Russell, Raymond Anthony (1922-1964)
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0114 MS0174 |
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 | : Russell, Raymond Anthony (1922-1964) |
Date(s) | : c1957 |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 3 boxes |
Name of creator(s) | : Russell | Raymond Anthony | 1922-1964 | Captain and historian |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Raymond Anthony Russell was born in 1922. He was educated at Eton College, Berkshire, and then at Downing College, Cambridge. He gained the rank of Captain in the Royal Fusiliers in 1945. He was a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries (FSA) and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (FRHistS). He died in 1964.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Raymond Anthony Russell, c 1957, comprising 4 files of manuscript notes, letters and photographs relating to surgical instruments, amputating instruments, and surgical instrument makers; biographical material including manuscript notes, letters, photocopies of articles and photographs relating to Sir William Blizard (1743-1835); and 4 volumes of a surgical instrument catalogue titled Notes on Instrument Makers.
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:
Donated by Mrs Maud Russell, mother of Raymond Anthony Russell, in 1964.
Allied Materials
Related material:
The surgical instrument collection with accompanying display cabinet, belonging to Raymond A Russell, was donated in 1964. http://surgicate.rcseng.ac.uk
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Source: Burkes Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 2003, Volume 1.
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:
Sep 2008
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