Saville, Miriam.

Two volumes containing an unpublished manuscript by Miriam Saville titled: ‘I Wanted to Be a Nurse.’ Story details Saville’s life, including her diabetes diagnosis and treatment. Miriam Saville was a diabetic patient treated by Dr. Charles Best in the late 1920s/early 1930s when she was about thirteen years old, see mention of Dr. Best (“Dr. Charles”) on page 5 of both the holograph journal and typed version. 

Contents

Papers, [192-]-[193-]. 1 box.