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CollectionGB 0231 University of Aberdeen, Special Collections
LevelSub-series
Ref NoUNIVERSITY 1332/4/2
TitleAnatomy Act Committee cash books
Date1833 - 1913
Extent2 volumes
DescriptionCash books containing account of income and expenses incurred in maintenance of the Parochial Burying House, the transfer of bodies to the Anatomy Department for dissection and arrangements concerning burial of said bodies, c 1833 - 1888.

Cash accounts with individual teachers list income from bodies sold, according to a fixed table of fees for 'adult' and 'child' cadavers, and distinguish between 'entire' and 'opened' subjects.

General cash account lists receipts and payments of the Committee, receipts being principally monies collected from teachers; payments including costs incurred in funeral arrangements, rent of property in Henderson Street [pre-1885], and sundries.
Access StatusRestricted
Access ConditionsAccess to this collection is at the discretion of the University's registered teacher of anatomy . Researchers should contact the Reading Room for further guidance.
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