Identity area
Reference code
MS 111
Title
Dr William Maxwell Jamieson
Date(s)
- 1825-1993 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
2 boxes; 1 folder
Context area
Name of creator
(?- August 1994)
Biographical history
Dr William Maxwell Jamieson O.B.E., M.D., F.R.C.P. (Ed.), F.F.C.M., D.P.H., took up duty as Senior R.M.O. at King's Cross Hospital, Dundee, in 1939, and apart from service with the R.A.F., 1944-1947, he stayed there until his retirement in 1979. He had been promoted to Physician Superintendent in 1948, and also headed the University's Department of Communicable (Infectious) Diseases. He headed the organising committee for the centenary celebrations of Dundee Medical School in 1987.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
King's Cross Hospital, Dundee. 1889-1979; Publications by Jamieson, relating to his research into infectious disease, some written in collaboration with others. Several refer to cases in Dundee. 1944-1982; Unpublished articles by Jamieson, relating to infectious diseases, particularly in Dundee. 1941-1990; Unpublished articles by Jamieson relating to medicine in Tayside, and to Dundee Medical School. 1987; Miscellaneous articles [not by Dr Jamieson] relating to infectious diseases, mainly in Dundee and elsewhere in Scotland. 1825-1993; Miscellaneous articles and documents [not by Jamieson], relating to the history of medicine, with particular reference to Dundee and Tayside. 1837-1990; Miscellaneous documents. 1954-1987.
Accruals
Not expected
System of arrangement
Records are arranged chronologically within series.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.
Conditions governing reproduction
Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
The records are on paper.
Finding aids
Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Alternative identifier(s)
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Description control area
Description identifier
MS 111
Rules and/or conventions used
Description compiled in line with the following standards: International Council on Archives, ISAD(G) General International Standard Archival Description; International Council on Archives, ISAAR(CPF): International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families; National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997
Status
Catalogued
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English