Level of Description: Fonds
Extent and Medium of the unit of description: 0.24 linear metres
Name of creator(s): Kennedy, John (d.1914), surgeon
Administrative/Biographical History
Dr Kennedy was born at Inchinnan, Renfrewshire and studied medicine at Anderson’s College, Glasgow. He took the triple qualification of the three Scottish medical colleges in 1887. Afterwards he practised in the Townhead district of Glasgow. For many years he was a lecturer to the Ambulance Corps at Queen Street and Buchanan Street railway stations. He also acted as examiner of classes under the St Andrews Ambulance Association, and for some time held the appointment of Surgeon to the Glasgow Central Dispensary. He died on 18 April 1914.
For an obituary of John Kennedy, see the Glasgow Medical Journal, 1914 (Volume 71).
Scope and content
Material relating to John Kennedy’s studies, 1878-1887, including a receipt from the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow regarding his payment of fees and a Certificate of Proficiency in Public Vaccination; letter to C M Frazer, 1897; photographs, c. 1882-1892.
Conditions governing access
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Conditions governing reproduction
Identification of copyright holders of unpublished material is often difficult. Permission to make any published use of any material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Archivist. We will try to assist in identifying copyright owners but the responsibility for copyright clearance before publication ultimately rests with the reader.
Language/scripts of material
English
Finding aids
Descriptive list available at the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Related units of description
Boxed set of scales, monaural stethoscope, 2 scalpels, forceps in RCPSG instrument collection.
Archivist's Note
Compiled by Rachael Third, Scottish Archive Network Project, based on work undertaken by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow
Rules or Conventions
ISAD(G): General International Standard Archival Description, International Council on Archives (2nd edition, 2000).
Date(s) of Descriptions
March 2000