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Travel diaries of Marjory Warren

 Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0115/RCS/RCMS 51

Scope and Contents

Illustrated diaries of Dr Warren's travels in Europe, Northern America and Morocco.

Dates

  • Creation: 1927 - 1951

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).

Biographical / Historical

Dr Marjory Warren (1898-1960), C.B.E., consultant physician at the West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, was a pioneer in the treatment of elderly patients. In 1960 she was awarded the C.B.E. for her work in the New York Honours, but on September 5th that year she was killed in a car crash in France. The Marjory Warren Geriatric Unit in Brisbane was opened in her memory in 1963. Dr Warren travelled widely, both on holiday and for professional gatherings,... and kept illustrated diaries.

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Extent

10 item(s) (10 diaries) : paper

Language of Materials

English

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