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Title
Date(s)
- Created 1898-1988 (Creation)
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Extent and medium
36 boxes; 4 volumes
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
The Medical School Secretary managed the general administration of the School. The post of School Secretary was created in 1889. In 1993 the title was changed with the appointment of a new postholder to Director of Finance and Administration, and remained as such until 1998.
St Mary's Recreation Centre was built by St Mary's Hospital Medical School in 1983-1984. It was orginally known as the Queen Mother Recreation Centre.
Archival history
GB 0098 MS/AD15-18, 29-93, 95; IC Created 1898-1988 Subfonds of St Mary's Hospital Medical School 36 boxes; 4 volumes St Mary's Hospital Medical School Secretary
The Medical School Secretary managed the general administration of the School. The post of School Secretary was created in 1889. In 1993 the title was changed with the appointment of a new postholder to Director of Finance and Administration, and remained as such until 1998.
St Mary's Recreation Centre was built by St Mary's Hospital Medical School in 1983-1984. It was orginally known as the Queen Mother Recreation Centre.
The records were transferred from the Medical School Secretary's office.
Administrative records of St Mary's Hospital Medical School, 1898-1988, namely financial records relating to students and fees, 1898-1987, comprising general ledger, 1898-1899; registers of pupils' cash accounts, 1888-1905; composition fees, 1903-1948; audited accounts of St Mary's Hospital Medical School, 1982-1987;
papers relating to the financial situation of the Medical School, 1900-1902, comprising reports, extracts from minutes; report of the Committee concerning financial relations between Hospitals and Medical Schools in London, 1905;
papers relating to student numbers and entry, notably to London Medical Schools, [1870-1901]; summary of students refused admission to the School, 1921-1923; annual entry of students, [1852-1944]; notes on students accepted, 1940, 1941; selection of students, [1952]; financial summaries for 1916, including statistics for the teaching of preliminary subjects and organic chemistry; papers relating to the admission of women students, notably report concerning World War One, 1915; letter from male students against the admittance of women, 1924; notes concerning closing the Medical School to women, 1924; statistics on the medical education of women, 1929; history of women students at St Mary's, [1952];
University Grants Committee returns, 1929-1965, and report, 1933; papers relating to the foundation stone ceremony of the rebuilt Medical School and Innoculation Departments, 1931; papers relating to scholarships, 1923-1933, including notes on Oxford and Cambridge University students, 1923-[1932]; list of scholarship holders from 1871, 1933; correspondence and notes concerning Epsom College Scholarship, 1942; papers concerning examination pass and failure rates, 1919-1935; patient beds at St Mary's, 1937; course in Physiology and Anatomy, 1940; academic and technical staffing and wage rates, 1936-1939; cost of medical curriculum and course, [1930s], 1941; World War Two arrangements, 1939-1941, including fees, effect of wartime conditions; papers concerning the Centenary fund, 1954-1957, including Centenary celebrations, correspondence relating to an exhibition on penicillin, commission of a portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother; papers concerning the Fleming Memorial Appeal, 1955-1960; athletics ground, 1972-1982; development policy quinquennium, 1973-1982; St Mary's redevelopment, 1978; Fleming and Penicillin exhibition, 1978; Fleming Centenary, 1981; possible formation of a joint medical school, 1981; papers relating to the University of London, 1985-1988, including correspondence with the Court, future of medical education; merger with Imperial College, 1985-1987;
plan, elevations and sections of St Mary's Recreation Centre, 1983, by the Fitzroy Robinson Partnership;
records of Imperial College, 1988-1996, notably minutes of the Governing Body, 1988-1992; minutes of the Finance and Executive Committees, 1988-1991; minutes of the Executive Committee, 1991-1992; College Plan [1991-1995], 1991; annual reports and reviews, 1987-1993; prospectuses for 1990-1997, 1989-1996; calendars, 1990-1996; Imperial College Gazette, 1988-1993; Network newsletter, 1988-1994; Felix Student's Union newpaper, 1988-1993.
The papers are arranged as outlined in the scope and content.
Researchers wishing to consult the Archives should first contact the Trust Archivist, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, telephone 020 7 886 6528, for an appointment.
A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Archivist, and is dependent on the condition of the original document. Photocopies are supplied for research use only.
English
A catalogue is available in the reading room of the Trust Archives. Some adminstrative records of the Medical School are uncatalogued.
The records relating to Imperial College are duplicates, and are also held by Imperial College Archives.
Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997. November 2000 Admission requirements Economics of education Educational evaluation Educational fees Educational finance Educational grants Educational management Educational planning Examinations Higher science education Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine Industrial economics Industrial policy International conflicts Medical education Medical sciences Medical treatment Mergers Personnel management Recreational facilities Scholarships Sports facilities St Mary's Hospital Medical School Student evaluation Students Surgery Therapy UGC , University Grants Committee x University Grants Committee University of London x London University Wages War Women students World War One (1914-1918) World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) Wars (events) Organization and administration Health services administration Public administration Government
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The records were transferred from the Medical School Secretary's office.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Administrative records of St Mary's Hospital Medical School, 1898-1988, namely financial records relating to students and fees, 1898-1987, comprising general ledger, 1898-1899; registers of pupils' cash accounts, 1888-1905; composition fees, 1903-1948; audited accounts of St Mary's Hospital Medical School, 1982-1987;
papers relating to the financial situation of the Medical School, 1900-1902, comprising reports, extracts from minutes; report of the Committee concerning financial relations between Hospitals and Medical Schools in London, 1905;
papers relating to student numbers and entry, notably to London Medical Schools, [1870-1901]; summary of students refused admission to the School, 1921-1923; annual entry of students, [1852-1944]; notes on students accepted, 1940, 1941; selection of students, [1952]; financial summaries for 1916, including statistics for the teaching of preliminary subjects and organic chemistry; papers relating to the admission of women students, notably report concerning World War One, 1915; letter from male students against the admittance of women, 1924; notes concerning closing the Medical School to women, 1924; statistics on the medical education of women, 1929; history of women students at St Mary's, [1952];
University Grants Committee returns, 1929-1965, and report, 1933; papers relating to the foundation stone ceremony of the rebuilt Medical School and Innoculation Departments, 1931; papers relating to scholarships, 1923-1933, including notes on Oxford and Cambridge University students, 1923-[1932]; list of scholarship holders from 1871, 1933; correspondence and notes concerning Epsom College Scholarship, 1942; papers concerning examination pass and failure rates, 1919-1935; patient beds at St Mary's, 1937; course in Physiology and Anatomy, 1940; academic and technical staffing and wage rates, 1936-1939; cost of medical curriculum and course, [1930s], 1941; World War Two arrangements, 1939-1941, including fees, effect of wartime conditions; papers concerning the Centenary fund, 1954-1957, including Centenary celebrations, correspondence relating to an exhibition on penicillin, commission of a portrait of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother; papers concerning the Fleming Memorial Appeal, 1955-1960; athletics ground, 1972-1982; development policy quinquennium, 1973-1982; St Mary's redevelopment, 1978; Fleming and Penicillin exhibition, 1978; Fleming Centenary, 1981; possible formation of a joint medical school, 1981; papers relating to the University of London, 1985-1988, including correspondence with the Court, future of medical education; merger with Imperial College, 1985-1987;
plan, elevations and sections of St Mary's Recreation Centre, 1983, by the Fitzroy Robinson Partnership;
records of Imperial College, 1988-1996, notably minutes of the Governing Body, 1988-1992; minutes of the Finance and Executive Committees, 1988-1991; minutes of the Executive Committee, 1991-1992; College Plan [1991-1995], 1991; annual reports and reviews, 1987-1993; prospectuses for 1990-1997, 1989-1996; calendars, 1990-1996; Imperial College Gazette, 1988-1993; Network newsletter, 1988-1994; Felix Student's Union newpaper, 1988-1993.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Accruals
System of arrangement
The papers are arranged as outlined in the scope and content.
Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Researchers wishing to consult the Archives should first contact the Trust Archivist, St Mary's Hospital, Praed Street, London W2 1NY, telephone 020 7 886 6528, for an appointment.
Conditions governing reproduction
A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Archivist, and is dependent on the condition of the original document. Photocopies are supplied for research use only.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Finding aids
A catalogue is available in the reading room of the Trust Archives. Some adminstrative records of the Medical School are uncatalogued.
Allied materials area
Existence and location of originals
Existence and location of copies
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Subject access points
- Educational management » Admission requirements
- Economics of education
- Educational evaluation
- Economics of education » Educational finance » Educational fees
- Economics of education » Educational finance
- Educational grants
- Educational management
- Educational planning
- Educational evaluation » Student evaluation » Examinations
- Higher science education
- Industrial economics
- Industrial economics » Industrial policy
- International conflicts
- Higher science education » Medical education
- Medical sciences
- Therapy » Medical treatment
- Industrial economics » Industrial policy » Mergers
- Personnel management
- Recreational facilities
- Educational grants » Scholarships
- Recreational facilities » Sports facilities
- Educational evaluation » Student evaluation
- Students
- Medical sciences » Surgery
- Therapy
- Personnel management » Wages
- International conflicts » War
- Students » Women students
- Government » Public administration
- Government
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Rules and/or conventions used
General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.
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Language(s)
- English