Dr Graham Lowe Collection

Reference:GB 254 UR-SF 70
Dates of Creation:1897-2009
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Scope and Content
Correspondence: letters and papers from various medical institutions including correspondence relating to Robert Buist, 1957-1987. Student Records: lecture notes taken by medical, nursing students and related items, 1908-1964. Financial Records: accounts and receipts from various medical institutions, 1897-1948. Newspaper Cuttings: collection of death notices, reports of staff appointments and various articles relating to local hospitals and medicine, 1897-2007. Publications: items relating to graduation ceremonies and publications relating to the history of dialysis and Forfarshire Sick Hospital, 1972-2009. Plans and Developments: information regarding land acquisition, alterations and fire safety pertaining to various medical institutions, 1928-1991. Photographs and Images: photographs of plaques, staff and patients from DRI and caricatures of Doctors, c 1900- 1987. Commemorative Material: DRI centenary celebrations and the Queen's visit to Dundee, 1955, 1998
Administrative / Biographical History
Graham Lowe was born in Dundee in 1952. Both his parents were doctors; his father was a consultant physician at Dundee Royal Infirmary and his mother worked in the chest unit based in Constitution Road. Dr Lowe began studying medicine in 1970 at the University of Dundee and after graduating he worked in various branches of medicine including orthopaedics and pathology. In 1990 Dr Lowe became a consultant in dermatology at Ninewells Hospital where he worked until his retirement in 2010. In 2005 Dr Lowe was invited to assume the role of Honorary Curator of Tayside Medical History Museum. Dr Lowe has encouraged and received donations from staff working throughout Tayside and has organised many exhibitions.
Arrangement
Usually chronological within series.
Access Information
Open for consultation subject to preservation requirements. Access must also conform to the restrictions of the Data Protection Act (2018), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR, 2018) and any other relevant legislation or restrictions. Clinical information is closed for 100 years.
Acquisition Information
The records were deposited by Graham Lowe July 2008 , 31 March 2010, September 2010.
Note
Graham Lowe was born in Dundee in 1952. Both his parents were doctors; his father was a consultant physician at Dundee Royal Infirmary and his mother worked in the chest unit based in Constitution Road. Dr Lowe began studying medicine in 1970 at the University of Dundee and after graduating he worked in various branches of medicine including orthopaedics and pathology. In 1990 Dr Lowe became a consultant in dermatology at Ninewells Hospital where he worked until his retirement in 2010. In 2005 Dr Lowe was invited to assume the role of Honorary Curator of Tayside Medical History Museum. Dr Lowe has encouraged and received donations from staff working throughout Tayside and has organised many exhibitions.
Other Finding Aids
Hardcopy catalogue available in search room
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
The records are on paper, with some photographs
Archivist's Note
Description compiled by archive volunteer 2014
Conditions Governing Use
Reproduction is available subject to preservation requirements. Charges may be made for this service, and copyright and other restrictions may apply; please check with the Duty Archivist.
Custodial History
The exact details of how the hospital material came to be passed onto the Medical Museum are not known. The Jennifer Barnes material was handed in by her family after her death.
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Additional Information
Published
Catalogued
UR-SF 70