Guy's Hospital
Interview with Dr Margaret Stuart Smith
Date: 26 Oct 1989
From: New Zealand Medical Women's Association: Records
By: Smith, Margaret Stuart, 1912-2007
Reference: OHInt-0019/03
Description: Margaret Stuart Smith recalls childhood, early decision to enter medicine, education and study at Otago Medical School in 1932, the other students, teaching staff including Professor Fitchett, attitude to women medical students, recalls the Stevenson-Wright family and Christie families, Claudia Weston and Grace Stanley. Describes her first post at Welllington Hospital as house surgeon in 1936, and decision to study anaesthetics, travel to London in 1939 for post graduate study in anaesthesia at Guy's Hospital, Dr McGill a noted anaesthetist and her appointment to Leicester and Coventry, Buster McFarland the head resident surgeon, the layout of Leicester Infirmary, Dr John Gillies, work at Bangour Emergency Service Hospital (just outside Edinburgh), Sir Harold Gillies (plastic surgeon), Norman Dot, Henry Wade, types of operations, German prisoners. Recalls return to London in 1945, work as anaesthetist registrar at the Sick Childrens' Hospital - Great Ormond Street, operating on children, return to New Zealand in 1946 and marriage, her work as consultant anaesthetist, effect of war on acceptance of women doctors, birth of her children, child care and careers of her children, attitude to working mothers, describes changes in anaesthesia techiques during her lifetime, attitude to anaesthetists, attitude to child care and working mothers, describes interest in social issues, National Council of Women Christchurch Branch, her health, attitude of husband. Access Contact - see oral history librarian Venue - Christchurch Interviewer(s) - Neville Glasgow Venue - Dr Smith's home in Christchurch Arrangement: Tape numbers - OHC-002461 Quantity: 1 C60 cassette(s). 1 printed abstract(s). 50 Minutes Duration. Finding Aids: Abstract Available - abstracting complete AB 426.
Awards from Guy's Hospital and Royal College of Surgeons
Date: 1907-1912
From: Stout family: Papers
Reference: MSI-Papers-11518-1
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Educational and other certificates
Date: 1901-1971
From: Stout family: Papers
Reference: fMS-Papers-11518-07
Description: Certificates of matriculation, medical training, university degrees and other certificates from University of New Zealand, Guys Hospital, London, University of London and other institutions, including his honorary degree in Doctorate of Laws, Victoria University, 1961 and 1971. Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Family business matters
Date: [1913-1961]
From: Riddiford family : Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-5714-033
Description: Comprises letter re Featherston councillors' photographs (1937); telegram re Kawakawa wool sale (1946); letter re sale of Star Oil to Texas Company (1922); copy of letter, J S Riddiford to Gerald re defection on paying accounts (1947); letter to Nancy Rolleston re Riddiford Trustees (1922); letter, A Campbell Pearce, re training of farm cadets (1923); scheme re training of young men as farm cadets (1923); letter and account re pieces of art from Thos Agnew & Sons (1926); receipts for goods and work done for both D H S and Meta Riddiford; receipt for donation to bicentenary appeal for Guy's Hospital, London (1925); letter from Nancy Rolleston re electoral matters (1931); and letter from Helen Riddiford, Masterton, declining offer of allowance (1921) Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Papers
Date: 1895-1958
From: Stout, Robert, 1882-1959
By: Stout, Robert (Dr), 1882-1959
Reference: MS-Papers-0183
Description: Mainly letters to his parents, Sir Robert and Lady Stout, 1904-1919, which include references to his studies at Guys Hospital, London, and his experiences as a medical officer with the NZEF. Included also are a letter from Sir Robert Stout on his son's financial affairs, and letters from T D M Stout to his parents, 1904-1907. Quantity: 34 folder(s). Finding Aids: Inventory available..
Letters to his parents and family
Date: 1904-1914
From: Stout family: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11518-080
Description: Letters to his parents, writing from Guy's Hospital, London, where he was a medical student, and while travelling around the United Kingdom Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Correspondence relating to Guy's Hospital
Date: 1904-1965
From: Stout family: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11518-117
Description: Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters to his parents
Date: 1904
From: Stout family: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11518-047
Description: Letters to his parents written while sailing for the United Kingdom on SS Gothic, and as a medical student at Guy's Hospital, London Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Licences, tickets etc
Date: 1906-[ca 1962]
From: Stout family: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11518-115
Description: Driving licences, entry tickets to lectures at Guy's Hospital, membership cards etc Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters to his parents
Date: 1907-1909
From: Stout family: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11518-050
Description: Letters to his parents written while a medical student at Guy's Hospital, London Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters to his parents
Date: 1905
From: Stout family: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11518-048
Description: Letters to his parents written while a medical student at Guy's Hospital, London Quantity: 1 folder(s).
Letters to his parents
Date: 1906
From: Stout family: Papers
Reference: MS-Papers-11518-049
Description: Letters to his parents written while a medical student at Guy's Hospital, London Quantity: 1 folder(s).