First World War Collections in the UK - JISC World War One ...

First World War Collections in the UKA preliminary horizon-scanHoldinginstitutionRoyal Collegeof Surgeons ofEdinburghRoyal Collegeof Physiciansand Surgeonsof Glasgow:Library andArchiveRoyal Collegeof VeterinarySurgeonsSalvation ArmyInternationalHeritage CentreSt JohnAmbulanceLibrary andMuseum of theOrder of St.JohnTheShuttleworthCollectionTheShuttleworthCollectionTheShuttleworthCollectionVictoria andAlbert Museum:Museum ofChildhoodItem/ collection Link to website Brief description Region Type oforganisationLibrary andSpecialCollectionsLibrary andArchives of theRoyal Collegeof Physiciansand Surgeons ofGlasgow, the onlyBritish collegefor surgeons,physicians anddentists.Royal Collegeof VeterinarySurgeonsArchivesThe SalvationArmy collectionCollection ofrecords coveringthe history of StJohn AmbulanceShuttleworthcollectionShuttleworthcollection libraryShuttleworthcollection PhotoArchiveCollection ofchildhood-relatedobjects andartefactswww.library.rcsed.ac.uk/content/content.aspxwww.rcpsg.ac.uk/FellowsandMembers/libraryservices/Pages/libraryservices.aspxhttp://trust.rcvs.org.uk/heritage-and-history/archives/www.salvationarmy.org.uk/historywww.sja.org.uk/sja/about-us/our-library.aspxwww.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworthcollection/aircraft.aspwww.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworthcollection/archive-research-service.aspwww.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworthcollection/archive-research-service.aspwww.vam.ac.uk/moc/collections/index.htmlRecord of the College andits surgeons. Also thepapers of Arthur ConanDoyle.Printed books andpamphlets covering keymedical developmentsof several centuries.Administrative recordsof the College. Depositedcollections of physicians,surgeons and dentistsconnected with theCollege and severalcollections relating toGlasgow and the Westof Scotland medicalsocieties. Instrumentcollection.Institutional recordsof the Royal College ofVeterinary Surgeonsand other depositedcollections of papers andworks of art.Objects, photographiccollections and archivalmaterial relating to theinternational work of theSalvation Army.Annual reports from 1868to the present; BrigadeOrders, AmbulanceDepartment committeeminutes; First Aid andother magazines; listsof the recipients of theservice medal; Society andthe Order of St John 1919.A collection of aircraftspanning the first onehundred years of flight.Books and documents onthe history of aviation.A large photographarchive of digital images.Objects on display thatshow how children livedin the early decades of thetwentieth century.ScotlandScotlandLondon regionLondon regionLondon regionEastern EnglandEastern EnglandEastern EnglandLondon regionSpecialistarchive/museumSpecialistarchive/museumSpecialistarchive/museumSpecialistarchive/museumSpecialistarchive/museumSpecialistarchive/museumSpecialistarchive/museumSpecialistarchive/museumSpecialistarchive/museumSubject area Status Medium Key individuals Highlights or Detailed Description Hours of access Social Networking Online access Link to website Terms of useMedical science,hospitals andconvalescenceMedical science,hospitals andconvalescenceMedical science,hospitals andconvalescenceVoluntaryOrganisationsHospitals andconvalescenceAerial warfare,Science andtechnologyAerial warfare,Science andtechnologyAerial warfare,Science andtechnologyChildren andEducationImportantImportantRegularRegularInstitutionalrecords, privatepapers, objects- small, works ofart, photographiccollectionsInstitutionalrecords, privatepapers, printedbooks, objects -small, works ofart, photographiccollectionsInstitutionalrecords, privatepapers, works ofart, photographiccollectionsInstitutionalrecords,photographiccollections,objects - smallArthur Conan Doyle(1859-1930), Walter Mercer(1891-1971), Henry Wade(1876-1955)William Herbert Brown(1878-1959), Hector ClareCameron (1843-1928),Thomas Kay (1868-1938),John McNee (1887-1984),William MacEwen (1848-1924)Evangeline Booth (1865-1950)Institutional Records of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh includingexamination records, Fellowship and Membership records, the School ofMedicine of the Royal Colleges, Edinburgh and the Royal Odonto-ChirurgicalSociety of Scotland (dentistry). Gifted and deposited papers: For example thecollected papers of Sir Walter Mercer, orthopaedic surgeon who served as acaptain in the RAMC and at the Edinburgh War Hospital during the First WorldWar. Papers of Sir Henry Wade, general surgeon who served in the FieldAmbulance Unit of the Scottish Horse Mounted Regiment. He designed a mobilesurgical operating car to provide support to emergency operating theatres. In1916 he was appointed Consultant Surgeon to the Egyptian Expeditionary Force.Papers of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle including photographs, maps, magazines,notebooks and manuscripts. Papers of the Scottish Women’s Hospital forForeign Service including twenty-four glass slides. The Hospital arrangedfourteen medical units to serve in Corsica, France, Malta, Romania, Russia,Salonika and Serbia. James MacLean Graham Ritchie Collection: Photographs,drawings and documents from “Craigleith Military Hospital”, 2nd ScottishGeneral Hospital, by patients and staff during the First World War. Case books,clinical records and lecture notes. Pamphlets, class cards and photographiccollections.Archive collections: Papers of William Herbert Brown (1878-1959),dermatologist who served in the RAMC and used the cases to write Atlas of thePrimary and Cutaneous Lesions of Acquired Syphilis in the Male, which waspublished with E.F. White in 1920; Papers of Sir Hector Clare Cameron (1843-1928), surgeon and assistant of Joseph Lister, who became a Commissionerof the British Red Cross Society for the Western District of Scotland during theFirst World War. Papers of Thomas Kay (1868-1938), surgeon, who served inthe Second Boer War as a Civil Surgeon and was awarded the Queen’s Medalwith five clasps, and mentions in Dispatches. He served in France throughoutthe First World War being initially in command first of a Casualty ClearingStation, later of a Field Ambulance, and was promoted A.D.M.S. of the 46thDivision and afterwards of the 1st Division. He was awarded the D.S.O., wasmentioned in Dispatches three times, and received the Croix de Guerre. He wasHonorary Surgeon to the King 1927 to 1929. Following the First World War hereturned to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary as its Chief and retired from practicein 1928; Papers of Sir John McNee (1887-1984), Professor of Medicine at theUniversity of Glasgow. During the First World War he made important andpathological observations on chlorine poisoning, gas gangrene, war nephritisand trench fever; Papers of Sir William MacEwen (1848-1924), who founded thePrinces Louise Scottish Hospital for Limbless Sailors and Soldiers at Erskine.Institutional records of, among others, Glasgow and West of Scotland MedicalAssociation, Glasgow Eye Infirmary, Glasgow Medico-Chirurgical Society,Glasgow Northern Medical Society, Glasgow Obstetrical and GynaecologicalSociety, Glasgow Odontological Society, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, GlasgowSouthern Medical Society, St Mungo’s College and X-Club.Historical collection pre-dates 1900. Archives include those of the Royal Collegeof Veterinary Surgeons from its founding in 1844 and the deposited collections ofsurgeons who belonged to the Royal College.Salvation Army volunteers served in France during the First World War. Theirwork there greatly improved the international reputation of the Salvation Armyand resulted in very high levels of private donations in the years that followed. InFrance, they set up mobile canteens to feed the troops, worked in field hospitalsand attended the burial services of soldiers. Volunteers with the AmericanExpeditionary Force (AEF) became famous for the hot doughnuts they made forsoldiers behind the lines. Photographs show women preparing the doughnuts.Evageline Booth (1865-1950), daughter of the founder William Booth, who diedin 1912, was Commander of the United States in this period and organised theSalvation Army’s mission accompanying the AEF. She later became the firstfemale General of the Salvation Army.Important Private papers Richard Temple (1850-1931) Relating specifically to the First World War: Personnel lists of Joint WarCommittee employees sent overseas during WW1. The Sir Richard Templepapers: Assistant-Director of the St. John Ambulance Association and a memberof the Joint Committee during the First World War. Rolls of auxiliary hospitalsand hospital registration forms. Weekly reports of the St John AmbulanceBrigade Hospital Etaples. Final report of the Joint War Committee of the BritishRed Cross Society and the Order of St John 1919. Histories, autobiographiesand diaries.ImportantImportantImportantImportantObjects - large,objects - smallPrinted books,private papersPhotographiccollectionsObjects - smalland ephemeraFirst World War aircraft in collection: Avro 504, Bristol F.2B Fighter, BristolM. 1C (replica), Royal Aircraft Factory S.E. 5 (biplane fighter aircraft), replicaSopwith Camel, Sopwith Pup and Sopwith Triplane.No online catalogue.No online catalogue.Clothes, toys, games, teddy bears and dolls made across Europe in the earlypart of the twentieth century. The collection has a strong focus on the Edwardianera and how children’s lives were affected by war.Library Opening Times: Monday- Friday: 9am - 5pm. Telephone0131 527 1630 / 1632 / 1702.Appointments necessary. Emaillibrary@rcsed.ac.uk. Currently,personal health records are closedfor 75 years. Records relating tominors are closed for 100 years.A full historical enquiry on theresearcher’s behalf is available atthe cost of £40.Library Opening Times: Monday -Friday: 9am - 5pm. Appointmentsare necessary for users who arenot Fellows or Members of theCollege. Contact the library atlibrary@rcpsg.ac.uk or telephoneLibrary and Heritage ManagerCarol Parry on 0141 227 3234.Users need to contact the archivein advance to arrange accessto its materials. Email library@rcvstrust.org.uk or telephone 0207202 0752.Reading Room and William BoothCollege, Denmark Hill, London:Tuesday - Friday: 9.30am - 4pm.By appointment only and atthe discretion of the archivist.Telephone 020 7326 7800 to makean appointment. Staff at theHeritage Centre are able to carryout research on behalf of the useron the following terms: After afree initial assessment, furtherresearch can be undertaken at yourrequest at a cost of £20 an hour(this includes 5 free photocopies);a maximum of three hours ispermitted.Museum opening hours: Monday -Saturday: 10am - 5pm. Unclear ifLibrary is open to the public duringthe same hours.The Shuttleworth Collection,Shuttleworth (Old Warden)Aerodrome, nr. Biggleswade,Bedfordshire, SG18 9EP: OpeningHours: 9.30am - 5pm, lastadmission 4pm. General enquiriesnumber: +44 (0)1767 627927The Shuttleworth Collection,Shuttleworth (Old Warden)Aerodrome, nr. Biggleswade,Bedfordshire, SG18 9EP. LibraryInformation and Research Service:Opening hours: Tuesday: 10am -3.30pm. Users can make an enquiryby post or using an online form.Minimum turn around is four tosix weeks.The Shuttleworth Collection,Shuttleworth (Old Warden)Aerodrome, nr. Biggleswade,Bedfordshire, SG18 9EP. LibraryInformation and Research Service:Opening hours: Tuesday: 10am -3.30pm. Users can make an enquiryby post or using an online form.Minimum turn around is four tosix weeks.Museum of Childhood: Daily 10am - 5.45pm. Telephone +44 (0)208983 5232 in advance to confirmif a particular object is currentlyon display.None specific to the collectionNone specific to the collectionNone specific to the collectionNone specific to the collectionNone specific to the collectionwww.facebook.com/ShuttleworthCollection?ref=tswww.youtube.com/user/Shuttleworth2010www.facebook.com/ShuttleworthCollection?ref=tswww.youtube.com/user/Shuttleworth2010www.facebook.com/ShuttleworthCollection?ref=tswww.youtube.com/user/Shuttleworth2010http://twitter.com/#!/MuseumChildhoodwww.facebook.com/museumchildhoodSearchablecatalogue(incomplete)and digitisedcontentSearchablecatalogue(incomplete)SearchablecatalogueDigitisedcontentContactinformationDigitisedcontentContactinformationContactinformationSearchablecatalogueand digitisedcontentwww.library.rcsed.ac.uk/content/content.aspx?ID=3www.shelcat.org/prcphttp://library.rcvstrust.org.uk/uhtbin/cgisirsi.exe/x/0/0/49www1.salvationarmy.org.uk/uki/www_uki_ihc.nsf/vw-dynamic-index/C6538B3ACBF3E1D5802573140047F0CA?openDocumentNo archivist listed on website. For generalenquiries call 08700 10 49 50www.shuttleworth.org/shuttleworthcollection/shuttleworth-collection.aspThe Shuttleworth Collection, Shuttleworth(Old Warden) Aerodrome, nr.Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 9EPThe Shuttleworth Collection, Shuttleworth(Old Warden) Aerodrome, nr.Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 9EPhttp://collections.vam.ac.uk/Document supply servicefor copies of journals andperiodicals. Requests from nonaffiliatesof the College will beat the discretion of the archivist.Charges apply. Image sourcingand reproduction: Copies ofdigital images displayed on thewebsite can ordered either indigital and hardcopy form, foruse in publications, lectures,seminars or presentations.Online catalogue contains somebut not all of the printed booksand pamphlets collection. TheLibrary can be contacted formore detailed information onuncatalogued materials. Thedocument supply service isonly available to Fellows andMembers of the College.No digitised content availableonline.Digital resources are availablefor personal non-commercialuse (none relate specifically tothe First World War). SAWiki isan online encyclopaedia for theSalvation Army (www.sawiki.net/index.php/Welcome_To_SAWiki). Users can photocopyparts of archival documentsin person at the archives for asmall fee.No digitised content availableonline.Digitised images of aircraft andother vehicles are availableto view but not to download orpurchase.Digitised images and documentsare available on demand.Information on costings forresearch and digital copies:www.shuttleworth.org/archive/customer-details.aspDigitised images and documentsare available on demand.Information on costings forresearch and digital copies:www.shuttleworth.org/archive/customer-details.aspDownload a pdf of the recordfor each item and order digitalimages of the objects. Share therecords on over 340 sites.Page 6