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- 1925 (Vervaardig)
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William Blair-Bell (1871-1936) was co-founder (with William Fletcher Shaw) of the College and its first President. The second son of William and Helen Bell, he was born in Wallasey in 1871 and educated at Rossall School, King's College London and King's College Hospital. In 1905 he left general practice in Wallasey and was appointed to the post of Assistant Consultant Gynaecologist to the Liverpool Royal Infirmary. In 1918 he became senior surgeon and in 1921 was appointed to the Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Liverpool University, a position he held until 1931. In 1929 he married his cousin, Florence.
Blair-Bell was President of the Obstetric Section of the Royal Society of Medicine and of the North of England Gynaecological Society and the Liverpool Medical Institution. In 1911 he founded the Gynaecological Visiting Society (GVS). He was co-founder of the College in 1929 and presented the College with its first headquarters at 58 Queen Anne Street. He established the money for the William Blair-Bell memorial lectures and for other research projects. He was President of the College from its inception until 1935, the year before his death.
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GB 1538 S18 1925 Collection (fonds) 1 folder Bell , William Blair- , 1871-1936 , President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
William Blair-Bell (1871-1936) was co-founder (with William Fletcher Shaw) of the College and its first President. The second son of William and Helen Bell, he was born in Wallasey in 1871 and educated at Rossall School, King's College London and King's College Hospital. In 1905 he left general practice in Wallasey and was appointed to the post of Assistant Consultant Gynaecologist to the Liverpool Royal Infirmary. In 1918 he became senior surgeon and in 1921 was appointed to the Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Liverpool University, a position he held until 1931. In 1929 he married his cousin, Florence.
Blair-Bell was President of the Obstetric Section of the Royal Society of Medicine and of the North of England Gynaecological Society and the Liverpool Medical Institution. In 1911 he founded the Gynaecological Visiting Society (GVS). He was co-founder of the College in 1929 and presented the College with its first headquarters at 58 Queen Anne Street. He established the money for the William Blair-Bell memorial lectures and for other research projects. He was President of the College from its inception until 1935, the year before his death.
This item was presented to the College by A H Rowson, FRCOG, in April 1990.
Letter of Cunard Steam Ship Company Ltd to William Blair-Bell confirming his passage to New York, 1925.
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Copyright: vested in the estate of William Blair-Bell. Copyright expires in 2007.
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A general index to the files listed in the catalogue of the Archives of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is maintained in the College Archives; refer to the College Archivist.
RCOG Archives holds the College Archivist's and College Librarian's correspondence relating to acquisition of the Blair-Bell papers (Refs: at A10/2 and B6/6); Blair-Bell's personal papers (Ref: S1); Blair-Bell papers deposited by the Datnow family (Ref: S10); other memorabilia relating to Blair-Bell (Refs: S14); Blair-Bell's papers as College President (Ref: A4/1); photographs of Blair-Bell (Refs: PH1/1, PH7/4, PH7/9, PH7/13/1-2, PH7/16/5, PH7/18/1, PH7/18/15 and PH7/19/2).
Sources: Biographical details of the individuals who have presented material to the College and/or comprise the subject of the records, have been compiled using information in administrative files and, where relevant, consulting Sir John Peel's book The Lives of the Fellows of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists 1929-1969, Whitefriars Press Ltd, 1975. Compiled by Clare Cowling, Archivist, RCOG. National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second Edition, 2000. September 2000 Travel Physicians Travel abroad Medical sciences Medical profession Medical personnel Surgeons Transport Vehicles Ships People People by occupation Personnel Bell , William , Blair- , 1871-1936 , gynaecologist and obstetrician x Blair-Bell , William Cunard Steam Ship Company Ltd New York USA North America
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This item was presented to the College by A H Rowson, FRCOG, in April 1990.
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Letter of Cunard Steam Ship Company Ltd to William Blair-Bell confirming his passage to New York, 1925.
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No further accruals are expected.
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Copyright: vested in the estate of William Blair-Bell. Copyright expires in 2007.
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- Engels
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- Latijn
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English
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RCOG Archives holds the College Archivist's and College Librarian's correspondence relating to acquisition of the Blair-Bell papers (Refs: at A10/2 and B6/6); Blair-Bell's personal papers (Ref: S1); Blair-Bell papers deposited by the Datnow family (Ref: S10); other memorabilia relating to Blair-Bell (Refs: S14); Blair-Bell's papers as College President (Ref: A4/1); photographs of Blair-Bell (Refs: PH1/1, PH7/4, PH7/9, PH7/13/1-2, PH7/16/5, PH7/18/1, PH7/18/15 and PH7/19/2).
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A general index to the files listed in the catalogue of the Archives of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is maintained in the College Archives; refer to the College Archivist.
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National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second Edition, 2000.
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- Engels