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GD1/78 Irene Susan Martin, nurse

Collection Summary

Reference Code: GB239 GD1/78
Title: Martin, Irene Susan
Dates of Creation of Material: 1943-1946
Level of Description: Fonds
Extent and Medium of the Unit of Description: 22 items: papers, bound volumes

Name of creator(s): Irene Susan Martin (fl.1944-1946), nurse
Biographical History: Irene Susan Martin trained as a midwife at the Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion in Edinburgh c. 1944.
Archival History: Rachel Watson, Northampton
Immediate Source of Acquisition or Transfer: Scottish Record Office, May 1998

Scope and Content: Central Midwives Board for Scotland letter to Irene S. Martin 1944; case books of Irene Martin c. 1946; SMMP House Examination 1946; "Night Nurse’s Nightmare"; SMMP diet sheets n.d.; Central Midwives Board for Scotland Rules 1944; Ministry of Food information booklets 1943-1946
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