The collection is composed of: manuscript volume of which first page is headed Westminster Infirmary for diseases of the eye; and, bundles of manuscript notes contained in two boxes, and on medical subjects.
Papers of John Nimmo M.D. (d. 1827)
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- ReferenceGB 237 Coll-819
- Dates of Creation1804-1820
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialLatin, and English.
- Physical Description2 boxes, 1 volume. Access to records in a fragile condition may be restricted.
- LocationGen. 25-27
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Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
John Nimmo came from the Dumbarton area and attended Glasgow Grammar School during the period 1790-1793. He attended Edinburgh University 1802-1804 and was awarded the degree of M.D. in 1804. Nimmo was a Member of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow and was President of the Faculty, 1808-1810. He was Physician to the Royal Infirmary of Glasgow, 1809. John Nimmo M.D. died in 1827.
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Note
The biographical/administrative history was compiled using material in the Division.
Compiled by Graeme D Eddie, Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections Division.
Other Finding Aids
Important finding aids generally are: the alphabetical Index to Manuscripts held at Edinburgh University Library, Special Collections and Archives, consisting of typed slips in sheaf binders and to which additions were made until 1987; and the Index to Accessions Since 1987.
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