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- 1931-1959. (Creation)
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2 boxes
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Bryce was born in Southport and educated at Manchester University Medical School from which he graduated in 1912. Apart from wartime service in the Royal Army Medical Corps, 1915-1919, he spent most of his professional career in the Manchester area, holding appointments at the Manchester Memorial Jewish Hospital and the Manchester Royal Infirmary where he was appointed to the honorary staff in 1934. Bryce was a founder member of the Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland. He was the Society's first Secretary and Treasurer until November 1946, when he was elected Vice-President, a position he held for three years; he served as President of the Society, 1949-1951. Bryce was also President of the Thoracic Society and of the Manchester Surgical Society. He retired in 1955.
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Received for cataloguing in 1985 by the Contemporary Scientific Archives Centre from the Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland via the Royal College of Surgeons.
GB 0114 MS0005 1931-1959. Collection (fonds) 2 boxes Bryce , Alexander Graham , 1890-1968 , Surgeon
Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Great Britain
Bryce was born in Southport and educated at Manchester University Medical School from which he graduated in 1912. Apart from wartime service in the Royal Army Medical Corps, 1915-1919, he spent most of his professional career in the Manchester area, holding appointments at the Manchester Memorial Jewish Hospital and the Manchester Royal Infirmary where he was appointed to the honorary staff in 1934. Bryce was a founder member of the Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland. He was the Society's first Secretary and Treasurer until November 1946, when he was elected Vice-President, a position he held for three years; he served as President of the Society, 1949-1951. Bryce was also President of the Thoracic Society and of the Manchester Surgical Society. He retired in 1955.
Received for cataloguing in 1985 by the Contemporary Scientific Archives Centre from the Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland via the Royal College of Surgeons.
Deposited in the Royal College of Surgeons Library in 1985.
The papers relate exclusively to Bryce's service for the Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons. The material is principally correspondence but includes minutes, agendas and circulars and a sequence of printed membership booklets, 1934-1958. There are papers relating to the foundation of the Society in 1933, including the replies to the original invitations to join the Society (sent out by Bryce), to relations between the Society and the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons, and to overseas visits of the Society to Switzerland in 1934 and to Berlin and Bruges in 1937. Later material reflects the adjustments necessitated by the Second World War and the establishment of the National Health Service.
The material is not sectionalised. See Scope and content above.
Open to bona fide researchers by written appointment.
For permission to reproduce apply in writing to The Archivist, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35 - 43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3PN.
English.
Printed Catalogue of the papers and correspondence of Alexander Graham Bryce and the Society of Thoraic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland: CSAC Catalogue no. 109/6/85, 12 pp. Copies available from NCUACS, University of Bath.
The Royal College of Surgeons of England also holds papers of the London Society of Thoracic Surgeons ('Charlies Club') 1952-1992 (Ref: Add Mss 547), and the Cardiothoracic Society ('Pete's Club') (Ref: Add Mss 548).
Description based on that created by NCUACS, University of Bath. Compiled in compliance with 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. August 2000. Wars (events) American Association of Thoracic Surgeons Associations Belgium Berlin Bruges Bryce , Alexander Graham , 1890-1968 , surgeon Europe Germany Health services International conflicts Medical personnel Medical profession Medical sciences National Health Service Organizations Personnel Physicians Professional associations Social sciences Social welfare Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Great Britain Surgeons Surgery Switzerland War Western Europe World wars (events) World War Two (1939-1945) People by occupation People
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Deposited in the Royal College of Surgeons Library in 1985.
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The papers relate exclusively to Bryce's service for the Society of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons. The material is principally correspondence but includes minutes, agendas and circulars and a sequence of printed membership booklets, 1934-1958. There are papers relating to the foundation of the Society in 1933, including the replies to the original invitations to join the Society (sent out by Bryce), to relations between the Society and the American Association of Thoracic Surgeons, and to overseas visits of the Society to Switzerland in 1934 and to Berlin and Bruges in 1937. Later material reflects the adjustments necessitated by the Second World War and the establishment of the National Health Service.
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The material is not sectionalised. See Scope and content above.
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Open to bona fide researchers by written appointment.
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For permission to reproduce apply in writing to The Archivist, Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35 - 43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, WC2A 3PN.
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- English
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- Latin
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English.
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The Royal College of Surgeons of England also holds papers of the London Society of Thoracic Surgeons ('Charlies Club') 1952-1992 (Ref: Add Mss 547), and the Cardiothoracic Society ('Pete's Club') (Ref: Add Mss 548).
Finding aids
Printed Catalogue of the papers and correspondence of Alexander Graham Bryce and the Society of Thoraic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland: CSAC Catalogue no. 109/6/85, 12 pp. Copies available from NCUACS, University of Bath.
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- Organizations » Associations
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- Medical profession
- Medical sciences
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- Medical profession » Medical personnel » Physicians
- Organizations » Associations » Professional associations
- Social sciences
- Social welfare
- Medical sciences » Surgery
- International conflicts » War
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Compiled in compliance with 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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- English