Harriet Wheelock / Friday 25 June 2010 New Acquisition - The Timotheous Haran Papers Like many smaller archives the strength of the college's archival collections is very much indebted to the generous donations of material made by institutions and individuals, who are aware of the need for the long term preservation of documentary and visual material relating to the history of medicine in Ireland. The archive is very much a growing and developing collection, and we are always willing to speak to anyone about possible donations of material, in line with our collection development policy. Earlier this month a small collection of papers were donated to the archive relating to the medical training of Timotheous Haran (c.1830-1904). Haran was born in Ireland and received his diploma from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland in 1849, the following year he joined the Royal Navy. He served as assistant-surgeon on HMS Harlequin, and was mentioned in dispatches when the ship attacked Lagos, and later took part in a series of operations to suppress the slave trade on the coast of West Africa. During the Crimean War he served on HMS Viper, taking part in several dangerous missions. Before his retirement from the navy in 1888 he had reached the rank of Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets. He was also Honorary Surgeon to King Edward VII. He died in Kensington in April 1904.[1] The papers were donated by members of Timotheous Haran's family, and the College is extremely grateful for their kind donation. [1] Obituary in the British Medical Journal, April 16, 1904 Image shows Timotheous Haran and his wife, part of ACC/2010/1 – The Timotheous Haran Papers