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- 1925-2001 (Creation)
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54 boxes; 43 volumes
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Biographical history
The Council was established by the Articles of Association of the British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to manage the affairs of the College. The first Council was to consist of the signatories to the Memorandum of Association; the full Council was to comprise the President, Treasurer and Honorary Secretary of the College, plus 18 members made up of Fellows and Members. The first Council meeting was held on September 25 1929. Council's specific duties as set out in the 1927 Articles of Association were to be as follows: to elect Fellows and Members, to acquire property, to appoint and remove examiners, officers, clerks and agents, to nominate trustees, to give security by way of indemnity, to delegate power to committees, to make and repeal byelaws, to borrow money, to pay expenses, to act for the College, to publish literature.
Archival history
The College Secretary's Office acts as the secretariat for the Council and most records have been tranferred from that office.
GB 1538 A2 1925-2001 Collection (fonds) 54 boxes; 43 volumes Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists , RCOG
The Council was established by the Articles of Association of the British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists to manage the affairs of the College. The first Council was to consist of the signatories to the Memorandum of Association; the full Council was to comprise the President, Treasurer and Honorary Secretary of the College, plus 18 members made up of Fellows and Members. The first Council meeting was held on September 25 1929. Council's specific duties as set out in the 1927 Articles of Association were to be as follows: to elect Fellows and Members, to acquire property, to appoint and remove examiners, officers, clerks and agents, to nominate trustees, to give security by way of indemnity, to delegate power to committees, to make and repeal byelaws, to borrow money, to pay expenses, to act for the College, to publish literature.
The College Secretary's Office acts as the secretariat for the Council and most records have been tranferred from that office.
The College Secretary's Office acts as the secretariat for the Council and most records have been transferred from that office.
Records the Council of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1925-1999, comprising working files on Council meetings, 1971-1980; President's Council meeting papers, 1978-1980; papers relating to elections to Council, 1981-1986; papers of the Council sub-committees and working parties on constitutional matters, 1973-1984; Council attendance books, 1929-1993; minute books, 1929-1999.
Council records are transferred to the Archives by the College Secretary's Office and disposed of according to Disposal Agreement No 4 between the Office and the Archives.
Further accruals are expected.
The records are arranged as outlined in the scope and content.
Open 20 years after last date on file.
Copyright is 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.
Microfilm copies of precis of Council minutes for 1935-1948 and 1949-1952 (Reference: MR/6 and MR/10); minute books, 1929-1968 (Reference: MR/27-30), 1968-1977, (Reference: MR/35-36).
Blair-Bell's correspondence and papers, 1929-1930, relating to the establishment of Council and election of members (Reference: see A1/4-6, A1/28, A1/32-41 and A1/45); William Fletcher Shaw's papers relating to Council meetings, 1930-1933 (Reference: S34/98-100); President's papers relating to Council elections and membership, 1983-1989 (Reference: A4/21/45-46); circulated copies of precis of Council minutes, 1935-1952 (Reference: A4A/1/1-2); group portraits of Council (Reference: PH6); Council papers and agenda before 1970 may also be found among the papers of individual presidents (Reference: A4); paper on method of election to Council, presented to the College's futures working party in 1990 (Reference: M50/3/9).
Compiled by Clare Cowling, revised by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 Project. National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second Edition, 2000. November 2002 Administration Administrative structure Associations Medical profession Medical sciences Organizations Professional associations Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists , Council Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists x British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Surgery Organisation and management
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
The College Secretary's Office acts as the secretariat for the Council and most records have been transferred from that office.
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Scope and content
Records the Council of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1925-1999, comprising working files on Council meetings, 1971-1980; President's Council meeting papers, 1978-1980; papers relating to elections to Council, 1981-1986; papers of the Council sub-committees and working parties on constitutional matters, 1973-1984; Council attendance books, 1929-1993; minute books, 1929-1999.
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
Council records are transferred to the Archives by the College Secretary's Office and disposed of according to Disposal Agreement No 4 between the Office and the Archives.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected.
System of arrangement
The records are arranged as outlined in the scope and content.
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Conditions governing access
Open 20 years after last date on file.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copyright is vested in the College.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
Language and script notes
English
Physical characteristics and technical requirements
Blair-Bell's correspondence and papers, 1929-1930, relating to the establishment of Council and election of members (Reference: see A1/4-6, A1/28, A1/32-41 and A1/45); William Fletcher Shaw's papers relating to Council meetings, 1930-1933 (Reference: S34/98-100); President's papers relating to Council elections and membership, 1983-1989 (Reference: A4/21/45-46); circulated copies of precis of Council minutes, 1935-1952 (Reference: A4A/1/1-2); group portraits of Council (Reference: PH6); Council papers and agenda before 1970 may also be found among the papers of individual presidents (Reference: A4); paper on method of election to Council, presented to the College's futures working party in 1990 (Reference: M50/3/9).
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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Existence and location of copies
Microfilm copies of precis of Council minutes for 1935-1948 and 1949-1952 (Reference: MR/6 and MR/10); minute books, 1929-1968 (Reference: MR/27-30), 1968-1977, (Reference: MR/35-36).
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Rules and/or conventions used
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