Roberts, William (fl 1837-1849)

Identity Statement

Reference code(s)	: GB 0114 MS0111
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	: Roberts, William (fl 1837-1849)
Date(s)	: c 1843-1847
Level of description	: Collection (fonds)
Extent	: 1 volume
Name of creator(s)	: Roberts | William | fl 1837-1849 | naval surgeon

Context

Administrative/Biographical history:

William Roberts received the diploma of membership of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1837. He joined the Royal Navy and received orders from J B Purvis, Commodore and Senior Officer of the Eastern Coast of South America, to go ashore and take responsibility for the health of the squadron of Marines that had landed in Monte Video in Feb 1843. He was given further orders from Purvis in 1845, to be Acting Surgeon onboard HMS FROLIC. His last appearance in the membership list was in 1849.

Content

Scope and content/abstract:

Papers of William Roberts, c 1843-1847, comprising a volume titled Rough Journal containing case notes on patients attended whilst in the Royal Marines during the landing at Montevideo, Uruguay, from 1843-1845; and as Acting Surgeon on the HMS FROLIC, stationed in the Pacific, from 1845-1847.

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:

Immediate source of acquisition:

The provenance of this material is not known.

Allied Materials

Related material:

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Description Notes

Archivist's note:
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Source: Royal College of Surgeons of England Membership Lists

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