Horton, Robert

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0114 MS0091
Held at	: Royal College of Surgeons of England   Click here to find out how to view this collection at https://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums-and-archives/archives/ ›
Full title	: Horton, Robert
Date(s)	: [1818]
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 1 volume
Name of creator(s)	: Horton | Robert | fl early 19th century | anatomy student

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

No biographical information was available at the time of compilation.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of Robert Horton, early 19th century, comprising a manuscript volume titled Anatomy Notebook, Horton containing notes on subjects such the central nervous system, bones, joints, ligaments, blood vessels, testicles, brain, ear, eye and heart. The volume is undated but there is a watermark of 1818. In addition, on page 103, Horton mentions the discovery of a membrane in the eye by Dr Jacob. Jacobs Membrane, a layer of the retina containing rods and cones was first described in 1819 by Irish Opthalmic surgeon Arthur Jacobs (1790-1874). Therefore the volume can be dated to after 1819, and was probably written in the early 19th century.

Access & Use

Language/scripts of material:
English

System of arrangement:

As outlined in Scope and Content.

Conditions governing access:

By written appointment only.

Conditions governing reproduction:

No photocopying permitted.

Finding aids:

Additional manuscripts catalogue.

Archival Information

Archival history:

The volume was given to Sir D'Arcy Power by Dawson Williams of the British Medical Journal, in 1903.

Immediate source of acquisition:

The volume was deposited in the Library by Sir D'Arcy Power in 1940. It was accessioned in the Additional Manuscripts List in 1956.

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Anya Turner.

Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:
Aug 2008