Sir Alexander Ogston, surgeon: personal and family papers Collection of personal and family papers of Sir Alexander Ogston including his journals, and accompanying photograph albums, recording his travels in Europe in the late 19th century and his wartime experiences as a military surgeon in South Africa (1900) and Italy and Serbia (1916-17). There are also many papers concerning the different branches of the Ogston family, including genealogical records compiled by Ogston, as well as certificates relating to his academic and professional career. The fourth section includes papers about other members of the Ogston family, and its related branches, in particular Alexander Ogston's father, Dr Francis Ogston, and his son, Walter Henry Ogston. The latter series of papers includes a substantial number of letters between Walter and his wife Josephine, before and after their marriage in 1909, when they lived in India. There is also a draft copy of Walter Ogston's memoirs and photograph albums documenting his family's time in India and pictured at various locations around Britain. A useful account of the correspondence between Walter and Josephine Ogston can be found in the privately published 'The India Letters' (see MS 3850/4/7/1/4). This also includes a great deal of useful background information about Sir Alexander Ogston and the different branches of the Ogston family. 1793-c 2010