GB 1538 S13 - HOLLAND, Sir Eardley Lancelot (1879-1967): Memorandum on the Conjoint Board examination in obstetrics and gynaecology

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GB 1538 S13 1927 Collection (fonds) 1 folder Holland , Sir , Eardley Lancelot , 1879-1967 , President of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Eardley Lancelot Holland (1879-1967), kt, MD, Hon LLD, FRCP(Lond), FRCS(Eng), FRCS(Ed), Hon MMSA, was educated at Murchison Castle and King's College Hospital, where he became obstetric registrar and tutor in 1907. In 1916 he took up an appointment at the London Hospital, where he embarked on a programme of research into the causes of stillbirth at the request of the Ministry of Health. He served as an adviser in obstetrics to the Ministry of Health between 1937-1940 and on the outbreak of war in 1939 was responsible for organising the evacuation of pregnant women from London to the country. He played an important role in organising material for a report by the College to the Ministry on a national maternity service (see A5/4/3). He married twice and had three daughters.

Eardley Holland was a founder member of the Gynaecological Visiting Society and a Foundation Fellow of the RCOG. From 1929-1939 he held the position of Honorary Treasurer and he was for a time editor of the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of the British Empire. In 1946 he became President of the College.

This Memorandum was presented to the College by Sir Eardley Holland in November 1951.

Memorandum by Eardley Holland, October 1927, on the desirability of a clinical examination in obstetrics and gynaecology as part of the Final Examination of the Conjoint Board of Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Surgeons, to which is attached a report of a meeting of teachers in obstetrics and gynaecology held in June 1927 to discuss the same subject.

No further accruals are expected.

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Copyright: vested in the estate of Sir Eardley Holland. Copyright expires in 2038.
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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.

RCOG Archives holds financial records covering Eardley Holland's time as Honorary Treasurer (1929-1939) (Ref: F); his presidential papers (Ref: A4/5); correspondence concerning the Eardley Holland Gold Medal, 1960-1965, (Refs: A7/2/1 and GS3/13); letter from Blair-Bell to Eardley Holland dated 1920 (Ref: S1/47); copper plates showing various defects in new born babies, undated (Ref: S7); photographs of Eardley Holland (Refs: PH1P/5, PH7/5 and PH7/16/5).

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 Educational evaluation Examinations Gynaecology Higher science education Holland , Sir , Eardley Lancelot , 1879-1967 , Knight , obstetrician and gynaecologist Medical education Medical personnel Medical sciences Obstetrics Personnel Student evaluation Surgeons Surgery People by occupation People

This Memorandum was presented to the College by Sir Eardley Holland in November 1951.

Memorandum by Eardley Holland, October 1927, on the desirability of a clinical examination in obstetrics and gynaecology as part of the Final Examination of the Conjoint Board of Royal College of Physicians and Royal College of Surgeons, to which is attached a report of a meeting of teachers in obstetrics and gynaecology held in June 1927 to discuss the same subject.

No further accruals are expected.

Open.

Copyright: vested in the estate of Sir Eardley Holland. Copyright expires in 2038.

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RCOG Archives holds financial records covering Eardley Holland's time as Honorary Treasurer (1929-1939) (Ref: F); his presidential papers (Ref: A4/5); correspondence concerning the Eardley Holland Gold Medal, 1960-1965, (Refs: A7/2/1 and GS3/13); letter from Blair-Bell to Eardley Holland dated 1920 (Ref: S1/47); copper plates showing various defects in new born babies, undated (Ref: S7); photographs of Eardley Holland (Refs: PH1P/5, PH7/5 and PH7/16/5).

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.

National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997; ISAD(G), Second Edition, 2000.

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