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Date(s)
- 1700-1950 (Creation)
Level of description
Book Collection
Extent and medium
604 pamphlets bound across 129 volumes.
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Administrative history
Formed in 1963 after an amalgamation of institutions dating back to 1834, Newcastle University is based in Newcastle upon Tyne, with overseas campuses in Malaysia and Singapore. It is a member of the Russell Group of Universities.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
It is proposed that these pamphlets were originally accumulated by the Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne and acquired by the Medical School before 1951. By 1952 they were under the care of the Library when it was still under the remit of Kings College, University of Durham. An original sequence of pamphlets may have been part of the Medical Collection and added to at an unknown date.
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Scope and content
The medical tracts contain a series of 129 bound volumes of pamphlets relating to medical matters. These matters include, but are not limited to, addresses from the Royal College of Physicians, along with new research and hypotheses about ailments, symptoms, consequences and cures. There is also a small collection of 'History of Medicine' quarterly magazines, and the occasional instance of a stand alone pamphlet, such as 'Four Centuries of Anatomy,' by Frederick Pybus, A professional biography of William Harvey, and the '1st spasmodic cholera epidemic in York,' published by the Borthwick Institute, York.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Dewey Decimal
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
UK copyright law applies
Language of material
- English
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Rare Books / Publications
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Status
Draft
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
Language(s)
- English