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GD1/84 Staff and Social Activities, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Collection Summary

Reference Code: GB239 GD1/84
Title: Staff Social Activities, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Dates of Creation of Material: 1951-1959
Level of Description: Fonds
Extent and Medium of the Unit of Description: 7 items: papers

Name of creator(s): Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Administrative History: As Scotland’s first voluntary hospital, the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh conferred a special status upon those who worked there. The pattern of socially inclusive staff events continued during the early years of the National Health Service.
Archival History: Unknown
Immediate Source of Acquisition or Transfer: Winifred Donaldson, Crieff, July 1999

Scope and Content: Ward 2 farewell dinner programme 1951; staff dance programme 1959; dinner menu; poem; notes on Lauriston Place from the Cockburn Association
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