Records of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists' Scientific Advisory Committee including: minute books of the Committee, its predecessors and sub-committees (1962-1996); minutes and papers (1965-2004); subject files and related papers (1959-1999); papers of the Committee chairmen (1978-1987); opinion papers (2001-2006).
Also contains: papers from the College Secretary on the Museum and Pathology Committees (1946-1966); minutes, papers, correspondence, questionnaires and returns of the Artificial Insemination Committee (1977-1991); agenda, minutes, papers and correspondence of the Fetal and Perinatal Pathology Sub-Committee (1984-1987); correspondence and papers of the Fetal Viability Working Party (1983-1988); agenda, minutes, papers and correspondence from the Working Party on Cervical Cytology Screening (1985-1988); minutes, papers, reports and correspondence from the Sub-Committee on problems with AIDS in relation to Obstetrics and Gynaecology (1986-1992); minutes, papers and reports from the Advisory Group on depo provera (1980-1984); papers of the Working Party on Biochemical Markers and detection of Downs Syndrome (1992); correspondence, papers and minutes from assorted sub-committees and working parties (1950-1999); reports and papers regarding research awards and scientific studies (1954-1999). Records and other materials of both the College Museum and the Rare Tumour Registry are to be found among these series; the Museum and Rare Tumour Registry were administered concurrently and the surviving records and other materials are intertwined. These include photographs of exhibits, glass slides (1938-1976), confidential case notes, visitors books, registers and records of the museum curators (1938-1999). The files and administrative records of the Tumour Registry date from 1948-1985.
