Paul C. Gunby diary, 1923
Table of Contents
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Gunby, Paul C., 1893-1965
- Title
- Paul C. Gunby diary
- Dates
- 1923 (inclusive)19231923
- Quantity
- 1 diary (135 pages) plus 1 summary
- Collection Number
- 4030 (Accession No. 4030-001)
- Summary
- Diary of "surgical tourist", perhaps a doctor or medical student en route from Denison, Texas via Mayo Clinic in Minnesota to Leeds in England.
- Repository
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University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu - Access Restrictions
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Open to all users.
- Languages
- English
Biographical Note
Paul Clark Gunby (1893-1965) was born at Niagara Falls, New York. By 1900, he was living in Texas where he stayed until the mid 1920s when he moved to Seattle, Washington. He was a medical doctor and surgeon. He died in Freeland, Island County, Washington on February 5, 1965.
Content Description
The diary indicates that Gunby was a "surgical tourist" at this time, perhaps a doctor or medical student en route from Denison, Texas via the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota to Leeds in England.
In the diary, Gunby describes operations in various hospitals, mainly in England. A handwritten summary prepared by Nancy Rockafellar, medical historian, is with the item.
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Use
Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.
Administrative Information
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)
Personal Names
- Gunby, Paul C., 1893-1965--Diaries
Other Creators
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Personal Names
- Rockafellar, Nancy (historian)
