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William Forrest Fonds
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- Source of title proper: Based on the documents in the fonds.
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Fonds
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CA OSLER P051
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1824-1825 (Creation)
- Creator
- Forrest, William Wilson
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Physical description
0,2 cm of textual records.
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Name of creator
(active 1824-1825)
Biographical history
William Wilson Forrest was a medical student at the Medical Faculty of McGill University when it was known as the Montreal Medical Institution. He received his licence to practice medicine in Lower Canada in 1825.
Custodial history
Given to the Osler Library by Mrs. Doreen Jones from Chateauguay Heights, in 1971. Dr. Forrest was her great-grand-father. Old accession number 354
Scope and content
Fonds contains the admission cards of William Forrest for the Montreal Medical Institution Library, the Montreal General Hospital and the lecture of Anatomia Physiologia et Chirurgica of John Stephenson, in 1824-1825. The fonds includes three admission cards.
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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
4570
Osler Fonds ID
41
Osler Alternate ID
P51