Identity area
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Title
Date(s)
- 1820 - 1969 (bulk of items 1820 - 1870) (Creation)
Level of description
Archive Collection
Extent and medium
2 Boxes. 1 linear metre.
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Acquisition history of this collection is unknown.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
The archive comprises some printed work by Thomas Hodgkin, letters to and from fellow physicians and a box of notes on medical cases, observations, sketches and various fragments.
Thomas Hodgkin (b.1798 - d.1866) was a British physician, considered one of the most prominent pathologists of his time and a pioneer in preventive medicine. He is now best known for the first account of Hodgkin's disease, a form of lymphoma and blood disease, in 1832. Hodgkin's work marked the beginning of the development of the role of the pathologist in being actively involved in the clinical process.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
Arranged by document type and then chronologically. Original order unknown.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Open
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright relating to all works created by Thomas Hodgkin has been passed to Newcastle University. In all other cases, UK copyright rules apply.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
Language and script notes
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Finding aids
Allied materials area
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Existence and location of copies
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Notes area
Note
Preferred citation: Hodgkin (Thomas) (Physician) Archive, THODG, held at Special Collections Newcastle University Library.
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Place access points
Name access points
- Hodgkin, Thomas, 1831-1913, historian (Accumulator)
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Status
Final
Level of detail
Full
Dates of creation revision deletion
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Archivist's note
This EAD description created 9/13/2019.