IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0387 PP/OPE
Held at: Royal London Hospital
Title: OPENSHAW, Thomas Horrocks (1856-1929)
Date(s): 1879-1929
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 2 linear metres
Name of creator(s): Openshaw | Thomas Horrocks | 1856-1929 | surgeon
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born 27 March 1856, Bury, Lancashire; educated at Bristol Grammar School, Durham University with practical experience at the London Hospital; MRCS (1882); LSA (1882); MB BS Durham (1883); MS Durham (1887); FRCS (1886); assistant demonstrator of anatomy, London Hospital Medical College, 1886; curator of the pathology museum, London Hospital Medical College,1888; assistant surgeon, London Hospital, 1890; surgeon, London Hospital, 1902; consultant surgeon, London Hospital, 1922; died 1929.
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Papers of Thomas Horrocks Openshaw, 1879-1929, comprising lecture notes, 1879; certificates, 1879-1922; testimonials and appointments, 1889-1900; publications, 1899-1922; speeches, c 1920s; photographs, c 1890s-1920; personal papers, 1890-1922; obituaries and condolences, 1929; miscellaneous items, 1908-1928.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English
System of arrangement:
As outlined in Scope and Content.
Conditions governing access:
Researchers wishing to consult the archives should first contact the Trust Archivist, the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, London, E1 1BB, for an appointment.
Conditions governing reproduction:
A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Archivist. Photocopies are supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
A hand list is available for consultation at the Archives.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Accruals:
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Donated by Miss Margaret and Mr John Jenner, Royston, Hertfordshire, grandchildren of T H Openshaw, April 2004.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Related material:
Medals and decorations awarded to Thomas Horrocks Openshaw (reference DEC/OPE0.
Publication note:
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Archivist's note: Compiled by Kate Richardson, Assistant Archivist.
Date(s) of descriptions: April 2008