Additional papers of Canning Suffern

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Comprises notes and notebooks

Dates

Creation: c. 1917-1970

Extent

0.3 Linear metres (2 physical shelfmarks)

Language of Materials

English

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. 15568/1].

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MSS. 15568/1-2

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 15568

Additional Description

Abstract

Additional papers of Canning Suffern (1892-1978), physician and naturalist

Biographical / Historical

Dr. Canning Suffern began reading medicine at Cambridge in 1911. The First World War interrupted his studies, and he served in the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserves. After the war, he completed his medical studies at St Thomas' Hospital, London. On qualifying he held several hospital posts before turning to medical journalism, eventually joining the staff of The Lancet. In the Second World War he served as a Controller in the RAF. Suffern was a keen birdwatcher from an early age, and was particularly associated with Titchfield Haven in Hampshire.

Arrangement

Arranged broadly by subject, then by date

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Transferred from the Alexander Library of Ornithology, 2018.

Related Materials

See also Notebooks of Canning Suffern (MSS. 15486/1-7)

Further papers of and relating to Canning Suffern, not forming part of this collection, are held by the University of Southampton Special Collections and at the Hampshire Ornithological Society Archives.