this collection of some 250 skulls was donated to the museum by david middleton greig (1864–1936) who was conservator of the museum between 1920–36. greig, a surgeon in dundee, was an international authority on bone disease and abnormalities of the skull and, during his working life, had amassed a collection of some 200 skulls which he donated to the college. the clinical details of each case was recorded and supplemented wherever possible by drawings and photographs.