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- 1944-1949 (Creation)
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1 box, 3 folders
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Biographical history
The College's Committee on Human Fertility was established in 1944 to assist the Biological and Medical Committee of the Royal Commission on Population in clinical investigations of sterility. It held meetings from May 1944 to March 1945. The questionnaire sub-committee met from March 1945 to March 1949; it supervised an enquiry (by questionnaire) into infertility which was conducted by E Lewis-Faning. Lewis-Faning's report was published in typescript as follows: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Report on an enquiry into family limitation and its influence on human fertility during the past fifty years.
Archival history
Most of the correspondence in this series is between Sir Eardley Holland and other committee members; it therefore is probable that the records were removed at some stage from the general file series of Sir Eardley Holland's papers as College President.
GB 1538 M35 1944-1949 Collection (fonds) 1 box, 3 folders Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The College's Committee on Human Fertility was established in 1944 to assist the Biological and Medical Committee of the Royal Commission on Population in clinical investigations of sterility. It held meetings from May 1944 to March 1945. The questionnaire sub-committee met from March 1945 to March 1949; it supervised an enquiry (by questionnaire) into infertility which was conducted by E Lewis-Faning. Lewis-Faning's report was published in typescript as follows: Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Report on an enquiry into family limitation and its influence on human fertility during the past fifty years.
Most of the correspondence in this series is between Sir Eardley Holland and other committee members; it therefore is probable that the records were removed at some stage from the general file series of Sir Eardley Holland's papers as College President.
Correspondence and papers relating to the establishment of the RCOG Committee on Human Fertility and records relating to its surveys, questionnaire and report.
No further accruals are expected.
Open.
Copyright: vested in the College.
English
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 hold microfilm copies of the minute books of the committee on human fertility, 1944-1945, and the questionnaire sub-committee, 1945-1948, at MR/3 and MR/5 respectively.
RCOG Archives hold the minute book of the committee on human fertility (Ref: T8); minute book of the questionnaire sub-committee (Ref: T14); Sir Eardley Holland's papers as President (Ref: A4/5); Presidents' papers, 1984-1986, relating to a later fertility sub-committee of the College, 1979-1992 (Ref: A4/21/78); the records themselves are at B10/10. A copy of Lewis-Faning's report is held in the College Library (press mark CT).
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. February 2001 Associations Diseases Family planning Fertility Field work Human reproduction Infertility Medical research Organizations Pathology Physiology Professional associations Research work Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists , Committee on Human Fertility Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists x British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Surveys
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Correspondence and papers relating to the establishment of the RCOG Committee on Human Fertility and records relating to its surveys, questionnaire and report.
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No further accruals are expected.
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Open.
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Copyright: vested in the College.
Language of material
- English
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- Latin
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English
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RCOG Archives hold the minute book of the committee on human fertility (Ref: T8); minute book of the questionnaire sub-committee (Ref: T14); Sir Eardley Holland's papers as President (Ref: A4/5); Presidents' papers, 1984-1986, relating to a later fertility sub-committee of the College, 1979-1992 (Ref: A4/21/78); the records themselves are at B10/10. A copy of Lewis-Faning's report is held in the College Library (press mark CT).
Finding aids
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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RCOG Archives hold microfilm copies of the minute books of the committee on human fertility, 1944-1945, and the questionnaire sub-committee, 1945-1948, at MR/3 and MR/5 respectively.
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- Organizations » Associations
- Pathology » Diseases
- Family planning
- Physiology » Human reproduction » Fertility
- Research work » Field work
- Physiology » Human reproduction
- Medical research
- Organizations
- Pathology
- Physiology
- Organizations » Associations » Professional associations
- Research work
- Research work » Field work » Surveys
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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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- English