Thomson, Claire
IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0059 Mss Eur D1102
Held at: British Library, Asia Pacific and Africa Collections, India Office Private Papers
Domain: archival
Title: Thomson, Claire
Date(s) of contents: 1893-1964
Level of description: Fonds
Extent and medium: One box of archival material.
CONTEXT
Name of creator(s): Thomson, Claire (b. 1893)
Administrative/Biographical history: Dr Claire Thomson (b. 1893) was a medical missionary working in various parts of India from 1939 to 1964.
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CONTENT AND STRUCTURE
Scope and content/abstract: Illustrated memoirs of Dr Claire Thomson, detailing her life and work from early childhood to retirement, including an account of her work as a medical missionary in various parts of India, 1939-64; also some letters, health education material and photographs.
System of arrangement: Undifferentiated. The Thomson papers form part of the India Office Private Papers (formerly known as the European Manuscripts) held within the Asia Pacific and Africa Collections.
ACCESS AND USE
Language: English.
Conditions governing access: Unrestricted.
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ALLIED MATERIALS
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Date(s) of descriptions: 23 May 2002
- INDEX ENTRIES
- Subjects
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- Medical missionaries
- Medical missionary work
- Missionaries
- Missionary work
- Religious groups
- Religous activities
- Women missionaries
- Medical missionaries
- Personal names
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- Thomson | Claire | b 1893 | Doctor | medical missionary in India
- Thomson | Claire | b 1893 | Doctor | medical missionary in India
- Corporate names
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- Places
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- Asia
- India
- South Asia
- Asia