GD12 Edwin Francis Catford, hospital historian

Collection Summary


Reference Code: GB239 GD12
Title: Catford, Edwin Francis
Dates of Creation of Material: 1950s-1980s
Level of Description: Fonds
Extent and Medium of the Unit of Description: 0.5 shelf metres: papers


Name of creator(s): Edwin Francis Catford (1911-c1995), hospital historian
Biographical History: Born in 1911, Catford was Administrative Officer with the South-Eastern Regional Hospital Board 1948-1956, and also a noted Edinburgh local historian. He died c1995.
Immediate Source of Acquisition or Transfer: E. F. Catford, July 1984 and October 1988


Scope and Content: Research notes 1950s-1980s
Accruals: No further accessions are expected
System of Arrangement: Not yet arranged


Conditions Governing Access: None
Conditions Governing Reproduction: Reproduction is subject to closure periods and physical condition
Language/Scripts of Material: English

Publication Note:
Catford, E.F. The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 1929-1979 Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1984


Archivists' Notes: Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott from uncatalogued material
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 August 2002