Dr. James (Jim) Robert Ronald McCrindle Collection
Category
Archival
Classification
Archival, Publications
Accession Number
005009006 a-c
Description
A paper "Certificate of Highest Distinction" for Clinical Surgury (a); stored in a case (b) with black leather coating and lined with purple velvet; there is a glass sheet (c) which covers the certificate in the box.
A paper "Certificate of Highest Distinction" for Clinical Surgury (a); stored in a case (b) with black leather coating and lined with purple velvet; there is a glass sheet (c) which covers the certificate in the box.
Number Of Parts
3
Part Names
a - certificate - Size: Length 16.7 cm x Diam. 14.2 cm
b - box - Size: Length 18.4 cm x Width 15.7 cm x Depth 2.6 cm
c - glass - Size: Length 16.6 cm x Width 14.2 cm x Depth 0.2 cm
Provenance
Presented to Dr. James (Jim) Robert Ronald McCrindle (1862-1952) whenin 1884.
"UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW // CLINICAL SURGERY" printed on the lid of the box "W & J MILNE. Makers. 126 PRINCESS EDINBOROUGH" printed on the side of the box "University of Glasgow // Winter Session 1983-4 // CLINICAL SURGERY // Certificate of Highest Distinction // Awarded to Mr. J.R. Ronald MacCrincle (Sic) // for excelling at the Examinations of the Class. // George Buchanan // Senior Division. // PROFESSOR OF CLINICAL SURGERY" printed on the certificate
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-1-5 Box 22
Condition Remarks
The leather is peeling off the box in some places; parts of the certificate have been eaten by bugs leaving holes in the paper.
Copy Type
Original
Research Facts
Dr. McCrindle was born in Kingston, Jamaica in 1862 but moved to Scotland in 1882 where he graduated with his degree in general medicine and surgery from the University of Glasgow in 1885; he returned to Jamaica in 1904; this collection accompanies 1989.10.1; there was a series of unrelated newspaper clippings stored beneath the certificate with poetry printed on them, which are now in the accession file.