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Ref NoDGH1/6/16/12
TitleGeorge B. Turner (Deputy Secretary and Treasurer and Hospital Secretary)
DescriptionThree folders of research and correspondence relating to Crichton Royal Hospital, Hannahfield House and the Robert Burns manuscript, 'The Whistle'.

Crichton Royal Hospital miscellaneous material (1886-c.1985, 17 documents):
New Moon, special Burns 1896 issue; three editions of The Crichtonian, September 1937, June 1939 and February 1949; Scottish Hospital Advisory Service report; notes about Crichton Royal Farm history, hockey club, golf course, Solway Holiday Home, hospital brochure, Burns manuscripts, articles by James Harper about Dr W. A. F. Browne and the early history of the hospital and correspondence.

1. Hannahfield House material (1975, 10 documents):
Correspondence between George B. Turner and Margaret Hudson relating to the history of the building, copied extracts from various sources including McDowall's History of Dumfries about Hannahfield and two sketches of the grounds.

2. 'The Whistle' material (1979-1985):
Research notes, extracts from books, and extracts and copies from sources including the Chronicle of Crichton Royal, New Moon and Robert Burns and the Riddell Family by J. Maxwell Wood, relating to the poem by Robert Burns and the location of the original manuscript or manuscripts.
Date1886-1985
Related MaterialStaff publications, DGH1/6/18
FormatTyped, Manuscript and Printed
CategoryHealth & Welfare : HW
Places
CodeSet
NA443Friars Carse/Dunscore/Lower Nithsdale/Dumfriesshire/Dumfries and Galloway/Scotland
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