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GD1/71 Mary Simpson, nurse

Collection Summary

Reference Code: GB239 GD1/71
Title: Simpson, Mary
Dates of Creation of Material: 1879
Level of Description: Fonds
Extent and Medium of the Unit of Description: 2 items: papers

Name of creator(s): Mary Simpson (fl.1879), nurse
Biographical History: Mary Simpson obtained her nurse’s midwifery diploma from Alexander R. Simpson at the University of Edinburgh in 1879.
Archival History: Unknown
Immediate Source of Acquisition or Transfer: Ian Sutherland, Wick, March 1997

Scope and Content: Photocopy of nurse’s midwifery diploma awarded to Mary Simpson by Alexander R. Simpson University of Edinburgh 1879; photocopy of Edinburgh Royal Maternity Hospital training certificate awarded to Mary Simpson 1879
Accruals: No further accessions are expected
System of Arrangement: Chronological within record class

Conditions Governing Access: None
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