Papers of Joseph Silver Collings, 1946-1968 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 1628709
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Collings, J. S. (Joseph Silver), 1918-1971
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [1946-1968]
- 0.75 m. (5 boxes)
- Summary:
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MS Acc02.094 comprises both original papers assembled by Dr Joseph Collings and copy products, including a set of negative microfilms, a set of CDs containing TIF files and a set of CDs containing PDF files (5 boxes).
- Biography/History:
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Physician. Joseph Silver Collings was born in Sydney on 26 June, 1918, and educated at Sydney Boys' High School and the University of Sydney. After graduating with degrees in agricultural science and medicine, Collings joined the medical staff of Royal Melbourne Hospital. He later became a research fellow in the Harvard School of Public Health, and, on secondment to the Nuffield Trust in Great Britain, Collings undertook a review of British general practice. His report titled "General practice in England today: a reconnaissance", was published in the Lancet in 1950 and drew unfavourable comment. In 1952, in the United States, Collings was Associate Medical Director of the Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York. He was also engaged as a consultant to President Truman's Commission on Health Needs of the Nation in 1952. Collings held the post of Head of the Department of Physical Medicine at Royal Melbourne Hospital. His publications include, Living on the old age pension: a study of problems, attitudes & prospects in Richmond, Victoria (1965). Collings died at Heidelberg, Victoria, in February 1971.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS Acc02.094.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1946-1968
- Occupation:
- Doctors
- Copyright:
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- Literary Dramatic Musical
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