Dr Joan Walker at Lyme Regis in 1984
Professional papers of Dr Joan B. Walker (1902-1995), physician. At the time of her retirement in 1967, Dr Walker was Physician in Charge of the Diabetic Unit at Leicester Royal Infirmary. She was responsible for establishing the first Diabetic Service in Leicestershire.
The 53 folders (some containing several files) and 2 boxes consist of the following:
No further accruals are expected.
Description prepared by Margaret Maclean on 19 March 2013.
Donated to the Library by Dr Walker in 1994 through the good offices of Mrs Jean Shaw (then Librarian in Charge of the Clinical Sciences Library). The Library also received Dr Walker's books, now added to the Library stock.
Dr Walker also donated her book collection of over 200 volumes to the Library in 1994. The majority of these books are housed in the External Store and are available for loan to staff and students of the University of Leicester.
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