Photographs taken by Catherine Morrison while working and travelling abroad. Places photographed include Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Israel, India, Syria, Egypt, Italy, Spain, and Yugoslavia (Croatia). Includes images of local people, animals, places of religion and traditions. Annotations giving temporal and contextual information given on reverse of some photographs.
Morrison, Catherine (fl 1921-1947), Ophthalmic NurseThis voucher is a certificate that proved that Dorothy Dick passed her second examination in nursing. Usually, she would have received a bronze medallion, but because of limited supplies, she received a certificate that could be exchanged for a medallion "after cessation of hostilities."
Dick, Dorothy, 1905- ?Training pamphlet for the Royal Army Medical Corps. This pamphlet was produced to be used with the 1935 RAMC Training Manual, and substituted outdated information from the Manual. This pamphlet has ‘C. C. R. Morrison’ written in ink on the front cover. Information included within the pamphlet includes information about administration of the medical services, regimental medical establishments, the Army Dental Corps, evacuation and methods of estimating numbers of casualties, recording casualties, and employment of medical services in the field.
Morrison, Catherine (fl 1921-1947), Ophthalmic NurseThis large photograph album has a brown snakeskin effect cover with brown card pages. The album contains some loose photographs and correspondence (including a postcard and a wedding invitation). The album is full of photographs, including images and newspaper clippings stuck to the inside front and back covers. This album covers the 1940 to 1946 period of Catherine Morrison’s life, with images from Egypt, India, Israel, Lebanon, and Japan. Most photographs are annotated, and feature hospitals she worked in, staff she worked with, Christmas 1944 and 1945, postcards of Japan, and local places, people, and animals.
Morrison, Catherine (fl 1921-1947), Ophthalmic NurseThis photograph album features a small landscape scene of a man and two animals on the front cover, accompanied by the title ‘Photo Album’. The album is half full of photographs from Catherine Morrison’s work and travels in Japan, Singapore, and India. It includes annotated photographs of her travels, Christmas 1946, Army buildings, friends, and local people.
Morrison, Catherine (fl 1921-1947), Ophthalmic NurseThis photograph album has a brown snakeskin effect cover with grey card pages. The album is full of photographs from Catherine Morrison’s working life and travels in Aberdeen, Cruden Bay, Ceylon, Bombay, and Egypt. Most photographs are annotated, and the album contains images of buildings, landscapes, portraits of local people (mainly women and children), animals in Cairo Zoo, boats and ships, and co-workers and friends.
Morrison, Catherine (fl 1921-1947), Ophthalmic NurseOrder of Service for a Remembrance Service for British and Indian Troops involved in WW1 and WW2. The service took place in Japan on the 11th of November, 1945. The pamphlet gives information about prayers, lessons, and hymns delivered.
Morrison, Catherine (fl 1921-1947), Ophthalmic NurseThis is a memorandum from Colonel James A Crothers to all military personnel and civilian employees in the XXVI district. The memorandum is an announcement that the Colonel was transferring to a different district. He also thanks everyone for their hard work and expresses his sadness that he was leaving.
Dick, Dorothy, 1905- ?Invoice dated 30th December 1939 issued by Boyd Cooper (tailor), London, to Miss C. M. [sic] Morrison, Sister for £22 12 shillings and 1 pence. This covered the cost of uniform ordered from Boyd Cooper, and lists the items ordered and their individual costs.
Morrison, Catherine (fl 1921-1947), Ophthalmic NurseEnvelope addressed to Miss C. C. R. Morrison T.A.N.S, at Abergele. It is postmarked Dundee; the letter is missing.
Morrison, Catherine (fl 1921-1947), Ophthalmic Nurse