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Portrait of John Balmanno MD President 1802-1804, 1812-1814

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Portrait of John Balmanno MD President 1802-1804, 1812-1814

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Seated three-quarter length by a desk. Oil on canvas.
The physician John Balmanno was Visiting Physician to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary and Glasgow Royal Asylum, and served two terms as President of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons between 1802 and 1814.

He studied medicine in Edinburgh, graduating in 1798, and was admitted to the College in 1801. He took up his position at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 1804, then going on to taking up the role of Visiting Physicians to the Glasgow Royal Asylum in 1821- this post was previously held by Robert Cleghorn.

Balmanno’s mother was a well-known apothecary in the Trongate in Glasgow.

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MacNee; Sir; Daniel (1806-1882); Artist, RA); Studio of Sir Daniel Macnee (Chrisitie's) or Raeburn; Sir; Henry (1756-1823); Artist (Gibson, 1983)

Date

19th century

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38

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125 x 100 cm

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Oil on canvas

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Seated three-quarter length by a desk. Oil on canvas.

Robert Cleghorn (c.1760–1821), MD, Physician to the Glasgow Royal Asylum (1814–1818)

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Robert Cleghorn (c.1760–1821), MD, Physician to the Glasgow Royal Asylum (1814–1818)

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Robert Cleghorn studied medicine in Edinburgh and graduated MD in 1783 moving to Glasgow in 1785. He entered the Faculty (now Royal College) of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1786, becoming its President between 1789 and 1791 and Librarian from October 1792.

He was physician to the poorhouse or Town’s Hospital in Glasgow between 1786 and 1791 and also one of the original managers of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary which opened in 1794. A number of his casebooks from this period are preserved in the College archive. He subsequently (in 1814) became first physician and then a director of the Glasgow Royal Asylum for Lunatics in Dobbie’s Loan.

Date

19th century

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on loan from Gartnavel Royal Hospital

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74 x 61 cm

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oil on canvas

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Robert Cleghorn studied medicine in Edinburgh and graduated MD in 1783 moving to Glasgow in 1785. He entered the Faculty (now Royal College) of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow in 1786, becoming its President between 1789 and 1791 and Librarian from October 1792.

He was physician to the poorhouse or Town’s Hospital in Glasgow between 1786 and 1791 and also one of the original managers of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary which opened in 1794. A number of his casebooks from this period are preserved in the College archive. He subsequently (in 1814) became first physician and then a director of the Glasgow Royal Asylum for Lunatics in Dobbie’s Loan.

David Yellowlees Medal

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David Yellowlees Medal

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David Yellowlees medal in leather-covered case.

Dr David Yellowlees was the Physician Superintendent of the Glasgow Royal Asylum (Gartnavel) from 1874 to 1901. He also held the post of Lecturer in Insanity at the University of Glasgow from 1880.

A controversial figure in his day, Yellowlees was an advocate for using restraint in certain patient cases at Gartnavel, despite the majority of asylums moving away from this method.

Date

c. 1901

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2003/40.17

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Length: 4.7 cm

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Leather, metal, satin, velvet, wood.

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David Yellowlees medal in leather-covered case.

Dr David Yellowlees was the Physician Superintendent of the Glasgow Royal Asylum (Gartnavel) from 1874 to 1901. He also held the post of Lecturer in Insanity at the University of Glasgow from 1880.

A controversial figure in his day, Yellowlees was an advocate for using restraint in certain patient cases at Gartnavel, despite the majority of asylums moving away from this method.

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

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Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

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Set of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) in a cardboard box. Includes:

WAIS manual
British supplement to the manual,
Digit-Symbol key
Object Assembly Layout Shield
Word List
Blank Record Forms
Picture arrangement booklet
Picture completion and block design cards booklet
Box containing coloured Block Design pieces
4 plastic bags with Object Assembly Test pieces

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NFER Publishing Company Ltd

Date

c. 1971

Identifier

2018/15.1

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38 x 26 x 13 cm

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Wodd, paper, card.

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Set of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) in a cardboard box. Includes:

WAIS manual
British supplement to the manual,
Digit-Symbol key
Object Assembly Layout Shield
Word List
Blank Record Forms
Picture arrangement booklet
Picture completion and block design cards booklet
Box containing coloured Block Design pieces
4 plastic bags with Object Assembly Test pieces

Atlas of Clinical Medicine

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Atlas of Clinical Medicine

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Sir Byrom Bramwell was a British neurosurgeon, medical author and artist. The illustrations in Bramwell’s atlas were all his own work and based on the cases he came across in his wards at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

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Sir Byrom Bramwell

Date

c.1892-1896

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Bookstore BRA [folio]

Publisher

Edinburgh : T. and A. Constable at the University Press,

Language

English

Description

Sir Byrom Bramwell was a British neurosurgeon, medical author and artist. The illustrations in Bramwell’s atlas were all his own work and based on the cases he came across in his wards at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

The Psychology of Insanity

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The Psychology of Insanity

Creator

Bernard Hart

Date

c. 1912

Identifier

Lower Library WM 140 HAR

Publisher

Cambridge: University Press

Language

English

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Manic Depressive Insanity and Paranoia

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Manic Depressive Insanity and Paranoia

Creator

Emil Kraepelin

Date

c. 1921

Identifier

Lower Library WM 207 KRA

Publisher

Edinburgh : E.& S. Livingstone

Language

English

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Psychological Medicine

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Psychological Medicine

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Psychological medicine : a short introduction to psychiatry. With an appendix War-time psychiatry

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Desmond Curran and Eric Guttmann

Date

c. 1944

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Lower Library WM 100 CUR

Publisher

Edinburgh : E.& S. Livingstone

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English

Description

Psychological medicine : a short introduction to psychiatry. With an appendix War-time psychiatry

Hystérie-pithiatisme et troubles nerveux d'ordre réflexe en neurologie de guerre

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Hystérie-pithiatisme et troubles nerveux d'ordre réflexe en neurologie de guerre

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"Hysteria or pithiatism : and reflex nervous disorders in the neurology of war"

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J. Babinski and J. Froment

Date

c. 1918

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Lower Library WM 173 BAB

Language

French

Description

"Hysteria or pithiatism : and reflex nervous disorders in the neurology of war"

Photograph of David Yellowlees

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Photograph of David Yellowlees

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Photograph of David Yellowlees, past president of the College.

David Yellowlees graduated MD in 1857 from the University of Edinburgh. At the start of his career he worked at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary as the assistant to William Gairdner. He also worked at the Royal Asylum of Edinburgh in Morningside. The majority of his career was spent as Physician Superintendent of the Royal Asylum of Glasgow at Gartnavel, becoming a leader in the care of mental diseases.

Yellowlees was president of the College from 1892 to 1894.

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c. Unknown

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RCPSG 1/12/5/4

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Photograph of David Yellowlees, past president of the College.

David Yellowlees graduated MD in 1857 from the University of Edinburgh. At the start of his career he worked at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary as the assistant to William Gairdner. He also worked at the Royal Asylum of Edinburgh in Morningside. The majority of his career was spent as Physician Superintendent of the Royal Asylum of Glasgow at Gartnavel, becoming a leader in the care of mental diseases.

Yellowlees was president of the College from 1892 to 1894.

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