Hard-coded id of currently selected item: . JSON version of its record is available from Blacklight on e.g. ??

Metadata associated with selected item should appear here...

Add MS 39867

Record Id:

032-002059721

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002059721

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000000039.0x000371

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Add MS 39867

Title:

CORRESPONDENCE of Sir John Hall, M.D., K.C.B. (1856), Inspector-General of Hospitals and Principal Medical Officer in the Crimea, dealing mainly with the administration of the nursing, service during the campaign ; 1851-1857, preceded by a testimonial from Sir J[acob] Adolphus, M.D., Inspector-General of Hospitals [in Jamaica], 1841. The correspondence, which includes many drafts of Hall's replies, was used for The Life and Letters of Sir John Hall, 1911, by S. M. Mitra, who has printed (pp. 72, 420-464 passim) most papers of interest with the exception of the letters from Florence Nightingale. These letters, thirty-one in number (including nine copies ), compose nearly half the volume. Paper; ff. 164. Folio. XIX cent.

Scope & Content:

Army; England: Correspondence rel. to the nursing service in the Crimea: 1854-1856.

Victoria of England: Correspondence rel. to the nursing service in the Crimea: 1854-1856.

Sir John Hall, MD, KCB 1856: Correspondence of, as Inspector-General of Hospitals, and Principal Medical Officer, in the Crimea: 1854-1857.

includes:

f. 1 Sir Jacob Adolphus, MD, Inspector-General of Hospitals, Jamaica: Testimonial by: 1841.
f. 3 Miss Brotherton, [? daughter of General Sir T W Brotherton]: Letter to Dr. J. Hall: 1854.
ff. 5, 9, 11 Duncan Menzies, Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Principal Medical Officer at Scutari: Letters to Dr. J. Hall: 1854.
f. 13 Selkirk Stuart, Purveyor, Army Medical département, Scutari: Letter to Dr. J. Hall: 1855.
ff. 17-163 passim Florence Nightingale, OM: Correspondence with Sir J. Hall: 1855, 1856.
f. 27 J- Sidney Woollett, RC chaplain in the Crimea: Letter to Dr. J. Hall: 1855.
f. 28 M- N- Bridgeman, Superior of the Sisters of Mercy in the Crimea: Letter to Rev. J. S. Woollett: 1855.
ff. 29 b (copy), 39, 109 M- N- Bridgeman, Superior of the Sisters of Mercy in the Crimea: Correspondence with Sir J. Hall: 1855, 1856.
ff. 34, 37, 38 b, 41, 59, 62, 63, 73, 74 b, 87 Margaret A- Wear, nurse in the Crimea: Correspondence with Sir J. Hall: 1855, 1856.
ff. 42, 43 b Lieutenant-General Sir Henry Knight Storks: Correspondence with Dr. J. Hall: 1855.
f. 48 Florence Nightingale, OM: Letter to Gen. Sir R. Airey: 1855.
ff. 60 b (copy), 71, 75-76 (copies), 89-96 (copies) Florence Nightingale, OM: Letters to Miss M. A. Wear: 1855, 1856.
f. 65 George Stewart Beatson, MD, Army surgeon at Balaklava: Letter to Dr. J. Hall: 1855.
f.69 Sir Benjamin Hawes, KCB: Letter to Miss F. Nightingale: 1855.: Copy.
f. 76 Henrietta Anne Le Mesurier, Superintendent of Smyrna Hospital: Letter to Miss M. A. Wear: 1855.: Copy.
f. 77 Walter McGrigor, Army agent: Letter to Sir J. Hall: 1856.
f. 79 John McLennan: Letter to Sir J. Hall: 1856.
ff. 84 (copy), 122 George Taylor, MD, Army surgeon in the Crimea: Letters to Sir J. Hall: 1856.
f. 105 Florence Nightingale, OM: Agreement with nurses in the Crimea: 185[6 ?].: Printed form.
ff. 107, 113, 117, 142, 158 David FitzGerald, Deputy Purveyor-in-chief in the Crimea: Letters to Sir J. Hall: 1856.
ff. 115, 116 David FitzGerald, Deputy Purveyor-in-chief in the Crimea: Correspondence with Miss F. Nightingale: 1856.: Copies.
ff. 115, 116 Florence Nightingale, OM: Correspondence with D. FitzGerald: 1856.: Copies.
f. 124 Daniel John Doherty, Army surgeon in the Crimea: Letter to Dr. G. Taylor: 1856.
f. 126 Alexander McArthur, MD, Army surgeon in the Crimea: Letter to Dr. G. Taylor: 1856.
f. 164 Sir Albert William Woods, GCVO; Garter King of Arms: Letter to Sir J. Hall: 1857.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Additional Manuscripts

Hierarchy Tree:

[{ "id" : "032-002059721", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Add MS 39867: CORRESPONDENCE of Sir John Hall, M.D., K.C.B. (1856), Inspector-General of Hospitals and Principal Medical Officer in the Crimea,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002059721

Is part of:

not applicable

Hierarchy:

032-002059721

Container:

not applicable

Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1851

End Date:

1857

Date Range:

1851-1857

Era:

Access:

Please request the physical items you need using the online collection item request form.

Digitised items can be viewed online by clicking the thumbnail image or digitised content link.

Readers who have registered or renewed their pass since 21 March 2024 can request physical items prior to visiting the Library by completing
this request form.
Please enter the Reference (shelfmark) above on the request form.

If your Reader Pass was issued before this date, you will need to visit the Library in London or Yorkshire to renew it before you can request items online. All manuscripts and archives must be consulted at the Library in London.

This catalogue record may describe a collection of items which cannot all be requested together. Please use the hierarchy viewer to navigate to individual items. Some items may be in use or restricted for other reasons. If you would like to check the availability, contact our Reference Services team, quoting the Reference (shelfmark) above.

User Conditions:

Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Adolphus, Jacob, MD, Inspector-General of Hospitals, Jamaica
Army of England
Beatson, George Stewart, army surgeon at Balaklava, fl 1855
Bridgeman, M- N-, Superior of the Sisters of Mercy in the Crimea
Brotherton, Miss; ? daughter of General Sir T W Brotherton
Doherty, Daniel John, army surgeon, 1824-1882
FitzGerald, David, Deputy Purveyor-in-chief in the Crimea, fl 1856
Hall, John, MD, KCB 1856
Hawes, Benjamin, KCB
Le Mesurier, Henrietta Anne, Superintendent of Smyrna Hospital
McArthur, Alexander, MD, Army surgeon in the Crimea
McGrigor, Walter, Army agent
McLennan, John, of Add MS 39867
Menzies, Duncan, Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Principal Medical Officer at Scutari
Nightingale, Florence, nursing and health care reformer, 1820-1910
Storks, Henry Knight, Lieutenant-General
Stuart, Selkirk, Purveyor, Army Medical département, Scutari
Taylor, George, MD, Army surgeon in the Crimea
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, 1819-1901,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000121443562
Wear, Margaret A-, nurse in the Crimea
Woods, Albert William, GCVO, Garter King of Arms
Woollett, J- Sidney, RC chaplain in the Crimea