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Paul C. Gunby diary, 1923

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Gunby, Paul C., 1893-1965
Title
Paul C. Gunby diary
Dates
1923 (inclusive)
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
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
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Languages
English
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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.

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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.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

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Administrative Information

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Subject Terms

  • Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington)

Personal Names

  • Gunby, Paul C., 1893-1965--Diaries

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Rockafellar, Nancy (historian)
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