He graduated in 1984 from the University of Dundee in English Literature, then gained his Doctorate from the University of Edinburgh in 1990. From 1987 to his death, Jim was employed at UoD, initially on teaching and research contracts, becoming a permanent staff member after his success with the Mlitt in Writing Practice & Study module.
Jim had always written poetry, but work on what became the only publication of his own body of poems 'This' coincided with his terminal illness. Jim Stewart died of cancer 24 July 2016
(Source: 'About Jim Stewart' by Jane Goldman in 'This', 2018)
- Person
- 1928-2023
John Samuel Greene Blair OBE, TD, D. Litt, ChM, FRCS, FRCP was one of three children of George Blair (1886-1961).
He was educated at Dundee High School, and was the Dux of the School in 1946. After leaving school he studied medicine at the University of St Andrews, and was later awarded a BA by the University London.
During National Service, Dr Blair served in the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1952 until 1955. He subsequently had extensive service in the Territorial Army, and was appointed Honorary Colonel of 225 (Highland) Field Ambulance RAMC in 1982. He later served as Chairman of the British Medical Association's Armed Forces Committee.
Dr Blair was Consultant Surgeon at Perth Royal Infirmary from 1965 until 1990, also serving as Honorary Senior Lecturer in Surgery at the University of Dundee. In 2004, he was appointed as an Honorary Senior Clinical Teacher, Division of Medicine & Therapeutics at the University of Dundee. He had previously been appointed as an Honorary Senior Lecture, and later Honorary Reader, in the School of Biological and Medical Sciences at the University of St. Andrews.
He has served as Captain of the Royal Perth Golfing Society & County and City Club. He is also Vice-President Emeritus of the International Society for the History of Medicine and a member of the University of Dundee Medical History Museum committee. He is an expert on the history of medicine and has been chairman of both the British Society for the History of Medicine and the Scottish Society for the History of Medicine. He is the author of several books and articles on medical history. He has also served as President of the Perth branch of the Franco-Scottish Society of Scotland. Dr Blair married Ailsa Jean Bowes MBE in 1953 and the couple have two sons, and one daughter. Dr Blair died in 2023.
He was educated at Dundee High School, and was the Dux of the School in 1946. After leaving school he studied medicine at the University of St Andrews, and was later awarded a BA by the University London.
During National Service, Dr Blair served in the Royal Army Medical Corps from 1952 until 1955. He subsequently had extensive service in the Territorial Army, and was appointed Honorary Colonel of 225 (Highland) Field Ambulance RAMC in 1982. He later served as Chairman of the British Medical Association's Armed Forces Committee.
Dr Blair was Consultant Surgeon at Perth Royal Infirmary from 1965 until 1990, also serving as Honorary Senior Lecturer in Surgery at the University of Dundee. In 2004, he was appointed as an Honorary Senior Clinical Teacher, Division of Medicine & Therapeutics at the University of Dundee. He had previously been appointed as an Honorary Senior Lecture, and later Honorary Reader, in the School of Biological and Medical Sciences at the University of St. Andrews.
He has served as Captain of the Royal Perth Golfing Society & County and City Club. He is also Vice-President Emeritus of the International Society for the History of Medicine and a member of the University of Dundee Medical History Museum committee. He is an expert on the history of medicine and has been chairman of both the British Society for the History of Medicine and the Scottish Society for the History of Medicine. He is the author of several books and articles on medical history. He has also served as President of the Perth branch of the Franco-Scottish Society of Scotland. Dr Blair married Ailsa Jean Bowes MBE in 1953 and the couple have two sons, and one daughter. Dr Blair died in 2023.
- Person
- fl 1971-
Kenneth Macaulay was educated in Lasswade, Melbourne and Edinburgh and commenced his medical studies at Dundee in 1971, graduating in 1977.
House Officer posts were undertaken in Stornoway, where he met his wife Alison, and Dundee. After an SHO year in North Tees General in Stockton on Tees Dr Macaulay returned to Dundee to continue specialist medical training at Ninewells and DRI but later transferred to GP training with a Dundee practice in Inverary Terrace.
In 1982 he and his family moved to Fife in order for him to take up a position as a GP. His practice in Rosyth was very active in teaching medical students and he was an Honorary Clinical Teacher in General Practice at both the University of Aberdeen and the University of Dundee for a number of years.
He retired from General Practice in 2015.
House Officer posts were undertaken in Stornoway, where he met his wife Alison, and Dundee. After an SHO year in North Tees General in Stockton on Tees Dr Macaulay returned to Dundee to continue specialist medical training at Ninewells and DRI but later transferred to GP training with a Dundee practice in Inverary Terrace.
In 1982 he and his family moved to Fife in order for him to take up a position as a GP. His practice in Rosyth was very active in teaching medical students and he was an Honorary Clinical Teacher in General Practice at both the University of Aberdeen and the University of Dundee for a number of years.
He retired from General Practice in 2015.
- Person
- June, 1939 - present
Arthur Ranson is an English comic book creator based in Surrey, England. He is best known for his work in the Look-in series, Button Man, Mazeworld, and Anderson: PSI Division. He has worked with many notable figures in the comic book industry such as Alan Grant, John Wagner, and Angus Allen and his comics have been translated into several languages worldwide.
- Family
- fl 1938-2015
They were regular playgoers in Dundee and for decades and attended most first nights at Dundee Rep. They were also heavily involved in the two very separate Dundee theatre clubs, The Theatre Club and The Playgoers Club. Their names appear together on cast lists for Playgoers Club amateur playreadings immediately post-war, while they were courting. Their collection of rep programmes begins about 1939 when the core of the company were performing on various Dundee stages prior to the acquisition of Forester’s Halls in Nicoll Street. The collection has only a couple of short chronological gaps, corresponding to the infancy of their two children, Derek and Peter, and continues more or less unbroken through to the 2010s.
- Person
- 1955-
David Manderson is a novelist, short story writer and researcher. His work ranges across Scottish and international film and literature. His novel 'Lost Bodies' was published in 2011. He has written about the films 'Rob Roy' (2009) and 'Local Hero' (2010) for the Association for Scottish Literary Studies and co-written chapters for Cambridge University Press and Luath Press. He has also contributed to The Bottle Imp, Chapman Magazine, Gutter Magazine, West Coast Magazine, New Writing Scotland and Hanging Loose Press (New York). He founded a film festival at the Glasgow Film Theatre in 1990 and the creative magazine 'Nerve' in 2000. He also ran poetry sessions in Glasgow's Tchai Ovna Cafe for a decade. In 2000 he won a Scottish Arts Council New Writers' Award. In 2017 he was awarded a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship. His poem 'Expedition' animated by Samantha Hendry, won a short film award in 2019.
(source: Google books 2023)
(source: Google books 2023)
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