GD1/90 Jane E. Paterson, medical social worker

Collection Summary

Reference Code: GB239 GD1/90
Title: Paterson, Jane E.
Dates of Creation of Material: 1965-1979
Level of Description: Fonds
Extent and Medium of the Unit of Description: 0.54 shelf metres: papers


Name of creator(s): Jane E. Paterson (b.1915), medical social worker
Biographical History: Jane E. Paterson was born in 1915, and educated at Laurel Bank School, University of Glasgow, Harvard University School of Public Health and Simmons College Graduate School of Social Work. In 1947 she was appointed Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Public Health at Edinburgh University, where she taught a variety of courses for undergraduates and postgraduates. During the course of her career she performed a number of services to Central Government, professional institutions, and other bodies, including being a member of the Board of Management of the Royal Victoria and Associated Hospitals from 1956-68. Her complete resume is to be found in GD1/90/5.
Archival History: Unknown
Immediate Source of Acquisition or Transfer: Department of General Practice, University of Edinburgh, December 1999


Scope and Content: Medical Social Work Student Interview forms and other papers 1967-1978; punch cards; documents and reports 1965-1980; tutor interview papers 1977-1979; teaching papers 1974
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

Note: This is a joint collection with Edinburgh University Archives


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