GB 1538 S3 - DOBBIN, Professor Roy Samuel (1873-1939): papers relating to his gifts to the College

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GB 1538 S3

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DOBBIN, Professor Roy Samuel (1873-1939): papers relating to his gifts to the College

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  • 1931-1946 (Produção)

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6 folders

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Roy Samuel Dobbin FRCOG (1873-1939) graduated in medicine at Trinity College Dublin. His main interest was pathology, but he also worked in obstetrics and in 1906 was appointed to the Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Cairo. After service during the First World War he returned to Cairo, where he spent the rest of his professional life. He established a library of books and manuscripts relating to midwifery while in Cairo and although the bulk of his collection ultimately went to the Royal College of Physicians, he also made several gifts from his collection to the College Library.

História do arquivo

this series consists of items presented to the College in 1972, of related papers extracted at some stage from other College records, and of papers produced in connection with the composition of J L Thornton and P C Want, "Roy Samuel Dobbin (1873-1939)", in Proceedings of the XXIII International Congress of the History of Medicine, vol II, London, 1974, pp 1087-1098. It is likely that the series was assembled when this essay was written.
GB 1538 S3 1931-1946 Collection (fonds) 6 folders Dobbin , Roy Samuel , 1873-1939 , Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Roy Samuel Dobbin FRCOG (1873-1939) graduated in medicine at Trinity College Dublin. His main interest was pathology, but he also worked in obstetrics and in 1906 was appointed to the Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Cairo. After service during the First World War he returned to Cairo, where he spent the rest of his professional life. He established a library of books and manuscripts relating to midwifery while in Cairo and although the bulk of his collection ultimately went to the Royal College of Physicians, he also made several gifts from his collection to the College Library.

this series consists of items presented to the College in 1972, of related papers extracted at some stage from other College records, and of papers produced in connection with the composition of J L Thornton and P C Want, "Roy Samuel Dobbin (1873-1939)", in Proceedings of the XXIII International Congress of the History of Medicine, vol II, London, 1974, pp 1087-1098. It is likely that the series was assembled when this essay was written.

Transferred to the Archives from the College Library in July 2001.

Papers of Roy Samuel Dobbin, 1931-1946, relating to his gifts of books and manuscripts to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and its library.

No further accruals are expected.

Open.

Copyright in individual items varies; refer to College Archivist.
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 holds a list of the books presented to the Library, with related papers, 1937-1944 (Ref: B6/3); manuscripts donated by Roy Dobbin which are held in the College Archives (Ref: S6/1-2). A photograph of Dobbin is at PH7/19/1.

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 Dobbin , Roy Samuel , 1873-1939 , gynaecologist Gynaecology Medical personnel Medical sciences Midwifery Nursing Obstetrics Personnel Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists x British College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Surgeons Surgery People by occupation People

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Transferred to the Archives from the College Library in July 2001.

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Papers of Roy Samuel Dobbin, 1931-1946, relating to his gifts of books and manuscripts to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and its library.

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No further accruals are expected.

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Open.

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Copyright in individual items varies; refer to College Archivist.

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  • inglês

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  • latim

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English

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RCOG Archives holds a list of the books presented to the Library, with related papers, 1937-1944 (Ref: B6/3); manuscripts donated by Roy Dobbin which are held in the College Archives (Ref: S6/1-2). A photograph of Dobbin is at PH7/19/1.

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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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Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

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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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