Identity area
Reference code
MS 31
Title
Dr Ruth Young
Date(s)
- 1934-1945 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
0.10 linear metres
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Dr Ruth Young was born in Dundee on 26 January, 1884, daughter of William B. Wilson, flax merchant, Dundee. She was educated at Dundee High School and went on to obtain a BSc at the University College, Dundee (St. Andrews University) in 1907 and an MB ChB from the Advanced Medical School, Dundee, in 1909. After postgraduate study in Vienna and Dresden, she went to India to take up a position as a lecturer at the Women's Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, Punjab, from 1910 until 1916, before spending a year as Professor of Surgery at Lady Hardinge Medical College in Delhi. In 1917 she married C.B. Young. She then did voluntary work, chiefly in maternity and child welfare, until 1925, when she became Personal Assistant to the Chief Medical Officer, Women's Medical Service of India. She was awarded the M.B.E. in 1928. In 1931, she became the director of the Maternity and Child Welfare Bureau of the Indian Red Cross Society, and in 1936, she took up position as the Principal of Lady Hardinge Medical College, holding the post until 1940. In 1941, she was awarded the C.B.E. Two years later she travelled to Ethiopia to advise the Ethiopian Women's Work Association on welfare work. She retired in 1951. Ruth Young died in Edinburgh on 2 December, 1983.
Repository
Archival history
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Journals of journeys to the Far East, Middle East, India, Ethiopia, Canada and United States 1934-1945; reports 1943
Accruals
Not expected
System of arrangement
Usually chronological 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 and include photographs.
Finding aids
Descriptive list. Subject source lists and databases are also available.
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Description control area
Description identifier
MS 31
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