Papers of Dr John Kennedy (d.1914)
- Reference:GB 250 38
- Dates of Creation:1878-1897
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:0.24 Linear Metres
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.
Administrative / Biographical History
Dr Kennedy was born at Inchinnan, Renfrewshire and studied medicine at Anderson’s College, Glasgow. He took the Scottish Triple Qualification in 1887 and afterwards 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 81) p. 434.
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Related Material
In College museum collection:
Boxed set of scales with two small metal plaques inside, one inscribed “Presented to Dr Kennedy by the N.B. Railway Queen Street Ambulance Corps,19th March 1891, and the other “Presented to Dr Kennedy by the Queen St Station Ambulance Class as a token of their instruction to them 5.2.92.”
One monaural stethoscope.
Two scalpels with wooden handles.
One pair of forceps.