Identity area
Reference code
CA OTUTF MS COLL00498
Title
James Douglas Papers
Date(s)
- 1851-1909 (Creation)
Level of description
Manuscript Collection
Extent and medium
1 box (6.5 cm)
Context area
Name of creator
([18--?]-[19--?])
Biographical history
Dr. James Douglas, born in Scotland, began his medical studies at age 13. When he moved to Quebec City in 1826, he established a reputation as one of the most skilled physicians in Lower Canada. A pioneer of 19th-century medicine, he was an innovator in public health, vaccination, medical education and regulation, although it was in the care for the mentally ill that he made his reputation. He died in 1886.
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Collection includes drafts of letters written by Dr. James Douglas in response to the Report of Drs. Nelson and MacConnell concerning an official enquiry into the state and management of affairs at the Quebec Marine and Emigrant Hospital, and correspondence from J. Leslie, provincial secretary, related to same.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Material may be requested in person at the Fisher Library Reference Desk, or in advance using our online stack retrieval request form: https://fisher.library.utoronto.ca/stack-retrieval-request
Conditions governing reproduction
Language of material
- English
- French