Fonds GB 1538 RCOG/A7 - Honorary Secretary and Junior Vice-President

13 boxes

An identifiable class of Honorary Secretary's correspondence and papers does not appear before 1960. Records prior to those of I M Jackson (1960) were frequently included in the personal or official papers of the incumbent, for example Fletcher Shaw's papers as Honorary Secretary are mixed in with his papers as College President in RCOG/A4/4 and his personal papers at S34.

GB 1538 RCOG/A7 1942-2004 fonds 13 boxes Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

The Office of Honorary Secretary is elected to Council by Fellows and Members, the term of office is a maximum of seven years. The post has been in place since 1926, where William Fletcher Shaw was made Secretary. In 2008 the Honorary Secretary's main responsiblities were:
Supporting and assisting the President
The agenda for Council and Finance and Executive Committee
Chairing the Services Board and Services Group
Deputy Chair of the Consumers Forum
Representing the College Officers on the Staff Committee
RCOG Press Officer
RCOG awards, prizes & lectures
Attending meetings of Regional College Advisers, College Tutors and Overseas Chairmen
Fellows ad eundem selection process
Representation on European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Ex officio member of all Boards and Standing Committees
Department of Health Workforce matters

The Honorary Secretary works closely with Membership services in respect of:
a) Approving requests for the purchase of data about Fellows and Members
b) Corresponding with the family members of deceased Fellows and Members
c) Advice and approval of applications for Associates and Affiliates
d) The organisation of MRCOG and FRCOG Admission Ceremonies

He also works closely with the Communications and External Affairs department in respect of:
a) RCOG communications to Associates and Affiliates
b) Communications with Fellows and Members on contemporary issues
c) Membership benefits
d) Approving publicity material for national and international meetings
e) Medical Students' Evenings

The Honorary Secretary is a member of various Committees/Working Parties including: Management Audit Committee; Work life Balance; RCOG/APOG Working Group; Clinical Standards Working Party; Future Workforce in Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

An identifiable class of Honorary Secretary's correspondence and papers does not appear before 1960. Records prior to those of I M Jackson (1960) were frequently included in the personal or official papers of the incumbent, for example Fletcher Shaw's papers as Honorary Secretary are mixed in with his papers as College President in RCOG/A4/4 and his personal papers at S34.

The records now numbered as A7/1/1 were found in an unnumbered folder amongst the official papers of Sir Norman Jeffcoate as President.

The Honorary Secretary's correspondence files are transferred from the Administration Department.

Honorary Secretaries' correspondence for 1942 and 1950, then for each Honorary Secretary running from 1960-2004; subject files 1985-2002.

The records in this series are currently disposed of in accordance with Disposal Agreement No 23, agreed in 1999 between the College Archivist and the Secretary to the Honorary Secretary.

No further accruals expected.

As set out above in Scope and Content.

These records are closed because they contain information about planning and policy.

English

An alphabetical list of founder Members is available from the College Archivist. This is list has been copied from the first Annual Report 1929-1930 and there is also a copy from the fifth Annual Report 1934.

The College Archives holds card indexes of deceased and living MRCOG holders between 1929 and 1998. The indexes note the date of admission to the MRCOG.

Imported from the RCOG catalogue and edited by Sarah Drewery.

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.

Import: Oct 2008; edit: Feb 2009. Governing bodies Organizations Associations Societies Medical societies Educational supervision Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

The records now numbered as A7/1/1 were found in an unnumbered folder amongst the official papers of Sir Norman Jeffcoate as President.

The Honorary Secretary's correspondence files are transferred from the Administration Department.

Honorary Secretaries' correspondence for 1942 and 1950, then for each Honorary Secretary running from 1960-2004; subject files 1985-2002.

The records in this series are currently disposed of in accordance with Disposal Agreement No 23, agreed in 1999 between the College Archivist and the Secretary to the Honorary Secretary.

No further accruals expected.

As set out above in Scope and Content.

These records are closed because they contain information about planning and policy.

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English

An alphabetical list of founder Members is available from the College Archivist. This is list has been copied from the first Annual Report 1929-1930 and there is also a copy from the fifth Annual Report 1934.

The College Archives holds card indexes of deceased and living MRCOG holders between 1929 and 1998. The indexes note the date of admission to the MRCOG.

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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