Robertson (Robert) notebooks, 1780-1810

Collection context

Summary

Title:
Robert Robertson notebooks
Dates:
1780-1810
Creators:
Robertson, Robert, 1742-1829 and Palinurus Antiquarian Books
Extent:
1 unknown (5 volumes)
Language:
Materials are in English.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains notebooks of Dr. R. Robertson aboard HMS Romney & Edgar in the West Indies from 1780s; an admission book to Greenwich Hospital; and sick book records from aboard ship.

Acquisition information:
Purchased from Palinurus, 18 February 2017.
Processing information:

Collections are processed to a variety of levels depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived user interest and research value, availability of staff and resources, and competing priorities. Library Special Collections provides a standard level of preservation and access for all collections and, when time and resources permit, conducts more intensive processing. These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards and best practices.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Names:
Palinurus Antiquarian Books

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid prepared by Courtney Dean, 2020.
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2020-12-07 15:29:27 -0800 .

Access and use

Restrictions:

Unprocessed collection. Material is unavailable for access. Please contact Special Collections reference (spec-coll@library.ucla.edu) for more information.

Terms of access:

Property rights to the physical objects belong to the UCLA Library Special Collections. All other rights, including copyright, are retained by the creators and their heirs. It is the responsibility of the researcher to determine who holds the copyright and pursue the copyright owner or his or her heir for permission to publish where The UC Regents do not hold the copyright.

Location of this collection:
Louise M. Darling Biomedical Library
12-077 Center for Health Sciences, Box 951798
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1798, US
Contact:
(310) 825-6940