Dr WD and Mrs MV Walker domestic, personal and professional correspondence

Archive Collections / Dr William Delano Walker / Dr WD and Mrs MV Walker domestic, personal and professional correspondence
Date Range1911  -  1938
CollectionDr William Delano Walker
Quantity 125.4cm,   1254  
ArrangedChronological
Series IdentifierAA357/09

THIS SERIES CONTAINS RESTRICTED MATERIAL

Dr Walker, a medical practitioner, observed and treated a variety of people for an array of illinesses, ranging from dental problems to infectious diseases during his travels and professional life, some of which may be documented in Mrs Walker's diaries. Doctor and Mrs Walker also observed and described some Australian Aboriginal ceremonial activity and associated materials.

This series deals with a volume of domestic, personal and professional correspondence between Dr and Mrs Walker, and with a range of family and professional contacts. Some portions have been noted for restricted access, either as being culturally sensitive or because of the graphic nature of some medical conditions or to protect the privacy of individual's personal affairs.

This material is supplemented by parts of Dr Walker's personal diaries in which he 'concentrates' or summarises inwards and outwards correspondence.

There is a significant amount of domestic correspondence from Dr Walker to Mrs Walker during periods of seperation while he was doing locum work. Only a small amount of Mrs Walker's correspondence addressed to Dr Walker appears to have survived.

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