Collection consists of a booklet about the history of the No. 7 Stationary Hospital, correspondence of nursing matron Laura Hubley, a book of signatures of the unit's members, and correspondence and a small album containing postcards sent by Sgt. A. Fraser Tupper (who worked with the unit in 1916 and 1917) to his nephew, Ralph Kane.
Canada. Canadian Army Medical Corps. Canadian Stationary Hospital, no. 7
Item is an undated review of the current Nova Scotia mental health system, as well as an outline of required changes to the system, compiled by Alexander Murchison in the early 1970s. The item provides a brief outline of present mental health programs and facilities in the province — the Cape Breton Mental Health Centre in Sydney, the Eastern Counties Mental Health Centre in Antigonish, the Pictou County Mental Health Centre in New Glasgow, the Cumberland County Mental Health Centre in Amherst, the Cobequid Mental Health Centre in Truro, the Funday [sic] Mental Health Centre in Wolfville, the Digby-Annapolis Mental Health Centre in Digby, the program at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital, and the South Shore Mental Health Centre in Bridgewater — as well as mental and public hospital services — Nova Scotia Hospital, Abbie J. Lane Memorial Hospital, Halifax County Hospital, and Kings County Hospital — and provides recommendations on how to improve the province-wide program addressing mental health. Item contains a few inked and whited-out corrections.
Item is a paper written by Alexander Murchison in December 1970, outlining the "acute psychiatric emergency" of school phobia, suggesting that it is more complicated than being simply "separation anxiety." He defines the phobia, outlines the clinical features and symptoms, discusses the role of separation in the condition, and addresses potential treatments.
File also contains copies of presentations given at the 23 May 1973 meeting: "Why an Alternate Family? (The Child and the Group Home," by Alexander Murchison; "The Orphan and Society," by Jean Paton-Kittson; "Social Services and the Group Home," by Frank Capstick; "Democratic Perspectives on Group Home Supervision," by Ronald L. Smith; "Houseparents Forum," by Mr. and Mrs. Salvador Renaldo; "Public Relations in a Group Home Program," by A.S. Kyte; and "Funding of Group Homes," by Timothy T. Daley.
Item consists of a facsimile of a letter sent by Dr. A.P. Reid to an unknown issue of the Maritime Medical News, addressing the Provincial Board of Health's response to the smallpox epidemic.
Item consists of a facsimile of a "clinical report" submitted to the June 1898 issue of the Maritime Medical News (Vol. X, No. 6) by Dr. A.P. Reid, titled "Report of a Case of Labour Complicated by a Polypus".
Item consists of a facsimile of a chapter on hygiene -- "Surveying the Territory" written by Dr. A.P. Reid, which appeared in the "original communications" section of the July 1891 issue of Maritime Medical News (Vol. III, No. 7)
Item consists of a facsimile of a short report submitted to the Canada Medical Journal (Volume 8, 1871) by Dr. A.P. Reid, titled "Femoral Aneurism [sic] successfully treated by Digital Compression".
Item consists of an article submitted by A.P. Reid to the Proceedings and Transactions of the Nova Scotian Institute of Natural Science (Vol. IV, Part II), read before the Institute on January 10th, 1876, titled "Natural History and the Fisheries".
Item consists of a facsimile of an address by Dr. A.P. Reid, submitted to the September 1910 issue of Maritime Medical News (Vol. XXII, No. 9), and read at the Annual Meeting of the Medical Society of Nova Scotia, held in Yarmouth on July 6th, 1910, titled "Treatment of Pneumonia Sixty Years Ago".
Item consists of facsimile of correspondence submitted by A.P. Reid to the June 1904 issue of the Maritime Medical News (Vol. XVI, No. 6), on the topic of Nova Scotia's medical board matriculation examination.
Item consists of a facsimile of an article submitted by A.P. Reid to the November 1900 issue of Maritime Medical News (Vol. XII, No. 11; the "Original Communications" section), titled "Recent Legislation in Reference to the Public Health and Sanatoria". The article was also read before a meeting of the Medical Society of Nova Scotia, held in Amherst on July 6th, 1900.
Fonds consists of records documenting a research project conducted in 1961 regarding distribution patterns of physicians and facilities across Nova Scotia; records include physician and patient questionnaires.
File contains ten student registration and matriculation tickets received by Arthur Charles Hawkins confirming his enrolment and attendance during the 1881-1882 session at the Halifax Medical College, Dalhousie College and University, and the Provincial and City Hospital. The tickets are for the following courses: Physiology (taught by John Somers); Clinical Surgery (taught by Edward Farrell and John F. Black); Practical Anatomy (taught by D.A. Campbell and A.W.H. Lindsay; with notes on dissection of extremities); Chemistry (taught by George Lawson); Anatomy (taught by George Sinclair); Materia Medica (taught by John F. Black); and Botany (taught by Benjamin G. Page).
File contains 12 student tickets (and other documents) received by Arthur Charles Hawkins confirming his enrolment and attendance during the 1882-1883 session at the Halifax Medical College, Dalhousie College and University, and the Provincial and City Hospital. The tickets are for: Materia Medica (taught by John F. Black); Physiology (taught by John Somers); Practical Anatomy (taught by D.A. Campbell and A.W.H. Lindsay); Practical Chemistry (taught by W.H. Waddell); Chemistry (taught by George Lawson); Clinical Medicine (taught by Alexander P. Reid and Archibald Lawson); Practical Pharmacy (taught by C.E. Puttner and D. DeW. Harrington); Anatomy (taught by George Sinclair); and matriculation and library tickets.
Fonds consists of: three postcards featuring a photograph of medical residents (ca. 1923/1924) and various diplomas and certificates; two photographs of Dr. Ernest Glenister, dated approximately 1945 and 1960; one photograph of Dalhousie University medical residents, class of 1925.
Fonds consists of a Hector Pothier's medical school diploma, a Dalhousie song book (ca. 1912-1913), photographs, correspondence, newspaper clippings, election paraphernalia, invoices, and speeches made to the Nova Scotia Legislature.
Fonds consists of biographical information and correspondence associated with the Nova Scotia Medical Board, for which Lindsay served at registrar from 1885-1915.
File contains various photographs including of Dalhousie's alumni, Presbyterian church in Pictou Landing, Mrs Foster and others. Mostly of the photographs were took in Canada.
Item consists of an article from the David Livingstone Missionary Foundation about leprosy missions in Korea, forwarded with a note by Jess Pedigo to Florence Murray, in the early 1970s.
Item consists of statistics and observations gathered by Florence Murray related to leprosy treatment at The Mission to Lepers locations in Korea, ranging from December 1963 to May 1964. Includes information related to the Taegu, Kyungsan, Uisung Bongyang, Uisung Kaum, Kuni Uiheung, Yongchun, Chungdo P.H.D., Chungdo Tongkok, Chungdo Esau, Sunsan, Sunsan Jangchun, and Hyunpoong clinics.
Item consists of two handwritten journals entries (one on loose paper, laid in at the front of the other) by Florence Murray, documenting her first two trips to the island of Cheju (Jeju), South Korea. The first, likely in 1958, was undertaken with Ed Baker, while the second took place in autumn 1960.
Item consists of correspondence (likely from 1974) between Florence Jessie Murray and the Taegu Salvation Army Day Nursery, around charitable contributes to support a child named Kim Hee Soo. Includes typed correspondence in English and handwritten correspondence in Korean.