Reminiscences of London medical students, 1930s-1950s

  • Kim O'Flynn
Date:
2002-2006
Reference:
MS.8593
  • Archives and manuscripts

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Description

Letters and personal accounts by eighteen individuals who were medical students during the 1930s through the early 1950s, sent c. 2002-2006 to Kim O'Flynn.

Some of the material here was used by Dr O'Flynn in a couple of articles: "'Intellectual Athletes': Changing Selection Criteria for London Medical Schools from 1918-1939 to 2002", History of Education Researcher, no 73, May 2004, pp. 11-23, and "Medical Education in London during 1939-41, with special reference to the Blitz", Medical Education, no 40, 2006, pp. 235-242

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2002-2006

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1 file

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Acquisition note

Deposited on loan in the library at Wellcome Collection, April 2008

Biographical note

Material gathered in the course of Dr O'Flynn's research into the history of medical education.

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This item was previously restricted until 01/01/2021. It was reassessed in April 2021 and subsequently opened.

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  • 1584