Papers of Sir Alexander Christison (1828-1918)

This material is held atEdinburgh University Library Heritage Collections

Scope and Content

These papers contain:

  • Manuscript notes for autobiography (x4 notebooks, quarto and foolscap)
  • Transcript of old account books, journals, etc. covering period 1828-1904
  • Rough notes, 1851-1900
  • Copies of letters home, 1853
  • Two maps of North-west Provinces and Oudh. Drawn by A.C, 1906 (tracing paper)
  • Typed copy of account of the Indian Mutiny dated 2nd June 1857
  • Certificate accompanying presentation plate from his fellow doctors on leaving India, undated
  • Miscellaneous papers, Oudh, India
  • Birth, marriage and death certificates
  • Correspondence including from Prof. Douglas Maclagan, c.1880-1941

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