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Walter de M. Scriver Fonds
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- Source of title proper: Title based on the documents in the fonds.
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Fonds
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CA OSLER P181
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1915-1985 (Creation)
- Creator
- Scriver, Walter de Mouilpied, 1895-1967
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Physical description
1 monograph. – 0,2 cm of textual records (3 items)
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Name of creator
(1895-1967)
Biographical history
Walter de M. Scriver was born in Hemmingford, Quebec, and received his B.A. from McGill University in 1915. He served overseas from 1915-1918, returning to Montreal to earn his medical degree from McGill in 1921. He was Professor Medicine at McGill's Faculty of Medicine from 1952-1957 and physician-in-chief at the Royal Victoria Hospital. He specialized in the field of pharmacology and had a research interest in diabetes and kidney diseases. He was instrumental in founding the Quebec Division of the Canadian medical association and served as a member of its Executive Committee from 1947-1957.
Custodial history
The fonds was donated to the Osler Library by Dr. William Baker in April, 2012.
Scope and content
The fonds includes a copy of No. 3 Canadian General Hospital (McGill), 1914-1919 owned by Walter de M. Scriver and ephemera relating to Canadian General Hospital No. 3. It also contains a handwritten poem entitled "Tune of T'anks," composed by Scriver for his family and dated France, 1915.
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English
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The documents are in English.
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Items can be requested for consultation online via the Library Catalogue or by email at osler.library@mcgill.ca. Advance notice is recommended.
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Osler Database ID
4699
Osler Fonds ID
181