Fonds SBHWG - Guild of St Bartholomew's Hospital

Identity area

Reference code

SBHWG

Title

Guild of St Bartholomew's Hospital

Date(s)

  • 1915-2015 (Creation)

Level of description

Fonds

Extent and medium

3 boxes, 2 files

Context area

Name of creator

Biographical history

The Guild of St Bartholomew's Hospital was established in 1911, with the objective of providing for the needs and comfort of the patients and staff. At this time it was called 'The Women's Guild' and had 368 members. In the years before 1948, the Guild gave financial support towards the salaries of the four Out-patient Almoners. They also provided voluntary workers and financial help for 'necessitous cases' amounting to £100 a year. During the Second World War the Guild opened a small shop called 'Bart's Bazaar' and mebers provided clothing, household goods, comfort and tea for those people bombed out of their homes in the City. After the war the Guild took over the supplying and running of the Childrens' Library, and in 1946 the trolley service began. This enabled patients to do a little shopping whilst in bed and proved to be of considerable psychological benefit to them. In 1960 the Guild opened a flower shop and in 1972 they established a shop sellng a range of goods tailored to the needs of patients and staff. In 1979 the word 'Women's' was dropped from the name of the Guild and for the first time men were invited to become members. In 1980 the Guild raised sufficient funds to provide six beds for the new Intensive Care Unit, at a cost of £1500 per bed.

Archival history

SBHWG 1915-2015 Collection (fonds) 3 boxes, 2 files Guild of St Bartholomew's Hospital
The Guild of St Bartholomew's Hospital was established in 1911, with the objective of providing for the needs and comfort of the patients and staff. At this time it was called 'The Women's Guild' and had 368 members. In the years before 1948, the Guild gave financial support towards the salaries of the four Out-patient Almoners. They also provided voluntary workers and financial help for 'necessitous cases' amounting to £100 a year. During the Second World War the Guild opened a small shop called 'Bart's Bazaar' and mebers provided clothing, household goods, comfort and tea for those people bombed out of their homes in the City. After the war the Guild took over the supplying and running of the Childrens' Library, and in 1946 the trolley service began. This enabled patients to do a little shopping whilst in bed and proved to be of considerable psychological benefit to them. In 1960 the Guild opened a flower shop and in 1972 they established a shop sellng a range of goods tailored to the needs of patients and staff. In 1979 the word 'Women's' was dropped from the name of the Guild and for the first time men were invited to become members. In 1980 the Guild raised sufficient funds to provide six beds for the new Intensive Care Unit, at a cost of £1500 per bed.

The records were originally transferred by the Honorary Secretary of the Guild in 1999; further accruals have followed.

Comprises: Administrative records; Events; Financial records; Photographs, ephemera and artefacts; Publications.

See Scope and content.

Open.

Copying and digitisation services are available for unrestricted material. Researchers should contact the repository in the first instance.
English

See 'Detailed catalogue' link above.

Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project. Updated by Clare Button, Archivist, School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London. 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. September 2001; updated July 2020. Alice Christabel , b 1901 , née Montague Douglas Scott , Princess and Duchess of Gloucester x Gloucester , Alice , Duchess of x Scott , Alice Christabel , Montague Douglas Associations Charitable organisations City of London England Europe Guild of St Bartholomew's Hospital Health services Hospitals London Medical institutions Organizations Photographs Smithfield Social sciences Social welfare UK Visual materials Western Europe

Immediate source of acquisition or transfer

The records were originally transferred by the Honorary Secretary of the Guild in 1999; further accruals have followed.

Content and structure area

Scope and content

Comprises: Administrative records; Events; Financial records; Photographs, ephemera and artefacts; Publications.

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling

Accruals

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See Scope and content.

Conditions of access and use area

Conditions governing access

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction

Copying and digitisation services are available for unrestricted material. Researchers should contact the repository in the first instance.

Language of material

  • English

Script of material

  • Latin

Language and script notes

English

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Finding aids

See 'Detailed catalogue' link above.

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Description identifier

Institution identifier

Barts Health NHS Trust Archives

Rules and/or conventions used

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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Language(s)

  • English

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