Papers of Elizabeth Watson McDonald / Mc Kie (nee Crowley)

• Reference:GB 1199 C596
• Dates of Creation:1892-1979
• Language of Material:English
• Physical Description:
  0.01m

• Scope and Content

  This collection contains the personal papers of Elizabeth McDonald (nee Crowley)

  1:1. Central Midwives Board for Scotland; Form XII; (Midwives (Scotland) Act, 1915, Section 18.) Notification to Practice form (not completed).

  1:2. Class ticket for School Board of Glasgow dated Session 1915-1916, Whitehill public School, Sissy Crowley. Subject: National Health Insurance. Signed 24 May 1916 by Thomas Donaldson, Headmaster.

  1:3. Letter dated May 1916 signed by James Lewis, Teacher. Encloses Elizabeth Crowley's class certificate and tells her where to collect her exam papers.

  1:4. Testimonial dated 3 July 1919, signed by Charles Byrne on behalf of the Scottish Catholic Insurance Society. NB refers to Sarah Crowley who worked as a clerk with them 24 January 1916- 23 November 1918. [Elizabeth was called 'Sissy' in the family.]

  1:5. Receipt dated 16 July 1923, signed by the Registrar for the GNC Scotland. Receipt for 2 guineas Registration fee for Fever Training.

  1:6. Note from GNC Scotland dated 14 January 1924 signed by the Registrar. Notifying the approved jewellers to supply a Fever Nursing Badge to Elizabeth Crowley.

  1:7. Counterfoil dated 14 January 1924 informing the Registered nurse how to apply for a badge.

  1:8. Letter from GNC Scotland, dated 16 January 1924. Signed by W S Farmer, Registrar.

  1:9. Testimonial dated 4 April 1924, typed but signed by Dr A. McLaughland MB ChB. Nurse Crowley has been a Staff Nurse in the Sanitorium for 15 months. Lists her positive Qualities and notes she has had a thorough training of five years of nursing infectious disease.

  1:10. Testimonial dated 14 April 1924, hand written and signed by Ann McLaughland MB ChB.

  1:11. Testimonial (copy) dated 16 February, 1925. Signed on behalf of the MOH, A K Chalmers. Relates to Secondment from Ruchill Hospital to the Sanitary Department April 1924-February 1925.

  1:12. Testimonial dated 16 February, 1925. Signed on behalf of the MOH, A K Chalmers. Relates to Secondment from Ruchill Hospital to the Sanitary Department April 1924-February 1925.

  1:13. Testimonial dated 16 February 1925 and signed by Miss J G Landles, Matron. Reference for 'Maternity training' at the Glasgow Maternity Hospital.

  1:14. Testimonial dated 26 February 1925 signed with illegible signature but qualified as MA, BSc, AIC, FCS. Glasgow Royal Cancer Hospital. Applying for the post of School Nurse in Dumbartonshire.

  1:15. Testimonial dated 6th May 1926. Signed by Miss H G Landles, Matron of Ruchill Hospital. Nursse Crowley trained August 1919-November 1922. Notes that since leaving the Sanitary Department 'has taken her CMB'.

  1:16. Compliments slip dated 28 July 1926 from the Secretary of CMB Scotland. Enclosed a notification to practice form.

  1:17. Letter dated 18 August, 1926 signed John MacDonald Ross, MOH County of Wigton requesting further information about Nurse Crowley's qualifications.

  1:18. Compliments slip dated 20 November 1935 unsigned. From the Central Midwives Board for Scotland seems to be informing her / reminding her of her CMB Roll number: 6708.

  1:19. Nurses and Midwives (Registration for Employment) Order, 1943. Instructions for the Completion of the Registration Form E.D. 85N. Four pages, single folded sheet.

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