GD1/43 Alexander Ninian Bruce, medical practitioner

Collection Summary

Reference Code: GB239 GD1/43
Title: Bruce, Alexander Ninian
Dates of Creation of Material: 1887-1912
Level of Description: Fonds
Extent and Medium of the Unit of Description: 4 items: papers, object

Name of creator(s): Alexander Ninian Bruce (d.1968), medical practitioner
Biographical History: Alexander Bruce published the "Review of Neurology and Psychiatry", and died in 1910. His son, Alexander Ninian Bruce graduated BSc from Edinburgh University in 1904 and MD in 1911, for which he received the Gold Medal. He lectured in Physical Neurology at Edinburgh, was a consultant physician at Bangour Hospital and Consultant Neurologist at Jordanburn Nerve Hospital, and Clinical Tutor at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. He died in 1968.
Archival History: Unknown
Immediate Source of Acquisition or Transfer: Faculty of Medicine Office, University of Edinburgh, May 1988

Scope and Content: Letter of application from and testimonials for A. N. Bruce c1912; obituary of A. N. Bruce 1968; medal awarded to A. Bruce 1887; letter regarding bequest of medal 1988
Accruals: No further accessions are expected
System of Arrangement: Chronological within record class

Conditions Governing Access: Public access to these records is governed by UK data protection legislation, the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, and the current Scottish Government Records Management: NHS Code of Practice (Scotland).
Conditions Governing Reproduction: Reproduction is subject to closure periods and physical condition
Language/Scripts of Material: English

Archivists' Notes: Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott using existing handlists
Rules or Conventions: Description based on ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description International Council on Archives (2nd edition), 2000
Date(s) of Description: May 2000; revised June 2002